Despite an apparent slowdown in the IC market, IBM Corp. plans to boost the wafer output within its 300-mm fab…
Month: October 2004
NASDAQ Analyst Recommendations chart shows continued positive momentum for Apple Computer
For months and months NASDAQ’s “Analysts Recommendations” (a group of 15-25 analyst firms that fluctuates…
Apple adds $1,499 1.8 GHz model to 64-bit Power Mac G5 line
Apple today added
Apple updates Xserve RAID storage system featuring up to 5.6TB at just over $2 per GB
Apple today updated its Xserve RAID storage system, a 3U high-availability, rack storage system to deliver a massive 5.6 terabytes…
Apple unveils new faster iBook G4 line with built-in Airport Extreme starting at $999
Apple today unveiled the fastest, most affordable iBook G4 ever for consumers and education customers…
Apple to sell custom black ‘U2 Edition’ iPod, to be announced next week
Rock band U2 has cut a deal with Apple Computer to sell custom iPods promoting the band’s forthcoming album…
Apple shares close up $2.25 set new 52-week high at $47.75
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) closed up $2.25, or 4.95%, at $47.75 in NASDAQ trading today on heavy…
Is Apple’s market share really that important?
Only a few years ago, Apple Computer’s high-end computer fare seemed stuck in a dusty corner of the market reserved…
New iPod soon? Apple to hold special event on October 26th
Apple Computer today sent out an invitation to press outlets to attend a special event next week…
New iPod soon? Apple to hold special event on October 26th
Apple Computer today sent out an invitation to press outlets to attend a special event next week…
USA Today writer unhappy with MacDailyNews and some Mac users’ emails
Macintosh users proved to me that they’re a dedicated and strong-willed group of compute [sic] users…
Windows users line up to pay for spyware removal; Mac users surf Web with impunity
Spyware’s explosive growth has become a ‘very alarming trend’ that could scare away computer users and undermine…
Preservationists battle Apple CEO Steve Jobs over his ‘dump’ of a house
A battle has erupted between Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs and a group of local preservationists…
Is Apple’s iPod so dominant mainly due to superior marketing?
Traditionally conservative when spending its advertising dollars, Creative technology bucked its own trend and splashed…
Analyst: increased competition for iPod will create even more Apple profit
This week, three new tiny music players were introduced to challenge Apple’s popular iPod mini – a battle that should ring up cash registers…
Apple Euro boss talks iPod: ‘We are only at the very beginning of something really big’
For all the thousands of column inches written about the iPod, Apple Computer is only now beginning to reap the full commercial…
Montreal Gazette: Revolutionary Apple iPod a seismic change in the way we listen to music
The synergy of the iPod Cult is irresistible: Last week Apple Computer announced that its quarterly profit more than doubled…
Microsoft debuts ‘PlaysForSure’ logo to signify incompatiblity with Apple iPod, iTunes Music Store
Software giant Microsoft is casting its sights on the digital media marketplace by positioning itself as pro-consumer-choice…
Apple’s Mac OS X 10.4 ‘Tiger’ to ship on March 31, 2005?
An Amazon.com product pre-order page for Apple Computer’s forthcoming Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” operating system…
Thurrott: ‘Give Microsoft credit for leading the way in digital entertainment’
Apple Computer has the cool and hip thing going for it with the iPod and, to a lesser degree, with the Apple iTunes Music Store…
Steve Jobs is ‘Back in Black’ at Apple ‘mini retail store’ unveiling
Steve Jobs, the charismatic chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, is back on the job …
Apple gives .Mac members 300 free GarageBand Jam Pack Loops
.Mac members will find a total sampling of 300 loops from all three Jam Packs in the Members Only folder inside…
Apple shares close up $5.23 set new 52-week high at $44.98
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) closed up $5.23, or 13.16%, at $44.98 in NASDAQ trading today on extremely heavy…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs makes first public appearance since surgery
Steve Jobs, the charismatic chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, is back on the job…
Enderle: Apple’s iPod dominates market ‘because it is superior to competitors’
Apple has clearly become more than a computer company. The Cupertino, Calif., firm said it sold more than 2 million iPods…
Money talks: analysts jump aboard Apple Computer rocket
Yesterday Apple Computer reported its highest fourth-quarter sales in the past nine years for 4Q FY04, while the company’s…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store passes 150 million songs milestone
Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 150 million songs from the iTunes Music Store…
BusinessWeek writer can’t figure out that comparing iPod to Mac licensing is fruitless
Apple lost one war to Microsoft by not licensing its Mac operating system. It may repeat the error with its iPod…
Credit Suisse First Boston: Apple’s Q1 04 ‘is shaping up to be one of the best on record’
Credit Suisse First Boston raised estimates on Apple Computer and raised the target price. CSFB said the company’s latest…
Apple shares surge 8 percent in early NASDAQ trading
Apple Computer surged 8 percent Thursday as sales of more than 2 million iPod digital music players helped lift…
Highlights from Apple’s fiscal Q4 04 conference call
Apple yesterday revealed some interesting notes about the company’s financials in its quarterly conference call…
Merrill Lynch raises its Apple price target to $49 from $44 a share
Merrill Lynch overnight raised its price target on Apple Computer (APPL) shares to $49 from $44 after the PC maker…
Dell launches 5GB ‘iPod mini killer’
Dell is challenging Apple Computer’s iPod Mini music player, as part of a plan to expand its Dell brand name…
Analyst on Apple’s earnings: ‘It’s shocking. I’m shocked’
Apple Computer Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, beating analysts’ estimates, as surging sales…
Apple shares rocket in after hours trading on strong earnings report
Shares of Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) are rising sharply after the bell on Wednesday after the computer firm…
Apple smashes earnings estimates: posts net profit of $106 million on $2.35 billion revenue, iPod sh
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter ended September 25, 2004…
Analyst: Apple is going to do for digital content what Microsoft did for the office
Even though more competitors are angling into the crowded online music business, Apple’s iPod (the hardware) and iTunes (the software) remain…
All eyes on Cupertino as Apple releases earnings today
Investors will be looking to Apple Computer today for more good news about the area’s technology sector…
Steve Jobs on why Apple’s customers are so loyal, innovation, and more
BusinessWeek Computer Editor Peter Burrows recently talked about the nature of innovation with Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
Run Mac OS X on a Windows PC with CherryOS emulator?
A Hawaiian company specializing in streaming video claims to have developed a $50 software emulator that allows…
Report: Apple’s iTunes Music Store holds 70 percent of digital downloads market
It’s been 12 months since ‘hell froze over’ at Apple Computer. A year ago this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced…
Report: Apple iPod holds 92.1 percent of hard drive-based music player market
Despite increasing competition, Apple’s iPod still rules the digital-music world, according to new reports from market researchers…