Out with the old… Apple discontinues eMacs and U2 iPods
Posted by Helper Monkey Apple’s announcements of its revised iMacs and new video iPods grabbed most of the media’s attention today, and rightly so. However, some visitors to Apple’s website have alerted us that it appears Apple has discontinued 2 of its lesser-selling products, the eMac, and the U2 iPod special edition. The loss of the U2 iPod should shock no one,... Read More
Why Apple should add subscriptions to iTunes
Posted by Lab Rat Opinion When Apple announced its earnings earlier this week, the company posted some great numbers for its latest financial quarter. However, right after the results came in, Apple’s stock tumbled almost 10% after the bell. Why? It seems that while Apple showed amazing profits and growth, the iPods did not sell quite as well analysts wanted. Apple is now... Read More
Apple Event: New iMac surprises, Video iPod is real
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Well, we can finally put the rumors to rest. Apple today finally unveiled it’s Video iPod. Available in 2 models (30 GB for $299, 60GB for $399), and both black and white, the Video iPod supports realtime MPEG4 and the H.264 decoding. The screen is slightly larger than previous models, and supports 260,000 colors. Also included in the new iPods is... Read More
OK, now they ARE releasing video iPods…No, Wait, they’re NOT!…um, no, wait, now they ARE! [UPDATED]
Posted by Igor Opinion In a bold and decisive move, Apple rumor site Think Secret has flip-flopped for the 3rd time in a week on what we can all expect at Tomorrow’s Apple event. Or have they? These days, it seems the best way to be sure a rumor site does not get sued by Apple is to make sure you’ve pretty much been quoted as saying almost everything is coming out. That... Read More
Apple announces another record profit / Blows past estimates
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple posted their 2005 4th Quarter earnings today. The company posted a net quarterly profit of $430 million on revenue of $3.68 billion. This works out to $.50 per diluted share, up from $.13 per diluted share a year ago. Back in July, Apple forecast earnings of 32 cents per share. Analysts were expecting around 37 cents a share. Apple shipped 6,451,00... Read More
Website raising money to destroy an iPod on film
Posted by Lab Rat A Canadian website is currently accepting Paypal donations which the site claims will allow them to purchase a 20 GB iPod, and then destroy it right there in the Yorkdale Apple Store. The site claims they will film the destruction for all iPod haters to revel in. The name of the site is, appropriately enough, smashmyipod.com. Form the site: “This website... Read More
Photos: Intel-based Mac running with 4 Dual Core processors (with Hyper-Threading turned on)
Posted by Dr. Macenstein HardMac has posted screenshots allegedly taken from an Intel-based Mac running with 4 Dual Core processors (with Hyper-Threading turned on). While the shots seem authentic, we never trust anything found on the internet anymore (and yes, we realize the irony of writing that on our website.) Still, the idea of a quad-processor system is by no means a technological... Read More
Intel to announce quad-processor server chip tomorrow
After being forced to play catch-up with AMD’s dual core chips released this April, The New York times reports Intel is rumored to be announcing its new quad-processor server chip tomorrow. This new Xeon chip is the first time Intel has put so many microprocessors on a single piece of silicon. Also expected to be announced tomorrow will be a new dual core version of their... Read More
Toyota develops new breed of air-purifying shrub
Posted by Lab Rat In an obvious sign that car makers have given up trying to save the environment by actually cutting greenhouse emissions from their vehicles (and risk losing horsepower), Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it had developed a new type of shrub that is capable of removing harmful pollutants from the air. It has dubbed this plant “The Kirsch Pink.” Toyota... Read More
Playing violent video games posses same health risk as smoking cigarettes
Playing violent video games posses same health risk as smoking cigarettes As many of us know, Governor Schwarzeneggar this week passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1179 that will outlaw the sale of rated “M” (for “mature”) video games to minors in California (where most violent video games are made). The bill itself is really not a big deal. It slaps retailers with... Read More
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