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In Brief: Cisco CEO Speaks on iPhone Trademark, Cingular to Give iPhoner Buyers Free Service?
Cisco CEO Speaks on iPhone Trademark Cisco CEO, John Chambers believes that the companies disagreement with Apple over the iPhone trademark is simply a "minor skirmish". Speaking to the IHT , Chambers stated that the dispute could have been avoided if Apple were "willing to…
Microsoft Considered Apple Partnership
A recently published Bloomberg.com article writes that as early as 2003 Microsoft considered a partnership with Apple but also considered making its own music player to rival the iPod. The article mentions that Microsoft was unhappy with the products from manufacturers such as Dell and…
Cisco Suing Apple Over iPhone Trademark
Cisco has announced that it is suing Apple and seeking an injunction to prevent the company from using the name "iPhone". A few days ago it was revealed that Cisco and Apple were close to closing a deal but it appears Apple's early announcement has…
Apple Confirms ‘n’ Ready Macs
With the release of Apple's new Airport Extreme which features the new faster 802.11n. The new base stations debuted with the introduction of Apple TV ( Images ) which is also compatible with the new 802.11n standard. The new Wi-Fi standard is up to 5…
Schiller: “Apple isn’t getting out of the computer business”
CNN has posted an article related to the release of the iPhone and the changing of company names. The article also contains some comments from Senior Vice President of Marketing, Phil Schiller. "Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president for worldwide marketing, said Apple isn't getting…
Goldman Analyst Looks Ahead to Macworld
Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey has given his opinion on the upcoming Macworld Expo, the analyst predicts that Apple will release a new video iPod. According to his checks the iPod "is noticeably more innovative than the current generation and should not be considered as…
Goldman Says Apple Sold 1.8m Macs in Dec
Goldman Sach analyst David Bailey has released a research note to clients over the last few days, in the note he forecasts Apple for better-than-expected profit. The analyst expects earnings of $.79 per share on sales of $6.38 billion compared to estimates on the Street…
Water Leak Floods Apple Building in Cupertino
A water leak was reported at 12.55am(PST), at one building at Apple's campus in Cupertino. A security guard is reported to have spotted water coming out of a wall in the building. Santa Clara County Fire Department was dispatched to the building and the water…
iTunes Store Sales Take Severe Downturn?
Apple has always been tight-lipped on how much information it releases in reference to the iTunes Store, a recent report by Forrester Research appears to point towards plummeting sales of music via the online service. Forrester believed that credit-card transactions over a 27 month period…
Jonathan Ive Talks of CBE Collection
The International Herald Tribune has posted an interview with Apple's Chief Designer, Jonathan Ive. During the interview Ive commented on Apple's design ethics. "It sounds unremarkable and even naïve, but it's our obsession with making really great products," he said. "It's at the heart of…
Apple in Talks Over Energy Chip
Apple is rumoured to be in talks with a small firm called Eneco, which has developed a chip that converts heat into electricity. The chip could make a big difference in the IT world in the future. CEO of Eneco told investors that the new…
nVidia Acquires PortalPlayer
nVidia Corp. said month that it had signed an agreement to acquire PortalPlayer in a cash fro stock transaction. The terms which have been approved by the Board of Directors of both companies , nVidia stated that it will pay $13.50 in cash for each…
Greenpeace Shunned from MacExpo London
Environment protection group, Greenpeace has reportedly been forced to close its booth at MacExpo in London. The show organisers claim to have received complaints from "unamed sources" According to eye reports Greenpeace was handing out flyers, challenging Apple to "go green." "This reaction is totally…
MacExpo London to Kick Off 26 October
MacExpo London kicks off tomorrow and World of Apple will be there to cover it. For those who don't know this show is not quite on the scale with Apple Expo Paris or the mammoth that is MacWorld but it ranks a the top of…
Steve Jobs Speaks on CNBC
Steve Jobs spoke to CNBC yesterday after his media keynote. The video goes into some interesting insights with Jobs putting straight all the criticising around the Stock Options investigation and the rate of iPod sales. Watch it after the jump...
Apple Posts ‘Showtime Event’ QuickTime Stream
Apple has posted a QuickTime Stream of today's 'Showtime' Event on their website. Users wishing to watch the event in it's entirety can watch it via the link below: http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/sep_2006/event/index.html QuickTime 7 or above is required for this stream.
Apple Begins “Get a Mac” Print Campaign
Apple has begun a print campaign to compliment the TV adverts which have been airing for a few months. Get a Mac print advert showing Garageband The ads have been seen in numerous publications during this week and advertise all aspects of the Mac including…
CrossOver Mac Beta Released
Macrumors is reporting that Codeweavers has officially released a public beta edition of their software. "Codeweaver's solution differs from solutions like Apple's Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop in that it does not require a copy of Windows to run the Windows applications. Also, applications will…
Microsoft Scraps Virtual PC, Universal Office Coming
Microsoft today announced that it is axing development of Virtual PC for the Mac. Although the company said it will continue to support existing customers. "Developing a high-quality virtualization solution, such as Virtual PC, for the Intel-based Mac is similar to creating a version 1.0…
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…