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From Plan Apple to Plan Zune for Microsoft…
As if written as some contrived plot for an off-beat IT Sci-Fi series, news emerges that Microsoft considered doing a deal with Apple and the iPod.
“A senior Microsoft executive was so frustrated by his experience with digital music players made by global partners that he proposed turning to Apple’s iPod for salvation, documents made public [...]
Apple to play nice with Fairplay?
Some might say it’s about time, but I’d say it was only a matter of time before Apple made their Fairplay DRM scheme available to third parties. For those not in the know, Fairplay is Apple’s own, in-house Digital Rights Management scheme that managed to placate the music labels and content producers while giving the [...]
Apple iPhone is here…
As a qualified product designer, I’m only too aware of when I see a qualified success. The all new Apple iPhone is just such an example of a qualified success in product design and ergonomics.
It’s as if Apple started the whole project from the point of view of that the entire mobile phone concept had [...]
Mac Tablet not set in stone?
The idea of a Mac Tablet has been rumbling for a long, long time. If a past Apple meeting that included Steve Jobs is anything to go by, there’s little sign of Apple producing such a device.
So, despite my earlier ruminations on the subject, the Mac Tablet PC might never see the light of day:
“[Steve [...]
Macworld rumor round-up
So Macworld is right around the corner. What might we expect to see making a debut?
Mac OS X 10.5 ‘Leopard’
I don’t see Mac OS X 10.5 shipping at the Macworld show, but it’s a good bet that we’ll see an extended preview:
“The likelihood that we’ll see Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) released at Macworld only [...]
