Archive for the ‘Apple/Macintosh’ Category

Cider gains use as a game piracy tool (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - TransGaming’s Cider technology has been twisted to be used as a way to let gamers play pirated PC games illicitly on their Macs, according to reports. TransGaming says it’s aware of the problem and hopes that the issue will remain isolated.Source: [Link]

Review: New iMac tempts a Windows user (AP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AP - Apple Inc. has dropped "Computer" from its name, but its computer business is still growing, even if the iPod player is the company's real star.Source: [Link]

Intuit: Reports of Quicken's Mac death exaggerated (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - The Macintosh version of Quicken is alive and well, according to Intuit spokesperson Jodi Reinman. Reinman refuted reports floating on the Web that Quicken for Mac has been cancelled, in a telephone interview with Macworld on Wednesday.Source: [Link]

Apple's Flair For Design Makes A Major Impact On The Supply Chain (TechWeb)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

TechWeb - An increase in semiconductor spending in the supply chain? Chalk it up to the iPhone and the iPod, researchers with iSuppli report.Source: [Link]

iPod woes could leave execs singing prison blues (InfoWorld)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

InfoWorld - Nine executives at Inventec Appliances could face jail time for failing to reveal plans by Apple to reduce iPod orders to the company in a timely manner.Source: [Link]

iPod Woes Could Send Execs to Jail (PC World)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

PC World - Nine executives at Inventec Appliances Corp. could face jail time for failing to reveal plans by Apple Inc. to reduce iPod orders to the company in a timely manner.Source: [Link]

Businesspeople Face Steep Learning Curve With iPhone (TechWeb)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

TechWeb - Most participants complained that their fingers were too large for the iPhone touch keyboard, and more than half preferred the feel of an actual key, a new survey reveals.Source: [Link]

Analysis: What Apple's iWork moves mean for Office (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - In the second half of 2007, Mac users were supposed to have an Intel-native productivity suite offering, among other things, a presentation program, word processor, and spreadsheet tool. And they do—only this productivity suite doesn’t come from Microsoft. Instead, it’s Apple’s iWork ’08.Source: [Link]

Roxio's Popcorn 3 adds TiVo support (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - Roxio has taken the wraps off of Popcorn 3, a new version of its video conversion and disc burning software for Mac OS X. Expected to be released at the end of August, it will cost $49.99; Toast and Popcorn owners can upgrade to Popcorn 3 for $29.99.Source: ...

EA ships four Mac games (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - Electronic Arts (EA) late Friday announced that it is shipping four of its promised six new games for the Macintosh, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Need for Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2142 and Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars.Source: [Link]

Apple iPhone sales could top 800,000: UBS (Reuters)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Reuters - Apple Inc may sell more than 800,000 iPhones in the current quarter, UBS said in a research note on Tuesday. That suggested the company would easily top its own target of some 730,000.Source: [Link]

MTV, RealNetworks challenge Apple music (AP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AP - Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks and digital media company RealNetworks announced Tuesday a digital music joint venture that will compete with Apple's dominant trinity of the iTunes store, iPod player and iPhone.Source: [Link]

Apple's notebook market share climbs to 17.6 percent (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - While Apple may be focusing a lot of its attention on the iPhone lately, consumers are clearly still interested in the company’s computer offerings. Data from one market research firm shows Apple’s notebook business broke 17 percent while another research firm said Apple has moved into third place ...

How Far Can Web Apps Take the iPhone? (PC World)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

PC World - Early apps let you Webcast baseball games, check gas prices, and network with friends, but true business software may require more than just Safari.Source: [Link]

Apple demands profit share from iPhone network operators (AFP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AFP - Apple is demanding that European mobile operators T-Mobile, Orange and O2 pay it a 10-percent share of their revenues from its iPhone, the Financial Times Deutschland reported on Wednesday.Source: [Link]