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Apple Mac and iPod News Archive 2005

Keep yourself informed about the world of Macintosh, the latest innovations in Mac hardware, software, technology and design from the past. This page features important milestones on Apple, Mac, Mac OS X, iPod and iTunes related news from 2005 including music and video.

The following headlines document the history of the Introduction to the Macintosh Survey news ticker and are listed chronologically by month.

See the history column on the right side for older news stories long ago.

Macintosh News 2005

December

In the future: Apple 2009: A view back on three dramatic years [31.12]

What's coming in 2006: Five predictions what will and won't happen in 2006 [30.12]

Mac OS usage tops 4%: The number of people using Mac OS online topped 4 percent by the end of November [29.12]

The year in review: Apple: 2005 was without doubt a stellar year for Apple in Cupertino [28.12]

Apple's long-lasting shine: Apple's stock: Up, up and away after a three-year run [27.12]

Macworld SF in retrospect: Mac World Expo San Francisco history from 2000 to 2006 [25.12]

Power Mac G5 Quad: PC Magazine review: Quad G5 Macs outperform all systems [23.12]

Apple fastest growing top Web brand this year: Apple, Google and Amazon lead Web site traffic growth [22.12]

Mac MISE alternatives: Classic browsers for Mac OS 9 instead of IE5 [22.12]

Intel switch rumors: Opinion: Macworld, Intel and a big yawn? [21.12]

Yonah details emerge: Reports detail Intel Yonah processor specs and performance [21.12]

Macworld SF 2006 coming: Intel iBooks, Mac minis, PowerBooks and iPod shuffles rumored [21.12]

Dell | NEC 'Yonah' ready: NEC unveils first Yonah notebook, Dell to ship first Intel dual-core processor laptops in February [20.12]

Analysts: Portables to lead market share charge: Apple notebook market share to climb [19.12]

MS pulls plug on Mac IE 5: Microsoft officially ending Internet Explorer support on 31 Dec 2005 [18.12]

Apple #1 in PC reliability: PowerBooks and iPods lead again in PC World's reliability surveys [16.12]

PC market share history: 30 years of personal computer market share figures [15.12]

Intel's new chip designs: Intel to kick off New Year with Yonah (Napa Inside) and Viiv bundle [14.12]

Mac OS X 10.4.4 for Intel: ATR analyst expects first Intel Macs in 1Q06 [13.12]

MacIntel iBook to go wide: Intel-based iBook with a 13.3" widescreen screen early next year [12.12]

Intel Yonah in January?: Intel Yonah Jan 6th launch date confirmed? [10.12]

iPod online tour launched: Apple publishes iPod 101 help guide for users [6.12]

Adobe and Macromedia: Adobe has completed its acquisition of Macromedia [5.12]

Jobs to keynote MWSF 06: Steve Jobs to deliver Macworld Expo San Francisco 2006 keynote [1.12]

November

Mozilla Firefox 1.5: Speedy browser with drag and drop tabs [30.11]

Security Update 2005-009: Apple offers Apache 2 & Safari security fixes [29.11]

Apple 2006 best year yet: Analysts predict strong products in 2006 will drive Apple's fortunes higher [29.11]

iCab rescues old Macs: The sorry state of Web browsers for classic Macs [22.11]

Long-term memory deal: Apple buys $1.25 billion slice of NAND flash memory market [21.11]

Mac browser overview: Macintosh Web browsers present and past [19.11]

Quad G5 benchmarks: Dual-processor, dualcore PowerMac G5 test [18.11]

First Intel iBook at MWSF?: Apple planning Intel-ready iBook debut for January says Think Secret [17.11]

Fast Power Mac G5 Quad: Latest G5 desktop offers exponential increases in speed [16.11]

Open Source for Mac: Best free open-source software for OS X [15.11]

First Camino 1.0 beta: Camino 1.0b1 fixes bugs with stable release [7.11]

The 83rd Mac browser: 83 Mac Web browsers for you to play with [7.11]

Safari takes 3rd place: Safari world's third-most popular browser [3.11]

October

Mac OS X 10.4.3 released: Tiger update has over 550 tweaks for Mail, Safari, Spotlight etc. [31.10]

OmniWeb 5.1.2 update: OmniWeb available in four languages [26.10]

Australian iTMS launched: iTunes Music Store opens in Australia today [24.10]

Dual-core chips analysis: Twice as nice: From dual-processor to dual-core chip machines [21.10]

PowerBooks underwhelm: PowerBook upgrade at the same clock speed [20.10]

Apple intros Aperture for pro photographers: Photo editing tool Aperture for professionals [19.10]

Cinema HD Display down: Price cut for 23" and 30" Cinema Displays [19.10]

Dual-core Power Macs: Power Mac G5 Quad and Dual with new dual-core PowerPC processors, PCI Express and more [19.10]

High-res PowerBooks: 15" and 17" PowerBook G4 with new screens and more battery life [19.10]

Mac market share grows: Apple enters the top 5 US PC makers in Q3 [18.10]

Apple Pro event in NY city: Updated PowerBooks and new dualcore Power Macs expected on 19 Oct [14.10]

Say good bye to eMac: eMac gone for consumers but available for schools [13.10]

iTunes 6 and QT 7.0.3: iTunes 6.0 and QuickTime 7.0.3 update launched [12.10]

New media center iMac: Apple intros couch potato iMac G5 with remote control and iSight [12.10]

Black & white video iPod: Slimmer iPods have video playback capabilities [12.10]

Apple Q4 earnings report: Apple reports $430 million profit for its 2005 fiscal fourth quarter [11.10]

Safari continues to grow: Safari gains modest since 2 months in 2005 [11.10]

If Microsoft never existed: Imaging the computing world without Microsoft [10.10]

History of Apple's Lisa: The development and demise of the Apple Lisa [10.10]

The Intel Transition: Culture clash: Apple close-lipped, Intel communicative. In the future Apple will deliver Macs at the same as Dell or HP following Intel's roadmap [9.10]

Firefox 1.5 beta 2 release: Mozilla Firefox 1.5b2 with automated update [7.10]

Invitation: One more thing: Special media event next week held by Apple [5.10]

New Pro machines?: Apple plans to revamp most of its product lines before Christmas [4.10]

September

Silent Mac mini update: Mac mini features faster processor and disk [28.9]

Intel-based Mac just PC: Is Apple asking Intel for Woodcrest and Merom chips early? [27.9]

Web browser roundup: Macworld review of Mac browsing software [22.9]

Security Update 2005-008: Apple Security Update for OS X fixes 10 holes [22.9]

Mac RSS readers tested: Ars Technica reviews 8 RSS news reader [22.9]

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7: New Firefox release fixes critical security bugs [21.9]

iTunes 5.0.1 update: iTunes 5.0.1 delivers stability improvements [21.9]

MS Office 2004 SP2 out: MacBU released Microsoft Office 2004 Service Pack 2 for Mac [20.9]

Expo: Intel Macs coming: Steve Jobs: Apple on track to deliver Intel-powered Macs by June 2006 [20.9]

Expo: .Mac online service: Apple adds 1 GB storage and groups to .Mac [20.9]

Expo: Backup 3 released: Apple Expo Paris '05 sees Backup 3.0 update [20.9]

Macworld Boston is dead: Macworld Expo Boston conference cancelled [16.9]

Tiger Java | Panther Java: Latest Java J2SE and security update [13.9]

Firefox 1.5 beta 1 is out: Mozilla Firefox 1.5b1 with better OS X support [9.9]

QuickTime 7.0.2 released: Minor QT 7 update for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later [7.9]

Slim iPod nano debuts: 2GB & 4GB flash-based color iPod nano [7.9]

iTunes phone (ROKR E1): iPod phone by Apple, Motorola & Cingular [7.9]

Jobs introduces iTunes 5: iTunes 5.0 adds new search, smart shuffle [7.9]

No Paris Expo keynote: No keynote for Apple Expo Paris 2005, Steve Jobs to still attend show [5.9]

Aid for Katrina victims: Donate to hurricane Katrina relief via iTMS [1.9]

August

MacTel switch not easy: Adobe CEO on transition to Intel chips [31.8]

Vista & Tiger compared: Windows Vista beta 1 vs. Mac OS X 10.4 [30.8]

FileMaker 8.0 introduced: FileMaker Pro 8 improves user experience [29.8]

Safari 2.0.1, 1.3.1 update: Apple updates Safari for Tiger and Panther [29.8]

Freescale to supply PPC: Apple and Freescale sign purchase agreement until 2008 [27.8]

Reader satisfaction top: Apple earns PC Magazine Readers Choice awards [24.8]

Intel shows new chips: IDF: Otellini on low-power multi-core CPUs [23.8]

CPU performance per watt: IDF: Intel to change chip performance measures [22.8]

Security Update 007 v1.1: Apple repairs broken 64 bit support with fix [18.8]

Security Update 2005-007: Security enhancements for Panther & Tiger [15.8]

Leopard contra Win Vista: Vista's real competition is Mac OS X Leopard [3.8]

Mighty Mouse introduced: Multi-button mouse with scroll ball from Apple [2.8]

July

Vista to come with 10.5: Windows Vista release slips to end of 2006 [29.7]

512 MB memory for Tiger: Apple makes 512MB RAM standard in Macs [26.7]

Faster iBooks unveiled: Apple adds speed and RAM on iBook G4 [26.7]

Mac mini gets more RAM: Apple updates Mac mini, doubles memory [26.7]

Windows Vista is official: Longhorn becomes MS Windows Vista [21.7]

Apple up 48% in Europe: Apple Europe unit sales up 48% in EMEA [21.7]

Mac 101 from Apple: Guide to get started with your Macintosh [20.7]

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6: New Firefox update fixes stability glitches [19.7]

Apple gains US share: Apple's US market share at 4.5% says IDC [18.7]

Swiss Apple retail shop: First Apple Store in Zurich according to Facts [14.7]

Mac OS X 10.4.2 released: OS X 10.4.2 Tiger update improves reliability [12.7]

June

Security Update 2005-006: Latest network update for Panther and Tiger [8.6]

The Register on Tiger: Review: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger in depth [7.6]

Apple to switch to Intel: Apple to use Intel chips in Macs in 2006 [6.6]

OS X 10.5 announced: WWDC: Apple to release Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard at end of 2006 [6.6]

Succesful Tiger sales: Apple to deliver 2 millionth copy of Mac OS X 10. 4 Tiger this week [6.6]

May

Tiger GUI review: Mac OS X 10.4 - more bling than bang? [26.5]

Mac OS X 10.4.1 released: First 10.4 Tiger update with many bug fixes [16.5]

MP3 player survey: Major questioning for iPod users [16.5]

Mozilla family updated: Firefox 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite 1.7.8 [11.5]

Security Update 2005-005: Updates Apache, Finder, Bluetooth etc. [4.5]

April

Tiger survey by Macworld: Mac users ready for Tiger [29.4]

Tiger unleashed (2): Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger [29.4]

Prepping for Tiger: Tips before installing Mac OS X 10.4 [28.4]

Camino 0.8.4 released: Mozilla power, Mac style [28.4]

Apple U.S. share up 1%: Apple grabs 3.6% PC market share in March quarter [28.4]

Security Update 2005-004: Updates iSync [19.4]

Mac OS X 10.3.9 update: Panther update with Safari 1.3 [15.4]

Mozilla family updated: Firefox 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite 1.7.7 [15.4]

Tiger unleashed: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger announced [12.4]

Camino 0.8.3 released: Mozilla power, Mac style [1.4]

March

Mozilla family updated: Firefox 1.0.2, Camino 0.8.2 and Mozilla 1.7.6 released [24.3]

Security Update 2005-003: Updates Mac OS X 10.3.8 Panther [21.3]

February

Macworld UK browser poll: Safari tops, but Firefox gains in reader poll [25.2]

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1: Security fixes for open source browser [24.2]

Security Update 2005-002: Updates Java [22.2]

Mac OS X 10.3.8 issued: Panther update [9.2]

January

New PowerBooks arrive: Faster, more affordable PowerBooks G4 [31.1]

Security Update 2005-001: Updates Safari [25.1]

Mac mini | iPod shuffle: Apple offers affordable Mac & flash player [11.1]

Macworld San Francisco: MWSF takes place from 10 to 14 January [10.1]

OmniWeb 5.1 released: Powerful browser with tabs and RSS [5.1]