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The Apple Core: PowerBook G4 Defects

Apple is having some serious, documented issues with the 15-inch PowerBook G4s that were released in October 2005 (a.k.a “High-Resolution” or “Double-Layer SD”) and it appears that they are ignoring them. Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.

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The Apple Core: Apple Plasmas and bad Intel

I think that it’s time to address the elephant in the room: the Apple plasma story that I floated in the run up to Macworld Expo. The story was based on a tip that I received from a source that was reliable in the past and after checking it with a few other industry peers […]

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The Apple Core: Disney Board Approves $7B Pixar Acquisition

Its official. The Walt Disney Company today announced the acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios, the blockbuster animation studio majority owned by Apple’s Steve Jobs, for $7.4 billion. Jobs will take a seat on the Disney board and Pixar President Ed Catmull will serve as president of the new Pixar and Disney animation studios. Pixar’s creative […]

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The Apple Core: Steve Jobs in mouse ears?

There’s a ton of speculation swirling that Disney is set to announce a buyout of Pixar Animation Studios for somewhere in the range of US$7 Billion. The acquisition would make Steve Jobs the largest individual shareholder of Disney according to a story on AppleXNet. Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The […]

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The Apple Core: TGIF: Apple Rumor Roundup

In the wake of Macworld Expo come a veritable plethora of Apple rumors. Some interesting fodder for a Friday. – Disney buys Pixar – 2G Video iPod – Wireless iPod – Bluetooth iPod – iPod phone – iPod boombox Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.