Archive: 2006 — page 18
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Apple Begins Back-to-School Program
Apple today re-launched its Back-to-School program offering a free iPod nano to students who purchase a Mac before mid September. The qualifying computers are; MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac and the Power Mac, or alternatively an iPod, purchasing one of the listed will enable the student…
Intel Core 2 Duo Benchmarks
Just last week Intel announced the release of its brand new line of processors the Intel Core 2 Duo "Conroe", the processors will reach the market in late July and cover the whole range of low voltage powerful processors as well as some more high…
Apple Steps Back from Off-Shore Support
Apple has cancelled plans for its off-shore support centre in India, no representative of Apple was able to comment on the reasons for the pull out. The Times of India reports that Apple laid off all employees it had hired, in a meeting on May…
Rome Retail Store to Open September?
AppleInsider has posted a detailed report about the upcoming Rome retail store, as confirmed by IFOAppleStore a few months ago the store will be situated in the Rome Est shopping plaza. The store was planned to open earlier than the stated September but apparently the…
Apple Extends Presence in Best Buy
Best Buy retail stores are beginning to stock and promote Macs, adding to the already stocked Mac minis and iPods. The Best Buy website is showing that laptops and desktops are "Available at most stores" but reports show that most stores do not currently stock…
Quicktime 7.1.1, SuperDrive Firmware Update
On Wednesday Apple released two updates: SuperDrive Firmware Update v2.0 - 7.3MB The SuperDrive Firmware Update fixes burning speeds when writing to certain recordable DVD media. System Requirements - Mac OS X v10.3.9 Panther or Mac OS X v10.4.6 Tiger One of the following products…
Apple Computer Take-back Program
Apple announced on Wednesday that it will begin its computer take-back program this week. The scheme was announced in April this year, the program will allow US customers to hand in their old Mac when they purchase a new one, the program also applies to…
Intel Announces Dual Core 9W Yonah
Intel embedded IA roadmap Intel have just announced plans to build a 1.2GHz Dual Core, 65nm processor with a 533MHz FSB, 2MB of cache and feature just 9W of TDP envelope. The processor will retail under the name Intel Core Duo U2500.
Intel to Ship Conroe on July 23
The new Conroe Core from Intel is expected to ship on July 23, the new range of processors will be called Intel Core 2 Duo, at launch there will be five variations of the Core 2. Two of the processors will be aimed at the…
Gisele Bündchen to Feature in Apple Ad?
Gisele Bündchen's official site is reporting that she has been photographed for a new ad campaign. Caption translated: Gisele has been photographed for an ad campaign on Apple's line of computers MAC (Macintosh), in the United States
eMac Replacement Coming Soon
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is feverishly developing a replacement for the aged eMac. The new Mac is expected within the September 2006 timeframe which could cause poor sales for this year as education establishments finish up the purchasing of new systems. The upcoming replacement…
iWeb 1.1.1 Released
Apple released an update to iWeb late last week. The update is around 90MB in size and is available in Software Update. iWeb 1.1.1 refines comment and search support for blogs and podcasts published to .Mac. It also resolves a some issues related to publishing…
Exclusive: Apple Store Regent Street Renovations [Update]
Sign at the Regent Street store in London As reported back in February the Regent Street Store in London appears to be mid-way through its renovations, a recent visit to the store showed the glass bridge to be inaccessible and the roof has been replaced…
NBC Content and NHL Playoffs Coming to iTunes
NBC and the NHL announced this week that they plan to bring video content to the iTunes Music Store. The NHL will allow fans to download 2006 Conference Finals and Stanly Cup Final game recaps, the Season Pass for each Stanly Cup Playoff series is…
“Mac Pro” Trademarks Appear in US
Late last year it was widely reported that Apple had trademarked the term "Mac Pro" in New Zealand, now the trademark appears to have popped up in the US. On May 17, 2006 Apple trademarked "Mac Pro" through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under…
Dashcode Sneaks into Public Domain
The long rumoured Application Dashcode has made an appearance on the Internet, it appears that recent packages of Mac OS X have been bundling Dashcode with the developer tools. Download Dashcode (Note: This is not an official release.)
Logic Express Updated to 7.2.1
Apple today released a small update for Logic Express, the update which is around 16MB in size is described as the following: Logic Express 7.2.1 is a maintenance release that delivers enhanced reliability and compatibility. Key changes address issues in the following areas: - Intel…
iTunes 6.0.5 Coming Soon?
iTunes 6.0.5 coming soon according to Apple page Apples new Nike + iPod pages show a little clue about the future of iTunes. As illustrated Apple is stating that iTunes 6.0.5 is coming soon, its expected to include all the new features that the Nike…
Xcode 2.3 Update Released
Apple today released an update for Xcode pushing it to version 2.3, which includes Apple's GCC 4 based on version 4.0.1 of the Free Software Foundation's GNU Compiler Collection.,adds support for DWARF Debugging Format, improved support for Nasm (Netwide Assembler) for Intel directly as a…
Nike and Apple Launch Nike+iPod [Update]
Nike and Apple today officially announced a partnership resulting in Nike+iPod at an event in New York. Apple and Nike join forces to create a revolutionary accesory for the iPod nano “Nike+iPod is a partnership between two iconic, global brands with a shared passion for…