Fast Processor 'Heart' Enlivens New Apple MacBook
Instead of fiddling with the good looks of the MacBook, the 1 Infinite Loop crew have focused their desire to excel on the heart of the new machine. Although the clock speed of these new MacBooks is nothing to sneer at, the Core 2 chip has other enhancements that contribute to the new MacBooks' perky performance.
Fast Processor 'Heart' Enlivens New Apple MacBook
Fast Processor 'Heart' Enlivens New Apple MacBook
Apple Computer is likely to officially announce iTV, while the long-awaited full video iPod and a cell phone are either near or at the manufacturing phase, but may not be ready to be announced at Macworld Expo. These predictions come via a research note to clients from American Technology analyst Shaw Wu. He also said that Apple will announce improved Windows capability.
Analyst: vPod, iPhone May Sit Out Macworld Expo
Analyst: vPod, iPhone May Sit Out Macworld Expo
In what may be the highest-profile claim to date, the Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required) is chiming in that Apple will be announcing their cellphone as early as Tuesday. The phone reportedly would reside on Cingular's network....
Wall Street Journal: Apple Phone Days Away
Wall Street Journal: Apple Phone Days Away
Greenpeace, a group of activist lobbying for more environmental friendly manufacturing processes amongst electronics makers, is planning to 'green the Apple Store San Francisco' this evening at 6:00pm local time.
The organization has been on Apple...
Macworld: Activists plan 'dramatic greening' of Apple Store SF at 6:00pm
The organization has been on Apple...
Macworld: Activists plan 'dramatic greening' of Apple Store SF at 6:00pm
Shares of Apple Computer inched up by a percent on Monday after an analyst for JPMorgan raised estimates for the company's December quarter and said checks indicate a new hard disk drive-based iPod may be near.
In a research note to clients on Mon...
Macworld: Apple ordering "key components" for new video iPod
In a research note to clients on Mon...
Macworld: Apple ordering "key components" for new video iPod
An unusual level of uncertainty over product announcements expected from Apple Computer on Tuesday will likely to allow chief executive Steve Jobs more room to surprise, one Wall Street analyst says.
We believe this is likely because Apple is plu...
Macworld: Apple expected to surprise at Macworld Expo
We believe this is likely because Apple is plu...
Macworld: Apple expected to surprise at Macworld Expo
Apple Computer may hold ambitions of taking its living room digital media strategy to the big screen -- literally.
According to a research note released by American Technology analyst Shaw Wu on Monday, the company is working on large-screen te...
Macworld: Apple reportedly working on "large-screen technologies"
According to a research note released by American Technology analyst Shaw Wu on Monday, the company is working on large-screen te...
Macworld: Apple reportedly working on "large-screen technologies"
Yesterday, Bill Gates was supposed to give the best keynote talk in his history, but given I write this column the week before it is published I have no idea whether he actually delivered the goods. Steve Jobs doesn't do his thing until after the column publishes and most of you are still in the dark -- probably along with many of his own folks -- with regard to what he is going to say.
Microsoft Opens CES With Vista, Kicks Apple Butt, and Has Fun Doing It!
Microsoft Opens CES With Vista, Kicks Apple Butt, and Has Fun Doing It!
Kreg Steppe, a self-professed geek, has an alter ego: worldwide disc jockey with a following. Well, OK, it was just one guy who was dying to meet him at the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, Calif. But still -- Steppe has a fan. Steppe, of Rock Hill, S.C., is the costar of Technorama, a podcast he records weekly with a friend in Wisconsin.
Growing Podcast Is Larger Than Life
Growing Podcast Is Larger Than Life
In the continuing build up of hype leading to the Macworld SF 2007 keynote, Cult of Mac blog posts this anonymous tidbit:
Jobs Excited about Device, Keynote
Jobs Excited about Device, Keynote
The International Herald Tribune reports on upcoming computer-cellphone hybrids that offer more functionality than traditional cell phones.
Apple's Next Generation Portable Device
Apple's Next Generation Portable Device
Don't blink an eye, or you'll miss the latest iPod news. Whether you've owned an iPod for years or you just got one for Christmas, staying abreast of this constantly evolving gadget and its myriad accessories is a task. So we're helping out by asking an expert in the iPod universe some questions that will help veterans and newbies.
Keeping Up With iPod's Fast-Paced Evolution
Keeping Up With iPod's Fast-Paced Evolution
When I'd see people at the gym or Safeway or walking down the street, oblivious to everyone and everything except the music pouring out of those telltale white ear buds, I'd scoff at the isolationism. However, when my wife gave me an iPod shuffle, you know what I did, don't you? Yes, I stood in virtual line with the throng of new iPodites who temporarily brought down Apple's online store.
No Living Room Is Safe From iPod
No Living Room Is Safe From iPod
A Taiwan consumer electronics company said Friday that it will seek US$100 million in damages from Apple Computer after winning a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Apple over its MP3 digital music players. Luxpro decided on the suit after Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission ruled that Luxpro had not copied Apple's design in launching three MP3 players, according to a Luxpro statement.
Taiwan's Luxpro Countersues Apple for $100 Million
Taiwan's Luxpro Countersues Apple for $100 Million
2006 established fairly standard growth patterns for Web browsers: up for Safari and Firefox, down for Internet Explorer. The downward trend took Internet Explorer to its lowest market share percentage for the year at 79.64 percent. Internet Explorer's loss turned into gains for Safari and Firefox. Safari ended the year at 4.24 percent, and Firefox came in at 14 percent.
Firefox, Safari Gain on Internet Explorer in '06
Firefox, Safari Gain on Internet Explorer in '06
Quanta Computer will deliver as many as 4.5 million MacBook computers to Apple Computer during the course of the 2007 calendar year, the Chinese-language Apple Daily reported on Friday.
The Taiwanese notebook manufacturer, along with Foxconn, had ...
Briefly: Quanta to build 4.5 million MacBooks for Apple
The Taiwanese notebook manufacturer, along with Foxconn, had ...
Briefly: Quanta to build 4.5 million MacBooks for Apple
Luxpro Technology, a digital media player manufacturer which successfully defended a lawsuit from Apple Computer over an imitation iPod shuffle, said Wednesday it now plans to countersue the iPod maker for $100 million in damages.
In March of 2005...
Luxpro seeks $100m in damages from Apple over iPod shuffle knockoff
In March of 2005...
Luxpro seeks $100m in damages from Apple over iPod shuffle knockoff
A civil lawsuit containing new assertions about Apple Computer's stock options practices is putting the fabled company and CEO Steve Jobs under more intense scrutiny. The lawsuit claims that Apple improperly made grants to three senior executives in August 1997, a day before the company announced a major investment from Microsoft that boosted Apple's stock.
New Lawsuit Intensifies Scrutiny of Apple, Jobs
New Lawsuit Intensifies Scrutiny of Apple, Jobs
Apple Computer's iPods dominated holiday sales of MP3 players, increasing their market share from last year, according to preliminary data from research firm NPD Group. From Nov. 19 to Dec. 23, the devices accounted for 57.3 percent of all MP3 players sold at a panel of electronics stores that notably didn't include Apple's own retail outlets.
iPods Dominate Holiday MP3 Player Sales
iPods Dominate Holiday MP3 Player Sales
Shares of Apple Computer rose 2 percent on Thursday, helped by a research note from JMP Securities that said the company is looking strong ahead of next week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
In a note to clients, analyst Ingrid Ebeling recalled...
Apple shares up 2 percent following JMP Securities report
In a note to clients, analyst Ingrid Ebeling recalled...
Apple shares up 2 percent following JMP Securities report