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Apple Mac and iPod News Archive 2007

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 2007 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 2007

December

2007 in review: The iPhone and iPod dominate: Apple's successful year was fueled by the popularity of the iPhone and iPod [27.12]

Top stories of 2007: The age of realignment: Apple launched the iPhone, Google announced Android and social networking hit prime time [25.12]

Security Update 2007-009 plugs Flash, Safari holes: Patches a huge pile of security problems in Mac OS X 10.5.1 Leopard and 10.4.11 Tiger [17.12]

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac goes gold: Productivity software suite for Apple's Mac users gets Golden Master and ships next month [11.12]

45nm mobile Penryn set for early January: Intel to launch mobile Penryn Core 2 Duo chips ahead of Macworld [5.12|

Steve Jobs to keynote Macworld Expo: Apple CEO will deliver the keynote address of Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco [3.12]

November

Desktop evolution: Windows and Mac OS comparison: Gizmodo compares Apple's Mac OS and Microsoft's Windows interfaces over the years [26.11]

Leopard problems plague Apple: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: From questionable customer service to questionable OS? [22.11]

Leopard gets UNIX 03 certification: Mac OS X 10.5 recognised as true Unix OS by The Open Group standards consortium [20.11]

Mac OS X 10.5.1 update: Mac OS X 10.5.1 Leopard includes general operating system fixes to enhance the stability, compatibility and security [15.11]

Mac OS X 10.4.11 update includes Safari 3.0: Apple releases updates to Panther, Tiger, iPhoto and its video pro applications [14.11]

Ultra-portable Apple notebook in January: Chic and ultra-compact portable design rumoured at next Macworld Expo conference [12.11]

Intel releases first 45nm Xeon CPUs: Faster Penryn based microprocessors with reinvented transistor for smaller circuits [11.11]

Hard drive prices fall as PC demand rises: Competition from flash memory and increased shipment of PCs are driving down prices [8.11]

Opinion: Leopard Server vs. Windows Server: Computerworld compares Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server and Microsoft Windows 2003 Server [6.11]

iTunes 7.5, QuickTime 7.3 updates: Apple posts QuickTime 7.3 and iTunes 7.5 for Mac OS X Panther, Tiger, Leopard and Windows XP [5.11]

Mac share at 6.55 percent: Mactel (Intel) users now outnumber their PowerPC kin for the first time [4.11]

Apple boosts MacBook Pro: MacBook Pro offers faster 2.6 GHz CPU and bigger hard drive CTO options [1.11]

MacBooks quietly updated: Apple updates MacBook with Santa Rosa 2.0 and 2.2 GHz processors, Intel GMA X3100 graphics chip [1.11]

October

PC World: Fastest Vista laptop is a Mac: Apple's MacBook Pro runs Windows Vista faster than notebooks from all other manufacturers [30.10]

Ars Technica reviews Mac OS X 10.5: Leopard is in general a fantastic Mac operating system, but hurt by its new look [29.10]

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard review: Fifth major update to Mac OS X roars and is worth the upgrade fee for most users [25.10]

Mac share rockets to 8.1%: 8.1% in calendar Q3 and no 3 spot in U.S. market: HP, Dell, Apple, Toshiba and Gateway [17.10]

Mac OS X Leopard to ship on October 26: Apple updates store with pre order for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard [16.10]

The history of the Finder: Apple has significantly updated the Finder for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard [8.10]

Mac OS X, Safari register share gains in September: Apple's share of the worldwide computer installed based rose to over 6.6 percent [1.10]

September

Apple updates iLife '08: GarageBand 4, iMovie 7, iPhoto 7, iDVD 7 and iLIfe support updated [26.9]

Office 2008 for Mac due January 31st: Microsoft details Office 2008 for Mac pricing at Apple Expo in Paris [25.9]

iPhone heading for U.K., Germany and France: O2, T-Mobile and Orange sign on to sell iPhones on 9 November [20.9]

Next-gen MacBook Pro Penryn chips: The evolution of Apple's professional notebook line is on track for the first quarter of 2008 [19.9]

Apple unveils Logic Studio: Audio professionals suite includes Logic Pro 8, MainStage, Soundtrack 2 and Compressor 3 [12.9]

AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet: Review: Gigabit Ethernet speeds up Apple's base station [10.9]

Apple adds iPod touch to revamped iPod line: Touch-interface widescreen iPod joins iPod classic, nano and shuffle family [5.9]

iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store launched: Apple introduces iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, a new service for iPod and iPhone users [5.9]

August

Opinion: What's wrong with Mac OS X?: In short, not much although it falls short for business use [30.8]

Mac mini reviewed: Apple's smallest low price Core 2 Duo Macs gets a subtle, but solid, speed bump [30.8]

Outlook on the remaining Apple year: What is to be expected by the Apple world until the end of 2007 [28.8]

17.6% of all laptops sold are Macs: Apple's notebook market share climbs to 17.6 percent in the U.S. [21.8]

iMac & Mac Mini memory benchmarks: Mid 2007 iMac Intel and Mac mini memory testing with 1GB to 4GB RAM configurations [17.8]

Intel leaks details of Mac Pro-bound Xeon chips: Launch of Penryn-based quad-core Xeon microprocessor family on 11 November [15.8]

20- and 24-inch aluminum iMacs: Latest desktop model shines in silver and black with a striking new design [13.8]

Review of the new 20" iMac: Test report of aluminum and glass iMac with 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU [9.8]

Mac mini updated: Apple silently updates Mac mini with up to 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor [7.8]

Much thinner iMacs debut: New all-in-one aluminium Intel iMacs offer glossy displays and up to 2.8 GHz Core 2 Extreme [7.8]

Apple announces iLife '08: CEO Steve Jobs: Life 08 is the biggest jump for iLife since the suite was first introduced [7.8]

iWork '08: At last Numbers revealed: Apple finally reveals long-awaited spreadsheet program as part of its iWork '08 package [7.8]

Microsoft delays Office 2008 until January 2008: The highly anticipated Office 2008 for Mac suite pushed back to early 2008 [2.8]

July

Security Update 2007-007: Apple updates iPhone, Safari 3.0 beta, AirPort Extreme and Security Update [31.7]

Apple market valuation surpasses Hewlett-Packard: Several Wall Street analysts increased their price targets on shares of Apple Inc. [26.7]

GraphicConverter 6.0: Lemkesoft released GraphicConverter 6 of the photo editing and conversion software [26.7]

Record Mac sales, record profit<: Apple posted its highest ever profit for the third quarter and quarterly Mac sales [25.7]

iLife, iWork, I wait: Speculation on iLife and iWork suites which ship date is tied into Leopard's forthcoming debut [24.7]

Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core review: New processor option doubles cores, but not performance [19.7]

World's highest-performing mobile processor: First Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile dual-core CPU ships, battery-friendly quad-core chips for notebooks next year [16.7]

QuickTime 7.2, iTunes 7.3.1: Security fixes and movies can now be viewed full screen in QuickTime Player [11.7]

FileMaker Pro 9.0 ships: FileMaker Pro 9 database improves SQL support and adds PHP integration [11.7]

In-depth iPhone review: Ars Technica gives iPhone 8 out of 10 thumbs up in extensive test report [9.7]

MacBook Pro LED backlit: Evaluating the new Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch LED backlighting display [7.7]

Apple iPhone 4GB and 8GB review: Groundbreaking wireless communicator really lives up to the hype [2.7]

June

First look: Five fast iPhone impressions: An early adapter shares his first thoughts on a few iPhone features [29.6]

Apple offers SuperDrive firmware, FCP 6 updates: Pro application support, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Compressor, Motion and Final Cut Pro updated [27.6]

Security Update 2007-006, Safari 3.0.2b: Apple plugs security holes in WebCore, WebKit and Safari 3.0.2 beta [22.6]

Mac OS X 10.4.10 ships: Mac OS X 10.4.10 Tiger maintenance update improves Bluetooth and USB support [20.6]

MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo review: Latest 2.2 GHz and 2.4 GHz pro laptops offer display advances and new graphics chip [19.6]

Leopard preview: What's new in OS X 10.5: Analysis: What you need to know about the changes to Apple's next OS [19.6]

iPhone battery life longer than expected: iPhone delivers up to eight hours of talk time, features durable glass top surface [18.6]

Mac BU: Microsoft Office 2008 on track: The Macintosh Business Unit to deliver Office 2008 in the second half of 2007 [14.6]

WWDC: Apple brings Safari 3.0 to Windows: Safari 3 will soon run on Windows XP and Vista as well as Mac OS X 10.5 [11.6]

Revised Desktop, Finder are Leopard highlights: Leopard will include 300 new and enhanced features including a redesigned Desktop and Finder [11.6]

Inside OS X security: Protect your Mac system and keep it safe in an unsafe world [9.6]

Apple to use Sun's ZFS in Leopard: Sun CEO: ZFS will be the default file system for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard [6.6]

MacBook Pro gets LED display, faster GPU: MacBook Pros refresh with Santa Rosa, LED backlighting and 1920 x 1200 display [5.6]

May

iTunes 7.2 supports DRM-free music: Apple launches iTunes Plus and debuts iTunes U on iTunes Store [30.5]

Apple improves QT 7.1 security: Apple patches two critical QuickTime 7.1.6 Java security flaws [29.5]

Security update 2007-005: Security vulnerabilities in iChat, CoreGraphics and others plugged [24.5]

Mozilla to drop Firefox support for Panther: For future Firefox 3.0 Mozilla may not support older Mac OS OS X 10.3 [24.5]

Minor MacBook changes mean not-so-minor boost: Benchmark test: Faster processors, new hard drives fuel performance gains [22.5]

Adobe abandons FreeHand: Adobe to Macromedia FreeHand MX users: Migrate to Illustrator CS3 [17.5]

MacBook refresh nice but underwhelming: Onyl cosmetic product maintenance from Apple without any real substance [16.5]

Next-gen Mac graphics hardware roundup: AMD, Intel and Nvidia all have launched a new generation of video chipsets [15.5]

Apple updates MacBooks with faster CPUs: Consumer MacBooks have faster processors, 1GB RAM and larger hard drives in all models [15.5]

Which OS is best: Mac, PC or Linux?: Windows Vista, XP, Linux or Mac OS X? Your next operating system [12.5]

Intel Santa Rosa Centrino laptops hit shelves: Intel rolls out Santa Rosa upgrade of its Centrino notebook platform [9.5]

LED MacBook Pros for WWDC?: MacBook Pro update planned for June with new 15.4-inch LED backlight display [8.5]

60% of new notebooks to employ flash by 2009: iSuppli predicts flash-
based laptops to be market dominant by late 2009 [3.5]

A greener Apple: CEO Steve Jobs has issued a public statement on Apple's environmental efforts [2.5]

Apple QuickTime update patches Java flaw: QuickTime 7.1.6 updates core multimedia software for Mac OS X and Windows [1.5]

April

Apple Battery Update 1.2: Apple identifies and fixes MacBook Pro & MacBook battery issue [27.4]

Four ways to Windows: Find the best software for running MS Windows on your Mac [20.4]

Photoshop CS3 review: Sprawling upgrade offers new features and goes Intel-native [19.4]

Security Update 2007-004: Apple bolsters security for Tiger and Panther [19.4]

Intel Penryn, quad-core mobile chip due in 2008: IDF: Looking beyond the launch of Santa Rosa next month, Intel talks Penryn [17.4]

Creative Suite 3 ships: CS3 Design Premium & Standard and CS3 Web Premium & Standard editions available [16.4]

Adobe offers CS3 trials: Adobe Labs has released public betas of Premiere Pro, After Effects and Soundbooth for Windows and Mac users [16.4]

NAB: Final Cut Studio 2: Video production suite includes Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4 and Color [15.4]

NAB: Final Cut Server: Media asset management and workflow automation for post production and broadcast professionals [15.4]

The 20 worst technologies of all time: Top flops were Microsoft Bob, Apple Newton, Net PC and others [14.4]

8-core Macs little help in real-world applications: Early 8-core vs 4-core Mac Pro tests find only slight advantage in Photoshop CS3 and Aperture [13.4]

Leopard pushed from June to October 2007: Apple delays Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard for four months because of the iPhone [12.4]

Editorial on Adobe CS3: Adobe Creative Suite 3 - may we call it bloatware? [11.4]

100 million iPods sold: Apple said today that the 100 millionth iPod music player has been sold [9.4]

Interest in Adobe CS3 booms: Creative professionals plan to update by year's end and Photoshop World sells out for the first time [6.4]

Harris Poll: Users balk at Vista upgrade: Microsoft's big marketing push for Windows Vista hasn't translated into big sales, says study [5.4]

Apple finally rolls out 3 GHz 8-core Mac Pro: Professional workstation sports 8 processor cores via two Intel Xeon quad-core microprocessors [4.4]

Cheaper Cinema Displays: Apple shaves cost of Cinema Display line [4.4]

DRM free songs from EMI: Apple unveils higher quality DRM-free EMI music downloads on the iTunes Store in May [2.4]

March

What is Apple waiting for?: Déjà vu: Still no new Macs from Cupertino and stagnant Intel processor clock speeds [31.3]

Apple TV review: Capable, easy-to-use hardware link between iTunes and TV [30.3]

Office 2008 for Mac beta: Microsoft's Mac business unit reaches beta status with Office 2008 [30.3]

Intel promises fast Penryn chips in 2007: The 45nm dual- and quad-core processors benefit from enhancements to the Intel Core microarchitecture [29.3]

Boot Camp 1.2 beta: Boot Camp 1.2b offers support for the 32-bit version of Windows Vista and updated drivers [28.3]

Adobe unveils CS3 lineup: Adobe Creative Suite 3 is largest software release in the company's history [27.3]

Leopard not ready for April: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard barely beta, not final or Golden Master [22.3]

Securing Mac OS X 10.4: Security configuration tips from Apple and the NSA [22.3]

Picking an HDTV for your Apple TV: With Apple's set-top box shipping, it's time to brush up on high-definition [20.3]

Mac OS X 10.4.9 available: Tiger update for PowerPC and Intel client and server system versions [13.3]

Security Update 2007-003: Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther update fixes many critical security holes [13.3]

Problems of Mac newbies: Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users [6.3]

iTunes and QuickTime updated: Apple posts iTunes 7.1 and QuickTime 7.1.5 multimedia updates [5.3]

Adobe CS3 ships 27 March: Adobe confirmed plans to launch Creative Suite 3.0 on 27 March [5.3]

February

Apple sub-notebook?: Apple is expected to re-enter the sub-notebook market [16.2]

Apple updates security, Daylight Savings: Apple update addresses security holes and Daylight Saving Time [15.2]

Adobe Premiere Pro first on the Mac: Adobe's real-time editing solution will return later this year [12.2]

Macworld iPhone analysis: iPhone and the emergence of convergence, the combination of different kinds of services into one [2.2]

Why Vista will take a back seat for a few years: The cost of upgrading from Windows XP or why everyone loves Vista [1.2]

Apple's Mac market share continues rise: Mac operating system market share hits 6.22% in January 2007: PowerPC 4.34%, Intel 1.88% [1.2]

January

Gates brings MS Vista and Office 2007 to Europe: Microsoft's Bill Gates presents new Vista OS and Office 2007 software suite in U.K. [30.1]

iPod shuffle in five colors: iPod shuffle now available in blue, pink, lime green, orange and the original silver [30.1]

Mac buying decision: Which new Mac models are expected over the next few months? [29.1]

Intel's Penryn architecture: Intel reveals 45nm transistor technology for next-generation processors [27.1]

Security Update 2007-001: Addresses a serious QuickTime 7.1.3 vulnerability in Tiger and Panther [23.1]

Apple reinvents the mobile phone with iPhone: Apple Inc. stuns Macworld crowd with multi-function touch-screen iPhone device [9.1]

iTV is now Apple TV: Steve Jobs announces Apple TV that supports up to 720p HD Video [9.1]

MWSF: MS Office 2008: Microsoft reveals details of Universal version of Office 2008 for Mac [9.1]

Eve of Expo: MWSF rumor recap: Think Secret compilation of Apple's anticipated announcements [8.1]

Mac OS X versus Vista: Review: Mac OS X shines in comparison with new Windows Vista [6.1]

OS X picks up online market share: Windows XP 85%, Mac OS X PowerPC / Intel and Mac OS 9 combined 5.5%, Win 2000 5% [2.1]

Macworld 2007 rumors: Crystal ball: What Steve Jobs could announce at the Moscone Center in San Francisco [2.1]

Safari and Mac market share continues rise: Safari, Firefox usage rise dramatically; MSIE users shrink to under 80% in December [1.1]

Macs no longer boot Mac OS 9 in 2003: Today four years ago: All Macs boot only with Mac OS X [1.1]