Posted by iNext
on 2006-04-04
Article Source : eWeek
On the eve of its 30th anniversary, Apple Computer is in the middle of a major transition—moving its Mac hardware and operating system over to the Intel chip. But Apple isn't alone: this transition affects every developer of Mac software, including Apple itself.
As Apple moves from IBM's and Freescale's PowerPC RISC architecture to Intel processors, developers must rebuild their products to support both platforms, into what Apple calls a UB (Universal Binary). And while Apple lists over 1,000 UB |
Posted by iNext
on 2006-04-02
Addressing the British court that's hearing the case of Beatles license holder Apple Corps versus Apple Computer, Apple's attorney claimed that the company's ability to distribute music electronically was "within our field of use" and did not violate the terms of a 1991 licensing agreement.
The two companies squared off in British court on Wednesday, the third major legal battle between the Beatles' record company and the computer and iPod manufacturer. Twice before, Apple Corps has accused Apple of trademark |
Posted by iTech
on 2006-04-01
Article Source : NewsFactor
Parents who want their children to turn the music down on their iPods received a helping hand from Apple on Wednesday. The device maker issued a free software update that enables iPod owners, or their parents, to set a maximum volume limit.
Available for the latest versions of video iPods and all models of the iPod Nano, the update also gives parents the ability to set a volume cap and lock it in place with a code to prevent a |
Posted by iTech
on 2006-04-01
Article Source : NewsFactor
Parents who want their children to turn the music down on their iPods received a helping hand from Apple on Wednesday. The device maker issued a free software update that enables iPod owners, or their parents, to set a maximum volume limit.
Available for the latest versions of video iPods and all models of the iPod Nano, the update also gives parents the ability to set a volume cap and lock it in place with a code to prevent a |
Posted by iNext
on 2006-03-31
Article Source : NewsFactor
As Apple prepares to head into its 30th year, analysts and fans alike are predicting that the company's next move will be to introduce an iPhone, a handset that would offer mobile-phone capabilities plus all of the functionality associated with the iPod.
"Frankly, I would say there is a very good chance that Apple will come out with a handset," said Mukul Krishna, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Right now, Apple is testing the market, putting its toes in the |
Posted by iNext
on 2006-03-30
Article Source : MacCentral
H.264 isn’t just for iTunes Music Store videos any more. More companies are looking to use Apple’s QuickTime technology to showcase their products and services and one of the major reasons is the H.264 open-standard video codec.
One of the biggest adopters is AccuWeather, the weather-forecasting service. AccuWeather has adopted the H.264 standard to produce weather videos throughout the day so users can follow weather patterns, storms or a particular city.
“We were really happy with the quality of |
Posted by iTech
on 2006-03-29
Article Source : IDG NEWS SERVICE
Digital rights management (DRM) technology has deep flaws despite the hope of content providers that encrypted files will deter illegal file sharing, a computer security researcher said Monday.
DRM is a catch-all term for a variety of methods used to limit content sharing. Techniques include digital encryption of songs and encoded limits on the number of times content can be accessed. But DRM technologies are far from foolproof, and the ones developed so far have been easily circumvented by adept |
Posted by iTech
on 2006-03-27
Article Source : MacCentral
Long time Macintosh audio developer BIAS on Friday said that Intel-native versions of its audio applications would be released in Q2 2006. In early testing with the Intel versions, BIAS is reporting substantial speed increases over its PowerPC version.
BIAS said that testing Sample Rate Conversion in Peak Pro 5 showed a nearly 130 percent performance increase running on an Intel-based MacBook Pro versus a 1.67GHz PowerBook G4. When using Peak Pro 5’s RMS Normalization DSP, a 66 percent performance |
Posted by iTech
on 2006-03-27
Article Source : IDG NEWS SERVICE
Glass maker Corning Inc. has developed a more environmentally-friendly glass substrate for use in LCD (liquid crystal display) production that is free of all heavy metals, including arsenic, the company said Tuesday.
The new material, dubbed Eagle XG, is a bid by the company to keep ahead of ever more stringent environmental regulations, and will also help in recycling LCD displays made using the glass, Corning said in a statement. For users, it doesn’t mean a great change in terms |
Posted by iTech
on 2006-03-25
Article Source : NewsFactor
Apple Computer has sharply criticized a pending French law that, if passed, would require all online music stores to open their services to any type of media player.
If Apple were to comply with the law, its iTunes store in France would have to be changed to allow downloads to multiple devices rather than just the company's proprietary iPod player.
Although the law has yet to be approved by France's senate, its easy passage through the country's national |
Posted by inet
on 2006-03-23
Article Source : AFP
French lawmakers have hit the pause button on the iPod, voting to force Apple to make its downloads work on all digital players and not just the US firm's worldwide best-selling device.
Amid French concerns about US firms taking the lion's share of the massive market, the lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that could shut down Apple's online music store, iTunes, in France.
While the measure still has to be approved by the French senate, |
Posted by inet
on 2006-03-22
Article Source : PC World
Microsoft's decision to delay the consumer versions of Windows Vista until early 2007 could encourage some holiday computer buyers to get Macs instead, industry analysts say.
"This gives Apple the biggest competitive advantage they've had in history from Microsoft," veteran technology consultant Rob Enderle, founder of the Enderle Group, said of the delay announced earlier Tuesday by Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's Platform and Services Division.
Allchin told a hastily convened teleconference that Microsoft would release volume-licensed versions of Vista |
Posted by iMark
on 2006-03-22
Article Source : Reuters
Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday a proposed French law that would force Apple to make sure that songs bought on its iTunes music store can work on any portable player would result in "state-sponsored piracy."
"The French implementation of the EU Copyright Directive will result in state-sponsored piracy," said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. "If this happens, legal music sales will plummet just when legitimate alternatives to piracy are winning over customers."
The National Assembly, France's lower house of |
Posted by iNext
on 2006-03-21
The campus of Georgia College & State University boasts traditional college fare — spacious greens, historic architecture and a steady stream of students with the familiar white headphones of iPods dangling from their ears. But here in the antebellum capital of Georgia, students listening to iPods might just as well be studying for calculus class as rocking out to Coldplay — after the school's educators worked to find more strategic uses for the popular digital music and video players.
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Posted by iTech
on 2006-03-20
Article Source : MacCentral
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Friday launched a new e-filing system that allows patents to be submitted online. Unlike the previous online system, the new PDF-based e-filing system features complete support for Mac OS X.
“The great news for Apple is that USPTO listened to its customers and integrated Mac OS X and Safari support into its new e-filing system,” Susan Prescott Apple’s vice president of Pro Markets, told Macworld. “Innovators around the world use Macs.”Read More... |
