Apple integrates online store into Mac OS X Tiger application?
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Apple Expo France 2004 Show Report
Apple is holding their European Expo and nowadays being a Mac owner thought I'd go along. If Apple has such a pitiful market share then you'd expect it to be a small show with little software and few visitors. Er No, this was the complete opposite. Pictures of the Expo included.
Bringing the Apple to the Masses – Revisited
Fourteen months ago I wrote an editorial, suggesting that Apple should create an ultra cheap machine to battle the PC world. On that article, I suggested some specs for the hypothetical "Strawberry" computer. As technology is moving on fast, I am now updating these specs. To get the idea though, please make sure you read last year's article before you read on this one.
Phil Schiller, analysts discuss the iMac G5
Apple Computer Inc.'s Senior Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, officially kicked off Apple Expo Paris this week introducing the iMac G5 during his keynote address. Analysts are unanimous in their support for the new consumer machine and the strategic ties Apple has drawn between the iMac and the iPod in marketing the computer. Read the interview here.
The New iMac G5 Unveiled
Apple unveiled the new G5-based iMac, an all-in-one computer with 17/20" LCD screens. My Take: The product looks good visually, but I would have preferred if the bottom border of the screen wasn't as long compared to the other three, slicker, border sides (mockup). To customers, I would recommend the middle model: 17" LCD, 1.8 GHz G5, Superdrive, for $1499 US (just add Bluetooth). Good value.
Apple’s Illuminating Future: Chameleon
"There was a lot of noise made last week about Apple’s Chameleon patent, so I thought I’d actually read the document myself. I was a little surprised at how little of the patent the other sites actually reported on. If you’re like me, the blinking lights angle everyone else seemed to take didn’t help me connect with what Apple may be actually trying to accomplish with this patent. So with a little perspective and imagination, I thought it deserved a second look." Check the article at Apple-X.
New G5 iMacs to offer 1.6/1.8GHz; Euro filing reveals Apple Tablet
ThinkSecret has the specs for the new iMacs, while Apple has filed for a European design trademark which may provide a tantalising glimpse of the company's long-awaited tablet computer.
Mac Keeps Lead on Linux
With the release of its first Linux laptop last week, Hewlett-Packard predicts this year the free operating system will unseat the Mac as the No. 2 desktop operating system behind Windows. Indeed, some analysts say Linux displaced the Mac as the leading alternative in 2003. Today's the Day. But the Mac hasn't been relegated to third just yet. While Linux machines are shipping in ever greater numbers, especially to giant markets like China, the vast majority are stripped of Linux in favor of pirate copies of Windows, experts say.
Jobs Says Apple Can Innovate Much More If It Controls the Technology
Highlights from Apple’s quarterly SEC filing
Apple filed its quarterly report (SEC form 10-Q) with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. In the filing, which is available as a 86-page PDF document, Apple discloses several details on net and unit sales, its retail stores, education sales, lawsuits and more.
BusinessWeek publishes Apple special report
BusinessWeek has posted a five-article special report entitled "Apple: The Next Generation.".
Apple posts 61 million USD profit; G5 to power new iMac
Apple posted a net profit of US$61 million, or 16 cents a share, for its fiscal 2004 third quarter ended June 26, 2004. Apple said it shipped 876,000 Macs and 860,000 iPods during the quarter, representing a 14 percent increase in CPU units and a 183 percent increase in iPods over the year-ago quarter. During Apple's third quarter conference call, CFO Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the next generation iMac, which will begin shipping in September, will be powered by the PowerPC G5 processor.
All The Dirt From Macworld Expo Boston
Steve Jobs is not attending the Macworld event in Boston this week, though a panel moderator laid a black turtleneck and jeans on an empty seat in his honor. Early Apple engineers took advantage of the absence of Steve's reality distortion field™ and discussed Apple's early days and setting the record straight about the origins of the mac.
Apple Makes a Play for Windows NT Orphans
Apple hopes to woo stranded Windows NT 4.0 migrators with a migration tool it's building into the Tiger Server, due out in the first half of 2005.
A Six-Step Plan for Apple
While iPods sizzle, Macs and laptops are sluggish, says Alex Salkever. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's how to get that computer market share surging.
Apple releases Rendezvous for Windows, Other Platforms
Apple has released a preview version of its Rendezvous technology for Windows 2000 and XP. Rendezvous (also known as zero-configuration networking), enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Regarding our yesterday's "An Engineer's Thoughts on Mac OS X Tiger" article, the author rewrote the article and the new version can now be found here.
Apple Should Stay the Mac Course
Some call for Apple to choose between PC and consumer electronics markets for its future. Could the company's record of making quality hardware and software be held against it? Sean Gallagher says.
Insanely Great Applications – Apple’s Triple Hat in Plundering
Well, Apple's done it again. They've seen a really cool (but simple) idea implemented in a third party shareware app and they've *ahem* been inspired by it to create some new functionality in the new version of Mac OS. This year's victim: Konfabulator. A short article at Mac Critic outlines the other "inspiration."
New Cinema Displays Announced at WWDC
This morning at WWDC Steve Jobs introduced three new Apple Cinema displays. The new 20, 23 and 30-inch displays will use the standard DVI connection instead of Apple's proprietary ADC connection. The 30 inch display, which can run at a resolution up to 2560x1600, will require a special dual link Nvidia card. To read more about what's new at WWDC, head over to MacCentral.
The Dawn of the Apple Supercomputer
Illuminata senior analyst Gordon Haff thinks Apple's recently announced deal with COLSA gives Apple the credibility to make further inroads in "sci-tech" at lower levels as well. "They are seeing wins in biotech with smaller deals, and this deal legitimizes the PowerPC architecture they are using in their products," Haff told MacNewsWorld.