It was announced today that the Mac rumors website Think Secret will be shutting down. The shut down was a condition of the confidential settlement between Think Secret and Apple. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret’s publisher, said “I’m pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits.”
Three years ago Think Secret was sued by Apple for allegedly stealing trade secrets and publishing these trade secrets on the popular mac rumors website. Additionally, the lawsuit alleged that Think Secret illegally solicited Apple employees to break confidentiality agreements and provide trade secrets to be published on the Think Secret.
Think Secret was published by Nick Ciarelli under the pen name Nick dePlume. Ciarelli had published Think Secret since the age of 13.
Apple has released a new “Get a Mac” commercial that pays homage to the old Rankin/Bass holiday specials. While the ad looks stop motion-esque it is clearly CGI. Mac and PC join in with Santa in singing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” until PC tries to convince us to buy a PC this holiday season.Via: Macenstein.
Fox Business News reported on Friday that Apple is purchasing an 8% stake in AMD. A few minutes later FBN corrected itself and reported that Abu Dahabi had actually made the purchase and not Apple. Apparently FBN had incorrectly read a Wall Street Journal report on the news wire.
However, the on-air blunder was only part of the story. After incorrectly announcing the Apple purchase FBN guest contributer Charles Payne analyzed the deal and proclaimed the purchase “real smart by apple”. Real smart!?! Are you kidding.
It is that time of the year again. The Apple Store has just posted their Holiday Gift Guide. With only 42 shopping days left before Christmas there is no better time than now to begin writing your “wish list”. And if you are like me you will begin at Apple’s Holiday Gift Guide.
Of course the real holiday spirit is all about giving. With the Holiday Gift Guide you can find the perfect gift for a friend, co-worker or your loved one. Apple & iTunes gift cards are the perfect stocking stuffer gift. Apple offers their “signature gift box” for iPod and iPhone purchases and free shipping on all items purchased from the gift guide.
According to Crave UK, an Asus exec has confirmed that they are helping Apple build a tablet PC. Crave’s source alleges that an Apple Tablet is in development and will not be based upon current Asus technology but instead based on Apple design. In May 2005 Apple was granted a patent for a tablet-style electronic device.
I would imagine that an Apple Tablet PC will run on a slimmed down version of Leopard featuring the Cover Flow finder (similar to what we have seen in the iPhone and iTouch). It wouldn’t surprise me to see this new device shun the “stylus” and instead use the multi-touch technology.
Six years ago Apple Computer released their first iPod and began the digital media player revolution. Since its release the iPod has become a cultural phenomenon and has morphed into the an entire line of digital media players including the iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Touch. Today the iPod commands a huge market lead with over 85% of the market cornered. In the last quarter Apple shipped over 10 million iPods.
When the iPod was introduced it could only hold 1,000 songs in a device that would easily fit into your pocket. The first player worked only with Mac’s and held the songs on a “super-thin” 5 GB hard drive. Today the iPod easily connects with both Macs and PCs and the 160 GB hard drive based “Classic” iPod can hold up to 40,000 songs. It sells for only $349. Or, $50 less than the original iPod.
Apple announced today that Leopard their next generation OS will be go on sale Friday October 26th. Apple Stores plan on selling Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) beginning at 6 PM Friday for $129. Leopard will introduce 300 new and enhanced features including a new desktop featuring stacks and an enhanced finder featuring Cover Flow. Additional features include Quick Look, Spaces and the backup utility Time Machine.
Did you enjoy playing with legos for hours and hours? I did. And if you are an Apple fan-boy like myself then you will be interested in PodBrix’s “Young Woz and Jobs Playset”. The Young Woz and Jobs Playset is a minifig recreation of the early years of collaboration beteween Jobs and Woz. Each playset will sell for $39.99. The Young Woz and Jobs play sets go on sale August 29th at 9:00 PM EST time at PodBrix.com. With only 300 of these limited edition bad-boys being created they are sure to sell out fast.
It was announced today that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame. Steve Jobs finds himself amongst other notables in this year’s class which includes photographer Ansel Adams, author John Steinback, winemaker Robert Mondavi and golf pro Tiger Woods. The California Hall of Fame was established last year by Gov. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver to highlight those “Californians that have made a lasting impact in history”. The induction ceremony will take place on December 5th, 2007. What’s next Steve — knighthood?
Today Apple unveiled new iMacs. The 20-inch and 24-inch iMacs are the latest editions of Apple’s all-in-one iMac design. They are made from aluminum and glass, and come with a new keyboard. Both the new keyboard and the iMac itself are thinner than the previous edition.Three new iMacs will be available immediately–two 20-inch models and one 24-inch model. The base 20-inch version will cost $1,199, and a more powerful 20-inch model will cost $1,499. The 24-inch model will cost $1,799, $200 less than the current 24-inch iMac.
It was announced today that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be inducted into the 