Matthew Rothenberg

Quark Inc. on Thursday took another step toward Mac OS X compatibility for its flagship page-layout application when it unveiled some key features of QuarkXPress 6. However, the Denver company declined to specify a ship date or pricing for the upgrade, the last major Mac application to make the move to native compatibility with Apple […]

Now that Apple Computer Inc. has let the cat halfway out of the bag about the next major revision to Mac OS X, sources report that the “Panther” release will reach end users in mid-September. According to sources familiar with the forthcoming revisions to the Unix-based OS, Apple will freeze development on new features in […]

Apple Computer Inc. and IDG World Expo Wednesday announced that the July installment of Macworld Expo will go on—under a different name and without Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Renamed “Create,” the show will run in its original slot: July 14-18 at New Yorks Javits Center. According to the companies, the change reflects a focus on […]

Despite a looming conflict with Apple Computer Inc.s revamped conference schedule, the management company behind MacHack on Tuesday announced that the storied gathering of Macintosh programmers would go on. Expotech of Grosse Point Park, Mich., announced that the 18th annual MacHack will run as originally scheduled, from June 19 to 21 in Dearborn, Mich., despite […]

In another alteration to its annual conference calendar, Apple Computer Inc. on Friday announced that it has moved back the 2003 edition of its Worldwide Developers Conference from May to June to prepare a preview release of its next major Mac OS X upgrade, dubbed “Panther.” The company said it will move the show from […]

I cant leave you folks alone for a minute, it seems! No sooner do I abandon my post as house Mac pundit for a weeks vacation from the Northeastern cold than Microsoft directs a stream of kerosene onto the eternal flame of Mac platform loyalty. Im referring, of course, to last weeks surprise announcement that […]

A week after enhancing specs and lowering prices on its professional Power Mac G4 desktop systems, Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday continued tuning up its current Mac lines with new features and pricing for its consumer desktops. The top-of-the-line iMac now runs at 1GHz and supports Bluetooth and 802.11g wireless networking, which Apple in January […]

One of my favorite recent experiences as Mac tour guide was when I escorted my buddy (and Microsoft reporter extraordinaire) Mary Jo Foley to Jacob Javits Center for her first Macworld Expo and a bracing dose of Dr. Steves keynote patent medicine. A veteran observer of Windows gatherings, versed in the stylings of Messrs. Gates, […]

With little fanfare, Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday raised the roof on its professional desktop line, bringing it to 1.42GHz and folding in some of the networking enhancements it debuted this month on its professional PowerBooks. Meanwhile, the Cupertino, Calif., Mac maker took the wraps off a new 20-inch LCD display and cut costs on […]

SAN FRANCISCO—While Apple Computer Inc. dominated last weeks Macworld Expo/San Francisco with product releases that ranged from new professional notebooks to presentation and browser software, third-party developers also used the annual West Coast gathering as a launchpad for their latest Mac wares. The scores of new products and upgrades at the show included: HARDWARE PowerLogix […]