Firefox, Safari Gain on Internet Explorer in '06
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
Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs has never been keen on the concept of a tablet-based Mac but an Apple cell phone may be a completely different story, according to personal accounts from one of the company's former higher-ups published by th...
Behind closed doors: Jobs on a Mac tablet and Apple cell phone
Behind closed doors: Jobs on a Mac tablet and Apple cell phone
This Guardian.co.uk article describes Steve Jobs presence at executive meetings and recounts his comments during a meeting with the National Institutes of Health CIO in 2002.
Steve Jobs Meetings, Tablets, and iPhones
Steve Jobs Meetings, Tablets, and iPhones
New Apple product announcements at next week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco could include iTV, a new iPod, and the iPhone, according to a Macworld Rumor Roundup issued by research and investment firm PiperJaffray on Thursday.
Despite all of the...
Apple seen launching new iPod, iTV and iPhone at Macworld
Despite all of the...
Apple seen launching new iPod, iTV and iPhone at Macworld
What's the difference between an MP3 player and an iPod? Is that no-name MP3 player at the hardware store worth buying? Why is it so much cheaper than an iPod? Whether you're shopping for an MP3 player at a Best Buy or at the drugstore down the street, here's what to look for and how to load it with music once you have it.
Web Tunes 101: How to Find, Buy and Play Digital Music
Web Tunes 101: How to Find, Buy and Play Digital Music
A report claims Apple will use LEDs for backlit displays of future MacBooks. Meanwhile, some rather insipid iWork-related hints surface. And the latest NPD data on digital music player sales reveals the inevitable.
Rumor or whopper: Apple to use...
Briefly: LED in MacBooks, Numbers, iLife '07, iPod
Rumor or whopper: Apple to use...
Briefly: LED in MacBooks, Numbers, iLife '07, iPod
Investors may be underestimating Apple's value in 2007 in contrast to 2006, according to American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu. As we look out over the next 6 to 12 months, consensus estimates, in our view, look reasonable, and will likely prove conservative, a very different scenario than in 2006, he said.
Analyst: Apple's Financial Outlook Is Conservative
Analyst: Apple's Financial Outlook Is Conservative
An online movie distributor on Friday filed suit against Apple, Google and Napster for alleged patent infringement. The plaintiff, Intertainer, claims the companies are treading on its intellectual property by infringing on a patented method for distributing digital entertainment over the Internet. The trio of technology titans are tapping the technology without permission.
Patent Suit Targets Apple, Google and Napster
Patent Suit Targets Apple, Google and Napster
A few interesting Apple Phone related rumors have emerged over the past few days.
More Apple Phone Rumors and Speculation
More Apple Phone Rumors and Speculation
With its total store lease commitments fast approaching $1 billion, Apple Computer has no plans to slow development of its extremely successful retail segment and will utilize approximately $360 million in capital expenditures during the 2007 fiscal ...
Apple retail commitment, headcount surge over 55 percent
Apple retail commitment, headcount surge over 55 percent
Eleven suits have been filed against Apple in the past six months. Several of the cases relate to its backdating of options; others deal with antitrust and patent issues. One case alleges that Apple is violating antitrust law because content purchased from iTunes can only be played on the Apple-manufactured iPod and no other device. In another, a company alleges that the Nike + iPod product offering infringes on several of its own patents.
Apple Faces Antitrust, New Patent Case
Apple Faces Antitrust, New Patent Case
A U.S. pioneer in online movie distribution is suing Apple, Google and Napster, charging they infringed on its on-demand online-movie patent. Intertainer was the leader of the idea of entertainment on demand over Internet platforms before Google was even thought up, Intertainer founder Jonathan Taplin said.
Internet Movie Pioneer Sues Apple, Google
Internet Movie Pioneer Sues Apple, Google
Unlike last year where consensus estimates ran unreasonably high for iPod maker Apple Computer, the Street's expectations for the new year have finally reset to a point where Apple has room to surprise, says American Technology Research.
One of o...
Reset estimates leave Apple room to surprise - analyst
One of o...
Reset estimates leave Apple room to surprise - analyst
Digital download icons Apple Computer, Google and Napster are on the receiving end of a new lawsuit claiming patent infringement.
According to the New York Times, defunct video-on-demand company, Intertainer, last week filed a broad lawsuit assert...
Apple, Google, Napster sued over digital download patent
According to the New York Times, defunct video-on-demand company, Intertainer, last week filed a broad lawsuit assert...
Apple, Google, Napster sued over digital download patent
Apple rarely partners with large customer organizations. It will partner with companies like Disney and Intel, but only on the supply side. In order to ask questions about Apple's long-term commitment to Mac OS X, one has to look at instances where Apple has made firm commitments to customers. There aren't many.
Apple's Emphasis on Image Could Harm Mac OS X
Apple's Emphasis on Image Could Harm Mac OS X