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Images of Apple’s iPod nano 2G
World of Apple has posted a series of images of Apple's latest iPod nano offering. The images can be seen after the jump...
Making The Switch: A New Mac User’s Story
Mac or PC? To some people, it's an easy answer, and generally you can pick one side and be completely for it. To a large group that answer has always been..."I use a PC, I always have". Well, I was faced with that choice. I…
WWDC 2006 Rumour Roundup
Across the world peoples hearts are racing, holiday boards at work are filling up and web servers are crashing, that's right it's that time again. As we countdown to WWDC 2006 its time to look at what we could be seeing on the Keynote to…
Intel Core 2 Duo - The Lowdown
As of earlier this week Intel officially launched its range of Intel Core 2 Duo chips, the successor to the Core Duo range launched back in January. As with the previous Core Duo range, the Core 2 Duo processors aim to keep performance up while…
iPod: Past, Present, and Future
Since 2001 they have served us, being very reliable and quite stylish; the iPod. When released in 2001 the skepticism over the whole concept was widespread. People were rather confused about the whole iPod idea; what the hell is this thing, where do I get…
Dvorak Isn’t Crazy
Awhile back, John C. Dvorak wrote a column for PCMagazine Online illustrating his opinions about Apple switching to the Windows Operating System. While this article listed many good and well researched points, many people were dead against the idea, and made sure everyone knew it…
Happy 30th Birthday, 1996 - 2006
Read the first two parts of this series: Part 1 - 1976 - 1986 Part 2 - 1986 - 1996 Apple's board had ousted Gilbert Amelio from his position as Chairman and CEO and was searching for a replacement, the board immediately turned to Steve…
What’s NeXT for Apple? 1986 to 1996
Read the other parts of this series: Part 1 - 1976 - 1986 Part 3 - 1996 - 2006 Apple Computer was now 10 years old and was dominating the personal computer industry but things were not looking good, Steve Jobs was out of the…
Apple at 30 - 1976 to 1986
Read the next two parts of this series: Part 2 - 1986 - 1996 Part 3 - 1996 - 2006 Well as you all know 2006 marks the 30th year since Apple Computer was founded and in a mere 3 days it will be the…
Mac OS X Shipped 5 Years Ago Today
On March 24 2001 Apple announced it was shipping Mac OS X. Take a look at Apple's Press Release regarding the shipping of Mac OS X 10.0. Mac OS X 10.0 First Boot Jon Siracusa has taken a look at Mac OS X over the…
Podcasting - Big Boy Bullies
Podcasting has been with us Apple fans since June of 2005 when Steve Jobs announced that iTunes had built in Podcasting support and also a place to download them from. But lets look at where Podcasting actually originated, before Steve Jobs and Apple, and even…
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…
Movie Madness
Another Apple event, another stressful week of trying to guess what’s up Steve’s sleeves. With the unveiling of "fun" and "new" Apple products on the horizon, let's take a look at how Apple has changed our lives in the video world, and how they just…
Rumour Roundup - February 28th Special Event
The time has come again, World of Apple have rounded up the hottest rumours, and dissected them and then regurgitated the results for joyous reading. If you're wondering what we're rounding up for then lets remind you, this Tuesday Apple will be hosting a Special…
Intel Expectations
We were all expectant, yet surprised, when the first ever Intel-based Macs were announced in January at Macworld San Francisco. It wasn't a complete surprise, at WWDC last year Steve announced the transition from PowerPC (IBM) to Intel processors that would start in the middle…
“Trust not their presents, nor admit the horse.”
Mac fanatics. An elite group of Mac users who rant and rave about their superior operating systems, and scoff at frozen windows and spyware blockers. We as a group feel we must defend our favorite company every time it comes under attack by the infamous…
Apple Retail Stores
I remember when I, along with many others, believed that Amazon.com would put brick and mortar bookstores out of business. Apparently we were wrong, because I am starting to buy more and more books from my local bookseller than from Amazon. I felt likewise about…
The Big Wheel That is The iPod Rumor Mill
Once again, the rumors have begun. With the recent Apple patents and the far-fetched theories Think Secret is throwing out, the world of Apple has been buzzing with hints of the real iPod Video soon hitting the shelves. With pictures and videos flying everhywhere you…
On this Day 9 Years Ago - Apple Completes Purchase of NeXT Computer
The year is 1985 and Steve Jobs is in trouble, after hiring Sculley as new CEO of Apple he began to enter a struggle over power in an attempt to regain control over his beloved Apple. In a move that was strange to Jobs he…
Brent Cross Grand Opening - The Lowdown
As you know World of Apple attended the Grand Opening of the Brent Cross Apple Store. We arrived at around 8.15am to be greeted by a very small turn out, we placed ourselves in the queue at around the 30 position and began snapping away!…