Archive: 2006 — page 22
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Apertures Development a Shambles
Think Secret is reporting that Apple has let the majority of its Aperture development team move onto to separate projects. The report claims that the development of said application was a "mess" and the worse they had witnessed from Apple, it is even reported that…
Apple Updates iWorks
Apple today released updates for both Pages and Keynote. Keynote 3.0.1 - 39MB approx Keynote 3.0.1 addresses issues with three-dimensional charts and textures. It also addresses a number of other minor issues. Pages 2.0.1 - 21MB approx Pages 2.0.1 addresses issues with charts and image…
Quanta Withdraws from iPod Deal, Samsung Claims it has the Chips
Back in mid-march World of Apple reported on a story citing that Quanta Computer had won the contract to produce the up-coming iPod Video. It is now being reported that Quanta Computer never acknowledged the order and that the whole thing has been shifted to…
Apple to Place Ads into iTunes
Ad Age is reporting that Apple is mulling over the inclusion of ads within iTunes. The report goes into no specifics but mentions using Podcasts to deliver such content; "Ads will appear while users listen to podcasts," claims the report. "It's a big step for…
iChat 4 to Include Peer to Peer Sharing
Back in January Apple was granted a patent describing a "peer-to-peer active content sharing" application. Although it is not directly mentioned it is expected that such a technology will be built into the next iChat to be included with Mac OS X Leopard. Abstract from…
Apple Announces Shake Coming to Intel Macs
Apple announced at NAB today that it will release a major update to its leading compositing software, Shake. Shake 4.1 will ship in May and will be fully Intel Mac compliant, the application has been demonstrated at NAB running on an Intel Core Duo iMac…
Apple to Update Xsan on Monday [Update x1]
Within the next few hours Apple will released an update to its Xsan software. The release will update Xsan to version 1.3 and will support Fibre Channel Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) greater than 2TB in size and 7TB Xserve RAID users no longer have to…
Garageband Update 3.0.2
Apple today released a quiet update to Garageband via Software Update. The update weighs in at 30MB on PowerPC systems. Apple describes the update as the following: GarageBand 3.0.2 addresses issues with video handling, podcast exporting, and importing QuickTime markers. It also addresses a number…
Apple Releases 17-inch MacBook Pro
As rumoured Apple today released the 17-inch MacBook Pro at NAB 2006. “The 17-inch MacBook Pro delivers the speed and screen area of a professional desktop system in the world’s best notebook design,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With…
Apple Debuts Two New iTunes Features
Apple today quietly slipped two new features into the US iTunes Music Store. The Commercial Success logo on the US iTunes Music Store The first being " Commercial Success ." Currently featuring 26 songs from recent commercials including Apple, Old Navy, Budweiser, Jaguar, AT&T, Cingular…
Apple Expands and Improves Mac Recycling Program
Apple today announced that they have expanded their recycling program and now offer a free computer take back and recycling with any new Mac purchased starting in June. Earlier this week Apple was named a "Forward Green Leader," one of the top ten environmentally progressive…
PowerBook Supplies Thin
Macworld UK is reporting that it believes remaining supplies of PowerBooks (both 12 and 17 inch) are shrinking fast, it expects unfilled orders to be met within the next three weeks. It should be noted that just this week AppleInsider reported the likeliness of a…
PortalPlayer Loses Deal with Apple
The iPod chip maker PortalPlayer announced yesterday that it has not been selected by Apple to power some future versions of the iPod. In a statement PortalPlayer said that; “the follow-on to its PP5021 System-on-Chip, which is expected to be available in the second half…
Apple Q2 - 2006 Conference Call Notes
These are brief notes of tonight's Apple Q2 - 2006 Conference Call, the question and answer session is still in progress and we will create a similar report for those results. Apple will acquire approximately 50 acres about 10 minutes from Apple campus for second…
Apple Retail Stores
Apple today finalised its fiscal 2006 plan for its retail Stores. Peter Oppenheimer said that Apple wishes to open 35-40 new stores by September 2006. ifoAppleStore has confirmed many of these destinations, Twenty Ninth Street mall is under constructoon in Boulder, Colorado, which is due…
Apple to Build 50-acre Cupertino Campus [Update]
Steve Jobs has made a statement to the Cupertino Council on Wednesday proposing a plan for a brand new Apple campus. The land is currently taken up with buildings but they will be razed and rebuilt to suit Apple's needs. In his Statement Steve Jobs…
Apple Reports Ever Growing Revenue and Profits
Apple today announced financial results for its 2nd Quarter ending April 1 2006. The Company posted revenue of $4.36 billion and a net quarterly profit of $410 million, or $.47 per diluted share. Apple shipped 1,112,000 Macintosh computers and 8,526,000 iPods during the quarter, representing…
17″ Macbook Pro at NAB?
As we lead up to NAB which will take place next week rumours begin to emerge on what is expected at the event this year. AppleInsider is today claiming that it expects the 17" MacBook Pro, it is expected to offer faster speeds and more…
Apple Quarter 2 - 2006 Financial Results
Just a reminder tonight Apple will announce its Quarter 2 - 2006 Financial Results, the webcast will begin at 2PM PT / 5PM ET or for the rest of the world 10PM BST.
J2SE 5.0r4 Update for Mac OS X 10.4
Apple today released Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0 Release 4. Apple describes the update which is available in Software Update for Mac OS X Tiger (more after the jump): "Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Release 4 delivers improved reliability and compatibility for Java 2…