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Second Chip Chief Heads to Apple
Just days ago it was widely reported that Bob Drebin a former Senior Executive at AMD/ATI had been scooped up by Apple. Today, The Inquirer reports that Raja Koduri is also making the move to Cupertino according to sources within Apple. Koduri was previously Chief…
Jobs Misses Town Meeting Says Attorney
On Tuesday evening Steve Jobs was due to attend a Woodside town council meeting to put forward the case to have a 30-room mansion demolished. More details and history can be seen in this article . Of interest from last nights meeting was the lack…
Macworld Expo 2010 Moves Dates
Macworld Conference and Expo has already been the subject of controversy this year when Apple announced that it would no longer be attending as either an exhibitor or key star, now it appears that IDG is making extra effort to ensure that the last remaining…
Apple Presented With Four iF Gold Awards
Apple has today been awarded four coveted iF gold awards handed out by the International Forum Design . Apple netted the awards for the iPod nano, iPod touch, MacBook Air and the iPhone 3G. As a whole Apple came second to Samsung in iF's most…
Mini DisplayPort Adapters Begin Appearing
Finally owners of Apple's new Mini DisplayPort equipped Macs will be able to connect them to a TV or other HDMI device. Monoprice.com has posted a page for a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter priced at $14.25 shipping on March 15th. Monoprice is also offering…
Relationship Between Music Industry and Apple Remains Tense
When Apple announced at Macworld that iTunes music would be DRM-free the company also collapsed to demands from the industry to introduce a variable pricing model. Many saw the move as a sign that Apple and the music industry members were getting on better but…
iPhone Represents Over 1% of Worldwide Market Share
According to a report from ABI Research , Apple's iPhone now represents 1.1 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market and grew in dramatically from just 0.3 percent during 2007. The reports shows that the numbers put Apple on par with HTC and slightly ahead…
Documentary Takes Brief Look Inside Apple Design Department
Gary Hustwit has posted a rare glimpse of Jony Ive inside one of Apple's design studios at its Cupertino head quarters. We did a follow-up interview with Jony Ive at Apple in California last week, and enjoyed the opportunity of filming inside Apples design facilities…
Online Screening of "Welcome to Macintosh"
During Macworld last week two films that cover Apple saw the light of day in exclusive public screenings. One of these films was "Welcome to Macintosh" which is having an online screening on Monday, January 12th, at 9:30 PM ET on The Digital Lifestyle…
TUAW Interview With David Pogue
TUAW had the fantastic opportunity to interview David Pogue , author and columnist who is effectively a Mac celebrity. In the interview TUAW'er Christina Warren touches on the Apple Keynote, the future of Macworld and the Blackberry Storm...
Happy Christmas from World of Apple!
I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone who has visited World of Apple during 2008 your readership and support is what keeps the team writing quality content day in and day out. I also wish to thank those who have written…
XSKN Posts Complete iPhone nano Case Page
After initially hinting at the iPhone nano, case manufacturer XSKN has taken the situation one step further and posted an entire page dedicated to cases for the currently non-existent iPhone nano. In the past XSKN has been consistent in posting accurate images of product cases…
IDG: Macworld 2010 Still On, Even Without Apple
On the back of the news that Apple will no longer attend Macworld after the 2009 expo Ars Technica has spoken to IDG's Paul Kent to find out about the future of Macworld. The vice president and general manager of Macworld Expo stated that Macworld…
Apple Anti-Virus Advice Causes Loss of Sanity
When news broke of Apple advising Mac owners to go out an buy an anti-virus solution I personally shrugged it off, I'd seen this kind of advice from Apple before and viewed as nothing more than a command sent down from the legal department. Similar…
The Simpsons Episode Features Mapple, MyPod and MyCube
In episode episode 7 of Season 20 of The Simpsons the family visit the brand new Mapple store which has been built in the Springfield mall. In the episode entitled "MyPods and Boomsticks" Mapple is subject to 6 minutes of mockery. Videos after the jump.
Ars Technica Gives First Impression of 24-inch Cinema Display
Ars Technica has received their 24-inch LED Cinema Display after it shipped yesterday and has written up a quick post giving an initial impression.
iTunes and Beatles Talks "Stalled"
According to a report from the BBC today Beatles guitarist Sir Paul McCartney is keen to see The Beatles make an appearance on the iTunes Store but former "heavy negotiations" between Apple Corps and former record label EMI have since "stalled." The BBC writes that…
MacBook Air Prototype Surfaces
Mac Rumors is reporting that a prototype MacBook Air from mid-2007 has been sold on eBay for $730. The MacBook Air which according to AppleInsider was sold by a California Apple Reseller was listed on the auction site as an "as is" MacBook Air. But…
Display Price Fixing Affects Apple
CNet is reporting that LG Display, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have pleaded guilty to charges of pricing fixing LCD display and have agreed to pay a fine of $585 million. The report states that the three companies held meetings about setting prices of TFT-LCD…
Apple Admits Interest in Gaming Market
UK based publication Stuff have recently had a chance to speak with Greg Joswiak Apple's Vice President of iPod marketing. The interview with Joswiak focuses purely on the position of the iPod touch and iPhone in the gaming market. Joswiak states that over 1,500 games…