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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…
Apple Begins Repairing ‘Whining’ MacBook Pro’s
This week Apple acknowledged that some of its 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks emit a whining sound, Apple says that customers experiencing such a thing should contact customer support. Reports from the Internet seem to show that Apple will attempt to replace the main board fan…
E! Entertainment Comes to iTunes
Today E! Entertainment and Apple announced a partnership whereby Apple will distribute hit content from E! Entertainment via the iTunes Music Store. “This new partnership underscores our commitment to our E! Everywhere initiative, making E! content available to viewers on multiple platforms and on demand,”…
Apple Offers Limited Edition Gift Cards
Apple is offering for a limited time Gift Cards specific to artists on the iTunes Music Store which are available for purchase in Target Stores across the US. And now, Limited Edition iTunes Gift Cards are available at all participating Target stores in the US…
Facebook Giving Away 10 Million iTunes Samplers
Today Facebook.com the 7th most visited Internet website in the world has announced a back-to-school promotion to give away 10 million music samplers from the iTunes Music Store. The site will give away 1 million, 25-song music samplers for the next 10 weeks, each sampler…
Warner Brothers Content Comes to iTunes
Warner Brothers and Apple revealed that episodes of Friends, MADtv, Babylon 5, The Jetsons and the The Flintstones will all be available for purchase on the US iTunes Music Store for $1.99 an episode. Also available is a never before seen Pilot episode of "Aquaman"…
Apple Officially Announces Wireless Mighty Mouse
As expected Apple today officially announced the wireless Mighty Mouse, the only major differences between this and the original Mighty Mouse is the addition of Bluetooth and Laser tracking. The wireless Mighty Mouse is available immediately through the Apple Store, at Apple’s retail stores and…
Bluetooth Mighty Mouse Imminent [Updated x2]
According to reports Apple has submitted a filing with the FCC for a Bluetooth version of the Mighty Mouse which was introduced back in August 2005. The new Bluetooth Mighty Mouse The new mouse will be exactly the same as the current version except using…
Next iPod to Have eBook Reading Ability?
Engadget is reporting that two separate "trustworthy" sources have cited information to Engadget about Apple including eBooks with the next iPod. We'd say the possibility is very real, since according to a source at a major publishing house, they were just ordered to archive all…
Apple’s Proximity Detection Patent
As of last week Apple was granted a patent related to touch screen technologies and mobile devices, although its true that Apple patents hundreds of objects that never make it to a product, this particular patent directly links in to rumours of a "non-touch" video…
Intel Ships Merom and Conroe
Intel has officially announced earlier this week that it is shipping its Conroe and Merom processors. According to some reports Intel quietly pushed some first shipments of its Core 2 Duo Desktop chip (Conroe) last month, ahead of the official July 27 release date. "The…
Intel Quad-Core CPUs To Arrive Early
On Tuesday Intel announced its Q2 2006 earnings, during the report CEO Paul Otellini revealed that Intel have moved forward the schedule for Quad-Core processors to Q4 of 2006 instead of Q1 2007. The first two processors are dubbed Kentsfield and Clovertown which are effectively…
Apple Q3 Conference Call Notes
Below are notes from today's Live Conference Call discussing the Q3 2006 financial results. (In reverse chronological - brought to you by MDN ) End of conference call. Once again: Apple is very confident in and excited about the products in the pipeline. Music phones…
Apple Announces 3rd Quarter Financial Results
Apple today posted their 3rd Quarter 2006 financial results, with revenue of $4.37 billion and a net quarterly profit of $472 million. Compared to year on year of $3.53 billion in revenue and net profit of $320 million. Apple shipped 1,327,000 Macintosh computers and 8,111,000…
Nvidia to Help Power “Video iPod”
The EETimes is reporting that nVidia has won a major contract for the designing of the multimedia chip for upcoming iPods. The current line of iPods use a Broadcom multimedia chip, it seems that the nVidia chip could be powering the long awaited video iPod.
Apple Q3 Results - 19 July
Tomorrow Apple will officially announce its results for its third financial quarter of 2006 after the market close at 1700 EST (2200 BST). As per usual a live webcast will be available, which will stream both the announcement and discussions. Analyst predictions suggest that Apple…
WWDC to Surprise with Movie Rentals?
Think Secret is reporting that Steve Jobs will use his Keynote presentation to debut movie rentals through the iTunes Music Store. The company is said to have ironed out all agreements with the studios, with only a few major players still in discussions. Think Secret…
Recent iPod Firmware Holds Clues to the Future
Many astute Mac users have feverishly ripped apart the recent iPod Firmware Update in a hope to discover some unknown intricacies. The latest firmware appears to include references to an "t_feature_app_PHONE_APP" with other common occurrences being "kPhoneSignalStrength," "clPhoneCallHistoryModel," prPhoneSettingsMenu," "prPhoneSettingsMenuView," prPhoneEnableSetting" and "prPhoneMenuItem." The firmware…
Apple Reaching Out to a Wider Market
According to Apple's UK Director, Mark Rogers, Apple must take the emphasis away from its creative image to attract a wider market. "There is the challenge of how you address the particular need that the customer has, rather than pitch the Mac purely as the…
Mac Pro to Sport Dual Optical Drive Slots?
Both AppleInsider and MacRumors are reporting that the forth coming Mac Pro enclosure will be very similar to that of the current PowerMac G5, with the addition of an extra optical drive slot which will ship empty to allow future insertion of Blu-Ray or HD-DVD…