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Appleinsider references a forum post claiming that one reader may have seen "advanced product shot of a new Apple display during a routine Apple presentation". Appleinsider includes an artist rendition of the purported...

Appleinsider spoke with FedEx regarding the Mac migration rumor. FedEx simply states "This is indeed just a rumor" and does not confirm/deny the...

According to one report, Apple's Best Buy pilot program has been terminated. Apple and BestBuy launched a pilot program to sell Apple products in Best Buy retail locations. No details are available as to the circumstances around the end of the...

Based on some whispers, there are hints of a "upcoming device" from Apple that will take advantage of the PowerMac G5's optical sound port. The presumed launch is in April at the NAB conference (http://www.nabshow.com/)....

MacDailyNews claims that Apple will bring us Quad-processor PowerMacs. MacDailyNews, however, has not been a reliable source of information, previously claiming that iTunes would introduce higher bit-rate AACs for sale back in October...

According to one report, Yahoo is presently in negotiations with Apple to replace the Google-driven Search box in Apple's Web Browser (Safari) with one powered by Yahoo's search engine. Apple's web browser offers a built in search box in the top right corner window which allows users to quickly search the web. Since Safari's introduction, the search box has used Google's popular search engine ...

Appleinsider posts some updates regarding the 10.3.3 seed. In addition, according to the site, 10.3.3 is incorporating support for new product offerings that are expected to debut between March and...

Macnews.net.tc claims to have first information on Mac OS X 10.4. According to the site, 10.4 will introduced a database-driven Finder, metadata support, and more radical changes. MacNews.net.tc has not been particularly accurate in the...

Apple is reportedly undergoing internal testing of an iSight firmware update which should be released later this week, if all goes well. Specific changes addressed are uncertain at this...

According to one report PowerMac G5 educational bulk pricing has dropped...

ThinkSecret is reporting that Sebastian Gunningham, an executive from Apple's enterprise sales division, has left for a CEO position at Peace Software Inc. Significance of the departure is...

Appleinsider posts a small blurb about some Apple Retail employee concerns regarding store bonuses and...

Thinksecret publishes more information on Filemaker 7... which has been rumored for some...

Rumors of an Apple-Nokia collaboration appears to be unfounded... according to one seemingly reliable source. An Apple-branded Phone -- and specifically a Nokia collaboration -- has been rumored in the recent past. This, despite Steve Jobs' ongoing denials that Apple would enter this market. According to the source, Nokia has no current projects with Apple. (Of course this does not...

This forum post claims that some future iTunes songs may be published without one or more tracks to allow for playing along by the listener Today I put together different mixes from the new band Damage Plan (formerly Pantera) to be sold on iTunes. The neat thing is each track has the song without certain instruments. Track one is without vocals, track 2 is without drums, track 3 is without...

ThinkSecret as well as independent reports indicate that Apple pulled the Mac OS X 10.3.3 seed due to an issue with 20" iMacs. Apple warns "Please do not install Mac OS X v10.3.3 Build 7F24 on a 20-inch...

According to Appleinsider, Apple retail may be seeing some new display changes. The new displays involve "pre-constructed wall-displays" which house 30-inch plasma displays. The display is reportedly already in place in some...

AnandTech reports that the ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 will find its way into one major manufacturer in about a week: There is one BIG notebook manufacturer that has not announced along side with ATI, but will do so and ship in approximately a week. We can't say more than that for the moment, but it is definitely a design win that ATI will be touting. We will cover more on it when the time comes....