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Month: December 2008

WSJ’s Arends: Why I’d buy Apple stock as well as a Mac today

Friday, December 26, 2008 8:42 pm14 Comments

At $86 a share, Apple is now trading on just 16 times forecast earnings, the lowest level in years…

Apple’s Mac mini a bait and switch scheme?

Friday, December 26, 2008 5:12 pm35 Comments

I do think the Mac mini was simply meant to be a product to get people in the door…

Apps for Google’s Android that aren’t available for Apple’s iPhone – yet

Friday, December 26, 2008 1:21 pm21 Comments

Two months after the first Android phone was released, there are more than 400 free programs…

Businesses make the move to Apple’s Mac OS X

Friday, December 26, 2008 12:30 pm17 Comments

Lately there’s been a lot of discussion that Apple may be about to make a big push into the enterprise market…

Apple patent application details Multi-Touch™ swipe gestures for iPhone touch screen keyboard

Friday, December 26, 2008 11:00 am9 Comments

Despite the Christmas holiday, the U.S. Patent Office continues to be churning away and has revealed…

Wired’s Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008: Apple’s App Store #1

Friday, December 26, 2008 10:42 am5 Comments

The economy may be tanking, but innovation is alive and well. Here’s our countdown of what rocked our world in 2008…

Amazon: 2008 holiday season was ‘best ever,’ Apple’s iPod touch among bestsellers

Friday, December 26, 2008 10:34 am8 Comments

Amazon.com Inc. said Friday that the 2008 holiday season was the online retailer’s ‘best ever,’ with more than…

Analyst: Apple to unveil updated iMacs, Mac OS X Snow Leopard at Macworld Expo

Friday, December 26, 2008 10:20 am22 Comments

Apple Inc. will probably update its line of aluminum-cased iMac desktop computers and unveil…

Congrats, you just got a new Mac! The get-started guide for Windows users

Friday, December 26, 2008 10:11 am8 Comments

This article shows new Mac users how to move comfortably from Windows…

Wal-Mart announces availability of Apple iPhone 3G, starting Sunday, December 28

Friday, December 26, 2008 9:49 am20 Comments

Wal-Mart has officially announced the availability of the revolutionary Apple iPhone 3G at nearly 2,500 Wal-Mart stores…

Amazon’s Christmas bestsellers: Apple MacBooks and a bunch of cheap netbooks

Friday, December 26, 2008 9:38 am12 Comments

Look what Santa left under Amazon.com’s tree this Christmas morning…

21 cool apps for Apple’s revolutionary iPhone

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:30 pm19 Comments

BusinessWeek’s list of the world’s 10 most influential companies is out…

Would-be ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar denies Apple’s conspiracy allegations

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:12 pm23 Comments

There is no conspiratorial effort being made to steal Apple’s intellectual property, Psystar claims…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from MacDailyNews!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:45 am60 Comments

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

iSuppli: notebooks outship desktops for first time

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:36 pm15 Comments

Global notebook PC shipments exceeded those of desktops on a quarterly basis for the first time ever…

Apple to license Mac OS X to PC box assemblers within 24 months?

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:32 pm80 Comments

First we have Mac’s move to Intel as their CPU, then add the Psystar situation, mix in the EfiX dongle…

Apple’s iPhone 3G dominates camera phones in use on Flickr

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 2:43 pm16 Comments

The iPhone is the mobile device of choice these days for doing most things that need a network…

Analyst: Apple’s no one-man show; Steve Jobs’ spirit instilled in thousands of employees

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:50 pm15 Comments

Investment bank Kaufman Bros. on Tuesday downplayed renewed concerns over the health of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs…

Apple planning a ‘Mac nano?’

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:43 pm25 Comments

A Chinese company says it’s producing a case for an upcoming iPhone Nano…

Microsoft’s ‘Seadragon Mobile’ app offers up porn to iPhone, iPod touch users

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:39 am17 Comments

Microsoft’s Seadragon graphics viewing application has come under fire for allegedly distributing…

Apple releases Mail Update

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:23 am15 Comments

Apple has released Mail Update 1.0 which addresses stability issues with Mail…

The markets and Apple breaking down; AAPL headed for new lows?

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:00 am32 Comments

Back on December 12, I declared that the Bear Rally was over. Although it may have seemed somewhat…

Report: Quanta to supply 800,000 iMacs per month to Apple in 1Q09

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:50 am12 Comments

The Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) has cited sources inside the component supply chain…

i.TV app tunes in new features for iPhone, including TiVo scheduling

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:36 am1 Comment

Upgrades to the i.TV app give new meaning to ‘remote control,’ moving a hand-held TV and movie guide much closer…

Snapture adds flash to iPhone

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:24 am14 Comments

Snapture has until now concentrated on enhancing iPhone photos with software. Now…

Apple rejects ‘iBoobs’ from iTunes App Store (with video)

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:13 am35 Comments

An application that allows iPhone users to wobble a pair of breasts has been rejected by Apple’s application store…

A dream home for the true Apple fan

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:46 am12 Comments

Who hasn’t fantasized about a house that makes day-to-day life easier?

Apple has winning touch in holiday sales

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:32 am8 Comments

Apple, with its iPod touch, appears a clear winner this holiday season as US consumers shop for smaller…

ChangeWave: Apple iPhone’s ‘very satisfied’ rating more than double that of RIM’s BlackBerry Storm

Monday, December 22, 2008 6:42 pm27 Comments

Research In Motion and Apple continue their smart phone battle for the hearts and minds…

Accessory-maker points to new Apple ‘iPhone nano’

Monday, December 22, 2008 5:52 pm13 Comments

Is Apple about to announced the iPhone nano?

Vatican embraces iPhone prayer book

Monday, December 22, 2008 5:19 pm16 Comments

The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications is embracing the iBreviary…

Would-be ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar claims Apple failed to copyright Mac OS X

Monday, December 22, 2008 5:02 pm41 Comments

Mac clone manufacturer Psystar said that Apple’s copyright suit against it should be dismissed because Apple…

Elevation Partners sinks another $100 million into beleaguered Palm

Monday, December 22, 2008 4:55 pm10 Comments

Palm, Inc. today announced that Elevation Partners has agreed to make an additional $100 million…

Apple Retail Stores staying open late for last-minute shoppers

Monday, December 22, 2008 4:21 pm8 Comments

Apple has announced that the company’s retail stores are staying open late…

Microsoft extends ancient Windows XP availability for PC box assemblers

Monday, December 22, 2008 3:29 pm19 Comments

Microsoft system builder partners who’ve been feeling queasy about the impending Jan. 31, 2009…

RUMOR: Microsoft layoffs, cut-backs coming January 15th

Monday, December 22, 2008 2:54 pm23 Comments

Rumors. Microsoft layoff and cut-backs and Reduction In Force rumors…

A closer look at would-be ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar’s court filing reveals sloppiness

Monday, December 22, 2008 2:47 pm19 Comments

In my past piece on Psystar’s latest Court filing, I was once again highly critical of the grammatical…

Rising stockpiles of consumer electronics likely to push down prices and profits

Monday, December 22, 2008 1:16 pm12 Comments

Automakers aren’t the only ones halting production as inventories pile up. The consumer electronics industry is also…

Why Apple does not need cheaper Macs in order to compete against Windows PCs

Monday, December 22, 2008 12:29 pm28 Comments

Given the pullback in spending and the shift to lower-priced PCs, analysts have been calling…

Apple offers simple fix for Mac OS X 10.5.6 installation issues

Monday, December 22, 2008 11:55 am17 Comments

“Some Mac users who ran the latest OS X Leopard update installation file found out…

Dell is ‘green’ alright – green with Apple envy

Monday, December 22, 2008 11:37 am11 Comments

I’m not sure which is more surprising: that Dell would publicly criticize Apple’s environmental…

iPhone user twitters details of Denver crash from inside burning plane

Monday, December 22, 2008 11:22 am28 Comments

Passenger Mike Wilson of Denver was sitting on Continental Airline’s flight 737 in route to…

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