In January 1998, several PC vendors at the Macworld Expo launched souped-up Windows systems aimed squarely at the Mac content creation market. The vendors expected to take advantage of slumping Mac sales and a worried community and spark a wave of Mac pro switchers.
Archive for January 6th, 2008
Jan6
Looking back: The PC assault on Apple’s pro markets
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Jan6
Gates’ last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futures
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show keynote — which will be Chairman Bill Gates’ last (at least for the foreseeable future) — there were not many hints about Microsoft’s view of the coming digital decade. Should we read anything into that fact?
Filed in: Microsoft
Jan6
New Get A Mac Ad: Referee
Apple has released a new Get a Mac ad entitled “Referee” in conjunction with the beginning of the NFL playoffs.
In the ad, PC calls in a referee to prevent Mac from making the claim that Leopard is better and faster tha…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Jan6
Microsoft: 100 million copies of Vista sold at retail
Microsoft has announced a new sales milestone for Windows Vista: 100 million retail copies sold. That’s 12 million additional copies the company has sold into the channel since late October 2007.
Filed in: Microsoft
Jan6
Report: Windows Mobile 7 to incorporate touch, gesture recognition
Nathan Weinberg, over on his InsideMicrosoft blog, has posted some interesting information from an alleged internal Microsoft document on future user interface directions for the Windows Mobile platform. What’s your take? How much of this new input technology will debut in Windows Mobile 7? And how much of it, if any, will also show up in Windows 7?
Filed in: Microsoft
Jan6
JVC unveils “thinnest” LCDs, TV with iPod dock (Reuters)
Reuters - JVC on Sunday unveiled an LCD TV less
than 3 inches thick, calling it the world’s thinnest
flat-screen television, as the Consumer Electronics Show began
in Las Vegas.
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Jan6
Recording Labels to Offer New Online Music Options
Music fans will see more online options this year as the recording industry scrambles to develop new business models and find new sources of revenue to offset losses from plunging CD sales.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Jan6
Microsoft restores Office 2003 users’ access to old file types
Microsoft, justifiably, has come under a lot of criticism for blocking Office 2003 users’ access to older file formats — even if it was in the name of security. But it looks like the public outcry did some good, as Microsoft has detailed options to allow users continue to access the old formats.
Filed in: Microsoft
Jan6
Magellan to provide local listings from Google
Google and Magellan are working together on the new Maestro Elite 5350+GPRS. The new device will let users view local business listings from Google while on the road. This is the first GPS device that lets users search for events, businesses and services according to the two companies.
The device will start around $1299 […]
Filed in: Google
Jan6
Airlines have to brace up network security onboard
As on-board connectivity catches on in airlines, attention has to be given to separating the critical navigational and communication functionality from the general network. An excerpt from Wired The computer network in the Dreamliner’s passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to…
Filed in: Security
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