Nick dePlume

Since the last installment of OpenApple the week of Oct. 10, Apple has taken the wraps off two new products, both of which Think Secret had previously been tracking. The first, and arguably less interesting of the two, was the RED iPod nano, a special edition music player sheathed in a bright red anodized aluminum […]

Fresh on the heels of its “Jaguar” release of Mac OS X 10.2, Apple Computer Inc. is about to spring a new surprise for the Unix-based OS: A journaled file system designed to provide corporate Mac sites with a new, historical view of their data. According to sources, the journaling technology, code-named “Elvis,” will make […]

As Apple Computer Inc. draws up its game plan for the CPUs that will power its future generations of Mac hardware, the company is holding an ace in the hole: a feature-complete version of Mac OS X running atop the x86 architecture. According to sources, the Cupertino, Calif., Mac maker has been working steadily on […]

Apple Computer Inc.s latest professional desktops have sparked a heated debate in the Mac community. At the center of the controversy: Are the dual Motorola PowerPC G4 processors within each Power Mac able to draw on the architectural enhancements being touted by Apple? Among a raft of other architectural enhancements, the new Power Macs, announced […]

While Apple Computer Inc.s new “Jaguar” (Version 10.2) upgrade for Mac OS X adds a number of new features, one longstanding component will be missing: an installation disk for Mac OS 9. OS 9 has been included with past versions of Mac OS X, working with Apples modern operating system to provide a Classic compatibility […]

NEW YORK—At the Macworld Conference & Expo this week, Apple Computer Inc. added a 17-inch unit to its flat-panel iMac product line, further crowding its consumer spectrum. While for years Apples product matrix has maintained four lineups—desktops and portables for both consumer and professional buyers—introductions like these are blurring the lines. Last month, the company […]

Apple Computer Inc. Wednesday announced the next update to its UNIX-based Mac OS X Server software, version 10.2. While the client version of Apples forthcoming “Jaguar” upgrade took the stage at CEO Steve Jobs Macworld Expo/New York keynote, the company quietly unveiled the new server release, set to ship alongside it in August. Apple believes […]

NEW YORK—Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday announced several products and initiatives designed to give Microsoft Corp. a run for its money – but they wont come cheap. At its Macworld Conference & Expo in New York, the company announced that it is changing the name of its iTools Web services to .mac and as stated […]

This weeks Macworld Conference & Expo in New York will bring a variety of additional announcements from Apple Computer Inc., such as a subscription program for the companys iTools Web services expected to be introduced during Steve Jobs Wednesday keynote, sources said. Also expected are updates to Apples iPod music player. Earlier this week, eWEEK […]

Its Macworld Expo time, and like past shows, we feel we have a responsibility to be totally honest and prepare you fully for what is about to come. So, without any further delay, all we have to say is … dont set your hopes too high. Its often tough to live up to the high […]