New and Noteworthy: Intel replacing "Intel Inside" with "Leap Ahead"; Jobs thoughts on first iPod

Intel replacing "Intel Inside" with "Leap Ahead" Just in time for Apple's introduction of Intel-based Macs, CRN reports that Intel will be switching its slogan from "Intel Inside" to "Leap Ahead." "Intel's Yonah processor, which is expected to be used in Apple's offerings, will be explained in more detail by Intel at next week's Consumer Electronics Show. There are different versions of the Yonah, and Apple watcher Think Secret reports that the Yonah Viiv media center version will be unveiled at Macworld." More.

Jobs thought first iPod "felt like crap" The Seattle Times reports on the career of Mike Evangelist, who is authoring a new book about his career with Apple. "The iPod music player was about to debut in 2001, but Steve Jobs was none too pleased with preparations. 'This feels like crap!' the Apple Computer chief growled while connecting and disconnecting iPod earbuds. As Mike Evangelist remembers it, Jobs looked as if he might hurl his pre-production iPod across the room." More.

.Mac bandwidth increased to 1 TB MacDevCenter reports that Apple has quietly raised the monthly bandwidth limit for .Mac accounts 1 TB. "Mac may be one of Apple's red-haired stepchildren in some regard: it's not fully featured, it's not moved much in terms of features or design since it made the transition from iTools. That, however, may be changing, as TUAW is reporting that the bandwidth ceiling for a .Mac account is now 1TB. This leaves me asking questions like, 'Is Apple prepping .Mac for the vodcast revolution? Podcasting storage? Blogging?'" More.

Apple designer Ive named to Queen's Honor List Red Herring reports that Queen Elizabeth II named Jonathan Ive, the designer of Apple Computer's iPod and iMac, to the Queen's New Year's Honors List. "The 38-year-old London-born Apple employee was named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) on Saturday. He began working for the Cupertino, California-based computer maker in 1992, but his first big success came after Steve Jobs returned in 1997 to lead the company he had co-founded with Steve Wozniak. Mr. Jobs reinvigorated Apple by introducing the iMac designed by Mr. Ive in 1998." More.

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