Worlds apart Nov 19, 2009
Then we came across a display case containing the iBook G4 laptop on which Peter Carey wrote 'The True History of the Kelly Gang', sitting beside a marked up manuscript and editions of the book it was used to write. More than words. (BBC News -- Technology)
Newsweek: Can Apple avoid mistakes of the '90s? Nov 12, 2009
Some call it the iBook to compete with Kindle. Some say it's a Netbook/iPhone/TV. One thing is certain. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Tech Products We Should Have Had By Now Nov 6, 2009
But the iTablet's -- it's not going to be called that; I'm one of those betting Apple will bring back the old name iBook -- slide from Q4 to Q1 is less important than its reported rise from $600 to $800. With today's $400 laptops and with Barnes 's Nook and Amazon. (HardwareCentral)
Apple roundup: Macbook, iMac and Magic Mouse Oct 27, 2009
The old iBook did come in a 14" varieties, but featured the exact same resolution as the 12", there was no extra screen real estate to "work effectively". ben - October 27, 2009, 2:11PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
With fresh focus on design, laptops come of age Sep 23, 2009
Sony's sleek Vaio notebooks followed later in the decade, along with Apple's colorful iBook line. But PCs 10 years ago were still largely seen as vessels for technology, rather than design or fashion statements. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Flexible displays on the horizon Aug 22, 2009
Jonathan Ive, who designed the iMac, the iBook and the iPod, better sharpen his pencils because he is going to have a lot of interesting work to do in the next few years. Bill Thompson is a regular commentator on the BBC World Service programme Go Digital. (BBC News -- Technology)
Changing faces Aug 11, 2009
Just imagine what an iBook or iPhone would look like with this image on it: definitely not as chic. Ronald Wayne designed Apple's original logo in 1976 when the company was still operating out of a garage. (CNN -- Money)
Lewis: The ACTION 5! Jul 9, 2009
070909marquee5Athens Banner-Herald After limping along for years with an old iBook, I finally decided it was time to take things to the next level ... After limping along for years with an old iBook, I finally decided it was time to take things to the next level. (Athens Banner-Herald)
High speed, more memory iPhone heightens users' eagerness Jun 22, 2009
The maker of the iPod media player and iBook laptop opened its 211 US stores at 7am to sell two models of the iPhone 3G S, which offers a video camera and more memory. Some current users, who lined up for the first iPhone in 2007 and for the second in July, say they're ready to buy again. (Business Report, South Africa)
Moto offers near next-generation multitouch tablet May 4, 2009
Prototypes Since my last iBook went belly up last year, I've been holding out for the perfect mobile computer. But for all of the netbooks I've seen, and the Apple tablet rumors I've read (with as much anticipation as those about "Star Trek XI"), I remain tethered to the iMac, with the busted screen, under my desk. (Boston Globe)
Stretching it on the silver screen May 4, 2009
Dude, I couldnt even get my iBook hooked up to the office network back in 1999, three years later. As things go, not so much a fatal flaw in my book, but an example of how lazy writing can burst the bubble of even the most crowd-pleasing mass entertainment. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Blog Main Page Apr 14, 2009
iBook vs. MacNetBook. The blogosphere is churning today that Steve Jobs is personally involved in the company's design of an upcoming netbook. (EETimes)
iBook vs. MacNetBook Apr 14, 2009
No one knows whether Jobs is still keeping his hand in new product launches while on medical leave, but a bigger question is whether the product will be a MacNetBook or an iBookand whether Apple's Midas touch for consumer devices will work in this troublesome 'tweener category ... Apple could treat the netbook as a premium smart phonean iBook--with enhanced computing capabilities and a full keyboard ... I'll put my money on the iBook concept. (EETimes)
Buying used Macs in tough times Apr 1, 2009
"It's also simpler to update the software if the hard drive is empty. Even if the computer is used - the software is current. Just how old a machine is worth buying depends on what the buyer wants to do with it: An iBook with a G4 process can be used to surf, read emails and run office applications. It can also play back MP3s. Yet unlike new Macs with Intel processors the G4 machines can't handle a dual Windows installation. One important factor when buying a used machine: ask about any flaws in... (India Times)
Dominance At Taube: 10 Years And Counting... Mar 9, 2009
Apple Computer releases the first iBook. Napster makes its official debut. (Gostanford.com)