Apple releases Apple TV 2.3 with AirTunes, third-party remotes

Apple on Wednesday night released version 2.3 of its Apple TV firmware to add AirTunes streaming as well as support for third-party remotes.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months

Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in half a year, paving the way for its inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Apple in talks to offer more DRM-free tracks on iTunes [updated]

Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Microsoft saw Apple's anti-Vista campaign coming

Microsoft officials were concerned about the performance of Windows Vista and the way it would be compared to Mac OS X long before Apple zeroed in on the problematic software with its humorous "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" advertising campaign, internal emails show.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Wal-Mart to begin selling iPhone post holidays - reports

Mega-discount chain Wal-Mart, along with subsidiary Sams Clubs, will join Best Buy in offering Apple's iPhone 3G to their customers just days after Christmas, according to new reports.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Apple waiting on quad-core desktop chips from Intel

Apple is among a handful of PC manufacturers who're waiting on a new family of quad-core chips from Intel that are designed for small form-factor PCs like the Mac mini and all-in-one systems like the iMac.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Apple may release Snow Leopard early next year

An Apple director has inadvertently broken word that his company may be planning to release Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard three months earlier than expected.

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008

Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay

A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.

published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008

Judge grants Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's counterclaims

A California judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion to dismiss counterclaims on the part of unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its vigorous attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based computers.

published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008

Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures

Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't complaint with the new priority protection measures.

published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008