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Mac, iPod sales boost Apple’s profits

Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter profits jumped 67% to cap a year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Macintosh computer business, continued demand for iPods and the successful…

Touch Apple’s iPhone for a taste of the future

Get your fingers ready. Apple’s iPhone, which launches on June 29, is leading a new wave of gadgets using touch-sensitive screens that react to taps, swishes or flicks of a…

Apple web browser now on a PC near you

Apple launched a version of its Safari web browser for Windows-based PCs on Monday, pitting it against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox. The free program is…

Apple’s iTunes still does not like Vista

An update to Apple’s iTunes music software still has not resolved some of the compatibility problems with Microsoft’s new operating system. The latest version, iTunes 7.1, comes…

Apple warns iTunes users to wait on Vista until fix

Apple is urging some iPod and iTunes users to hold off on upgrading their computers to Windows Vista, warning that the iTunes software may not work well with the new operating…

Showbiz in the spotlight at huge electronics show

Entertainment is going extreme as content providers, distributors and electronics makers race to keep pace in a world in which digital media becomes accessible anytime, anywhere.…

How loud does your iPod go?

Apparently, Apple Computer is listening. In a world where hearing problems are real and lawyers are looking to make gadget providers liable, Apple issued a software update on…

Gates says Google is in ‘honeymoon period’

Rival Google may be nipping at its heels, but Microsoft wasn’t flashing any defeatist signs as it showcased its latest plans to help make living in the digital world safer,…

Jobs unveils no-frills Mac and new iPod

Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled a very small computer on Tuesday and a flash memory-based music player called the iPod Shuffle. The new products seek to make…

Sharp introduces 3D computer screen

Hoping to spur a 3D revolution, Sharp Systems in the United States introduced a new flat-panel computer monitor on Monday that is designed to deliver eye-popping images without…

Apple earnings skyrocket

Huge demand for its iPod portable digital music players helped Apple Computer triple its second-quarter earnings and easily beat Wall Street expectations. The company reported…