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Inquirer: Apple wants Intel chips early

Posted by Dr. Macenstein The Inquirer reports that while everyone in the Mac world is eagerly looking forward to Apple’s spring/summer release of Intel-based computers, there may be a slight snag. The problem? It seems Apple is looking to use Intel’s Woodcrest and Merom processors in it’s upcoming Mactel boxes, and those are not due out until the 3rd quarter of next year. The Inquirer is claiming Apple has attempted to pressure Intel to get them the chips faster,... Read More

Limewire: no more sharing of copy-protected materials?

Posted by Dr. Macenstein According to The Register, The soon to be released version 5 of the popular Gnutella file sharing software for both Mac and PC may have copy protection built in, thus stopping users from distributing copy-protected files. In theory users would still be allowed to share their own work or any files they have permission to share via a Creative Commons license. This protection feature is a direct result of increasing legal pressure from the recording industry.... Read More

Apple stock reaches 52 week high…again

Apple’s stock today reached it’s 52 week high, trading as high as $54.56. Many tech stocks rose today, spurred by the news that Microsoft Corp. and Palm Inc. were set to unveil a new Palm smartphone that runs on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Apple’s rise was also spurred in part to a recent analyst upgrade by Bear Stearns to outperform. All this comes despite reports that Apple may be late in delivering it’s Intel-based machines, and that... Read More

Exclusive! Hands on with the Apple Power Macintosh 6200

Posted by Igor As a technology reviewer, it is truly rare that I come across an Apple product that literally stops me in my tracks. For the most part, even “revolutionary” new products from Apple, like the iPod Nano, seem impressive until you realize all they really did was shrink the iPod photo, reduce it’s storage and features, and up it’s price. This is not to say it is not a drool-worthy piece of technology, however it’s a move that (when you... Read More

Motorola says “Screw the nano”

Posted by Dr. Macenstein In what can only be described as “sour grapes”, Motorola CEO Ed Zander is quoted in a recent interview as saying “Screw the nano. What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs? People are going to want devices that do more than just play music, something that can be seen in many other countries with more advanced mobile phone networks and savvy users.” This can perhaps be seen a s a response to the overwhelmingly favorable... Read More

Doom 3 Demo for Mac Available

Posted by Dr. Macenstein http://www.aspyr.com/ Aspyr Media has released the highly anticipated DOOM 3 demo. The 463.5 MB download contains the first mission (3 levels in all) of the first-person shooter. The demo is available for download from Macgamefiles.com.  Read More

Griffin Technology ships iFM for iPod

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Griffin Technology Inc. is now shipping the iFM for iPod (US$49.99.), an FM receiver, remote control and audio recorder for the iPod. The iFM looks to be the one iPod accessory you really don’t want to be without. So, what can it do? How about: • It’s an FM radio with band-switch function for US, European and Japanese radio frequencies • Lets you remote-control your iPod, with play, pause, fast forward, rewind, next song, previous... Read More

Apple posts Security Update 2005-008

Posted by Dr. Macenstein The update applies to both Panther users. It inccludes changes to the ImageIO, LibSystem, Mail, QuickDraw, Ruby, SecurityAgent and securityd applications. Panther users see updates to the LibSystem, LoginWindow, Mail, QuickDraw, QuickTimeJava, Safari, SecurityAgent and SecurityServer applications.  Read More

Warner CEO says ITMS model pricing “unfair.”

Posted by Igor http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/7005/ “Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. said the price of downloaded songs should vary depending on the popularity of the songs and the artists. He called Apple’s across-the-board $0.99-per-song charge unfair. “  Read More

iPhone

Posted by Igor As we all know– the Motorola ROKR is a huge disappointment. Rumor has it that Jonathan Ive has taken control of product development and we should expect to see a real iPhone early 2006. Our sources tell us to expect the iPhone to look more like the latest offerings from NEC than those from Motorola (read Razr).. Credibility: 5/10 EDIT September 30th, 2005 It seems Motorola is now publicly admitting their suspicions that an Apple-made smartphone is on the... Read More