Revisions to Apple's Cinema Display product line have been rumored since early June, though few details surfaced in the months that followed. At the beginning of the year, the company dropped its 22" model, only to replace it with a modernistic 20" display. Currently, Apple offers Cinema Displays in 17", 20" and 23" High-Definition flavors.
Continuing its aggressive strides in the music industry, Apple's progress in the iTunes for Windows forum has reportedly jumped ahead of schedule.
Apple plans to offer parents a new selection of fashionably-hip iBook consumer laptops in time for stocking-stuffers this holiday season.
3Dlabs, developers of 3D graphics cards for Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC), and visual simulation markets, is in negotiations with Apple to bring some of its graphics cards to the Mac OS X platform, sources tell AppleInsider.
Apple Computer continues to add finishing touches to its next generation operating system this week with the release expected sometime in the next 30 days. Panther will continue to focus on the user experience and augment its rich-feature set. The release will sport a slew of features aimed at enhancing the user's video viewing pleasures, via updated versions of Apple's bundled QuickTime and DVD Player software.
Just when it seemed as if Apple had frozen its alterations to the new Mac OS X 10.3 Panther interface, information from reliable sources paints a different picture. Reportedly, the company has recently implemented a slew of additional system animations in builds 7B80 and 7B81 of the next-generation OS.
Apple\'s adoption of the Brushed Aluminum System theme has steadily increased since it first appeared in builds of QuickTime Media Player several years ago. The interface scheme now spans almost all of the company\'s consumer applications, and with the launch of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, will encompass the system\'s Finder windows as well.
Apple is scheduled to ship Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Server next month — a release that is expected to bring new features and numerous improvements over the previous version. Sources familiar with the project recently provided details on a number of system enhancements including simplified installation, configuration cloning, and user management.
On Saturday Apple seeded its Apple Developer Connection members with build 7B74 of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. The next-generation OS, which sources say will reach the final candidate stage this week, sports a sleek aluminum Apple logo during the boot process and as part of the login screen and 'About this Mac' dialog box.
Apple is hesitant to detail its plans regarding G5-powered laptops, but overwhelming consumer interest has spawned intense discussion and speculation on the subject. Even company CEO Steve Jobs was recently quoted as saying, "we are working on it and hope to have it by the end of [2004]."
The new versions of Mac OS X client and server have recently reached builds 7B72 and 7B68, respectively. According to sources, the seeds were not accompanied by any updates to the seeding notes that describe the current system issues.
The upcoming release of Apple\'s Mac OS X Server Panther will include a slew of new features and enhancements in virtually every component of the operating system, according to sources familiar with the project. The company has also reportedly built in the next generation of its industrial-strength standards-based QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS). With a focus on usability and further integration with Mac OS X Server, the new version will deliver a number of enhancements.
Yesterday afternoon an AppleInsider reader submitted a tip that may provide a new lead on Apple Cinema Display revisions. A recent Apple Store order for a new PowerBook G4 and 23" Cinema Display (with an accompanying DVI to ADC adaptor) resulted in some interesting delivery dates.
After much anticipation, today Apple unveiled its revised line of aluminum PowerBook G4 laptops during an early morning keynote in Paris, France. Along with the new portables, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, officially announced the company's new Wireless Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard.
Apple this month began focusing additional resources on its .Mac suite of Internet services. Last summer the company presented its original \'iTools\' internet service members a special $44.95 introductory price for a first year .Mac subscription. The promotion ran till September 30th, 2002. At the time Apple claimed to have over 100,000 registered .Mac members.
Over the weekend Apple seeded new builds of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and Mac OS X 10.2.8 Jaguar. Panther reached build 7B68 and, according to sources, only lists two known bugs. The current issues pertain to launching Classic applications in Panther\' Classic environment and failures when connecting Apple Filing Protocol servers in the \'/Netowkr/Local/\' directory. All file system errors from the previous week have been resolved.
Apple Expo Paris may yield more than just a Panther demonstration by CEO Steve Jobs. According to continually reliable sources, Apple Expo will mark the first 'hands-on' Mac OS X 10.3 Panther event. Unlike previous events over the summer, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, will invite all expo attendees to try-out the new version of Mac OS X immediately following his keynote address.
For some Apple loyalists the wait for a new breed of PowerBook G4s has seemed like an eternity. Rumors routinely began to surface back in May, just prior to the company's annual World Wide Developer Conference. At the time, much of the buzz surrounded hints of a revised 15" model and soon spanned across the entire PowerBook product line.
According to reliable sources, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther build 7B63 has surfaced internally at Apple and in other select venues. Further information on the build is forthcoming.
Apple has reportedly completed the development of QuickTime 6.4 and is actively prepping the multimedia software for release. The update first appeared as a developmental version back in June and has miraculously made its way through the alpha and beta stages in less than three months, sources told AppleInsider.
The final candidate phase of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is now just days away, sources tell AppleInsider. On Friday Apple seeded its developers with build 7B59 on the next-generation operating system.
In addition to the iSync 1.2 features already mentioned in a previous previous report, sources say the major enhancement to iSync 1.2 will be added support for Symbian mobile phones. With iSync 1.2 user\'s of Symbian mobile phones will be able to synchronize calendar information on their computer or other devices.
With Jaguar support now said to be complete for forthcoming hardware revisions, Apple has frozen the development of Mac OS X 10.2.7. Meanwhile, the company will continue to build on top of the frozen version of 10.2.7 Jaguar to produce a universal update that will be numbered Mac OS X 10.2.8.
Apple may announce and start taking orders for a revamped line of PowerBook G4s as early as next week, one source tells AppleInsider. The tip comes amongst recent recent rumors that have pin-pointed Motorola for failing to deliver sufficient quantities of the PowerPC 7457 to support a successful product launch.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will showcase a finalized version of the company\'s next-generation operating system in Paris, France at 1 PM on September 16th, sources said. While the OS may not be of Gold Master status at the time, it\'s feature set will be final.
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