THE MACDADDYNEWS ARCHIVE
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Apple’s popular “Get a Mac” ad campaign, starring John Hodgman and Justin Long, is officially over. The ads ran from 2006-2009 and featured Hodgman as a PC and Long as a Mac. Each ad would…
Can Steve Jobs see the future, or do his actions shape the future? From TUAW: It was 1998 and Apple had just released the iMac G3. It was a beautiful interesting computer: a sleek,…
Apple has purchased Sire, the company that developed a free voice-activated personal assistant app for the iPhone. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but this will give Apple a…
Apple has dedicated their home page to the memory of Jerome York. York joined Apple’s Board of Directors in 1997 and has been an important part of Apple’s success for over a decade. He was…
As a computer technician who deals with all types of computers, this comes as no surprise to me. In my experience, Apple is always a delight to work with. Their technicians are very…
SNL spoofed the reality show Undercover Boss and had Steve Jobs taking out the trash, while at the same time inventing the…
From Rolling Stone: When Steve Jobs personally called Woodstock, Georgia native Louie Sulcer to tell him he’d wonApple’s iTunes Store 10 Billion Song Sold contest, Sulcer first thought was…
Christopher Breen If anyone is looking for some pointless tips and information about Apple related stuff, Christopher Breen at Macworld.com is the person for you. Sometimes I’m not sure if…
Apple just announced that Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, GA is the winner of the $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. Sulcer downloaded the 10 billionth song from the iTunes music store yesterday. The…
Steve Jobs is 55 years old today. Everyone here at MacDaddyNews.com would like to wish him a Happy…
Apple’s online store is currently down. This usually means that they are updating some of their products. My guess is a 2.66GHz Core i7 MacBook Pro and they will start taking pre orders for…
Apple’s store is back online, so far the only update I can find is Aperture 3. This is an exciting update for me, but doesn’t explain why the store was down for over 2 hours. I’ll keep you…
From Patently Apple: The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 13 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. Without a doubt the granted patent that screams out…
Apple has made it official, they are hosting a press event on January 27 in San Francisco. Invitations went out to the press today and they say “Come see our latest creation.” Apple didn’t…
From Gizmodo: Apple has indirectly confirmed the existence of their rumored Tablet after Valleywag started a scavenger hunt for evidence, offering up to $100,000 for photos, videos, or a…
Mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless confirmed today that it has been acquired by Apple. Happy New Year from Quattro Wireless! We are thrilled to let you know that Apple has acquired…
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Reuters reports: Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone will make its official debut in Israel this week when the country’s three main carriers will start selling the coveted smartphone 2-1/2 years…
“‘There’s never been anything like this experience for mobile software,’ Freeverse’s Ian Lynch Smith says of the App Store boom. ‘This is the future of digital distribution for everything:…
From NYTimes.com: In the most recent sign that Apple is looking at alternative ways for people to store and play their digital music, the company has agreed to buy Lala, a four-year-old…
QuickerTek is selling the Apple Juicz, a solar powered charger for the MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro. They have two models, a 27 watt for $700 and a 55 watt for $1200. And according…
Rob Pegoraro at the Washington Post has an article about buying home computers, and the “Mac or Windows issue.” He makes a few good points, but overall he seems a little uninformed.…
