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Epochtimes reports on a global alumnium shortage this year and next. According to one anonymous submission, tight aluminum supplies are contributing to delays in production in current and future aluminum-based...

PowerPage claims that Apple will be releasing new G4 PowerBooks this week. According to the site, the new machines will retain the Aluminum form factor, and have improved graphic cards and hard drives. PowerPage has not historically been particularly...

The following anonymous submission has been sent to a number of sites (Appleinsider, Apple-X, MacRumors): Apple appears to be working with the guys at Symbiot (or as I call them, builder's of SkyNET http://www.symbiot.com). According to several rumors floating around over near 1 Infinite loop over the last couple of months, Apple has been seeding prototype Xserves (based on the G5) into Symbiot...

According to Appleinsider, the eMac and iMac have been "end of lifed" (EOL'd). End of life status on products occurs when products are discontinued or about to be...

The Mac platform has made a small step forward in Google's February 2004 Zeitgeist. Mac browsers accounted for 4% of Google's traffic for February 2004. The Mac platform was last at 4% in March 2003, but has been hovering at 3% since that time in Google's stats. The peak was at 5% in September 2002. Of further interest, "ipod" was the 9th most popular search term in January 2004. This...

Mac OS X 10.3.3 contains evidence of support for a new PowerMac revision: 10.3.2's Localizable.strings only had one model listed: "PowerMac7,2" = "Power Mac G5"; 10.3.3 has: "PowerMac7,2" = "Power Mac G5"; "PowerMac7,3" = "Power Mac...

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...