The curved iView pictured above is Designer Nuno Teixeira's vision of what a wrap-around style iMac might look like. It looks like a great idea for a gaming computer. The Yanko Design blog has more photos here. They also say, "The likelihood this will ever be made? 0%, the likelihood I would really like one of these? 100%" Yes, this beautiful curved iMac probably isn't something we can expect to ever see unfortunately.
Apple to Release iPhone SDK in February The BBC reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced that software developers are going to be allowed to make apps for the iPhone.
Apple boss Steve Jobs has said that outside developers will now be allowed to make add-on software for the iPhone.
The move follows criticism that Apple was previously not allowing outsiders to make programs that would run easily on the popular mobile phone.
This follows the hacking of the iPhone by the teenage genius George Hotz that unlocked the iPhone. Then came an Apple iPhone upgrade that bricked unlocked iPhones.
A message on Apple's website from Steve Jobs says an SDK for developers won't be available in February.
Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers' hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.
It will take until February to release an SDK because we're trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once—provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task. Some claim that viruses and malware are not a problem on mobile phones—this is simply not true. There have been serious viruses on other mobile phones already, including some that silently spread from phone to phone over the cell network. As our phones become more powerful, these malicious programs will become more dangerous. And since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target.
Some companies are already taking action. Nokia, for example, is not allowing any applications to be loaded onto some of their newest phones unless they have a digital signature that can be traced back to a known developer. While this makes such a phone less than "totally open," we believe it is a step in the right direction. We are working on an advanced system which will offer developers broad access to natively program the iPhone’s amazing software platform while at the same time protecting users from malicious programs.
You can read more thoughts on the iPhone SKD at TUAW, Gearlog and The Mobile Gadgeteer. Cult of Mac points out this video below that shows three impressive iPhone applications created by hacker Erling Ellingsen. These apps show lots can be done with the hot Apple gadgets.
Third party devices should only make the iPhone more popular. Apple would be crazy to miss the opportunity.
Steve Jobs Responds to iPhone Price Complaints Yesterday, a number of new Ipods were announced by Apple. Apple also reduced the price of the 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399. This resulted in some angry customers. People who had just bought the iPhone a couple months ago were angry that it was now $200 cheaper. Today, Steve Jobs has written an open letter responding to these complaints. The bottom line is that they have decided to offer early iPhone purchasers a $100 store credit.
First, I am sure that we are making the correct decision to lower the price of the 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399, and that now is the right time to do it. iPhone is a breakthrough product, and we have the chance to 'go for it' this holiday season. iPhone is so far ahead of the competition, and now it will be affordable by even more customers. It benefits both Apple and every iPhone user to get as many new customers as possible in the iPhone 'tent'. We strongly believe the $399 price will help us do just that this holiday season.
Second, being in technology for 30+ years I can attest to the fact that the technology road is bumpy. There is always change and improvement, and there is always someone who bought a product before a particular cutoff date and misses the new price or the new operating system or the new whatever. This is life in the technology lane. If you always wait for the next price cut or to buy the new improved model, you'll never buy any technology product because there is always something better and less expensive on the horizon. The good news is that if you buy products from companies that support them well, like Apple tries to do, you will receive years of useful and satisfying service from them even as newer models are introduced.
Third, even though we are making the right decision to lower the price of iPhone, and even though the technology road is bumpy, we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price. Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these.
Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. Details are still being worked out and will be posted on Apple's website next week. Stay tuned.
This should help pacify some of the angry customers. Early adopters need to realize that they are early adopters. Always expect price changes and new models to be released if you have purchased the first model of a hot gadget.
Teenager Hacks iPhone A 17-year-old teenager named George Hotz has hacked the iPhone and posted the instructions on his blog at iphonejtag.blogspot.com. Holtz told the Associated Press that he would be concerned if hacked iPhones were sold.
Since the details are public, it seems likely that a small industry may spring up to buy U.S. iPhones, unlock them and send them overseas.
"That's exactly, like, what I don't want," Hotz said. "I don't want people making money off this."
He said he wished he could make the instructions simpler, so users could modify the phones themselves.
"But that's the simplest I could make them," Hotz said.
The modification leaves the iPhone's many functions, including a built-in camera and the ability to access Wi-Fi networks, intact.
Hotz also posted a video on YouTube under the username geohot. You can watch a video of Hotz's appearance on CNBC here.
Google Closes Video Store
NewTeeVee reports that Google has stepped away from the video retail business and closed down its paid video download and rental service.
Google Video went through many revisions before taking the state it has today - a video search engine - at one point offering TV screen caps, at another trying to match YouTube feature for feature, and now fading away as a destination now that YouTube is owned by Google. Interestingly, the ability to make purchases through Google Video actually preceded the company's launch of its payment service, Google Checkout.
I've been tracking the Google Video RSS feed of items for sale since about the time we started NewTeeVee, and literally the only thing that comes across is episodes of the Charlie Rose Show. I don't think the payment option was a very heavily used (or promoted) service.
On the other hand, it's not like iTunes is stepping up to help independent video producers sell their wares, so it's somewhat disappointing to see this go away.
They really didn't do much in the way of online video sales so they are probably smart to close shop. Apple is probably a little relieved to see Google can the service.
500,000 iPhones Sold
Apple should be very pleased with this weekend's iPhone performance. CNN Money reports that analysts put the weekend sales figure at 500,000. Apple has not confirmed it but they do have an internal goal of selling 10 million of the hot gadgets by the end of next year.
Opening weekend sales of iPhones may have reached 500,000, according to an analyst's estimate, as Apple's much anticipated product saw sales that lived up to and even exceeded its hype.
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster released a report Sunday night estimating that the iPhone sales would reach that mark through the close of business Sunday. He had previously forecast first weekend sales of 200,000 of the device, which sells for either $499 or $599.
"Overall, Apple met strong demand over the weekend with adequate supply," he wrote in the report. "We were surprised by the rate at which Apple was able to sell the handsets, with 50 cashiers processing up to 1,000 iPhones an hour in some stores."
Apple was not immediately available to comment on that estimate early Monday. It has set a goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008, and analysts are generally looking for it to sell about 3 million units this year. The phones went on sale at 6 p.m. Friday, with long lines outside many Apple Stores.
Many stores have already sold out of their 8GB iPhone inventory. Twitter gadgets reported that at least one iPhone auction on eBay was over the $1,100 mark. However, today it appears the Ebay iPhone auctions are not much higher than the retail price.
Long Lines For iPhones
Apple's marketing blitz appears to be working as Apple fans are waiting 20 hours or more to buy the hot iPhone gadget. There have been some good reviews of the iPhone. The phone part of the iPhone has not been as well received as the music and web browsing features. The Washington Postreports that some iPhones are already listed on Craigslist.org at much higher prices than the retail price.
By 7:30 p.m., dozens iPhones were listed for resale in the Washington area on Craigslist.org, listed at about $900 to about $1,200.
Analysts and skeptics warned of the new phone's potential downsides. AT&T's network, the sole carrier for the iPhone, operates at a slower speed than some of its rivals, prompting some criticism. And industry analysts said even the hallowed iPhone may need some time to work out the kinks.
"No one waited in line to get an iPod, and it got mediocre reviews," said Chris Null, a consumer advisor for Yahoo! Tech. "It didn't consume the market until the second or third version, once the issues had been worked out."
But Apple's carefully orchestrated marketing and its tightly controlled media strategy helped heap fuel on consumer and media fascination.
There's an abundance of information and gossip about the iPhone. Here are a few highlights.
Engadget has an interview with Steve Wozniak who was waiting in line for an iPhone.
DailyTech has a post about some of the prices for iPhone accessories. No doubt we will soon be hearing about the iPhone economy as the accessory market for iPhones explodes.
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Together
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates held a rare joint interview. The result was a highly entertaining and often funny interview. The video below from AllThingsD contains some highlights from the interview with the two tech legends. Engadget also provides a great summary of the interview here.
The iPod Turns Five Apple's iPod device turns five today. The iPod has become an extremely popular digital music player. Nearly 9 million iPods were shipped last quarter according to a CNN Money news story.
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPod on Oct. 23, 2001, he said: "With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again."
Indeed, the iPod and Apple's iTunes music store have transformed the music business, sparking a new way for users to legally download music - and spurring a stunning rise in Apple stock.
Apple (up $0.43 to $79.42, Charts) shares, which traded around $9 five years ago, have risen nearly nine-fold since then.
iPod sales are still growing - shipments rose to 8.73 million in the latest quarter, up 35 percent from a year earlier- even though there's some serious competition out there now for the world's most popular digital music player.
iLounge reports that nearly 69 million iPods total have been sold. iLounge also says they list over 2,000 iPod accessories in their databse. Next on Apples list is the ITV, a device targeting portable video players. Gaming and phone gadgets are also rumored to be in the pipeline for Apple. PC World has five lessons for the iPod's fifth anniversary. The fifth lesson says "tchnological races are never, ever over" -- Microsoft is probably hoping that is true as they ready the launch of the Zune music player.
Steve Jobs Reveals 2007 ITV Plans
Engadget reported on Steve Jobs' announcement of the ITV during its liveblog of the press conference. Jobs made the announcement after saying "one last thing" at the end of the conference. The ITV will be a device released in 2007 that plays video and connects wirelessly to the Internet where you can download iTunes movies and videos. Macworld says that ITV looks like a "squat Mac Mini."
Jobs described the forthcoming $299 set-top box as "completing the package" of Apple's multimedia offerings. Users can download music, TV programs, and now movies from the iTunes Store. They can watch those multimedia files on both their Macs and iPods. However, there's no easy way of watching such programming on their television sets-Jobs sees iTV as the key piece of that puzzle.
Resembling a squat Mac Mini, the iTV will use wireless networking to stream movies and TV shows from iTunes to a television. The power supply is built right in to the unit; it also features USB 2.0, Ethernet, High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) plug, component video, analog audio and optical audio interfaces.
In demonstrating iTV to the press at a Tuesday event in San Francisco, Jobs scrolled through menus for movies, TV shows, photos, and podcasts using an Apple remote. Floating artwork—movie posters for the Movie menu or album art for Music, for example—appears on the left-hand side of the screen while a list of titles appears on the right.
Because iTV connects wireless to the Internet, it can also show movie trailers from Apple's Web site.
Still missing from Apple's iPod revolution is a phone and gaming console. The ITV looks like an attempt to replace the portable DVD player.
Apple II Tops PC World's List of Greatest PCs PC World has a feature about the top 25 PCs of all time. They aren't just talking about new PCs in this article but old computers as well. To give you an idea many of the graphics come from oldcomputers.net. Topping the list of PC World's best PCs is the old but reliable Apple II.
The 8-bit system came with 4KB of memory, expandable to 48KB. It used a cassette rather than a disk for storage. It cost $1200, about twice the base price of its two biggest competitors, the Tandy TRS-80 Model I and the Commodore PET 2001. It couldn't even display lowercase letters (in the first several years of its existence, anyway). Yet it packed more pure innovation than any other early computer, and was the first PC that deserved to be called a consumer electronics device.
Born out of the Home Brew Computer Club by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs's tiny Apple Computer in 1977, the Apple II was the company's second PC, but it boasted more than its share of firsts: It was the first color PC (you could even use it with a television), the first to be easily expandable by users, and the first to run the VisiCalc spreadsheet--proving that these new boxes had a place in business.
Perhaps its greatest innovation was its design. Jobs wanted the machine to look at home on people's desktops, so he insisted that the Apple II have a sleek look, as opposed to the sheet-metal-and-exposed-wire appearance of most other early PCs. The machine's coolness factor--an Apple trademark to this day--was as important to its long-term success as Wozniak's inventive engineering was.
If you want to bring back more memories of the Apple II you can visit OldComputers.net's detailed listing. They also list many other outdates computers. The Apple II also has a recent claim to fame -- an appearance in the Lost tv show.
No iPhone Anytime Soon
Think Secret reports that Apple is having troubles, specifically "significant technological hurdles," in getting an Apple iPhone developed.
Apple is said to have wanted to develop its cell phone from the ground up and not merely redesign or re-brand an existing phone with a different interface. In the process of doing so, however, sources say the company has run into problems making the various cell phone components work together. Issues also have cropped up with the chip Apple was using that receives the cellular signal.
Timelines had originally called for a possible third-quarter release of an Apple cell phone, but these issues have delayed any roll-out indefinitely. Those waiting for an Apple phone, rumored for a number of years, may find themselves waiting into at least 2007.
Apple might want to do something to step up production if they really want to compete with other mobile phones. There probably won't be much room left for new phones once 3G technology is commonplace. (via Guardian blog)
Microsoft to Challenge Apple's iPod
Microsoft plans on offering up a challenge to Apple's incredibly successful iPod device. Podcasting News reports that Bill Gates said Microsoft is talking to other companies about making a competing player.
QUESTION: Is Microsoft going to develop a handheld like MP3 player to combat iPod, Apple's dominance of the last year?
BILL GATES: Yeah, Apple has done a fantastic job with the iPod. How many of you have iPods? OK, some.
Well, we are talking with partners about how we working with those partners can make even better music players. We've got some in the market today. I'd say in total they may have about 20 percent market share, which is lower than we like and so we're seeing where we could come together to make a device that's less expensive and connects in better ways, does photos and videos in better ways.
And so I don't think what's out in the market today is the final answer, but again it just shows the magic of software; Apple did a very good job on iTunes, did the user interface design right, and so that means we'll have to match all that good work and do something even better.
So between us and our partners, you can expect to see some pretty hot products coming out over the next couple of years.
Microsoft will certainly be playing catch-up in music players just like they did with the Xbox in video games. There is also an open-source player called Songbird that recently launched.
Google to Compete with iTunes
Forbes reports that Google may be on the verge of launching a music download service to compete with Apple's incredibly popular iTunes.com service.
Bear Stearns maintained an "outperform" rating on Google and said the Internet search giant may be looking to expand into the MP3 downloading business.
"We believe that Google is in the midst of creating its own iTunes competitor, which we've dubbed 'Google Tunes'," the analyst wrote in a client note issued today. "We think this is a logical step, now that the nascent Google Video product has been introduced."
Analyst Robert Peck speculated that it makes sense for Google to create a rival for the popular iTunes service by Apple Computer, given the explosive growth of unique visitors to the iTunes' Web site.
The article says that in addition to iTunes, Google will have to compete with other music download services like Yahoo Music, Real.com and Napster. Google would be late to the party but it would have the massive Google traffic and popular brand name behind the new service. Google will need a much better start than they had with the Google Video debut.
Apple Cuts iPod Deal With NBC
The AP reports that Apple and NBC have cut a deal to offer episodes from NBC shows like The Office on the new iPod for $1.99 each.
More than 300 episodes from about a dozen prime time, cable, late-night and classic TV shows are now available for $1.99 apiece, viewable on computers or downloadable on the latest, video-capable iPod.
The programming spans from the 1950s to the present, including shows from "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Dragnet," USA Network's "Monk," the Sci-Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica," and NBC's hit series "Law & Order." Sketches from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" are also for sale.
Apple unleashed a dramatically different way of distributing television programs when it debuted videos for sale on its iTunes Music Store on Oct. 20 with Walt Disney Co.'s ABC as its first network partner. Customers have since downloaded more than three million videos.
The shows can be found on the iTunes.com website. Apple first cut a tv show deal with ABC so that episodes from shows like Lost can be purchased and then played on the iPod. TiVo is also offering iPod support. More TV-iPod content deals are likely to follow.
TiVo to Offer iPod Support
TiVo owners will soon be able to transmit shows from TiVo to their computer and iPod according to a new announcement reported by the New York Times and News.com. TiVo has set up a website at TiVo Togo that explains the process and the system requirements. The official TiVo blog is also discussing the news.
I think this is by far the most exciting announcement since I started! Today, we announced that TiVo intends to support iPod and Sony PSP as new portables in our service update first quarter of next year. This means that you will be able to use the TiVoToGo feature to transfer shows from your TiVo box to a PC connected to your home network. Then you can choose to have the transferred shows prepared for synch to your iPod automatically once the transfer is complete.
I don't currently have the new video iPod—they came out with it one week after I bought my first iPod—the Nano. Which. I. Love. But I might just have to run out and buy the new one so it can cross-pollinate with my TiVo box!
There could be DRM software issues involved when transferring some shows. An unofficial TiVo Blog says you could also use a product called AutoPilot. More news here, here and here.
Video iPod: A Threat to Podcasting and TV?
The new video iPod is receiving some positive reviews from around the blogosphere. New Cool Gadgets calls the video iPod the "complete mobile entertainment package." Cheap and Tiny says it is better than the Sony PSP. ShoppingBlog.com will be great for travelers. Engadget has a list of more reviews.
Another blog asks if the video iPod will be illegal in California. The most interesting subject related to the new iPod are the questions being raised about whether it will threaten podcasting or television. BusinessWeek's Blogspotting raises the question but doesn't see a threat to podcasts.
And actually, I think podcasting or whatever it morphs into over the next two or three years is here to stay and will remain popular. What was interesting about podcasting was that, while everyone was waiting for digital video for so many years, kind of like waiting for Godot, podcasting arrived. And it tapped this latent demand for being able to hear what you wanted when you wanted it. It unleased all these indie voices and encouraged the traditional media companies to let their content go mobile.
Om Malik has a post with a link to a Wall Street Journalarticle about iPod video downloads threatening ABC stations. Om writes:
Like the record labels, television stations are now lamenting the iPod, and are worried about lost revenues, reports the Wall Street Journal. Shouldn't they be worrying about lost audiences, thanks to bad programing, instead of blaming the technology. I agree with Mark Cuban when he says, "Bob Iger has saved Network TV ... By completely changing the economic model." This is the new economic model that takes into account that most consumption patterns are changing, and media like everything has to fit our supremely busy lives.
Technology that allows people to view and transfer films and tv shows digitally is a threat to television and cable networks. It means the production companies can go directly to the users. People are not far from being able to selectively download or stream in the movies, music, podcasts and other information they want without having to tune into a specific channel or network.
What's Old is New Again
The BBC has an interesting article about a comparison between the design of the 1954 Regency TR-1 transistor radio and today's iPod Mini. The likeness was discovered by John Ousby who posted a comparison on Flickr. The BBC article and this Arts Technica post contain the image Ousby posted.
Hi-tech, trendy colours, rock music, punchy slogans... remind anyone of anything? When technology watcher John Ousby realised the modern day parallels, he knew he had to do something. Ousby told the BBC that thousands of people looked at his Flickr post.
"I did a bit of digging around," he says, "and found a good website on vintage electronics. I then matched photos of the transistor with photos of the iPod Mini."
He then posted the above picture on the photo-sharing website Flickr. "Normally my photos there are viewed less than 100 times. But I was away for couple of days and came back to see there had been more than 15,000," he says.
The similarity between the two has "created quite a stir", he says, particularly in the Mac community. He is, however, at pains to point out that he believes the similarity between the 50s radio and the iPod mini is purely coincidental.
The BBC article also notes the often made comparison between Apple's iMac design and the design of some desk lamps.
Apple's new mighty mouse was discussed everywhere last week. Engadget offers a review that says Apple has some wrongs to right with the new device. Other mighty mouse comments on Mighty Mouse here, here and here. More blog posts about the new Apple mouse can be found on
Technorati. If you aren't interested in the Apple Mighty Mouse you might take a look at the USB 2.0 Mouse Pad, which the Gadgetry Blog is discussing -- it contains multiple USB 2.0 ports.
A new DVR device records one full week of British television.
United Keys has developed keys for a keyboard that allow programmers to change both the key's function and the picture on the key's LCD display. Double Viking explains.
Boing Boing describes some new battery powered road flares.
Motorola has teamed with Oakley for the bluetooth enabled Razrwire sunglasses that hold a clip-on cell phone.
Engadget reports that do-it-all Gizmondo device has been delayed until October.
The Zboard ia a game-specific keyboard. GamersGame.com describes a World of Warcraft Zboard.
Gizmodo likes the Zen Vision portable video player. The Register has a longer piece on Zen Vision.
The FLY pen is a pen that's also a computer ClickZ explains:
The FLY pentop computer is an electronic pen that uses special paper to input what's written with it. The pen can play music, schedule appointments, translate words to other languages, and play games. LeapFrog will begin selling it online in the fall, with retail to follow.
Web is the New Battleground for Digital Entertainment
The Internet is the new battleground for digital entertainment.
All the top media companies are aware of consumers' growing
transition from television to the Web. Broadband and software
improvements have made it easier to download and stream video online
and studies have shown consumers will watch online video.
Some popular memes and videos have been seen millions of times.
Teens and college kids seem to have already made the transition and
most have already used the Internet to watch music and news video clips.
Some major media companies have been making announcement and cutting
deals to ensure themselves real estate in this massive video battleground.
Here are just a few of the ongoing online digital content deals:
Amazon.com has acquiredCustomFlix, a website that lets people make and sell DVDs.
Nickelodeon has launched TurboNick, online ad-supported videos (via B2Day).
CBS plans to turn their news newtork into a web-centric news model with blogs and video interviews. (Via BloggersBlog.com)
Intel and actor Morgan Freeman's movie production company, Revelations Entertainment, have
formed ClickStar, a company that will distribute first-run movies online. (Via News.com)
Google recently launched a video upload tool and video service.
50 Things To Do With Your iPod
Jason Kottke has put together a list of nearly fifty things you can do with your iPod including share your music with strangers, dj at a club and view your photos. Kottke says you can also podcast with the iPod:
Using a voice recorder attachment, you can record your thoughts on your iPod, dump it to your computer, publish it to your web site in such a way that people can download your musings to their iTunes Library, sync that with their iPod, and listen to you babble about something on their way to work. It's called podcasting and hopefully it'll get much easier than that.
New Video Features With iTunes Upgrade
The latest iTunes upgrade (iTunes 4.8) includes Quicktime movie playback features. iPodLounge has a blog entry on the upgrade. iPodLounge explained some of the new video features:
a new "show video full screen" button that lets you easily watch full-screen movies that have been organized in your iTunes Library, as well as options to view movies in a separate smaller window, or within the main iTunes pane.
Engadget says the new video features mean it is time for the speculation to begin about what Apple is up to:
They were totally hush hush about this update, so it's got to mean all the pieces of the puzzle aren't quite together yet. Apple quietly rolled out iTunes version 4.8, which includes playback support for QuickTime video content. So what does it all mean? Video iPod? iTunes Movie Store? Just plain tease? What do you think?
Apple Releases Mac OS X Tiger
Apple has released its Mac OS X Tiger operating system. Walt Mossberg, who writes a tech column for The Wall Street Journal, gave the new operating system a rave review:
Overall, Tiger is the best and most advanced personal computer operating system on the market, despite a few drawbacks. It leaves Windows XP in the dust. It also adds to the Mac's general superiority over typical Windows computers as the best choice for average consumers doing the most common computing tasks.
What's Next for Apple? Business 2.0 has a great feature on the future of Apple.
The article even includes design ideas for future Apple
products. Business 2.0 reports that by 2006 Apple's iPod
sales will match the revenues of its Mac sales. Next on
iPod's list is likely video. Apple analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group
told Business 2.0, "Eventually, Apple will add video, even TiVo-like
capability, to the iPod." Other possible future devices include a
device to power all digital home entertainment, a wireless iPod and
an Apple cell phone. The article did not mention gaming which
you would think would be a likely target for Apple -- especially
considering the Sony is trying to move into Apple's territory with
the new PlayStation Portable.
Apple: From Macs to Portables Apple, best known for its Apple and Macintosh computer brands, is now establishing itself as a leading digital media and portable electronics brand. With its popular iTunes music download website and portable iPod music player, Apple is rapidly grabbing marketshare before competitors like Sony can even get on board. As Rob Enderle of TechNewsWorld says, "I'd love to see anyone argue that Apple isn't kicking the proverbial butts of the other player makers, including old stalwarts like Creative Labs and Sonic Blue as well as giants like Phillips, Thompson Electronics, GE and Samsung."
Macs Are Not Virus Immune
Macs are not immune to viruses or worms as many Mac-owners would like to believe. In fact, Carrel.org recently reported a very serious security hole in the Mac OS X operating system that can allow someone to gain root access to your computer.
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