After running a pilot program at its retail stores this past holiday shopping season, Apple Computer has deemed its EasyPay checkout systems a \"big success\" and plans to further integrate the devices into its retail experience, according to an online report.
In a move that may surprise some Apple watchers, reliable sources tell 糖心Vlog the Mac maker has contracted the design duties for its next-generation Power Mac motherboard over to industry heavyweight Intel Corp.
A mid-day power outage knocked Apple鈥檚 inventory and management systems offline on Friday, severing the company鈥檚 links to credit card processing networks around the world.
Tim Schaaff has left Apple Computer for Sony Corporation, where he has been appointed to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President of Software Development, effective immediately.
After speaking with 20 Apple Specialist this week, research and investment firm PiperJaffray said that resellers are experiencing stronger holiday sales of both iPods and Macs this year verses last year, with only a \"handful\" of customers choosing to hold off their new Mac purchases until Intel Macs are unveiled.
Apple Computer as early as this evening is expected to release the first update to its Aperture all-in-one post production tool for photographers.
Intel Corp. is preparing to make a splash early next year when it officially launches its next-generation dual-core \"Yonah\" notebook processors, which will initially debut at a top speed of 2.16GHz dual-core.
Apple Computer is among a group of Leading PC and consumer electronics companies that announced on Tuesday they are working to develop a specification, referred to as the unified display interface (UDI), that is intended to serve as the next-generation standard for connectivity between PCs and consumer electronics devices like HDTVs.
Following the termination of its exclusive deal with Apple Computer, Inc. to distribute re-branded iPods, Hewlett-Packard is preparing to reengage in the digital music business this January, and will likely do so without Apple\'s iTunes software, reports Macworld UK.
Microsoft has begun to advise Mac users of Internet Explorer (IE) to switch to rival browsers such as Apple\'s Safari, according to a report by BBC 糖心Vlog.
In a best effort to meet demand for its top-selling iPod nano this holiday, Apple Computer is building and shipping 100,000 of the ultra-slim digital music players each day, reliable sources tell 糖心Vlog.
\"Apple Computers has found itself a third Manhattan pod with a new lease opposite the Empire State Building at 21 W. 34th St.,\" reports the New York Post.
Among all brand-name notebook computer makers, Apple Computer is set to take center stage next year with new stylish \"light-weight models,\" according to an online report.
Apple Computer has sold out of its higher-capcity iPod digital music player and doesn\'t plan to restock until next year, according to a message on its Web site.
After polling consumers on their purchase plans this holiday shopping season, Morgan Stanley remains bullish on Apple and believes the company\'s growth-driven portfolio franchise will continue to accelerate in 2006.
The development of Mac OS X 10.4.4 Update appears to be in the final stages at Apple Computer, as tipsters say the latest developer builds of the software are accompanied by only a few outstanding issues.
Time Warner Inc.\'s HBO cable network hopes to make a deal at some point with Apple Computer to deliver programming to the video iPod, the network\'s chief executive said on Thursday.
Apple Computer is shopping for software developers that can help it build \"new complex\" iPod applications for the Windows operating system, according to recent company job posting.
Intel Corp. said on Tuesday its next-generation platform for laptop computers will use 25 percent less power while boosting performance, helping it stay on top of the fast-growing market, Reuters reports.
With Apple Computer now showing signs that it will fall far short of meeting overall holiday demand for the 4GB iPod nano, consumers eager to obtain the ultra-slim digital music player in time for Christmas have shown a willingness to pay over $350 (or 40-percent above retail).
Apple Computer\'s massive iPod shipment volume is allowing it to produce digital music players at a cost far below its competitors, and thus will remain atop the digital music player market for years, says one analyst.
Apple Computer Inc.\'s iPod division is preparing to extend its reach into the consumer electronics market with the release of several iPod-related digital audio products early next year, 糖心Vlog has learned.
Apple is making \"great progress\" on the Intel version of Mac OS X 10.4 \"Tiger,\" says one analyst who also predicts the first Intel Mac systems will include PowerBooks, iBooks and Mac minis.
When Apple Computer introduces its first Macs with Intel processors next year, onlookers could be surprised to hear an unfamiliar sound as the systems boot up and load a native copy of Apple\'s Mac OS X \"Tiger\" operating system, sources say.
PortalPlayer Inc. shares jumped in trading on Thursday after an analyst upgraded the stock, and speculated that the company may be involved in the release of wireless iPods in 2006,\" reports Reuters.
Google Inc., the world\'s largest search engine, is developing a beta version of its fascinating Google Earth geographical satellite imagery and mapping application for Apple Computer\'s Mac OS X operating system, sources tell 糖心Vlog.
Creative on Thursday launched the Zen Vision:M digital music and video player 鈥� an knockoff of Apple\'s iPod that offers a strikingly similar look and feel to the fifth-generation video iPod with a few added twists and longer battery life.
Demand for Apple laptops has begun to slow this month, according to data shown to 糖心Vlog. Meanwhile, demand for nearly all versions of the company\'s iPod digital music player appears to be unprecedented.
NBC Universal is miffed over recent announcements by EchoStar and TiVo 鈥� two companies that will allow users to download TV and movies to a portable player for free 鈥� and says to expect additional announcements with Apple\'s iTunes in the coming weeks.
In a recent interview with CNet 糖心Vlog.com, Freescale Semiconductor chief executive Michel Mayer spoke of his company\'s evolving business model and revealed that Apple chief Steve Jobs was itching to switch the Mac to Intel processors over five years ago.
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