Written by Philip Roy | 27 April 2005
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Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" will go on sale Friday, April 29, at 6:00 p.m. during special events at Apple Authorised Resellers.

Tiger has more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight, a revolutionary desktop search technology that lets users instantly find anything stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to quickly access important information like weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a dazzling new class of applications called widgets.

Written by Philip Roy | 22 April 2005
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Not the most exciting of stories, the release of this small (1 Mb) update is more noteable for the fact that it comes on top of the 10.3.9 update that has come in for some criticism since its release recently.

Although news sites in the States are yet to discuss the small update, the Apple website indicates the update is intended to "correct issues affecting some Java users following the installation of Mac OS X v10.3.9 Software Update."

Written by Philip Roy | 18 April 2005
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UPDATE Apple today unveiled Final Cut Studio, the ultimate HD video production suite that features Final Cut Pro 5, a major upgrade to the Emmy award-winning editing software for DV, SD, HD and film.

Final Cut Studio also includes state-of-the-art tools that complement Final Cut Pro 5 such as Soundtrack Pro, a revolutionary new audio editing and sound design application that makes video projects sound as good as they look; Motion 2, the world's first real-time motion graphics application with GPU accelerated 32-bit float rendering; and DVD Studio Pro 4, the first commercially available DVD authoring software that burns high definition DVDs to the latest HD DVD specification.

Written by Philip Roy | 16 April 2005
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Scrunching up close in number terms to the next version of the Mac operating system, 10.3.9 is most likely one of the final substantial updates that Apple will release for Mac OS X 10.3.

The update offers many reliability and compatibility improvements, including issues with Stickies, Safari, Finder improvements and more. The update is available as both a single update download, from your software updates system or in combo form.

Written by Philip Roy | 14 April 2005
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Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2005 second quarter ended March 26, 2005. For the quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $290 million, or $.34 per diluted share.

These results compare to a net profit of $46 million, or $.06 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $3.24 billion, up 70 percent from the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 29.8 percent, up from 27.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 40 percent of the quarter's revenue.

Written by Philip Roy | 13 April 2005
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Apple today announced that Mac OS X Server version 10.4 "Tiger" will be available on Friday, April 29, at the same time as the Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" desktop version. The next major release of Apple's award-winning, UNIX-based server operating system, Tiger Server integrates over 100 leading open source projects and standards-based software applications with easy-to-use management tools that make it easy to deploy for Mac, Windows and Linux clients.

Tiger Server has over 200 new features including native support for 64-bit applications, ideal for high performance computing; iChat Server to deploy secure instant messaging within an organisation; Weblog Server that makes it simple to publish and share weblogs (blogs); and Xgrid to make it easy to turn a group of Macs into a virtual supercomputer.

Written by Philip Roy | 13 April 2005
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Apple today announced that Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" will go on sale Friday, April 29, beginning at 6:00 p.m. during special events at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers.

Tiger has more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight, a revolutionary desktop search technology that lets users instantly find anything stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access important information like weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a dazzling new class of applications called widgets.

Written by Philip Roy | 24 February 2005
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Apple today updated its iPod photo lineup by introducing a new slim 30GB model, holding up to 7,500 songs, for just $579 and a new 60GB model, holding up to 15,000 songs, for $759. Designed to take your entire music and photo libraries with you wherever you go, both iPod photo models feature a stunning high-resolution colour screen for displaying photos and enhancing the entire iPod music experience. Both models hold up to 25,000 digital photos and will feature the ability to import photos from your digital camera via the new iPod Camera Connector for instant viewing and slide show playback on iPod photo.

Written by Philip Roy | 24 February 2005
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Apple today unveiled the second generation iPod mini lineup with a new 4GB model priced at just $349 and a new 6GB model with 50 percent more storage priced at $419. Both iPod mini models feature increased battery life of up to 18 hours, USB charging and an ultra-portable, lightweight design available in four vibrant colours.

"The iPod mini is now available at the magic price point of $199 ($349 NZ)," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "At this breakthrough price point, and with more than twice the battery life, the new iPod mini should appeal to even more music lovers."

Written by Philip Roy | 10 February 2005
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Apple today released a 10.3.8 update for users of Mac OS X 10.3 that includes a number of enhancements, such as iChat and Mail improvements, specific improvements with gaming applications and issues related to DVD playback.

The update is available via the software updates system of your Mac (provided you are running Mac OS X 10.3) or from the Apple site as a standalone download.