Archive: April 2006 — page 3
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Apple Store Southlake Opening
Today Apple opened its Southlake Store in Texas, crdean1 of macrumors has posted images of the opening. iPod Bar at the Soutlake Store The Store is very spacious with a Studio to the rear of the Store, the Store also features an iPod Bar as…
iPod: Past, Present, and Future
Since 2001 they have served us, being very reliable and quite stylish; the iPod. When released in 2001 the skepticism over the whole concept was widespread. People were rather confused about the whole iPod idea; what the hell is this thing, where do I get…
Apple Q2 Earnings Conference Call
Apple Computer has announced that it will holds its Quarter 2 Financial Earnings Call on the 19th of April at 17.00 Eastern time.
The Apple Store Cube is Revealed
Gothamist has collected together some pictures of the unveiling of the Glass Cube at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store. Workers begin to take down covers on Fifth Avenue Store Glass Cube
MacBook Almost Officially Confirmed [Update]
A few weeks back World of Apple reported as well as several other sites that the MacBook was due to go into manufacturing, today Think Secret confirmed that the MacBook (formerly iBook) has entered manufacturing and should be available in the next 30-60 days. Think…
Apple Incorporates Braeburn Capital
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has formed a new company to manage its large reserves of cash. Braeburn Capital is an asset management company based in Reno, Nevada, Apple incorporated the company recently and began placing "help wanted" ads looking for financial officers. BusinessWeek writes…
Apple Vs Apple Decision Due After Easter
The final decision on the Apple Corp versus Apple Computer case will be given before the end of the month but after Easter. With both sides of the case argued Judge Edward Mann must now decide whether to grant and injunction preventing Apple Computer from…
Apple Releases Firmware Updates for Intel Macs
Apple today released Firmware updates for all the current Intel Macs, the update provides EFI with BIOS support, allowing Intel Macs to boot Windows XP or even Linux.
Dvorak Isn’t Crazy
Awhile back, John C. Dvorak wrote a column for PCMagazine Online illustrating his opinions about Apple switching to the Windows Operating System. While this article listed many good and well researched points, many people were dead against the idea, and made sure everyone knew it…
Southlake Town Square Apple Store Opening April 8
Apple has officially announced that the Southlake Town Square store will open this Saturday at 10am. The Texan Store will be giving away 1000 t-shirts to the first through the doors and of course the opening sweepstake is up for winning.
Apple Releases Boot Camp Beta
Apple today quietly released a new technology called Boot Camp, allowing users to install Windows XP in an Intel Mac. Space Maker - to adjust the size of your partitions More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible…
Bluetooth iPod Soon?
"Apple had a strangely quiet 30th birthday over the weekend, but it hasn’t been staying in and watching Pixar films – according to a UK retailer we’ve been speaking to, it’s been adding the finishing touches to a Bluetooth iPod," Mark Wilson writes for Stuff…
Chilli Peppers Offer Advance Album, Tickets also
Warners and Apple have made the brand new Red Hot Chilli Peppers album, "Stadium Arcadium" exclusively available through iTunes. The album can be pre-ordered for £14.99 ($19.90) and available for download on May 9, but customers will receive "Dani California" the single immediately after they…
13.3-inch Intel iBook Due in June
The Chinese Commercial times is reporting that Asustek Computer has attained a contract from Apple Computer for the upcoming Intel based iBooks. Initial estimates show that Asustek will ship 1.2 million units. Au Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics and LG Phillips have all received orders for…
OS X 10.4.6 Now Available
Available via Software Update: The 10.4.6 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies: - login and authentication in a variety of network environments - file access and byte range…
30th Birthday iMac?
An image has emerged on the internet today that appears to be a product listing for a product callled the "iMac 30", the screenshot was supposedly taken just the other day. We'll look into it some more, but it could simply be a photoshop, typo…
Apple faces Writers’ Appeal
Apple will be heading to a Californian court to face an appeal on behalf of bloggers and online journalists who claim that themselves and their sources should be protected. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and Apple are scheduled for a hearing on April 20 which…
The Big 3-0 at Regent Street Apple Store
First off if your reading this expecting to see images of a big party at the Regent Street Store then sadly your wrong, but World of Apple did try and bring the birthday spirit to London...
Happy 30th Birthday, 1996 - 2006
Read the first two parts of this series: Part 1 - 1976 - 1986 Part 2 - 1986 - 1996 Apple's board had ousted Gilbert Amelio from his position as Chairman and CEO and was searching for a replacement, the board immediately turned to Steve…