Posts Tagged ‘ Macintosh ’

Apple Introduces Safari for Windows

Jun 11th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Completely out of left field, Apple today introduced Safari 3 for Windows PCs and Macs.
According to Apple, Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. Safari joins iTunes [...]



Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Adds 3D Graphics, Snapshots, and Improved Integration between Windows & Mac OS X

Jun 8th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Parallels today released Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, a new version of its software that enables Mac users run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems at the same time as OS X on a single Mac desktop, without rebooting. For people that need access to both Mac and PC software, Parallels can eliminate the need [...]



Apple Revs MacBook Pro Notebooks

Jun 5th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Apple today updated its MacBook Pro line of notebooks with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, memory up to 4GB, and high-speed graphics. The new MacBook Pro is available in 15-inch models with a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17-inch model with an optional high-resolution display.
“With Intel Core 2 Duo performance, more [...]



Running Windows On A Mac Just Got Easier

Jun 1st, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware

The team at SWsoft has announced a new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac. Named Desktop for Mac 3.0. The forthcoming update,due in a few weeks,has over 50 new features….including Windows 3D graphic support (that’s Quake 4 running under vritual Windows XP on a Mac above).
Parallels lets you run Windows apps on a Mac, without [...]



MacBooks Get Faster Processors, 1GB of Memory and Larger Hard Drives

May 15th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware

Apple updated its MacBook line today with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model.
“The MacBook is a huge hit with customers, and is one of the reasons that Mac sales are growing three times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple‚Äôs senior vice president of [...]



Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer For OS X

Apr 30th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Digital Video Recorder, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Sling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their home TV or Apple TV on their Apple Macintosh desktop or laptop computer.
With this software release, Slingbox owners can now view their television directly on their Macintosh computer screen. With full remote control, they [...]



Apple Profits Rise On iPod, Mac Sales

Apr 26th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, General

Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 second quarter ended March 31, 2007:

The Company posted revenue of $5.26 billion and net quarterly profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share.
These results compare to revenue of $4.36 billion and net quarterly profit of $410 million, or $.47 per diluted share, in the year-ago [...]



Mac Digital Video Recorder Updated To Support Apple TV

Apr 20th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Recorder, Internet TV, Video

Elgato Systems has released EyeTV 2.4, a free update to its EyeTV 2 software which now includes one-click export for Apple TV.
The feature functions in the same way as EyeTV 2’s iPod export button; select a video from the list of recordings and click the Apple TV button in the menu bar. Alternatively, the export [...]



Mac Sales Growing At 10 Times The Rate Of Other Computers

Apr 20th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Podcasting Hardware

Sales of Apple Macintosh computers grew 30% year-to-year in the first quarter of 2007, despite interest in Microsoft’s newly introduced Vista operation system.
The growth in units sold for all computer vendors was 2.9%, making the growth in Mac sales 10 times the industry average.
Microsoft’s official consumer launch of Vista in January had very limited impact [...]



Apple Puts iPhone Ahead Of Mac OS X

Apr 13th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple has issued a statement that the iPhone will be released in June, but that the next version of OS X will be delayed:
iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. We can’t wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on [...]