News Archives for 2005

Analyst sees better iPod mix and early Intel Macs

17 years ago

Analyst sees better iPod mix and early Intel Macs

UBS Investment Research on Tuesday raised its price target on shares of Apple Computer to $86, citing higher than expected video iPod sales and expectations of a rise in Mac sales due to an early release of Intel Macs.

By Prince McLean | 17 years ago

Apple offers Mac mini power adapter accessory

17 years ago

Apple offers Mac mini power adapter accessory

Apple this week informed its channel partners of a new Mac mini accessory that will make it more convenient for users who like to use the miniature computer in more than one location.

By Prince McLean | 17 years ago

Apple & NBC deal expands iTunes video service

17 years ago

Apple & NBC deal expands iTunes video service

NBC Universal and Apple today announced a lineup of new primetime, cable, late-night and classic TV shows, including primetime hits such as \"Law & Order\" and late-night favorites such as sketches from \"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno\" on the iTunes Music Store.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

ESPN mulls deal with Apple\'s iTunes download service

17 years ago

ESPN mulls deal with Apple\'s iTunes download service

Walt Disney Co.\'s ESPN cable sports network is mulling a deal to distribute some television programs on Apple\'s iTunes music and video service, possibly joining its corporate cousin ABC in a landmark deal, according to Reuters

By Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Apple ships Quads with Nvidia 7800 graphics card

17 years ago

Apple ships Quads with Nvidia 7800 graphics card

Apple Computer last week began shipping the first of its new high-end Power Mac G5 Quad systems that include Nvidia\'s GeForce 7800 GT graphics card.

By Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Jobs wants 32-foot glass cube following Apple store lease

17 years ago

Jobs wants 32-foot glass cube following Apple store lease

The long-awaited deal for Apple’s sprawling subterranean store in the GM building was recently finalized—but only after landlord Harry Macklowe promised Steve Jobs he could take his big $9 million glass cube with him at the end of the lease, reports New York Magazine.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

iTunes video sales double as Apple preps new content partners

17 years ago

iTunes video sales double as Apple preps new content partners

Despite the lack of a large video library, Apple\'s iTunes video sales have more than doubled since the company announced its 1 millionth video sale, according to one analyst.

By Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Briefly: AppleCare coming to Florida; TiVoToGo; Fox and CC

17 years ago

Briefly: AppleCare coming to Florida; TiVoToGo; Fox and CC

AppleCare arriving for Florida consumers

By Tariq | 17 years ago

Motorola shows ROKR E2 iTunes handset

17 years ago

Motorola shows ROKR E2 iTunes handset

In a presentation to investors last month, Motorola revealed brief details and a photo of the ROKR E2 handset, one of the company\'s upcoming music phones with iTunes integration.

By Prince McLean | 17 years ago

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Spotlight, wireless, RAW enhancements due in Mac OS X 10.4.4

17 years ago

Spotlight, wireless, RAW enhancements due in Mac OS X 10.4.4

Improvements to Spotlight searches, AirPort, Bluetooth, and RAW camera support are a few enhancements Apple reportedly has planned for an early winter release of Mac OS X 10.4.4 Update, a routine maintenance update to the Mac OS X \"Tiger\" operating system.

By Kasper Jade | 17 years ago

Apple updates iPod shuffle software

17 years ago

Apple updates iPod shuffle software

Apple on Wednesday evening released iPod Updater 2005-11-17 (37MB), which includes new iPod Software 1.1.3 for the iPod shuffle. Apple said the updater contains the same software versions as iPod Updater 2005-10-12 for all other iPod models.?

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Steve Jobs to keynote Macworld San Francisco

17 years ago

Steve Jobs to keynote Macworld San Francisco

IDG World Expo announced today that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote address for Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco this January.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Analyst sees Intel PowerBook in January

17 years ago

Analyst sees Intel PowerBook in January

Apple Computer could introduce its first laptop computers based on Intel chips as early as January, which, together with robust sales of video iPods, should drive earnings higher, Citigroup said on Wednesday.

By Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

iTunes universal binary, Rosetta improvements arrive in latest Intel build

17 years ago

iTunes universal binary, Rosetta improvements arrive in latest Intel build

Despite its absence from all prior distributions, a version of iTunes that can run natively on the first Intel Macs, as well as on current PowerPC Macs, has turned up in a recent developer release of Mac OS X 10.4.3 for Intel.

By Tariq | 17 years ago

Apple releases Security Update 2005-009, Aperture arrives

17 years ago

Apple releases Security Update 2005-009, Aperture arrives

Security Update 2005-009

By Tariq | 17 years ago

Wal-Mart VP: We lost the \'philosophical argument\' with Steve Jobs

17 years ago

Wal-Mart VP: We lost the \'philosophical argument\' with Steve Jobs

Wal-Mart on Tuesday said sales during this year\'s \"Black Friday\" shopping bonanza faired much better than last, due partly to a more desirable selection consumer products like Apple\'s iPod.

By Prince McLean | 17 years ago

Apple releases Broadband Tuner 1.0

17 years ago

Apple releases Broadband Tuner 1.0

Apple today released Broadband Tuner 1.0, a new system utility designed to take full advantage of very high speed Internet connections that have a high latency (5 Mbps or greater). According to the documentation, the installer \"tweaks some system parameters. There is an optional uninstaller that can be used to restore the settings that were in effect at the time just before the system parameters were changed....The installer increases the default values for the size of the TCP send and receive buffers. With larger buffers more data can be in transit at once. A startup configuration file is also updated so that these changes will persist across restarts.\"

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Lower capacity iPod, Aperture sales surprisingly strong

17 years ago

Lower capacity iPod, Aperture sales surprisingly strong

Apple Computer this month is benefiting from better than expected sales of its lower storage capacity iPod digital music players and $499 Aperture photography software, according to one Wall Street analyst.

By Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

iPods flowing too slow to reach Street estimates?

17 years ago

iPods flowing too slow to reach Street estimates?

Apple\'s new iPods are a hit early in the holiday shopping season, but the company may not be able to sell as many of the digital music players as some Wall Street analysts have predicted, says research firm PiperJaffray.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Apple holding \"Black Friday\" sale today

17 years ago

Apple holding \"Black Friday\" sale today

Apple on Friday morning launched its annual \"Black Friday\" sale, which includes a $101 savings on iMac G5s and iBook G4s as well as $30 savings on JBL On Stage iPod Speakers (now $120 or $140 with remote) and $20 savings on JBL Creature II Speakers (now $80), which are available in white, red, black, and aluminum.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

TiVo: Mac TiVoToGo support coming in 2006

17 years ago

TiVo: Mac TiVoToGo support coming in 2006

TiVo representatives this week reiterated a company pledge to release a Mac-compatible version of its popular TiVoToGo software, according to an online report.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Briefly: Hynix, video sales, SLVR with iTunes, software

17 years ago

Briefly: Hynix, video sales, SLVR with iTunes, software

Hynix supplying PowerBook memory

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Intel forms internal \'Apple group\'

17 years ago

Intel forms internal \'Apple group\'

In the wake of Apple Computer\'s decision to base its next generation of Macintosh computers on Intel processors, Intel Corp. has created an internal \'Apple group\' comprised of both engineers and sales staff, eWeek is reporting.

By Kasper Jade | 17 years ago

iTunes cracks top 10 US music retailer list

17 years ago

iTunes cracks top 10 US music retailer list

Apple Computer\'s iTunes unit sales have surpassed that of major US music retailers Tower Records, Sam Goody and Borders, propelling the iTunes Music Store into the top 10 list of leading music retailers for the first time, according to a report from NPD Group.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Apple tops Dell, Sony in online store ratings survey

17 years ago

Apple tops Dell, Sony in online store ratings survey

By Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Apple to prepay $1.25B for iPod flash memory

17 years ago

Apple to prepay $1.25B for iPod flash memory

Apple on Monday announced that it has reached long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba to secure the supply of NAND flash memory through 2010.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

TiVo to allow video iPod downloads

17 years ago

TiVo to allow video iPod downloads

Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. plans to announce a feature on Monday that will let subscribers transfer recorded television programming to Apple iPod digital music players or Sony\'s PlayStation portable devices.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Apple COO Tim Cook joins Nike Board

17 years ago

Apple COO Tim Cook joins Nike Board

Nike today announced that it has appointed Apple chief operating office Tim Cook to the company\'s board of directors.

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Apple releases Front Row 1.0.1

17 years ago

Apple releases Front Row 1.0.1

Apple on Friday released a 4MB Front Row 1.0.1 Update, which delivers \"overall improved reliability and compatibility for browsing music, photos, and videos on your iMac.\"

By AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Even smaller iPod shuffle may debut in January

17 years ago

Even smaller iPod shuffle may debut in January

A second-generation iPod shuffle digital music player from Apple Computer will be noticeably smaller than the existing model and could see an introduction as early as January, says one Wall Street analyst.

By Kasper Jade | 17 years ago

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