iPods, Chicken Wire and the Future of Memory
Many consumers take it for granted that the next generation of iPod, cell phone or flash drive will contain ever more memory to store music, photos and videos. That's because scientists and engineers have continually devised ways to shrink the components on flash memory chips to cram more data into small devices.
iPods, Chicken Wire and the Future of Memory
iPods, Chicken Wire and the Future of Memory
When the 11:45 a.m. bell signals lunch at Whitefish Bay High School, students burst through doors like executives out of a meeting, their phones and personal electronics shimmering into view. Sleek iPods appear and ear buds pop into place as students share songs or listen to podcasts or books over the lunch hour.
Rethinking Zero iPod Tolerance in the Classroom
Rethinking Zero iPod Tolerance in the Classroom
Who can replace Steve Jobs? When Apple needed a substitute after its iconic CEO backed out of delivering his annual keynote at the upcoming Macworld conference, it tapped Phil Schiller, its senior vice president of worldwide marketing. The announcement last week that Schiller will fill in for Jobs at next month's event begs a larger question: Who might step into Jobs' shoes when he eventually departs Apple?
Musings on Apple's Next CEO
Musings on Apple's Next CEO
Apple this week quietly updated its MobileMe internet service with a new round of bug fixes and enhancements targeting Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, iDisk, and more.
Apple rolls out more MobileMe fixes
Apple rolls out more MobileMe fixes
Investment bank Kaufman Bros. on Tuesday downplayed renewed concerns over the health of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, arguing that although the co-founder has been critical to the company's resurgence, his spirit and drive have since been instilled in thousands of other Apple employees.
Analyst says Steve Jobs' spirit has been institutionalized
Analyst says Steve Jobs' spirit has been institutionalized
Apple has detailed some recent changes they have made to their MobileMe web apps. A partial list of changes and improvements are listed here:
Apple Updates MobileMe Online Apps
Apple Updates MobileMe Online Apps
Way back in 1950, science fiction giant Ray Bradbury wrote a short story, There Will Come Soft Rains, about a smart house that did just about everything for its resident family -- including cooking breakfast and keeping track of the bills. Unfortunately, all members of that family, along with all inhabitants of the town, were obliterated by a nuclear explosion. The house, though, kept right on going.
A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan
A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan
In an aggressive response, unofficial Mac clone builder Psystar has made a controversial claim that Apple doesn't legally own the US rights to protect Mac OS X, invalidating a major component of its lawsuit.
Psystar claims Apple has invalid Mac OS X copyright
Psystar claims Apple has invalid Mac OS X copyright
Steve Jobs needs to take a page from Fidel Castro's book and give a speech. A big long one. At Macworld. When Fidel was running Cuba and rumors put him at death's door, he'd give a two-hour talk to reassure his subjects. Fidel had the May Day parade. Jobs has Macworld. But Jobs' people say there will be no Jobs at Macworld 2009.
How Steve Jobs Can Put an End to All Those Personal Questions
How Steve Jobs Can Put an End to All Those Personal Questions
Two days after Apple purchased a 3.6 percent share in Imagination Technologies, Intel increased its own stake in the British graphics chip design firm to a comparable controlling share, filings show.
Intel ups stake in Imagination following Apple's buy-in
Intel ups stake in Imagination following Apple's buy-in
Research In Motion painted a rosy outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, offering a positive read-through for rival smartphone maker Apple.
Strong RIM guidance seen as positive for Apple
Strong RIM guidance seen as positive for Apple
Apple this week published a support document advising Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users on how to resolve a problem that may cause Software Update to hang while attempting to apply software updates.
Apple details fix for hanging Software Update installs
Apple details fix for hanging Software Update installs
Apple released a technote detailing an issue that some users have run into while installing the latest Mac OS X Software Update.
Apple Acknowledges 10.5.6 'Configuring Installation' Issue
Apple Acknowledges 10.5.6 'Configuring Installation' Issue
A wireless set-top-box maker is suing Apple, claiming the company hired away a trio of employees privy to patented technology that would later turn up as part of Apple TV.
Apple TV at the center of Apple's latest lawsuit
Apple TV at the center of Apple's latest lawsuit
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller will use a portion of his keynote address at next month's Macworld Expo to show off a more refined version of the company's upcoming Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system, according to UK's Guardian.
Apple to showcase Snow Leopard at Macworld - report
Apple to showcase Snow Leopard at Macworld - report
Apple's patent applications sometimes enter into bizarre and conceptual territory. This week's patent application reveals research into portable multi-touch skins that can be placed on three dimensional objects:
Apple Researching Multi-Touch Skins and New Gestures
Apple Researching Multi-Touch Skins and New Gestures
A company filing published for the first time this week shows Apple to be exploring portable multi-touch skins that can be wrapped around three-dimensional objects such as an iPod or steering wheel to provide addition GUI interfaces for those objects that can be configured via the touch skins themselves.
Apple exploring portable multi-touch skins for 3D surfaces
Apple exploring portable multi-touch skins for 3D surfaces
New evidence that Apple is the mysterious licensee of Imagination Technologies Group's PowerVR mobile graphics technology broke today, when the company publicly announced that Apple has subscribed to 8 million new shares of IMG, giving the iPhone maker a 3% stake in the firm. A press release also revealed Apple to be a licensee of Imagination's technology.
Apple finally outed as mysterious PowerVR licensee
Apple finally outed as mysterious PowerVR licensee
According to a press release from Imagination Technologies Group, Apple is subscribing for 8,200,000 new shares of Imagination Technologies Group which means Apple will have an ownership interest of 3.6% in the company. The press release also reve...
Apple is Licensee and Investor of Imagination Technology
Apple is Licensee and Investor of Imagination Technology
Where were you in January 2007 when you first learned that Apple was going to release an iPhone? I remember very well where I was: sitting glumly at my desk looking through the window at the snow on the ground and wishing I was at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. A fellow tech journalist called from the floor of the rival expo CES -- he too wished he had gone to Macworld.
Is the Sky Falling - or Has Apple Outgrown Macworld
Is the Sky Falling - or Has Apple Outgrown Macworld