MumboJumbo Releases Super Collapse II

Just when you thought it was safe to take a break from work, MumboJumbo, a subsidiary of United Developers, LLC announced today the publication of GameHouse Studios Super Collapse! II? for the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. “Super Collapse! II is probably more addictive than the first one, if that?s possible,” said Henry Price, Director…

REAL Software Now Accepting Entries For Made With REALbasic Showcase

REAL Software, Inc. announced today that the company is accepting software entries for the Made with REALbasic Showcase. Software entries accepted in the Made with REALbasic Showcase will demonstrate the variety and quality of software that can be produced with REALbasic. Aspiring software developers can visit the Showcase and see how REALbasic can be used…

TMO Reports - For MacShirt.com, It Was A Fun Ride

For Mike Yrabedra, the word ‘fun’ has always been synonymous with ‘Macintosh’. "It started out to be a fun business and it just so happened that the Mac was really the nucleus of the whole idea." And so in 1997, Mr. Yrabedra started MacSurfShop.com to make Mac-related T-shirts. Today, the company is known as MacShirt.com…

BusinessWeek Says Jury Is Out On Apple Stores (W/Analysis)

BusinessWeek’s Alex Salkever says the jury is out on Apple’s retail store effort. This is partially in response to many in the Mac community gloating over Gateway’s decision to shut down its remaining 188 retail stores. Mr. Salkever says that not only should we not be so quick to judgement, but that Apple’s market share…

Apple Computer Loses First Round Against The Beatles

The California computer maker has been embroiled in a trademark dispute since September with the similarly named London-based Apple Corps., the company formed in 1968 to manage the bandis business interests and act as its music label. Apple Corps. took the computer maker to court, accusing Apple Computer of violating a 1991 agreement specifying that…

The Back Page - Gateway Country Stores vs. Apple Stores

We reported earlier today that Gateway will be shuttering its fleet of retail stores on April 9th. The real question for Apple watchers, of course, is how does this reflect on Apple’s own retail stores. After all, when Apple first announced its stores, the immediate comparison from many, especially the doomsayers, was to Gateway’s stores.…

IBM Opens Its Power Line To A Future Of Customizable Processors

In the future, you may see widespread use of Power-based CPUs, but they won’t all be the same chip. According to IBM, future chips from the company will have the ability to be configured based on the needs of the customer. One processor could be optimized for use in anything from a supercomputer to a…

iPontificate - And Now It's Time For Some Reader Mail!

You may be wondering, after reading the title of this column, why I am answering mail after only having written five columns. That’s easy; I am very lazy, and these things just write themselves. Actually, I did receive quite a bit of feedback, and much to my surprise, most of it was positive. I even…

Microsoft, General Motors, Apple, & Patents

Matt Loney of ZDNet’s UK offices has penned an interesting editorial on the patent application we reported (in a scoop) last week. Mr. Loney questions whether or not Apple truly has anything original that it can properly patent, and he uses an old tit-for-tat story involving Microsoft, General Motors, and Apple to help illustrate his…

Hey! Gimme Dat iPod!

It’s early evening, and you are out for a stroll. You are so caught up in the euphoria from the music streaming from you iPod, and the soothing sight of a magnificent sunset, that you don’t notice that a shadowy figure has fallen in behind you. You turn onto a deserted path. From the corner…

Forbes Looks At iPod Mini From Perspective Of A Windows User

Mac users tend to love their iPod minis, but what about Windows users? Forbes is addressing this question with an article looking at the iPod mini and its interaction with Windows. The article looks at the iTunes software, the iPod mini and its accessories, and more. From Forbes: Apple Computer’s iPod mini looks as if…

Apple Xserves Make Telcos, Eggheads Happy

Apple has been somewhat circumspect about its re-entry into the enterprise and IT markets. Realizing it is the new kid on the block, and that the competition in these markets are already very well established, Apple made it clear from the beginning that it was feeling its way around, but that it was also very…

Microsoft Previews Music Store At SxSW

SxSW was originally a venue for independent artists and film makers to showcase their talents. Long ago, it became dominated by major labels, big Hollywood stars, and other powerful interests in the entertainment industry keen on using the event to promote their latest ventures. Perhaps the most fitting example of this is the fact that…

Microsoft Prepares "iPod Killer"

Watch out Apple, here comes Microsoft. CNN is reporting that Microsoft is preparing an "iPod Killer" to be released later this year. These units will be larger and heavier than the iPod, but will have a larger, color screen and play videos and display photos, in addition to playing back MP3 and WMA files. From…

Apple Exec: We're Seeing More Cross Platform Developers

E-Commerce Times has published an interesting interview with Apple VP Ron Okamoto by Robyn Weisman (note that Ms. Weisman also does freelance writing for TMO). Mr. Okamoto is in charge of developer relations at Apple, and the interview focuses on Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). According to Mr. Okamoto, Apple is seeing more cross-platform…

Intel To De-emphasize Processor Speed In New Naming Scheme

For years, CPU maker Intel used a marketing campaign that emphasized the raw clock speed of its processors. It worked; millions of PC buyers bought new boxes in a quest for what they perceived as more power. During that same time Apple, using Motorola processors, battled Intel’s marketing ploy by attempting to inform the public…

TMO Reports - Audited MWSF Expo Numbers Show Interesting Trends

Exhibition company IDG World Expo released for the first time Friday more accurate, audited attendance figures for last January’s San Francisco-based Macworld Conference & Expo showing a turnout of 32,409. The audited numbers also reflected that the majority of attendees were from California and were primarily graphic designers and company executives. Auditors numbers compiled by…

The Back Page - Let's All Laugh At The Windows Fanatic

A little more than a year ago, I wrote a column explaining why it would not make economic sense for Apple to port OS X to x86. This column took the form of an imaginary conversation with a PC Drone that was loosely based on the many arguments I have personally encountered on this subject.…

DEVONtech Shipping New Notepad Utility

DEVONtechnologies launches DEVONnote, a simple but powerful notepad application. DEVONnote, DEVONthinkis little brother, is a brand new notepad application for Mac OS X, based on the same rock-solid foundation as DEVONthink, but less complex and easier to use. DEVONnote is capable of intelligently storing and organising plain or rich texts and file aliases in one…

BusinessWeek: Virgin May Give Apple A Good Run

When running a race, one strategy is to get out front early and maintain your lead. If you are strong enough to stay ahead of the pack, you don’t have to worry about finding elbow room, or saving that little bit of reserve energy for the final sprint near the end; you just cruise and…

metaobjects Shipping TextLightning 3.0

metaobject releases version 3.0 of TextLightning, the convenient PDF to Rich Text Filter. Version 3.0 features support for most encrypted files using an updated EGOS engine, as well as better font substitution. Performance has been improved both by making the conversion process 50% to 100% faster, but also by eliminating the need to re-launch the…