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Jobs May Become Disney's Largest Share Holder
Steve Jobs is on track to become the single largest individual shareholder in Disney stock if the rumors that the Magic Kingdom will buy Pixar come true. In addition to his duties as Apple’s CEO, Mr. Jobs is also the chairman and CEO of the wildly successful Pixar animation studio. According to the Wall Street…
Band Not So Happy with Apple Ad [Updated]
From the bandis Web site: It has recently come to our attention that Apple Computersi new television commercial for the Intel chip features a shot-for-shot recreation of our video for iSuch Great Heightsi made by the same filmmakers responsible for the original. We did not approve this commercialization and are extremely disappointed with both parties…
Source-Live Streams Content from Pro Tools
Stream-Live should be shipping by January 23, and is priced at US$395.
Citigroup Cuts Apple Target Price
Citigroup also stated that it does not see any near-term positive or negative catalysts, and feels that Appleis guidance may be conservative. The lower earnings estimate is based on the potential that Apple will not be able to meet consumer demand for the soon to be released Intel-based MacBook Pro. After its debut at Macworld…
Analyst: Dell Could File Anti-Competitive Suit Against Apple
“If Dell wanted to offer one of their boxes running Mac software they could of course just buy the packaged OS. However, if they wanted to purchase OS X on an OEM basis and were turned down, Brookwood believes this could be grounds for the suit.” Mr. Schwartz added that the suit could claim that…
Apple Passes Dell's Market Cap
Apple had a lucky Friday the 13th, wrapping up a successful Macworld Expo week by closing with a higher market cap than Dell. Apple hit US$72.132 billion, topping Dell’s $71.97 billion. As previously reported by TMO, Apple was already in a good position to surpass Dell shortly after announcing the Intel-based iMac and MacBook Pro…
TMO to Go Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Jan 15, 2006
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week: Who knew people other than Apple made cool products? Tune in for an �ber-product-roundup in the wake of the Macworld Expo. Also: DOWN WITH ANALYSTS! The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add it directly…
TMO at Macworld - Apple Specialist Pavilion Features New Products
SAN FRANCISCO — The Apple Specialist Pavilion at Macworld has three companies showing off new products during the show this week: Actoris Software’s Xpress Schedule 1.1, EZQuest’s Thunder Pro external hard drives and Xsilva’s LightSpeed 1.1. The version 1.1 release of staff scheduling tool Xpress Schedule offers the ability to print graphical views of schedules,…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #35: Highlights from the Show Floor
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 12th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Version courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!. Still at Macworld Expo, John and Dave talk through some of their favorite things from the show floor. Show Sponsor: Etymotic.com – Check out Etymotic for all your in-ear listening…
Macworld Expo Keynote Available to All
If you canit get enough of watching Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrate iLife i06 for half an hour, Apple has you covered with a stream of todayis keynote presentation. Other highlights include the 3D charts Mr. Jobs featured throughout the presentation (new to Keynote 3, available today as part of iWork i06) and a nifty…
QuickTime 7 Gains iLife '06 Support, iTunes 6.0.2 available
A pple delivered a minor update to QuickTime following the Macworld Expo keynote, adding iLife i06 support to the software. QuickTime 7.0.4 also “delivers numerous bug fixes” and “H.264 performance improvements.” The 49.9MB update is available via Software Update or as a standalone download. iTunes 6.0.2 Apple also updated iTunes Tuesday evening to version 6.0.2,…
Adobe Counters Aperture with Lightroom [UPDATED]
Adobe emphasized Lightroomis Lights-Out mode, which enables users to relegate control panels and tools to the background as they work on an image. In addition, the Identity Plate feature “allows photographers to apply their own branding to the application and its output, so that it becomes their own personal gallery for showcasing work,” the company…
Sony CEO Stringer: Jobs "Smarter" with iPod/iTunes
In an interview for CBSi 60 Minutes, Mr. Stringer said “there is no question that the (Apple) iPod was a wake-up call for Sony. And the answer is that Steve Jobs was smarter at software than we are.” Mr. Stringer admitted Sony has spent too much time worried about its record division and made it…
Google Cofounder Talks Video Store and More
LAS VEGAS — Google cofounder Larry Page delivered the final keynote address of CES Friday afternoon. Like the company itself, Mr. Page’s keynote was markedly different from those of other executives at CES. The soft-spoken billionaire wore a Google lab coat and carried a packet of notes, as if he was making a presentation to…
Sanho's HyperDrive Mini Backs Up Flash Cards to its HD
The HyperDrive Mini features a rechargeable battery and can connect to a computer via USB 2.0. It also doubles as an audio player compatible with the MP3 and WMA formats. Storage capacity, pricing and a ship date were not available, and a product page is not yet up on the Sanho Web site. A company…
Editorial - Apple and Microsoft Battle for Entertainment Dominance
Apple and Microsoft Battle for Entertainment Dominance CES may be the big name in consumer electronics and entertainment, with the likes of TiVo, Google and Yahoo! all puffing their chests and beating their drums, but the king of the digital entertainment market is very absent: Apple. Well, not exactly absent, since the iPod is a…
Bluetooth Firmware Update for Tiger
Apple released a Bluetooth Firmware updater for Mac OS X 10.4.3 on Monday. The updater improves Bluetooth performance and reliability, but the Mac models it is intended for is a bit confusing. From Apple’s Web site: The Bluetooth Firmware Updater supports D-Link USB Adapters and Apple internal Bluetooth modules on the following CPUs: iMac G4…
Apple Hot Pick for 2006, Winner in 2005
Appleis growth both years is credited to the iPod, considered the most popular MP3 player on the market. The iTunes Music Store (iTMS) also accounts for the majority of growth in the legitimate music download market. Those two products combined are now helping to increase interest and sales of the Macintosh computer line. Analysts expect…
Intel Gets a Facelift
The re-branding effort is being overseen by Intelis Senior Vice President, Eric B. Kim. His team is changing Intelis logo, and doing away with the “Intel Inside” slogan. The new tag line will be “Leap Ahead,” to tie together the companyis different platforms. Intel is expected to talk about the new consumer technologies it is…
iPod Makes AFI Moments of Significance
Apple was recognized by the American Film Institute (AFI) for its contributions to the entertainment industry in 2005, according to Podcasting News. The AFI’s Moments of Significance notes important events that have had a major impact on the world of moving images, and this year the emergence of on-demand video was marked as a significant…