iTunes video sales off to strong start
Posted by Dr. Macenstein The Mac Observer claims video sales via the iTunes music store are selling above and beyond Apple’s expectations. Earlier today, The Sydney Morning Herald published an interview with Eddy Cue, global head of iTunes, where they asked about the possibility of video content being made available for purchase in the newly announced Australian iTunes music... Read More
Apple to bring back “themes� in Leopard?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Macsimum News is reporting that Apple has recently been granted 2 patents. One relates to driver configuration in linking up multiple FireWire devices (yawn), but the other seems to imply we will soon see the introduction of “themes� or skins to OS X. Patent number 6,958,758 is titled �Pattern and color abstraction in a graphical user interface�.... Read More
Lawsuit filed over nano screen scratches
Posted by Helper Monkey Red Herring reports a class action lawsuit has been filed in San Jose’s U.S. District Court against Apple Computers over its wildly popular iPod nano music player. The lawsuit was filed by Jason Tomczak on behalf of ALL iPod nano owners. Tomczak claims the nano’s screens scratch so easily he “left significant scratches� on his player... Read More
HOLY UPDATES, BATMAN! New Power Macs (“Quad” dual-core!), new PowerBooks, Display price drops, and new Photo Application!
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple’s latest invitation-only press event today unleashed the highly anticipated dual-core 970 Processor with a bang! Er, make that FOUR bangs. Apple’s newly announced PawerMac line up comes with a choice of 1 or 2 dual-core processor configurations. In essence, that is like getting 2 or 4 processors, since each dual-core chip effectively... Read More
Apple Market share up “Big Time”
Posted by Helper Monkey Well, maybe “Big Time” is a bit of an overstatement. But when you account for just over 3% of all PCs shipped in the U.S., any growth can seem huge. IDG‘s latest report on the PC market showed an impressive 17% growth for the industry, feuled largely by low-cost PCs and laptops. In the US a strong back-to-school season is credited with providing... Read More
Steve Jobs makes the cover of TIME (again)
Posted by Helper Monkey Steve Jobs’ beautiful mug will once again grace the cover of TIME magazine. The October 24th issue feature’s Jobs’ holding the video iPod, while standing behind the new iMac. The caption reads “THE MAN WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO KNOW…WHAT’S NEXT”. The feature story is entitled “How Apple Does It” From the article:... Read More
First iTunes angers the Hollywood unions, now the ABC affiliates. Who’s next?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein First iTunes angers the Hollywood unions, now the ABC affiliates. Who’s next? Last week we reported that the 5 major unions representing Hollywood’s writers, actors and directors were a bit upset with both Apple and ABC/Disney for not including them in monetary compensation talks before announcing the deal which brought downloadable video... Read More
Hollywood unions investigating iPod video sales
Posted by Dr. Macenstein The Associated Press is reporting that the 5 major unions representing Hollywood’s writers, directors, and actors, are looking into the financial terms ABC has arranged with Apple for the sale of video content on the iTunes music store. The Writers Guild of America, (West), the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, the Screen Actors... Read More
Apple holding special press conference in New York Oct. 19
Posted by Dr. Macenstein New Power Macs and PowerBooks look to be in the offering come next Wednesday. For the second time in as many weeks, a special media invitation has been sent out to the press, this time asking them to join Apple as they unveil their “latest pro innovations.â€? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that since both the Power Mac and... Read More
So, what IS “Vingle?”
Posted by Helper Monkey (Rumor) So, what is “Vingle”? That’s the question everyone has been asking themselves since yesterday’s reports on Apple’s recently-filed-for-trademark. The Mac community is abuzz with speculation on what exactly “Vingle” is. While at first it sounds like something one might find in a Dr. Seuss book, our best guess... Read More
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