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Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…

Comment You mention form over function, by merging the computer and the screen together in the iMac you limit both devices and keep the user from upgrading either should their needs change, without upgrading the whole system.

Tags: mac, zx spectrum, rfid

[24 Apr 2008]

Minority Report: MacBook Air - slim chance of success?

Comment In July 2000 Apple launched the G4 Cube, a ground-breaking desktop computer that sat between the Power Mac and iMac lines. Crucially, the Cube also squeezed itself in between the consumer iMac and the pro Power Mac.

Tags: apple, laptops, jobs, macbook

[06 Feb 2008]

Photos: What should be crowned the king of Apple cool?

Photo The Bondi Blue iMac was the first successful collaboration between Jobs and Jonathan Ive, a relationship that has borne much fruit and sales since. The translucent iMac, which Jobs relished in unveiling to the world in 1998, was a huge commercial...

Tags: apple, software, macintosh, hardware

[24 Jan 2008]

Mac sales set Apple 'on fire'

News The increases were led primarily by the new iMac desktops Apple introduced last August. Apple's first quarter hit on all cylinders, as the company continued its financial run on the strength of its Mac business.

Tags: apple, steve jobs, ipod, mac

[23 Jan 2008]

IT Service Management: Strategies for Getting Started

whitepaper Start small, think big -- pick a few processes with the greatest cost inefficiencies or opportunities for savings, like password changes or IMAC. Enabling an IT service organization does not have to be a daunting proposition.

Tags: cost control - risk mgmt., analyst, event, implementations

[12 Dec 2007]

Photos of the Month - November 2007

Photo Tim Ferguson made his way to Manchester to check out the high tech City Inn hotel where every room comes complete with an Apple iMac computer. Kicking off our photo stories this month was the iPhone launch on 9 November.

Tags: macs, iphone, travel, power

[29 Nov 2007]

Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 23.11.07

Round-Up Podcast HMRC's data blunder, bank balance phobia, life in the Mac hotel and the latest on MySpace soap Quarterlife are all discussed in the Weekly Round-Up podcast. Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith, Natasha Lomas and Tim...

Tags: myspace, blogging, data, apple

[23 Nov 2007]

Dear silicon.com... Data breach row, hotel iMac, wi-fi piggybacking: yay or nay?

Comment What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. UK's worst security breach

Tags: mac, data, breach, apple

[22 Nov 2007]

Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans

Photo Check out six unusual power sources - including a solar-powered bikini - and the high tech hotel where every room has an Apple iMac. The Argo programme uses thousands of floating devices like the one pictured, which provide continuous data from...

Tags: met office, global, weather, satellite

[21 Nov 2007]

Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel

Photo The recently opened City Inn hotel in Manchester must rank as one of the more high-tech places to stay in town - with an Apple iMac desktop computer installed in every one of its 285 rooms. This is one of the iMac desktop computers with a view of...

Tags: manchester, hotels, hotel, itunes

[20 Nov 2007]

Photos of the month - August 2007

Photo The new iMac was unveiled at an event in Apple's California headquarters earlier this month. This image shows a web mash-up called 'Find Me Some Wifi', which takes worldwide wi-fi hotspot data and plots area where you can get online on Google Maps.

Tags: second life, imac, mod, mash-ups

[31 Aug 2007]

Minority Report: A greener Apple

Comment The latest iMac unveiled this month by Apple is thin, shiny and green - if not in colour then at least in its environmental credentials. Apple is singing a new, greener tune - thanks in part to pressure from Greenpeace.

Tags: steve jobs, greenpeace, green it, apple

[23 Aug 2007]

The Weekly Round-Up: 10.08.07

Round-Up And no I'm not talking about the new iMac - although that's pretty cool too, I mean who else could design a computer that looks as good as a supermodel while keeping the eco-freaks happy too (aluminum is a very desirable material for recyclers...

Tags: next generation, advertising, microsoft, william gibson

[10 Aug 2007]

Photos: Apple shows off new iMacs, software

Photo Jobs said it was the first time ever Apple had put the FireWire 800 jack on an iMac. Current Mac users who want to use the new keyboard with an older iMac or Mac Pro can buy the wired version for $49 and the wireless Bluetooth version for $79.

Tags: iwork, ilife, imac, apple

[08 Aug 2007]

Apple targets Twitter generation

News So Apple borrowed the aluminum finish that it has previously reserved for its professional products, remaking the iMac in black and silver and taking a few inches off its waist. It's been a good year for Mac shipments, which increased by 33 per...

Tags: imac, web 2.0, apple

[08 Aug 2007]

Minority Report: Whither the Mac maker?

Comment All very salutary stuff but within a few years the iMac had turned the company's fortunes on its head and back into profitability, thanks largely to Jobs himself. Apple last month announced that the next iteration of its operating system would not...

Tags: apple

[03 May 2007]

Minority Report: The 10 best things about Apple

Comment In 1998 the iMac followed in its footsteps, focusing on the end user and making the computer as usable and accessible as possible. After naming the 10 worst things about Apple earlier this month, Seb Janacek turns tail and counts down the qualities...

Tags: steve wozniak, iphone, apple mac, mac os x

[21 Feb 2007]

Minority Report: The 10 worst things about Apple

Comment The translucent Bondi Blue iMac initiated Apple's much-trumpeted departure from the Beige Brigade and a return to good times for the struggling company. Example: "This is the most beautiful bottom of a computer I've ever seen," he purred at the...

Tags: apple imac, fairplay, apple itunes music store steve jobs ipod digital music, drm

[05 Feb 2007]

Apple releases key to next-gen wi-fi chip

News Mac Pro desktops with the Airport Extreme option and all the iMac models - except for the entry-level iMac with a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo chip - also come with the faster wi-fi chip. Apple has released the software needed to unlock the fast wi-fi chips...

Tags: wi-fi, mac, apple

[31 Jan 2007]

Apple to charge for firing up faster wi-fi chip

News Every Mac with Intel's Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor has the 802.11n chip, except for the 17-inch iMac with the 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo chip, Apple announced last week at Macworld. Some MacBook Pro and MacBook customers have the faster 802.11n wi-fi chip...

Tags: macbook, macbook pro, wi-fi, apple

[19 Jan 2007]

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