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Apple and Best Buy: Giving It a Second Try
A Brief History of Ugly: Apple in the last 10 years
Steve Jobs is Teflar: smoother than Teflon, bulletproof as Kevlar
Enough iPhone, iPod News. I Want A Mac In My Hand
Toshiba boffins ready next-gen iPod hard drive
Apple Seeks To Calm Irate Early iPhone Buyers
iSorry
Microsoft teases with Office 2008 features
Review: iDVD '08—burn, baby, burn
Apple may face lawsuit over iPod Touch moniker
Ajax Startup Launches Web Desktop Linked To Gmail
Should You Buy a New Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro?
Remove discoloration on white MacBook palm rests
The Mac Night Owl: Here's a Better Way to Reach Out and Touch the iPod
Mac, Linux BBC iPlayers in the offing, says British PM
Apple Didn't Break Antitrust Law, Dutch Watchdog Says
Apple and Best Buy: Giving It a Second Try
Pioneer Press's Julio Ojeda-Zapata reports:
Eight years after storming out of Best Buy stores due to disagreements over iMac stocking issues, Apple has made up with the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer. This time, though, things will be different. At the 50 Best Buy locations where Macs can be found, they get their own specially designed kiosks instead of shelf space alongside the PCs. The Mac section's sales staff is also a special matter.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/59145.html
A Brief History of Ugly: Apple in the last 10 years
Ars Technica's Jeff Smykil says:
In horror honor of yesterday's announcement of the newly-designed third-generation iPod nano, we here at Infinite Loop have taken some time to look back at the last 10 years of Apple product design in order to get some perspective on just how hideous the new Apple audio player is (to some of us). This list isn't to say that some of these Apple monstrosities don't have a special place in our heart, though.
You can check it out at:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/09/06/abrief-history-of-ugly-apple-in-the-last-10-years
Steve Jobs is Teflar: smoother than Teflon, bulletproof as Kevlar
MacUser's Dan Moren says:
Steve Jobs is at it again. The latest open letter from the Apple CEO is responding to the fallout from the iPhone's $200 price cut yesterday. Yes, this is the real Steve Jobs, not that Forbes dude. Says Steve....
That's…that's…great googly moogly. Okay, I'll admit it: I was in the midst of penning a piece on how the iPhone price cut uproar is ridiculous when this news broke, and like the rest of Steve's open letters, I gotta say I didn't see this one coming. If I were a paranoid conspiracy theorist, I'd say this whole thing was staged to perfection. But since I'm feeling a little more rational today (hey, it happens once a week or so), I'm really just taking Steve at his word.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.macuser.com/iphone/steve_jobs_is_teflar_smoother_1.php?lsrc=murss
Enough iPhone, iPod News. I Want A Mac In My Hand
Mac360's Ron McElfresh says:
We're not too good at the Apple fanboy routine at Mac360. Yes, we like Apple and Mac and all the new toys, but enough of the iPod and iPhone news already.
What we really want is a hand held Mac. Where is it? Why is Apple dancing around the obvious. Don't you really want a Mac that's about the size of an iPhone?
For the full report visit here:
http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/enough_iphone_ipod_news_i_want_a_mac_in_my_hand/
Toshiba boffins ready next-gen iPod hard drive
The Register's Tony Smith
Toshiba has taken the wraps off a new hard drive recording technology it claims will dramatically increase the capacity of the 1.8in drives used in portable media players like Apple's newly announced iPod Classic.
Dubbed Discrete Track Recording (DTR), the technique, as its name suggests, separates out parallel magnetic data-storing domains much like an old LP or a new CD does. Unlike today's perpendicular recording drives, this separation - Toshiba calls the gap between tracks the 'groove' - reduces signal interference between adjacent data tracks.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/09/06/tosh_previews_next_gen_hdd/
Apple Seeks To Calm Irate Early iPhone Buyers
Reuters' Scott Hillis reports:
Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Thursday offered a $100 store credit to early buyers of the iPhone, seeking to calm customers angry over an unexpected and steep price cut.
On Wednesday, Apple slashed the price of its $600 iPhone model to $400, saying it wanted to make the combination phone, music player and Web browser more affordable.
"Even though we are making the right decision to lower the price of iPhone, and even though the technology road is bumpy, we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price," Jobs said in a letter posted on Apple's Web site.
For the full report visit here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070906/wr_nm/apple_iphone_dc_4
iSorry
Forbes' Brian Caulfield reports:
IPhone owners can put away the torches and pitch forks. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has heard you.
In a letter posted on Apple's Web site today, Jobs offered a $100 store credit to those who bought iPhones from either Apple or its telecommunications partner, AT&T. The credit can be used to buy products at either Apple's retail or online stores. That amounts to about three sets of iPod socks.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/09/06/apple-rebate-ipod-tech-cx_bc_0906isorry.html?feed=rss_technology
Microsoft teases with Office 2008 features
Macworld UK's Jonny Evans reports:
Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has begun revealing features of its forthcoming Office 2008 for Mac.
Two blog items on the company's Mac Mojo blog reveal the suite will offer Exchange support within Entourage 2008 and a raft of features for enterprise users will be built into Office 2008.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?newsid=19024
Review: iDVD '08—burn, baby, burn
MacsimumNews's Dennis Sellers reports:
Of all the components of 'iLife '08, iDVD has probably changed the least. That's not necessarily a bad thing as it was a fine product before. Now it's faster (especially in regards to theme switching), has some minor interface tweaks and new themes.
iDVD '08 adds 10 new themes, bringing the total to 150 (some from earlier versions have to be downloaded, but they're free). Using them remains as easy as ever: choose a theme, then drag and drop your videos and photos onto the drop zones. The new iDVD themes come in both widescreen (16:9) and standard (4:3) formats; you can switch from one to the other at any time. Each theme includes a family of coordinated screens, including Main Menu, Chapters Menu, and Extras Menu for content-like slideshows. You can customize your themes to your liking.
For the full review visit here:
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/review_idvd_08_burn_baby_burn/
Apple may face lawsuit over iPod Touch moniker
IDG News Service's Dan Nystedt reports:
High Tech Computer (HTC) celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday with a rare compliment from Apple: the company adopted the same name HTC uses on one of its smartphones for the iPod Touch.
HTC, the Taiwanese handset and PDA (personal digital assistant) maker, earlier this year launched the HTC Touch, a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS smartphone designed with one-touch screen features, viewed by many as a rival to the iPhone.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/06/Apple-may-face-lawsuit-over-iPod-touch_1.html
Ajax Startup Launches Web Desktop Linked To Gmail
InformationWeek's Michael Singer reports:
Net entrepreneur Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com and Linspire, is on a crusade to change the software industry again. This time, he's putting his energy and expertise behind a new startup that uses Ajax as a middleware platform to create a niche in the software as a service (SaaS) marketplace.
The company is Ajax13, the product is ajaxWindows, and the concept is pretty straightforward: The software platform is operating system-agnostic and based on the XML User Interface Language (XUL) to act as a Web-based desktop. Files can be moved around and opened, and applications launch with a mouse click. The interface also includes customizable wallpaper, start-up and shut down sounds, and browser bookmarks. But instead of interacting with the hardware, the user stores all desktop data, documents, and content, free of charge into a Gmail account.
For the full report click here.
Should You Buy a New Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro?
geardigest.com's Anthony Celeste says:
Apple recently released what some have called long overdue updates to its lineup of desktop computers: the Mac Mini, iMac and Mac Pro. This update marks the third version of desktop Macs to use Intel's multi-core processors, and the third version to be able to run both Apple's Mac OS X, and Microsoft's Windows operating systems.
Apple has certainly never been more distracted than it is today from its core business of making an operating system and computers to run it. With hardware like iPods, iPhones and AppleTV; the iTunes music downloading service; and advanced software titles such as iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio and Logic Pro; Apple may have to prove to its often-loyal personal computer customer base that it has not lost site of its flagship product, the Macintosh computer.
Personally, I use both Windows and Macintosh computers. I'm ready to make an investment in a high-end computer this year, and what I see in the new Macs will be the single most important factor in deciding whether that new computer will be a PC or a Mac.
You can check it out at:
http://www.geardigest.com/2007/09/06/should_you_buy_a_new_mac_mini_imac_or_mac_pro/
Remove discoloration on white MacBook palm rests
macosxhints.com's Anonymous says:
This is something I discovered after using a pencil to jot down some phone notes on my MacBook's palm rest.
You can check it out at:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2007090303465657
The Mac Night Owl: Here's a Better Way to Reach Out and Touch the iPod
Guest Editorialist David Biedny says:
Sometimes you have to wonder how companies like Apple make decisions about product configurations and designs. Take the iPod Touch — we all knew a new type of video iPod was on the way, it was only a matter of time and that time finally arrived…
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http://www.macnightowl.com/2007/09/06/here%e2%80%99s-a-better-way-to-reach-out-and-touch-the-ipod/
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Mac, Linux BBC iPlayers in the offing, says British PM
The Register's Lewis Page reports:
The Beeb's controversial decision to roll out its iPlayer TV-over-IP platform on Windows only seems to have been overruled, presumably by its own governing body.
More than 16,000 people (or accounts, anyway) signed up to a petition posted on the Prime Minister's e-Petitions site, saying that:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its service for other operating systems also."
That would, of course, be a pretty naughty move by the PM, as the Beeb is supposed to be independent.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/06/bbc_iplayer_epetition_downing_street_mac_linux_coming/
Apple Didn't Break Antitrust Law, Dutch Watchdog Says
Bloomberg's Marcel van de Hoef reports:
Apple Inc. did not breach the law in the way its iTunes store sold downloadable songs for the iPod music player, the Dutch antitrust regulator said.
``Consumers who buy music through the Internet store of Apple can and may also play this music on devices other than the iPod,'' the antitrust regulator NMa said today in an e-mailed statement. ``It appears that there's no conditional sale.''
For the full report visit here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=AAPL:US&sid=aHLsb9XxE4fg
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