Another Customer Database Compromised
Written on March 11, 2005 by Chris Lawson and No one has commented
MemoryToGo’s customer database is exposed to the world, allowing for all sorts of mischief.
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Mobile mini, Take Two
Written on March 11, 2005 by Chris Lawson and No one has commented
The second round of Mac mini car installations is a huge step up from the first.
Apple to Join Blu-ray Association
Written on March 10, 2005 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented
During an announcement at CeBIT, Apple has committed to joining the the Blu-ray Association and will occupy a seat on their board. Obviously Apple’s joining will have a pretty big impact on the success of Blu-ray with Apple now using their technology.
Dell and HP are two other companies who are members on the Blu-ray board [...]
Star Wars iPod Skin
Written on March 04, 2005 by Chris Lawson and 1 person has commented
StarWarsShop debuts the perfect companion to the Chewbacca Pod Pouch.
Apple Wins Preliminary Ruling in Rumour Case (UPDATED)
Written on March 04, 2005 by Chris Lawson and No one has commented
The judge in Apple’s lawsuit against PowerPage, AppleInsider, and Think Secret has refused to protect the sites under California’s “reporter’s shield” law or the First Amendment.
iTMS Still Picking Up Steam
Written on March 02, 2005 by Brendan Byrne and No one has commented
Apple today announced that the 300 Millionth download has occurred from the iTunes Music Store. For those of you not keeping track, this is the second the iTMS milestone of the new year, occurring just 5 weeks after the last. Doing the math, this means that Apple has been selling songs at a [...]
Apple offering web chat for their iMac support.
Written on March 01, 2005 by Rich Trouton and 23 people have commented
Apple is testing a new web chat support service for iMac customers that’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Eligible iMac owners include those who purchased their iMac less than 90 days ago, or those who have purchased an AppleCare Protection Plan for their iMac.
On the site, Apple answers the question of [...]
99 Cent iTMS Songs to Rise in Price?
Written on February 28, 2005 by Nick Santilli and 4 people have commented
This article at CNN Money makes note of unnamed music labels planning to up the cost of digital music from the current 65 cents/song. As the article mentions, The Steve ain’t happy about this.
The Record Labels are said to be comparing the higher cost of cellular phone ring-tones to the lower offering of mainstream [...]
Forgot Your Firmware Update? No Problem
Written on February 24, 2005 by Chris Lawson and 11 people have commented
Someone finds a new workaround for the infamous Mac OS X dead-screen problem on G3 iMacs without the latest firmware.
Mac Mini Dock Prototype
Written on February 24, 2005 by Chris Lawson and 1 person has commented
A home-brew Mac mini dock ignites the mini-as-HTPC and mini-as-car-stereo ideas all over again.
iTunes and Free Software Magazine Issue 2
Written on February 24, 2005 by Martin MC Brown and 1 person has commented
Issue 2 of Free Software Magazine is out and among the stories is a very interesting read on iTunes, probably the better known of the free software tools to come out of Apple.
Apple to buy TiVo?
Written on February 23, 2005 by Rich Trouton and No one has commented
TiVo’s stock jumped about 17% after an article from Reuters started the rumor mill buzzing today that Apple is eyeing a takeover of TiVo. Despite Michael Ramsay, TiVo’s chief executive, saying that the company is not for sale, analysts figure the company might be an easy target, perhaps from consumer electronics makers to media companies [...]
Goodbye, Bling-Bling: Apple Updates iPod Line
Written on February 23, 2005 by Chris Lawson and 9 people have commented
You can no longer get an iPod mini to match your gold shoes, gold suit, and gold car. On the plus side, it’ll now cost you less for a non-matching version…
Circuit City selling the iPod Shuffle
Written on February 18, 2005 by Rich Trouton and 1 person has commented
Circuit City is now selling the iPod Shuffle online, with both the 512MB and 1GB versions of the Shuffle marked as immediately available.
Update: Spoke too soon. Both are now marked as “SOLD OUT”.
Two openings for The Apple Blog writers
Written on February 17, 2005 by Josh Pigford and 3 people have commented
It’s that time of the year when we’re looking to increase the size of our staff by 2 (doesn’t every company have that?). We’re in need of 2 writers who have the skills to pay the bills. Also, if you’ve got sweet graphic design skills, we’ve got something up our sleeve that we could use [...]
Tiger Box Logo Revealed
Written on February 17, 2005 by Nick Santilli and 1 person has commented
Seems that someone at Apple slipped-up and sent a periodic email to consumers in Great Britian, and it included the box art/logo for the upcoming Tiger release.
The inclusion was apparently a mistake, as subsequent emails featured different graphics, omitting the Tiger box.
Basically, it looks like the steel X that has been on the [...]
TiVo CEO Switches to Mac
Written on February 16, 2005 by Chris Holland and 1 person has commented
TiVo CEO, annoyed by “Windows nightmares”, switches to Mac, his IT department follows
Not Important, But Cool Anyway
Written on February 16, 2005 by Nick Santilli and No one has commented
Engadget is reporting about the new Mini Skirt Blue-glo from Plasticsmith.
It’s really cool looking. Of course first thought is, without a usb or firewire hub (or both) built in, it’s pretty useless. But hopefully that’s to come soon. Some of the commenters had some cool ideas on Engadget’s posting as well. [...]
Motorola E1060 NOT the iTunes-Phone
Apparently, everyone was a bit pre-mature to report that the Motorola E1060 was the long awaited iTunes-Phone. It seems that the E1060 was just a demo model to show off the software, and not the actual phone. I was under the impression that you release a product WHEN ITS READY, not when its still under [...]
New Apple Store In Oklahoma City
Finally Apple is opening a retail store in my home state of Oklahoma. The new store is going to be located in Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City. At this time it is unclear if this is going to be a full sized or a mini store. I am semi-surprised with the location. I figured [...]
