Wall Street not fully appreciating Apple's notebook price cuts
Investment bank Piper Jaffray on Friday called out Wall Street for not fully recognizing the impact of price cuts on Apple's new Mac notebook lines introduced this week, saying the move will in all likelihood boost the company's quarterly Mac growth to respectable rates in line with his model.
Wall Street not fully appreciating Apple's notebook price cuts
Wall Street not fully appreciating Apple's notebook price cuts
Apple today announced that the final version of its Safari 4 browser, officially launched Monday after the company's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address, has been downloaded over 11 million times in the first three days of release. Notab...
Safari 4 Tops 11 Million Downloads in First Three Days
Safari 4 Tops 11 Million Downloads in First Three Days
Apple said Friday that more than 11 million copies of its new Safari 4 web browser have been downloaded in the first three days of its release, including more than six million downloads by users of Microsoft's Windows operating systems.
Apple sees 11 million downloads of Safari 4 in three days
Apple sees 11 million downloads of Safari 4 in three days
Apple's new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros introduced this week feature an SD (Secure Digital) card slot primarily for reading and writing media files to SD cards, but this tiny slot can also serve as a lifesaver, allowing you to boot from an SD card during a state of emergency.
Apple's new MacBook Pros can boot from media in SD card slot
Apple's new MacBook Pros can boot from media in SD card slot
A patent application entitled Method and system for prolonging emergency calls, filed in December 2007 and disclosed today, reveals that Apple has been researching methods for facilitating emergency phone calls from the iPhone. The scope of Apple's ...
Apple Researching Methods for Facilitating Emergency Phone Calls
Apple Researching Methods for Facilitating Emergency Phone Calls
Apple appears to be working on an activity sensor similar to the Nike+ iPod sport kit geared towards skiers, snowboarders and mountain bikers that would be capable of determining their "air time," "speed," and the amount of "power" or energy absorbed during those sporting activities.
Apple developing activity monitor for skiers, snowboarders, bikers
Apple developing activity monitor for skiers, snowboarders, bikers
In marked contrast to the PC market, where differention primarily centers around gigabytes, GHz, and Intel Inside branding, Apple is working to keep attention on the iPhone's software, with a curious avoidance of any mention of the make or specification of its internals, apparently for competitive reasons.
Why Apple keeps iPhone specifications quiet
Why Apple keeps iPhone specifications quiet
Apple today invited a number of its iPhone OS 3.0 beta users to participate in a second high-volume test of Apple's Push Notifications system. This round of testing will use a developer preview of AOL's AIM instant messaging application and is sched...
Apple Now Testing High-Volume iPhone Push Notifications With AIM
Apple Now Testing High-Volume iPhone Push Notifications With AIM
Jon Rubinstein, an Apple executive who helped lead the company out of its dark ages and later played an integral role in pioneering the iPod, was named chief executive officer of rival handset maker Palm on Wednesday.
Former Apple hardware chief appointed as Palm's new CEO
Former Apple hardware chief appointed as Palm's new CEO
Apple has let fans know that its stores around the world will open up to two hours early to accommodate the iPhone 3G S' launch, while those eager to buy their phones at AT&T could receive theirs an hour earlier.
Apple stores to open 8 a.m., AT&T stores 7 a.m. for iPhone 3G S
Apple stores to open 8 a.m., AT&T stores 7 a.m. for iPhone 3G S
One of Apple's wireless partners is confirming Wednesday that the new iPhone 3G S indeed sports an embedded ARM processor that's 50 percent faster that the one employed by its predecessor. Meanwhile, Apple has provided its recommendations for cleaning the the handset, which is finished with an oleophobic coating.
Apple's iPhone 3G S sports 600MHz chip, oleophobic coating u
Apple's iPhone 3G S sports 600MHz chip, oleophobic coating u
While Apple retail stores this week have been waiting on the first shipments of new Mac notebooks announced Monday, the company has quietly introduced end-of-life pricing on previous generation models to help its shops clear remaining inventory.
Apple stores holding fire sales on last-gen Mac notebooks
Apple stores holding fire sales on last-gen Mac notebooks
In a rare treat for developers at this year's WWDC, Apple is showcasing 20,000 of the most popular iPhone apps on a massive hyperwall built out of Cinema Displays -- one that pulses in sync with each and every App Store download.
Apple stuns WWDC crowd with pulsating App Store hyperwall
Apple stuns WWDC crowd with pulsating App Store hyperwall
Apple this week is reported to be testing the first internal builds of Mac OS X 10.5.8, one of the final updates, if not the last, slated for its current Leopard operating system software.
Apple quietly testing first betas of Mac OS X 10.5.8
Apple quietly testing first betas of Mac OS X 10.5.8
Apple overnight tapped its developer community to begin testing a new "Find my iPhone" feature, one of several enhancements to the company's MobileMe internet service due to arrive with this month's release of iPhone Software 3.0.
Apple testing 'Find my iPhone' ahead of other MobileMe improvements
Apple testing 'Find my iPhone' ahead of other MobileMe improvements
Despite having received the go-ahead to demolish an aging mansion he owns in the hills of Woodside, California, Appleβs chief executive Steve Jobs has been called back to court again to fulfill the requirements of a 2006 court order.
Steve Jobs' Jackling mansion nightmare still not over
Steve Jobs' Jackling mansion nightmare still not over
While the iPhone 3G S was generally in line with expectations, lowered Mac notebook and iPhone 3G pricing, combined with favorable upgrade pricing for Snow Leopard, made a positive impression on most Wall Street analysts, many of which issued positive reactions Tuesday while increasing their Apple price targets.
Wall Street responds favorably to Apple's WWDC announcements
Wall Street responds favorably to Apple's WWDC announcements
Amid all of the new features highlighted Monday in Snow Leopard, iPhone 3.0 and Safari 4.0 were a few unpublicized retractions: Safari 4.0 has lost its "tabs on top" and returned to the old conventional tabs of the previous 3.0 version, while all mention of full ZFS support in Snow Leopard Server has been scrubbed.
Apple backtracks on Safari 4.0 tabs on top, ZFS
Apple backtracks on Safari 4.0 tabs on top, ZFS
Apple used the first day of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to focus on power, speed and price-slashing regarding its hot-selling iPhone. Monday's keynote speech and demonstrations introduced the new iPhone 3GS that is supposed to be faster in terms of download and connection speeds and more robust when it comes to juggling applications.
Apple Launches Speedy New iPhone, Cuts a Bunch of Prices
Apple Launches Speedy New iPhone, Cuts a Bunch of Prices
Apple Monday evening made available through its website a QuickTime video stream of its WWDC 2009 keynote address from earlier in the day that ushered in more affordable Mac notebooks and the iPhone 3G S.
Apple posts QuickTime video of WWDC 2009 Keynote Address
Apple posts QuickTime video of WWDC 2009 Keynote Address