IBM\'s PowerPC 750VX microprocessor has been finalized, sources told AppleInsider last week, though a few errata still need to be addressed. The chip is widely rumored for adoption by Apple Computer\'s iBook consumer portable line sometime next year.
PowerLogix may become the first third-party hardware developer to release a G5 upgrade for Apple's 'Mirror Drive Door' (MDD) Power Mac G4 models, anonymous sources told AppleInsider on Monday. According to the source, members of the company's research and development division have been analyzing the details of such an engineering effort.
Apple today seeded yet another build of Mac OS X 10.3.2 client. Build 7D20 first appeared for Premier Apple Developer Connection members this afternoon and was closely proceeded by a seeding to Select members later this evening.
In a follow-up to last week's rumors of a major restructuring at Discreet, which reportedly terminated the development of the next generation Cleaner project for Mac OS X, insiders are now reporting on a potential acquisition of the software by Cupertino based Apple Computer, Inc.
If Apple Computer, Inc. plans to enter the office suite market with its own set of integrated business applications and rumored 'Document' word processor, they are going to have to wait until the latter half of 2004 to do so. The first half of the year will belong to Redmond-based friend and foe, Microsoft, which will officially renew its commitment to the Macintosh platform on January 6th with the introduction of new versions of Microsoft Office and Virtual PC for the Macintosh.
Discreet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Autodesk, Inc, best known to Mac users for their Cleaner and Combustion products, will undergo a major corporate restructuring over the next two weeks, company executives told AppleInsider on Friday afternoon. The move has resulted in a small number of layoffs through out the company which employs over 500 people in 12 major cities across the globe.
IBM will, indeed, begin delivering volume quantities of its new 90-nanometer (nm) based PowerPC 970 G5 to Apple Computer next month, sources confirmed last evening. These new microprocessors are rumored to become the brains behind the first revision to Apple's Power Mac G5 desktop computer line — known to sources solely by the reference tag 'Power Mac 8,1.'
Continuing with the ever-growing saga developing around Apple\'s Power Mac G5 update roadmap, sources today provided AppleInsider with positive news on IBM\'s progress with its 90 nanometer (nm) G5 microprocessor. The 90nm G5 has been rumored as the chip to elevate Apple\'s Power Mac G5 product-line beyond the 2GHz barrier and into its first major revision.
The illusive "Home on iPod" feature of Mac OS X has once again been proposed for inclusion in an upcoming update to the Mac OS X Panther, sources tell AppleInsider. Once a part of early Panther builds, the functionality seemingly vanished from the operating system during its latter development stages due to a number of imperfections.
The end of the road with Motorola has been reached, at least when it comes time for Apple to revamp its iBook line of consumer portables. The chip designer has failed to produce any process spec PowerPC 7457 G4s in commercial volumes required to propel Apple\'s portable and iMac computers to the next level.
Apple may slashes prices on its Power Mac G5 line of computers just in time for the holiday buying season, sources tell AppleInsider. However, the move would come just 1 week after the introduction of a new model that was accompanied by a price reduction to the base-end Power Mac configuration.
Apple and IBM have a contract for at least 4 generations of the PowerPC processor over the next 5 years, sources tell AppleInsider. The first of these microprocessors is the current PowerPC 970, which will be followed by the PowerPC 980 in Quarter 3 of next year.
The second generation Power Mac G5 units will make an appearance by early March of next year, according to a rather detailed report submitted to AppleInsider. The 'Power Mac 8,1', as sources call it, will see an introduction shortly after IBM unveils the 90nm G5 at the International Solid State Circuit conference in February.
Apple is priming an enhancement update to its XCode developer software, sources tell AppleInsider. Version 1.1 began seeding to developers last week and continued with build 7K105 earlier this week. The update contains a substantial list of improvements and bug fixes based around developer feedback on the initial 1.0 release of the software.
On Tuesday Apple seeded its Mac OS X developers with a pre-release version of Mac OS X 10.3.2. The software carries the build number 7D12 and weighs in just shy of 20MB, developers said. The release requires 62MB of hard disk space and is to be installed on machines running Mac OS X v10.3.1 Build 7C107.
AppleInsider received several pieces of information over the weekend that stated Apple would release a 20" iMac and dual 1.8GHz Power Mac G5 on November 18th. The information was not published and assumed to be part of a misinformation campaign due to a lack of confirmation. However, numerous media outlets are now confirming similar tips as authentic.
Apple\'s PowerBook roadmap is very uncertain, according to an AppleInsider source, who states that plans for further revisions are still up in the air. \"A dual processor G4 powerbook may see the light of day if the engineering challenges of shoehorning a G5 into a 1 inch thick enclosure cannot be resolved in a timely fashion.\"
According to a Tech Central report, Apple is currently negotiating with record labels to provide worldwide sales through its iTunes music store. "Darren Sng, software product marketing manager for Apple Asia Pacific, said his company is currently in negotiations with music companies to enable worldwide sales of music via the online store, but he would not comment further."
A new source has provided AppleInsider with some detailed information on the future PowerPC roadmap, and clarifies a recent report. According to the source, the first samplings of 2.5GHz G5 processors started to appear in May, but were based on a 130nm process. However, any G5 processor running at speeds beyond 2GHz — as part of an Apple product — will be built on a 90nm process.
Apple is preparing to deploy the first set of Power Mac G5 revisions by the end of January, sources tell AppleInsider. The company's development labs are reportedly testing a Power Mac model sporting dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 chips, as well as a single processor 2.0GHz configuration.
"Less than a month after Pepsi announced a blockbuster deal to give away 100 million downloads from Apple's iTunes music service to its customers, McDonald's is close to a announcing a much bigger deal," according to an article in today's New York Post.
Builds of the highly anticipated Mac OS X 10.3.1 Update have begun to surface over the last 24 hours. The most recently know build (7C103) weighs in at just under half a megabytes and appears as a package upgrader.
Rumor has it that a future version of the Mac OS X operating system will improve on desktop management by allowing users to spawn virtual desktops, sources tell AppleInsider. The feature is highly rumored to appear as part of Apple's Expose´window management technology, which first debuted as part of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther a couple of weeks ago.
Last week, Roxio wrapped up the development of a minor update to their Toast Titanium CD/DVD application, sources tell AppleInsider. Version 6.0.1 of the software will address a number of issues discovered with major upgrade announced in August.
According to reliable sources, Apple plans to host a media event at the Moscone West Facility in San Francisco on Thursday, October 16th. Invites to the event are set to be delivered to select members of the media this week.
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