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Tuesday, 02 December 2008

Analyst: Apple's Black Friday sales look strong

Jim Dalrymple Macworld.com

If the business Apple did on Black Friday is any indication, the holiday season could be a very happy one indeed for the computer maker. That's according to research from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who's been tracking Apple sales leading up to holiday season.

Tuesday, 02 December 2008

New Microsoft Cashback deal follows outage

Nancy Gohring

Microsoft is offering a new instant Cashback feature to Live Search after the service had problems on Friday.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Apple Bonjour app ShareTool gets major new update

Macworld staff

Yazsoft has released a new update to ShareTool, the 1.2.5 update lets you connect to all Apple Bonjour services on your home or office network from anywhere in the world.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Acrylic Releases Wallet 3 for Mac and iPhone

Macworld staff

Acrylic Software, creator of Times, a RSS reader for Mac OS X, has released Wallet, a new personal information management application available on both Mac OS X and the iPhone simultaneously.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Orbitsound launches dedicated web site in time for Christmas

Macworld staff

Orbitsound, the UK designer and manufacturer of the critically acclaimed airSOUND powered sound systems, has launched an entirely new, dedicated e-tail website.

Monday, 01 December 2008

10,000 iPhone Apps and counting

Macworld staff

In just 142 days, the iPhone Apps store has added over 10,000 applications according to figures collated by a website that tracks and reviews iPhone Apps.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Microsoft and Yahoo dismiss report of search deal

Jeremy Kirk

Microsoft and Yahoo have dismissed a report that they're in discussions to sell Yahoo's online search business for $20 billion.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Argos buys budget brands Alba and Bush

Macworld staff

High-street catalogue-store Argos has bought the intellectual property rights to the Alba and Bush consumer electronics trademarks.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Prosecutors investigate BT over online ad system

Jeremy Kirk

Prosecutors are investigating whether incumbent operator BT illegally tested an online advertising system without users' consent.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Anti-virus no defence against botnets, says vendor

John E. Dunn Techworld.com

A new analysis of botnets has come up with a possible reason for their prodigious ability to infect PCs - many anti-virus programs are near to useless in blocking the binaries used to spread them.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Acer plans 10.2-inch netbook, Apple iMac style desktop

Dan Nystedt

Acer plans netbook with 10.2-inch screen and a possible all-in-one iMac rival.

Monday, 01 December 2008

The Simpsons get animated over Apple

Macworld staff

The latest episode of The Simpsons is titled ‘MyPods and Boomsticks’ and has many references to Apple. Lisa Simpson and family are shown entering the newly open Springfield ‘Mapple’ store, which stocks MyPods, MyPhones and MyCubes.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Black Friday sales hold steady, but signs US shoppers are cutting back

Sumner Lemon

Online spending in the US held steady on Friday, despite fears of a slowdown in spending by consumers amid the worsening economic outlook.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Microsoft Vista SP2 due next April, says report

Gregg Keizer Computerworld

Microsoft will deliver Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing in April 2009, two months after it issues a final test version to users, according to a Web site that accurately predicted several Windows ship dates in 2008.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Live BBC streaming could hit ISPs' download limits

Oliver Garnham PC Advisor

Viewers planning to watch the BBC's new online streaming service, that now includes BBC One and BBC Two, have been warned they may exceed their ISPs' download limits.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks

John Ribeiro

Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Hands on with the HTC Touch HD

Dan Nystedt

Taiwanese smartphone developer High Tech Computer (HTC) debuted its biggest threat to the iPhone 3G yet earlier this week, the HTC Touch HD, and Macworld's Taiwanese correspondent Dan Nystedt had a chance to use one for a few hours on Friday.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Intel calls EU antitrust probe 'discriminatory and partial'

Sumner Lemon

Intel said the EU's antitrust investigation of its business activities is 'discriminatory and partial.'

Monday, 01 December 2008

EU telecoms ministers back watered-down legal reforms

Paul Meller

Plans to reform Europe's legal landscape for the telecoms industry remain on track, after nearly being derailed at a meeting of government ministers.

Monday, 01 December 2008

Oasis star creates iTunes playlist minus Beatles

Macworld staff

Noel Gallagher has become the latest celebrity to select an iTunes playlist, which features tracks from some of his favourite artists.

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