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Month: October 2008

Apple Macs and iPhones infiltrate businesses everywhere

Friday, October 31, 2008 4:12 pm40 Comments

Email on the iPhone. Xserve to the data center. Apple is everywhere…

Oh-so-rebellious Microsoft parks ‘I’m a PC’ port-a-potty, er, recording booth outside Apple Stores

Friday, October 31, 2008 3:28 pm90 Comments

Microsoft Corp., engrossed in multi-million dollar marketing blitz to counter Apple…

Smartphone OS smackdown: Apple iPhone vs. Windows Mobile vs. Symbian vs. Blackberry

Friday, October 31, 2008 1:35 pm33 Comments

A smart phone’s power comes as much from its operating system as it does from the capabilities…

BBC News blows it: Reports on dangerous Windows trojan, but illustrates it with a Mac (updated)

Friday, October 31, 2008 12:49 pm57 Comments

The details of about 500,000 online bank accounts and credit and debit cards have been stolen…

What’s still missing?  iPhone 2.2 update wish list

Friday, October 31, 2008 12:19 pm43 Comments

“PleaseFixTheiPhone.com” began soliciting suggestions 12 days ago and has already generated…

What’s still missing?  iPhone 2.2 update wish list

Friday, October 31, 2008 12:19 pmNo Comments

“PleaseFixTheiPhone.com” began soliciting suggestions 12 days ago and has already generated…

Apple rejects Opera Mini for Phone from iTunes App Store

Friday, October 31, 2008 11:11 am32 Comments

I have to confess, I haven’t paid much attention to Opera Software until recently…

Apple preparing supercomputer push? IBM sues to block top executive from moving to Apple

Friday, October 31, 2008 10:28 am28 Comments

IBM sued a top executive on Thursday to prevent him from joining Apple…

You get what you pay for: Apple’s new MacBooks and the cost of innovation

Friday, October 31, 2008 10:17 am31 Comments

In the weeks before Apple introduced the new MacBook laptops, there was speculation…

Analyst: Apple’s ‘next move’ should be 3G HSDPA MacBooks

Friday, October 31, 2008 9:50 am31 Comments

Apple should pull out the stops and release a 3G-enabled laptop for network operators…

Sun Microsystems ripe for takeover?

Friday, October 31, 2008 9:29 am34 Comments

With falling revenue, problematic acquisitions, product slips and a stock that has lost three-quarters of its value…

NBC’s ‘Chuck’ TV series ridicules Microsoft’s Zune debacle

Friday, October 31, 2008 9:10 am25 Comments

NBC’s “Chuck” TV program has made mention of Apple iPod while also belittling Microsoft’s hapless Zune…

Reading redefined: New iPhone, iPod touch app debuts that reads like a real book

Friday, October 31, 2008 8:59 am28 Comments

“Classics,” a new software reading platform for a growing collection of literary masterpieces, is now available…

Happy Halloween! Top Mac-o-lanterns; plus free ‘Jack-O-Lantern’ Mac OS X Screen Saver and Dock App

Friday, October 31, 2008 8:33 am2 Comments

Network World has published a slideshow of Apple devotion expressed via carved vegetation…

Eight new features to expect in Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 2.2 update

Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:19 pm54 Comments

One of the great things about the iPhone is the regular software updates. Free and automatic improvements…

Softbank to offer Japanese iPhone users 1seg TV tuner and extended battery add-on

Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:31 pm16 Comments

Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank on Thursday announced plans to begin selling a TV Tuner add-on…

Microsoft releases Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update

Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:05 pm23 Comments

Microsoft today released Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update…

Pogue reviews Apple’s new MacBook: A thing of beauty; I love it

Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:02 pm35 Comments

Apple’s bestselling MacBook laptop just got its 2008 makeover. It’s a thing of beauty…

IT Enquirer reviews FileMaker’s Bento 2: Easy and powerful personal databases

Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:54 pm6 Comments

Bento 2 is a major upgrade of the personal database FileMaker released about a year ago…

Apple releases stealth MobileMe updates

Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:06 pm8 Comments

Apple has updated its MobileMe web service software, but hasn’t noted the update in its MobileMe…

The Beatles finally on the way to Apple’s iTunes Store?

Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:46 am44 Comments

Today will mark an auspicious day for the music business, and maybe the first big hint that the Beatles may finally…

iPhone shipments surge 516%; Apple overtakes RIM to become the world’s 6th largest handset vendor

Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:08 am25 Comments

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments grew…

Ntractive launches ‘Elements SBM 1.0’ – Mac OS X CRM, PIM, business management software

Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:42 am3 Comments

Ntractive has announced the launch of Elements SBM 1.0, the hybrid web application offering a robust business management solution for Mac OS X…

Mossberg’s annual fall PC buyer’s guide: Apple Macs faster, easier and more stable than Windows PCs

Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:23 am10 Comments

It’s time for my annual fall PC buyer’s guide. As always, this guide covers what average consumers…

Jim Cramer: Stick with Apple (with video)

Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:33 am17 Comments

Apple Inc. has great growth, good management, a healthy balance sheet, and generational dominance…

Better than expected GDP Report drives U.S. stock futures gains; Apple up in pre-market trading

Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:25 am3 Comments

“U.S. stock-index futures advanced after the government said the economy contracted less than forecast…

comScore: Lower-income consumers shed multiple devices and services for one: Apple iPhone

Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:57 am13 Comments

comScore, Inc. has published the results of a study that explores the demographics of iPhone owners and reveals…

Chicago Tribune critic doesn’t get Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ campaign, why people choose Macs, and more

Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:44 am64 Comments

“I’m a PC,” Steve Johnson proudly and ignorantly proclaims for The Chicago Tribune…

Beleaguered Motorola to slash more jobs, focus on Google Android to cut costs

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:29 pm19 Comments

Motorola Inc.’s new cellphone chief is moving quickly to scale back the struggling division…

Seven must-have iPhone/iPod touch offline apps

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:06 pm27 Comments

If you have an iPod touch, then you know the benefit of finding apps that work offline…

Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard to offer iPhone-like text-handling technology

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:10 pm18 Comments

Modern text-handling technologies made popular on Apple’s iPhone should turn up on the Mac next year…

Microsoft takes on Apple’s MobileMe, reveals Live Mesh for Mac

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:11 pm53 Comments

Microsoft is gearing up to take on Apple’s MobileMe with a Mac version of its Live Mesh file syncing service…

InfoWorld: Windows 7 is really just lipstick on the Vista pig

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:44 pm34 Comments

My initial evaluation of Windows 7 shows that it’s really just Vista with a fresh coat of paint…

Apple’s FY09 gross margin expectations too low?

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:34 pm9 Comments

Apple’s FY09 gross margin should well-exceed management’s guidance of 30%….

AT&T’s free Wi-Fi access now available for Apple iPhone across U.S., including Starbucks

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:04 pm25 Comments

Free AT&T Wi-Fi access is now available for Apple iPhone at thousands of hotspots nationwide, including Starbucks…

The case for Apple to execute a large stock buyback

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1:56 pm18 Comments

Apple is sitting on a huge cash reserve — $24.5 billion as of September and growing at the rate of $8 to $10 billion a year…

Microsoft previews Mojave, er, Windows 7; unceremoniously dumps ‘Vista’ name

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:00 pm43 Comments

Microsoft introduced what it said would be a slimmer and more responsive version of its Windows operating system…

Bernstein analyst Sacconaghi says Apple would boost earnings with 2009 share buyback

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:36 am24 Comments

Apple Inc., the maker of Macintosh computers and the iPhone, rose to the highest in two weeks in New York…

‘Mac cloner’ Psystar releases ‘OS X-compatible PC’ with Blu-ray, Nvidia 9800GT before Apple

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:24 am44 Comments

Psystar Corporation, the self-described “leading manufacturer of OS X-compatible PCs,” is now shipping PCs…

BBC blows it: Calls Rob Enderle ‘independent’ during Windows 7 demo failure

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:59 am57 Comments

Rob Enderle is President and Principal Analyst of the “Enderle Group,” a group of two which consists of Rob and his wife Mary…

Fortune’s Top 20 Most Admired Companies 2008: Apple Inc. #1

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:40 am15 Comments

To create the top 20, Fortune and its survey partners at Hay Group asked the experts…

iPhone 2.2 beta 2 features direct podcast downloads, Google Street View

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:42 pm26 Comments

Apple has given developers a taste of the new iPhone firmware, version 2.2 beta 2, and it includes…

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