Matthew Rothenberg

In another move for Apple Computers PowerSchool division, the groups president has announced her departure. Cheryl Vedoe has been appointed president and CEO of Apex Learning, a Bellevue, Wash., provider of online courses and instructional materials for high schools. Vedoes move follows a June reorganization of the companys education sales and marketing operations, apparently sparked […]

Mac users got an early peek at the first tweak to Apple Computer Inc.s latest Mac OS X release on Monday, when the company briefly posted tech-support data on the free interim upgrade. Visitors to the AppleCare Knowledge Base encountered a description of Mac OS X 10.2.1, which sources said is due to post online […]

In yet another sign that Apple Computer Inc. is winding down its efforts to maintain the classic Mac OS 9 to concentrate on Mac OS X, the company last week quietly reorganized its OS development operation. According to sources, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Avadis Tevanian on Friday announced the departure of Steven […]

I hate to say it, but we told you so. Actually, thats a bald-faced lie: Reporting scoop news (however carefully researched) always carries at least a slight risk of humiliation if the company changes plans midstream, and being proven right always provides me with a pleasant endorphin rush. Thus, Im delighted to note that Daniel […]

Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a recent eWEEK report when it announced that starting in January 2003, all new Mac models will boot into Mac OS X only. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the end of the line for booting out of Mac OS 9 at Apple Expo in Paris. As eWEEK first reported […]

For Apple Computer Inc.s next trick, the company this week will attempt to be in two places at once—on two separate continents. Mimicking the dual-processor performance of its latest professional desktop systems, the Mac maker has secured leading roles at two major trade shows on either side of the Atlantic. On Tuesday (at 9 a.m. […]

My recent call for reader responses to Apple Computers latest generation of Power Mac G4 towers had two paradoxical effects: While the wealth of articulate opinion (both pro and con) proved manifestly worthy of a column, its sheer volume left me busily exercising my correspondence skills in an effort to answer each e-mail individually—instead of […]

As Apple Computer prepares to “let the cat out of the bag” for Jaguar, aka Mac OS X 10.2, the companys marketing department has reportedly decided to continue the feline theme for the next significant upgrade to the Unix-based OS. The rev formerly known as Pinot has been renamed Panther, sources reported, hinting that the […]

Ive said it before, but its worth saying again: Apple Computers perennial efforts to block all “rumor and speculation” (to quote a well-worn Cupertino mantra) about future Mac directions are futile—and frequently counterproductive. Lets say Apple could plug each of the myriad trickles of unauthorized information about its forthcoming products: a perpetual, tidal flow I […]

Right on schedule, Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday nudged up the capabilities of its professional-strength Power Mac G4 systems with three new dual-processor desktop configurations topping off at 1.25GHz. The new Macs also include architectural enhancements derived from the Xserve, the companys recently introduced rack-mounted server; pack a new ATI graphics card; and come pre-loaded […]