Apple to buy Sony? It could happen
Posted by Helper Monkey Oh how times have changed. It was not more than five years ago that many industry insiders believed it was not only possible, but actually likely that Sony would buy out Apple in an attempt to solidify its status as the creator of all things cool and shiny. Five years is a long time in the computer industry, and today it seems the worm may have turned. The... Read More
RUMOR: Apple to raise price of some iTunes songs?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Although Steve Jobs has publicly fought in the past against changing Apple’s “one-price-fits-all� pricing structure for songs sold via its iTunes music store, a recent report from Marketwatch sites an EMI exec as saying there are plans at Apple to restructure the way Apple charges for songs. Alain Levy of EMI says the pricing structure... Read More
RUMOR: Shuffle to become more colorful come January: LEDs?
Posted by Lab Rat The iPod Shuffle is due for an update, and our source says Apple plans to release the Shuffle in an array of “fruity� flavors come January. Look for a return to the beloved iPod mini colors of old. Pink, blue, and green pastel shades will all make their triumphant returns at next year’s Macworld Expo. LoopRumors is reporting black Shuffles are... Read More
RUMOR: Apple Thanksgiving Sale?
Posted by Helper Monkey LoopRumors is reporting that Apple may be keeping up its Thanksgiving holiday tradition of offering notable discounts on certain Apple products the day after Thanksgiving. Reliable sources have told LoopRumors that Apple is planning a one-day sale on select items in the Apple Retail and Online Stores, Friday, November 25th. Apple has offered its customers... Read More
ThinkSecret confirms Dashcode report [UPDATED]
Posted by Lab Rat ThinkSecret is now confirming our November 5th report about a new Apple-branded widget creation application called “Dashcode�. The application is likely to be bundled in the next version of Xcode, and makes the creation of fairly intricate Dashboard Widgets (like those involving webcams and RSS feeds) quite simple. See our previous article on Dashcode... Read More
“Asteroid� to hit MacWorld San Francisco
Posted by Lab Rat Apple’s long awaited Garage Band-friendly “Harmony� audio breakout box (previously known only as “Asteroid�) is expected to make its debut at this January’s Macworld Expo. A source extremely close to the project claims the box will be the first consumer priced device to deliver the “Holy Grail� of audio recording/mixing;... Read More
Apple to unveil Dashcode widget maker software (pictures)
Posted by Lab Rat Recently, shots have begun to surface on the web showing a new Apple-branded widget creation tool named “Dashcode�. See pictures here. From the looks of it, it is very similar to Xcode in many respects, and likely will be released bundled alongside Xcode’s next update. If these shots are to be believed, and we think they ARE, then it looks like... Read More
RUMOR: Samsung changes its tune on iTunes-like service
Posted by Lab Rat Contrary to our report last week , Choi Gee-sung, Samsung’s president of its digital media business, now says Samsung has no plans to compete with Apple by launching its own iTunes-esque music service. He blamed the reports on a “misunderstandingâ€? of comments he made in an interview two weeks ago. In that interview, Gee-sung said, “We are... Read More
OS X 10.4.3 due this weekend
Posted by Lab Rat Macenstein’s sources have told us to expect the release of OS X 10.4.3 sometime this weekend, or Monday at the latest. This update is a monster, weighing in close to 100MB, and is expected to squash just about all known bugs that 10.4.2 missed (and some that it caused). Key updates to the Core Image, OpenGL and CoreGraphics are expected, largely in support... 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
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