New Apple Mac ad features familiar face, Blu-ray PC adoption low

Distinctly voiced actor Patrick Warburton plays a high-end PC in a new "Get a Mac" ad; and a new study suggests that adoption of Blu-ray players for PCs is very low.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 93

Apple rumored to create social media consolidation client

Apple could be creating a standalone social networking application that will connect to multiple Web sites and share music listening habits with friends, according to a new rumor.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 57

Apple's iTunes 9 rumored to have Blu-ray, social media support

A new report suggests that the next version of Apple's iTunes could carry support for Blu-ray discs, visual management and rearrangement capabilities for App Store software, and integration with social media Web sites.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 248

Apple may benefit from slowing economy

While global economic woes certainly aren't good news for retailers this holiday season, a report by Reuters suggests a silver lining for Apple: its key competitors may be hit even harder.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 46

Notes of interest from Apple's MacBook event

With multiple product updates all arriving at once, many might have been overwhelmed by Apple's MacBook launch to overlook potentially important features and limitations — including the need to log out to switch graphics chips and the multiple party tricks of the new 24-inch Cinema Display.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 96

Apple to unleash first builds of Snow Leopard since WWDC

Apple is quietly preparing to equip some of its developers with the first pre-release copies of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard since an inaugural build was issued to attendees during its annual developers conference in June, AppleInsider has learned.

Kasper Jade 17 years ago 42

iTunes HD videos low bitrate, include iPod-ready versions

Those expecting Blu-ray level video from Apple's new HD TV shows may be significantly disappointed — though buyers will find a surprise in the form of a smaller version for their iPhones and iPods.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 96

Digg founder claims knowledge of 4G iPod nano, iTunes 8.0

Digg creator Kevin Rose says he knows many details of Apple's iPod revisions for September, including what appears to be a photo of the fourth-generation iPod nano and a teaser for information of iTunes 8.0.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 92

Sony in Blu-ray talks with Apple, Microsoft

With its victory last month in the high-definition DVD format war, Sony is now said to be entertaining talks with rivals Apple and Microsoft over supplying its Blu-ray drives for future generations of the pair's electronics devices.

Slash Lane 18 years ago 101

Apple game rentals; Safari anti-phishing; Blu-ray notebook drives

A recently published patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at the possibility of game rentals and a more advanced games management component of the iTunes Store. Meanwhile, readers question the disappearance of Safari's anti-phishing measures. And the power-draw of today's Blu-ray drives has thus far translated into slow adoption by notebook manufacturers.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 52

Game over: Toshiba pulls plug on ailing HD DVD format

Following a thorough review of its overall strategy, Toshiba Corporation said Tuesday that it will no longer develop or manufacture HD DVD players, marking an end to the battle against Blu-ray for supremacy as the next-generation optical disc format.

Slash Lane 18 years ago 88

Toshiba rumored to quit HD DVD as Wal-Mart pulls support

The conflict between high-definition disc formats is rapidly drawing to a close, as Wal-Mart is the latest store to back Blu-ray over HD DVD and Toshiba is reportedly poised to withdraw its format from the market in the near future.

Aidan Malley 18 years ago 312

Blu-ray exclusives by Best Buy, Netflix deal HD DVD serious blow

Compounding troubles for the ailing HD DVD format, Best Buy and movie rental service Netflix both said on Monday that they would focus their attention on Blu-ray discs.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 25

Briefly: 70K iPhones in Germany; HD DVD cuts; Office 2008 flaw

Germans have purchased only 70,000 iPhones since the handset went on sale in November. Meanwhile, HD DVD is said to be on its last leg, prompting Toshiba to slash the price of its HD DVD players across the board. And Microsoft is promising to fix a flaw discovered in its just-release Office 2008 suite for Mac.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 23

Universal seen clear of obligations to HD DVD, may switch to Blu-ray

The two remaining studios backing HD DVD could soon switch sides to Blu-ray, ending the next-generation high-definition format war instantly, according to a published report.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 79

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