Archive for the 'Apple' Category

Boxee team release Apple TV upgrade, more - MacDailyNews

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Boxee team release Apple TV upgrade, more
MacDailyNews - 44 minutes ago
"We’ve been writing a lot recently about Boxee, who develop a powerful media centre application for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and the Apple TV," Jonny Evans ...

More options to see movies under Mac OS X - Seattle Times

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

More options to see movies under Mac OS X
Seattle Times, United States - 8 hours ago
Because Apple doesn't allow the Flash plug-in in the version of Safari installed on the iPod touch or iPhone, and because Apple TV works only with iTunes ...

Palm cutting jobs to gain ground on Apple, RIM

Friday, November 21st, 2008
Palm is responding to its recent losses by trimming its workforce of 1050 employees, in an effort to remain competitive against the iPhone 3G and the various BlackBerry models. Reuters reports that the move comes as Palm focuses on its Linux-based "Nova" operating system, as well as a device on which the platform will run. Palm spokeswoman Lynn Fox declined to say how many jobs will be cut, but sa...

Apple may see fines over poor data archives

Friday, November 21st, 2008
The latest development in the Apple-Psystar case may potentially see Apple stumbling over potential fines, as a recent filing shows that the company does not practice common document and email archiving etiquette. The Industry Standard reports that Apple maintains no company standard for email and document retention, a practice that can lead to millions of dollars in fines when adequate documentat...

Apple, Palm taking different steps to reduce worker overhead

Friday, November 21st, 2008
While Apple is giving its phone rival Palm a drubbing in the market, both are now known to be scaling back their work commitments to employees -- though Apple is using creative reassignments to soften the perceived blow, AppleInsider has learned.

Apple’s ad spend almost a half-billion dollars - ZDNet

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Apple’s ad spend almost a half-billion dollars
ZDNet - 36 minutes ago
The matter came up in a blog post he wrote about the latest Apple TV commercial, the one where “PC” is dividing up a stack of money - most of it going ...

WSJ iPhone ad part of Apple’s enterprise push

Friday, November 21st, 2008
A full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal is the latest indication that Apple is trying to push further into the enterprise market. With Goldman Sachs analysts reporting that 17 percent of the segment plans to support the iPhone, Apple appears ready to begin courting potential business customers. The Journal offers significant exposure, with daily business news coverage circulating to millions of...

Apple deals: MacBook, MacBook Air, iPod shuffle, more

Friday, November 21st, 2008
Apple's online store is currently offering a range of refurbished products from MacBooks to iPods. Starting at $849 is the 2.1GHz MacBook with 1GB of memory, a 120GB hard drive and ComboDrive. The 20-inch, 2.66GHz iMac is available for $1,299 with 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. Refurbished MacBook Air models can be purchased for as little as $1,199 with a 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of memory ...

The Iconfactory releases Frenzic for iPhone

Friday, November 21st, 2008
The Iconfactory and ARTIS Software have launched Frenzic, a game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Seven levels can be conquered, from Newbie to Frenzic Grandmaster, each requiring the player to move a wedge from the center circle and into one of the six corresponding circles surrounding it. Gamers can track personal scores, or compare performance against other players via the Internet. If the gamer ...

Macgamestore adds Book of Legends puzzle game

Friday, November 21st, 2008
Macgamestore on Friday released Book of Legends, a puzzle-based adeventure game. The program, developed by Banzai and published by Goggi Games, allows players to follow the main characters -- Charleston Black and Zoe -- as they travel through five different countries to solve puzzles and find hidden objects. The goal is solve a mystery involving Excalibur, the magical sword from Arthurian myth....