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EMI/Amazon execs unplugged: Will Amazon's DRM-free downloads dent Apple?: Right about now, the question is whether or not Steve Jobs wishes he never penned the open letter that he did in February 2007. The one where he eschewed Digital Rights Management technology (the same anti-piracy technology that preserves the dominance of Apple' iPods and well as of iTunes' downloadable...; Tags: Entertainment, Apple, General, Hollywood On Demand, Legal, Podcasts, Security; Blog posts 2007-05-16
News to know: Ubuntu Server; WinHEC; Windows Home Server; Linus Torvalds: Notable headlines:Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: LAMP On Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Server Edition. Gallery right. Will Dell stuff Ubuntu PCs full of craplets?Mary Jo Foley: At WinHEC the future is off limits for Microsoft. Microsoft attempts to rally more hardware vendors around Rally.Ed Bott: On the road with Vista.InformationWeek: Linus Torvalds Responds...; Tags: General, News to know; Blog posts 2007-05-16
News to know: Browser data leaks; Tweetr; SOA sabotage: Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: Do you know what’s leaking out of your browser? Symantec vulnerability research founder joins Microsoft.Ryan Stewart: Is Tweetr the first mainstream Apollo application?Dion Hinchcliffe: Mashups: The next major new software development model?Robin Harris: Apple’s Spotlight: keywords are so ’90s.David Berlind: Mobile RIAs: Java, Apollo, and Silverlight’s deathmatch?...; Tags: General, News to know; Blog posts 2007-05-15
Cool Apple II t-shirt: The Chop Shop has created a Mac-based t-shirt that is supremely cool. The t-shirt pictured at right is its an Apple II disassembled into a model template, on the reverse is the re-assembled Mac. If that doesnt get you, each t-shirt comes with a limited edition temporary tattoo. US$15 is...; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-05-14
MacTel's carbon footprint: Heres the "Future" paragraph from an open letter, signed by Steve Jobs and posted on Apples site on May 2nd, discussing steps Apple has taken, or is taking, to develop and hold a green advantage over competitors including HP and Dell....; Tags: Unanswered questions, Media bias/incompetence, General; Blog posts 2007-05-10

Mac shipments expected to soar: Wall Street analysts are making the rounds with Apples management and gushing in research notes. Heres whats interesting about this love-in: While analysts cant shut up about the iPhone or Apple TV they also have big expectations for that old stalwart--the Mac. ...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-05-09
Thoughts on Apple TV: Im on one of my periodic trips to Mountain View, home of Microsofts Silicon Valley Campus and site of Googles city-wide WiFi experiment that never seems to work (believe me, Ive tried). This is good timing, as Los Angeles is starting to go through its yearly journey through hells lake...; Tags: Television, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Digital Media, Apple; Blog posts 2007-05-08
Greenpeace speaks: We want more from Apple: Follow the bouncing Green Apple. Apple CEO Steve Jobs pens a blog noting that the company is green and getting greener. He then throws rivals under the Prius. Now Greenpeace, which goes unnamed in Jobs post, responds. As outlined...; Tags: Hardware Infrastructure, Green Tech, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-05-03
News to know: Big Blue chips; Zimbra; Apple's green missive; ActiveX bugs: Notable headlines: IBM puts vacuum spaces in chips. Gallery right. Video. Russell Shaw: Google-compatible Phone Interface platform described in Patent app. David Berlind: Solving the Web app’s ‘offline problem’: How Zimbra did it and others will follow. Gallery. ...; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-05-03
Apple's Jobs throws HP and Dell under the Prius: Apple has taken its share of environmental hits and CEO Steve Jobs has had enough. And hes willing to throw HP and Dell under the Prius while hes at it. In a blog post dubbed "A Greener Apple" Jobs outlines...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard, Hardware Infrastructure, Green Tech, General, Dell, Apple; Blog posts 2007-05-02
Climbing the social Web ladder: Forrester analysts Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff have published a report, "Social Technographics," ($279) that identifies six levels of participation in the realm of social media or the social Web in the U.S. based on a recent survey. The results are not surprising, but looking at target markets...; Tags: Web Technology, Social networking, General; Blog posts 2007-04-29
Jobs dismisses iTune subscription model: Despite all their talk in the Q2 2007 conference call about moving to "subscription-based accounting" for iTunes and Apple TV, head honcho Steve Jobs has once again dismissed the idea of Apple offering an iTunes subscription service.The latest denial comes in the form of a statement Jobs gave to Reuters...; Tags: General, iTunes, iTunes Store, Movies, Music; Blog posts 2007-04-27
Is Apple obligated to pass on commodity savings?: Apple delivered a blowout quarter largely based on lower commodity costs that boosted gross margins to a healthy 35 percent. Think about it: If all the parts of a $1,099 MacBook get cheaper and consumers pay full price thats a great business. ...; Tags: Apple, General, Hardware Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-04-26
Apple announces 88% increase in profits in Q2 2007: In their quarterly conference call with analysts replay link, Apple announced a record March quarter reporting an 88 percent increase in profits and a 21 percent increase in revenue. Much of the jump was attributed to lower component costs, specifically flash memory used in the iPod.On the call from Apple...; Tags: General, Finance; Blog posts 2007-04-26
News to know: Apple shines; Microsoft search exodus; Flex goes open source: Notable headlines: IBM to wed game chip with mainframes.David Berlind: Google gets an F for planned weekday disruption to Google Calendar. Google does the right thing: Cancels weekday outtage of Google Calendar.Microsoft responds to commentary regarding Office bloat.Mary Jo Foley: Yet another Microsoft search exec calls it quits.Photos: Stellar views...; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-04-26
Apple has big quarter; outlook light: Why does the Fred Anderson vs. Apple and Steve Jobs war of words amount to nothing more than a sideshow? Its the earnings. Apple reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $770 million, or 87 cents a share, on revenue of $5.26 billion. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 64 cents...; Tags: General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-25
Apple fires back at former CFO Anderson: Steve Jobs said. Fred Anderson said. Now the Apple board of directors gets its turn. In a terse statement, Apple board members Bill Campbell, Millard Drexler, Albert Gore Jr., Arthur D. Levinson, Eric Schmidt and Jerry York said:We are not going to enter into a public debate with Fred Anderson...; Tags: General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-25
Apple's former CFO lays blame on Jobs over options: The Securities and Exchange Commission is apparently taking legal action in the Apple options backdating probe against Apples former general counsel Nancy Heinen. Steve Jobs is supposedly in the clear, and Apples former CFO Fred Anderson has settled with the SEC, paying a modest fine and repaying option gains without...; Tags: Government, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-24
Report: Jobs in clear of SEC options backdating probe of Apple: The Securities and Exchange Commission is going to bring its first legal action in the Apple options backdating probe, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The bottom line: The SEC is targeting Nancy Heinen, Apples former general counsel. Former...; Tags: General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-23
Countering Apple's ad campaign: A recent addition to Apples Mac advertising campaign features Mac guy speaking to "fat Windows." Windows complains about coming pre-loaded with a bunch of "trialware" applications that he doesnt need, and he has to go on the Operating System equivalent of a diet before the system is usable. Mac guy...; Tags: Television, Microsoft, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-20