Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-28-08
Why doesn’t Microsoft out-innovate Apple?
Microsoft spent $7.4 billion last year on research and development. Apple spent $844 million. Yet Apple seems to deliver far more innovative products to market.
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/04/why-doesnt-microsoft-outinnova.html
What laptop does Steve Ballmer use for his presentations?
What laptop does Steve Ballmer use for his presentations? Right…
http://flickr.com/photos/paintitblack/2439080330/
Official: Apple updates iMac
As rumored last week, Apple just updated it’s iMac all-in-one desktop.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/apple-updates-imac-as-expected/
Exclusive Video: Psystar in the Wild
It’s alive. Reader Patrick is lucky enough to be using one of the few Psystar Open Computing machines that have made it into the wild, and he was generous enough to make a video showing the machine (including the connections in the back to the monitor to show that it’s legit). It’s also pretty fast.
http://gizmodo.com/384526/exclusive-video-psystar-in-the-wild
iTunes Store May Capture 1/4 of Worldwide Music by 2012
Apple’s iTunes store turns five years old Monday. If trends continue, it will be selling more than one-quarter of all music globally within the next five years.
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2008/04/itunes_birthday
Mac & PC UK
A compilation of TV ads. from UK for Apple’s Mac.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SKUXwpfp1k
Apple working on iTunes controller for iPhone?
Code found in the iPhone’s firmware points to an iTunes controller as an official Apple iPhone app.
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/27/rumors-icontrol-to-be-new-iphone-application/