When Apple first debuted the iTunes Music Store — which dropped the “Music” label when movies were added — they made a very direct claim about the quality of the 128K AAC files they offered. They approached the quality of a CD, but that’s a claim that was quickly disputed by critical listeners everywhere. In […]

I can predict what some of you are reading this week: The story of two college dropouts who found fame and fortune building personal computers for the masses, how the company had its ups and downs and was declared about to die on many occasions. Finally, in an unexpected turn of events, the company conquers […]

As the only remaining Mac trade show in North America, you can expect a tremendous focus over the coming weeks on just what Steve Jobs has lying in wait for us in January at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Predicting what Apple is up to is no longer the exclusive right of Mac-oriented sites, and fodder […]

A long time ago, someone in the media decided the summer must be the “silly season.” Politicians were on vacation from the seats of power, and the populace was too busy having fun to worry about serious matters. With less hard news to report, and this was before the Internet and blogs, newspapers and broadcasters […]