Archive: 2006 — page 11
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Dr. Eric Schmidt Joins Apple’s Board
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google has joined Apple's Board of Directors. Eric was elected today by the current Apple board members, the Google CEO also sits on Google's board and Princeton University's board of trustees. “Eric is obviously doing a terrific job as CEO of…
Mac OS X 10.4.8 Seeded
MacRumors is reporting that Apple has seeded builds of Mac OS X 10.4.8 to developers and testers. Amongst the most important fixes appear to apply to AFP Server, LoginWindow, WebCore, CUPS, Image Capture and CDSASSL. Bundled with the build is also a list of known…
New iPod Advert Featuring Bob Dylan Released
Yesterday Apple aired a brand new iPod Advert featuring Bob Dylan and promoting his new album "Modern Times". The advert which can be found on Apple's website is the usual silhouette style with one of Bob Dylans songs playing.
In Brief: WebObjects Going Open Source, Boot Camp and Vista, iTunes Pre-Order Page
WebObjects 5.4 Going Open Source? Reports began several months back that Apple was planning to open source some select parts of its WebObjects suite. Recently at WWDC it was made official that such a thing would be happening, Apple is planning to open source some…
Apple Posts Three More ‘Get a Mac’ Ads
During last nights Emmys show on NBC many astute readers noticed several new "Get a Mac" commercials showing. The three new adverts which can be found on Apple's website are called: Accident - Advertising MagSafe Angel / Devil - iPhoto bookmaking service Trust Mac -…
Apple Planning Bluetooth iPod Adapter?
AppleInsider and Macrumors are simultaneously reporting that rumours point towards Apple releasing a Bluetooth iPod adapter. The device which was claimed to be in existence by Michael Broadhurst of Pioneer will allow music to be streamed to other Bluetooth equipped audio equipment. In particular relation…
Updated Mac minis Soon?
It looks like Apple may be planning to update its Mac mini line of Macs. Reports from a blogger who works for a colocation company says he was very recently denied a bulk order of Mac minis. The individual was told by an Apple rep…
MacBook Demands Reaches Stretching Point
It appears that Apple is struggling to meet demand for its newest notebook, on Apple UK's online store all MacBook models state shipping lead times of 5 days. "I ordered a MacBook over the weekend," one customer said, "The order was to be processed in…
Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Batteries [Updated]
Apple today announced that it will be recalling 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries after nice cases of overheating batteries were reported to the company. The recall comes only days after Dell recalled 4.1 million of its notebook batteries. Apple will recalls 1.1 million batteries sold within…
Apple Settles With Creative
Apple today announced that it has solved it's legal dispute with with Creative, both companies sued each other earlier this year claiming patent infringement, according to the companies Apple will pay Creative $100 million US dollars to settle all outstanding lawsuits. "Creative is very fortunate…
Leopard Piracy Prompts Apple Firings
Think Secret reported today that at least five employees at Apple Retail Stores have been fired after downloading copies of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Dozens more apparently face the same action. The employees were apparently overheard discussing Leopard and the method of acquiring it…
ABC Expands Programming on iTunes
ABC News today added programming to the iTunes Music Store including: ABC News Specials, Celebrity Flashback, The Day it Happened, LAPD, UFOs, Legend of Pope Joan and much more. Celebrity Flashback includes interviews with Steve Spielberg, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones and more. The…
Apple to Hold Special Event at Photokina
World of Apple has been informed that Apple is planning to host an event at Photokina on September 25th. “We’re happy and proud to be welcoming Apple to Cologne. It’s a company whose innovative, lifestyle-oriented products have attracted a great deal of attention in recent…
No Keynote at Apple Expo Paris
It has just been officially announced that there will be no Keynote speech at this years Apple Expo in Paris. Show organisers simply said, "There will be no keynote at this year's show." It is not known at this time why the decision has been…
Report on Foxconn Shows Violation
Apple recently released an official report on the inspections that took place at one of Apple's largest supplier of iPods. The report although mostly good contained some reports of the manufacturing plant breaking some rules in Apple's Supplier Code of Conduct. Apple went on to…
Film Studio Spills Apple’s Movie Store Plans [Updated]
According to reports Apple has been forging deals with numerous film studios to arrange distribution of motion pictures via the iTunes Music Store or some other variant. One studio by the name of Lion Gates recently let the plans slip during its quarterly conference call…
Apple Updates MacBook, Logic and Xsan
Today Apple released a plethora of updates for the MacBook, Xsan Software, Logic Express and Logic Pro. MacBook Firmware Update - Under 1MB The SMC Firmware Update adjusts fan behavior in the MacBook. After this update has completed successfully, your SMC Version will be: 1.4f10…
Apple Granted Patent for Mac mini, Fluid Cooling and Compression Techniques
Today Apple was granted 3 patents that it had previously filed. The first patent is described simply as "Computing device," and refers to the Mac mini case design, the patent was originally filed in December of 2005 with the blurb; "ornamental design for a computing…
Wireless iPod Rumours Appear Again
The Digitimes today reported that Apple may soon launch an iPod successor with wireless capabilities. The said device is supposedly set to compete against Microsoft's Zune media player. Interestingly Apple Taiwan has actually come out into the open and denied the rumours.
First Look at Apple’s Future Boston Store
Boston.com has posted a rendering of the future Apple Store to be situated in Downtown Boston. Last week the Back Bay Architectural Commission approved the design for the Apple Store. Boston Apple Store Rendering While details are still being tweaked, Apple has generally been proposing…