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Piper Jaffray analyst: No concern about Apple’s share price

In a video interview posted online, MarketWatch's Rex Crum interviewed Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who explains... [Full Story]

Millions may ignore Macs, but it’s harder to ignore Apple’s subversive, catchy advertising

Think different. For the rest of us. Everything is easier on a Mac. Millions of customers ignore Apple Computer... [Full Story]

Analyst: Apple in driver’s seat when it comes to renegotiating with music labels

Three years ago, Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs persuaded major recording companies... [Full Story]

Global digital music sales tripled in 2005 thanks to Apple’s iTunes Music Store

Global sales of digital music are continuing to rise, generating revenues of $1.1 billion US for record companies... [Full Story]

20 great moments in Apple Computer history

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Quiz Friday: The Great Apple History Challenge

Three decades is a long time, and Apple is a company rich with history. This short quiz will challenge the Mac expert... [Full Story]

How to easily create Mac OS X rescue CD or DVD

I remember something very special about my old System 6 machine. That is, the System file was about 400-600 KB... [Full Story]

Report: Apple Computer may soon launch its own music ‘iPhone’

Apple Computer may soon launch its own music handsets, leveraging the success of its iPod music players... [Full Story]

Tech writer: Apple’s iPod+iTunes ‘closed’ system will move into a niche like Macintosh computers

Apple Inc's iTunes music store seems to be rapidly becoming one of the most powerful retailers in the history of the world. Never before have we seen global... [Full Story]

Forbes: Apple Computer more powerful than ever, but what does the future hold?

Thirty years after its humble start, Apple Computer seems more powerful than ever. Last year it posted record sales and earnings... [Full Story]

Samsung YP-25 ‘iPod nano killer’ aims to knock Apple off its throne

Samsung is joining the likes of Sony in a battle to knock the iPod off its MP3 throne. Samsung's attempt to steal the music player market... [Full Story]

Forbes online poll: What’s The Worst Product Apple Has Ever Released?

Forbes is running an online poll, "What's The Worst Product Apple Has Ever Released?" [Full Story]

CNET writer: If Apple Computer is so great, how come it’s so small?

"If Apple Computer is so great, how come it's so small? With all the hoopla surrounding the company... [Full Story]

The Beeb posts ‘How much do you know about Apple’ quiz in honor of Apple’s 30th birthday

The BBC's web site features a 10-question multiple choice quiz, "How much do you know about Apple?" [Full Story]

Dilbert gives glimpse behind-the-scenes of would-be Apple iPod Killer’s marketing meeting

Dilbert's comic strip today shows us what must have gone on - and unfortunately for some latecomers, may still be happening... [Full Story]

Apple to buy at least 20% of Hynix’s NAND Flash chips through 2010

Apple Computer Inc., the world's largest maker of portable music players, agreed to buy at least 20 percent of Hynix Semiconductor... [Full Story]

Sony’s UMD format ailing: ‘It’s another Sony bomb - like Blu-ray,’ says Universal Studios exec

A year after it was launched in the US, the PlayStation Portable's days as a hand-held movie-viewing device appear numbered... [Full Story]

Forrester Research: Apple far outpaces Microsoft in consumer electronics brand trust

Forrester Research's 'The 2005 Technology Brand Scorecard' collected feedback from consumers on 48 technology brands... [Full Story]

Apple announces Final Cut Studio 5.1 now shipping; First Universal version runs up to 2.5x faster

Apple is now shipping the first Universal version of its Final Cut Studio video production suite that delivers up to 2.5x... [Full Story]

Apple’s 30th anniversary rumors

Well, there's apparently a big to-do coming up this weekend. It's Apple's 30th Birthday and we're starting to hear some rumors... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Apple ‘iPhone’ put on hold

Contrary to published reports, two independent sources speaking on condition of anonymity recently disclosed to... [Full Story]

Glasgow hospitals begin using iPods for new recruit training

"Glasgow hospitals have begun using iPods to train new recruits... [Full Story]

Pfeiffer Consulting: Mac vs Windows: Total Cost of Ownership, Productivity and Return on Investment

Pfeiffer Consulting has released a 200 page report, "Macintosh/Windows: Cost and Productivity Analysis - Total Cost of Ownership, Productivity and Return on Investment," [Full Story]

Apple iTunes Store ‘Scrubs’ TV show deal marks new first in digital downloads

NBC Universal and Walt Disney-ABC TV Group said Wednesday that they would jointly make available their quirky hospital comedy 'Scrubs' on Apple... [Full Story]

Apple lawyer: ‘Even a moron in a hurry’ can tell difference between iTunes and Beatles’ Apple Corps

Lawyers for Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday asserted the company's right to distribute music through its iTunes Music Store... [Full Story]

Mac OS X flaw crashes Safari, Finder

A blogger has identified an apparent flaw in the Apple's Mac OS X graphics display engine, ImageIO, that will crash the... [Full Story]

Dvorak: ‘Apple Computer should change its name for good’ to avoid future Apple Corps litigation

When the Apple Corps first sued Apple Computer Inc. in 1981 (winning a reported $80,000) over its trademark I thought the computer... [Full Story]

Apple is far healthier company at 30 than it was at 20

Apple Computer is turning 30 but its meteoric rise in the music business makes it look more like it's 17... [Full Story]

Congressman lauds Apple iPod volume control software update as ‘important first step’

Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee... [Full Story]

Apple shares surge after EU raises fresh Windows Vista concerns

Shares of Apple Computer gained as rival Microsoft Corp. faced new pressure from the European Union's top antitrust body... [Full Story]

Business SaaS solution now available to Apple Safari users

Norada Corporation, the provider of the Solve360 communicating and collaborating Web solution for small business, announced today... [Full Story]

Apple vs. Apple opening arguments begin in UK High Court

As the unmistakable opening notes of the disco hit "Le Freak" thumped through the High Court on Wednesday... [Full Story]

With shares drooping, is Apple again ripe for the picking?

"In recent months, Apple Computer's stock has drooped ever lower. But have the shares fallen so low that the former can't-miss... [Full Story]

Some famous quotes from Apple CEO Steve Jobs

One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth. The CEO of Apple Computer... [Full Story]

Zengobi launches Universal version of Curio for Mac OS X

Zengobi today announced the availability of a Universal version of Curio, its award-winning brainstorming and document... [Full Story]

Apple adds NBC’s ‘Scrubs’ to iTunes Store TV Shows lineup, adds ‘Season Pass’ for ‘South Park’

Apple today added NBC's Emmy-winning "Scrubs" to their iTunes Store. So far, it looks like... [Full Story]

Visiongain: Apple ‘iPhone’ launch imminent

Visiongain believes that the next product to be released by Apple is the much-rumored "iPhone." The Apple-branded mobile phone [Full Story]

Enderle: Microsoft employees voice concerns about working for dysfunctional company

For anyone that has ever worked for a failing company wandering over to "Mini-Microsoft" will be a bad trip down memory lane... [Full Story]

Over its 30 year history, Apple Computer has compiled many heroes and villains

Every story has its heroes and villains, and the history of Apple Computer is no exception... [Full Story]

CNET celebrates three decades of Apple Computer

30 years after its founding, Apple Computer has grown from a tiny start-up to a household name and cultural icon known... [Full Story]

For three decades Apple has sizzled while Microsoft has nearly always come up short

"Several years ago a Microsoft honcho fired off a 2,000-word e-mail to let me know I was a blockhead... [Full Story]

Apple releases iPod software update; provides volume limit setting for iPod

Apple today announced a software update for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod, allowing customers to easily set their own personal maximum volume limit... [Full Story]

Apple’s Final Cut Studio 5.1 goes Universal; native support for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs

Apple's industry-leading production suite, Final Cut Studio, has gone Universal Binary, with native support for both... [Full Story]

Troll Touch announces touchscreen solution for Apple Intel Core Duo iMacs

Troll Touch, the Valencia, CA. custom touchscreen system provider has announced the immediate availability of the company’s... [Full Story]

Barron’s lists Apple’s Steve Jobs among ‘World’s Best CEOs’

Just as New York kids in the 1950s used to argue about who was the best centerfielder in town, many investors today have strong opinions... [Full Story]

Bluetooth set for speed leap

The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed... [Full Story]

Apple upgrades 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display

Even after winning a shootout between the Apple Cinema Display and the Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP from CNET, it has come to our attention... [Full Story]

Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard likely to feature Windows support, drivers for Intel Macs

"In a stunning move, BAPCo, the industry-standard Windows benchmarking consortium, announced that Apple Computer... [Full Story]

Apple Macs are for everybody

For quite some time, Apple has been referred to as the 'other' brand when it comes to computers. Most people think only graphic artists... [Full Story]

Apple iTunes Store adds ‘Season Pass’ option for ABC TV shows ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Lost’

Apple has added the "Season Pass" option to their iTunes Music Store TV Shows offerings for ABC network shows... [Full Story]

JP Morgan: French DRM law will have limited impact on Apple Computer

Analysts for JP Morgan, who offered its clients a 51-page report on the role of DRM in the portable music player market last Spring... [Full Story]

Apple CTO Avie Tevanian to leave Apple on March 31

Avadis 'Avie' Tevanian, Apple Computer's Chief Technology Officer, is leaving the firm to 'pursue other interests,' [Full Story]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits to brainwashing his kids not to use Apple iPods

When Microsoft went public in 1986, there was no 3-D videogaming, no enterprise software, and no Google... [Full Story]

Wired posts ‘Apple Operating System Gallery’ to mark Apple’s 30th birthday

On April 1, Apple celebrates its 30th birthday. Having created one of the first personal computers and the graphical mouse-and-menu... [Full Story]

Dvorak: What the French got right with proposed DRM law

So France doesn't like the idea that Apple and the iPod and iTunes are intertwined with a proprietary structure that has no way... [Full Story]

Belight Software debuts Windows to Mac ‘Switcher Contest’

BeLight Software today announced their "Switcher Contest" — dedicated to Apple's 30th Anniversary... [Full Story]