Archive: 2006 — page 27
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IDF: Intel Debuts Energy Efficient Microarchitecture
Intel Corporation today disclosed details of its forthcoming Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, a new industry–leading foundation for Intel’s multi–core server, desktop and mobile processors for computers later this year. The first Intel Core microarchitecture products built on Intel’s advanced 65nm process technology will deliver higher–performing, yet…
IDF: QuickTransit Technology Makes its Way to Itanium and Xeon
QuickTransit is the software engine that essentially runs Rosetta the emulation software that runs on Intel Macs and emulates PPC code. Well today the company that makes the technologies has announced that it plans to fully support Intel's upcoming Itanium 2 and Xeon Platforms. Hopefully…
64-Bit Merom Expected in September
Over the next few days we're going to get a lot of this, IDF (Intel Developer Forum) begins tomorrow, usually we wouldn't be fussed but obviously this year it directly affects the Mac World. Well rumour has it that Intel is on track to release…
The Saga Continues
It's something that has plagued iPod users for years, and another chapter of the tale is being written as we speak. Everyone remembers, years ago, when the RIAA and the MPAA went after all the peer-to-pear sites such as Kazaa and Napster. It wasn't long…
The Video iPod - The Video
Well everyone has seen the pictures, which seem to be faked so all we need now is a very short video. Check it out... Make what you wish of it.
Apple Retail Stores in Germany and Canada
It has been revealed that Apple is planning to open another Apple Retail Store in Germany and is also expected to open its third Store in Toronto. Job postings have appeared on a Jobmonster page which point towards full time and part time jobs available…
Apple to Open 20 Additional UK Stores
The Scotsman has been reporting that a Director at Real estate company Cushman And Wakefield said that it expects Apple to open 20 stores in the best retail locations in the UK. It is expected that Glasgow and Edinburgh are likely locations. "Apple wants to…
Video iPod Shines Again - Fake?
Looks like macshrine have done it again accept this time the pictures look legit. It was just last week we were all staring at a crappy photoshopped image of a 5G iPod. The fact that they're three of these images with all of them accurately…
Apple Store Northpark Opening Pictures
The Northpark Centre Apple Store opened earlier today. Although the Store is nothing amazingly special to report it appears Apple are running a new promotion with the broken window display (it is a display right?), we were submitted a link to some pictures, so here…
Apple UK Airs Modified Intel Ad
Many readers of World of Apple have pointed us towards the fact that Apple UK has begun airing the Intel advert on many of the mainstream channels. But the advert is different, Apple appears to have modified it from, 'dull little boxes dutifully doing dull…
NBC Universal Close to Closing iTunes UK Deal
Reports have been circling the Internet today that Apple UK is close to signing a deal with NBC Universal, the deal would mark the debut of TV video content outside of the US. According to reports NBC is planning to test the introduction with shows…
Tesco To Expand Apple Zones
A while back World of Apple wrote an article related to Tesco opening some Apple Zones within its Supermarket Stores. It is now being widely reported that Tesco plans to open 300 such stores following what has been described as a successful trial at the…
GarageBand 3.0.1
Apple today quietly released an update to its GarageBand application, pushing the application to version 3.0.1 the update is described as; GarageBand 3.0.1 addresses an issue with Podcast production using the French or Finnish localized versions.
Apple Files Wide Touchpad Patent
In a filing made way back in August 2004 Apple employees describe in detail a wide touchpad and keyboard. FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional portable computer. Within the patent the wide touchpad is described as "The wide touchpad and keyboard disposed on the base assembly…
Apple Updates PowerMac G5 Firmware
This update is only for the 1.8 GHz, single-processor Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) computer and supports installation on Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later. Also improves the reliability of your Power Mac G5, especially after it has been inactive for two hours. The update…
Apple Unveils FrontRow 1.2.1
If you have a machine capable of running it then you'll be receiving notification via Software Update that your FrontRow requires updating. Weighing in at just 5.5MB the update is said to improve compatibility with iTunes and iPhoto.
Apple Security Update Plugs Leap.A Holes
Just a few minutes ago Apple released security update 2006-001, in particular the update is described as fixing holes that the Leap.A trojan exploited. iChat . A malicious application named Leap.A that attempts to propagate using iChat has been detected. With this update for Mac…
Security Update 2006-001
Apple has released a Security Update for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, the update which is labelled either PowerPC or Intel in the Software Update application is around 13.2MB in size (will vary) and includes a number of fixes. Full details of the update after…
Apple Updates iPhoto
Apple has released its second update in under 2 weeks to iPhoto, the update pushes iPhoto to version 6.0.2 and is 13.7MB in size. Apple has given the update the following description; iPhoto 6.0.2 resolves several minor issues with playing shared slideshows in Front Row.
Apple Releases iTunes 6.0.4
Apple describes the update which weighs in at 18.7MB as the following; With iTunes 6, you can preview, buy, and download over 3,000 music videos and hit TV shows on the iTunes Music Store and sync your music and purchased videos with iPod to enjoy…