If OS X were distributed for generic PCs, two things would happen: OS X would be second only to Windows…
Month: April 2006
Apple iTunes Gift Cards help boost growth of digital music in U.S.
Gift vouchers for digital music tracks are helping to boost the growth of digital music in the U.S…
Windows Vista to be Microsoft’s last operating system?
“I don’t think Microsoft will ship another Operating System after Vista launches. I believe that a combination of technical difficulties…
Video: Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the very first iPod in 2001
New on YouTube today, watch Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduce the very first iPod at a special Apple event in 2001…
Thurrott: It’s starting to look like Apple’s iPod and Mac sales are leveling out
Apple released its quarterly earnings figures this week, and the news wasn’t good. Though profits were up 41 percent…
Dell shares fall as Citigroup cuts rating two full notches from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’
Dell Inc. shares fell almost 4% Friday after Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner cut his rating on the No. 1 personal-computer company to sell on concerns…
Apple to debut MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core Duo as early as Sunday?
The 2006 NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) conference is fast approaching and as any self-respectiing maclot knows…
Parallels releases VM Compactor 1.0 Beta
Parallels has announced the beta release of Parallels VM Compactor 1.0, the company’s virtual hard disk management tool that…
Adobe CEO: Universal version of Photoshop due in spring 2007
A version of Adobe Systems’ flagship Photoshop software that will run on Mac computers…
Apple implementing Windows API directly in Mac OS X Leopard? (Windows apps on Mac without Windows)
Quite simply, a monolithic kernel like the one used in Linux or most of the other Open Source Unix clones…
Apple offers free computer take-back recycling program
Apple today announced an expansion of its successful recycling program, offering free computer take-back and recycling…
Apple ready to take back market share; may debut Windows virtualization in Mac OS X Leopard
Needham & Co analyst Charles Wolf is maintaining a ‘Hold’ rating on Apple stock – but has hopes that Mac sales will surge once…
Apple questioned in ‘Asteroid’ trade secrets case
A case that could jeopardize the right of journalists to protect the confidentiality of sources and give companies more legal leeway…
UBS: Apple Computer ‘buy,’ target price reduced; Merrill Lynch lowers estimates
Analysts at UBS today reiterated their “buy” rating on Apple Computer (AAPL). The target price has been reduced…
Transcript: Apple CEO Steve Jobs addresses the Cupertino City Council
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs attended a Cupertino city council meeting on April 18 to announce Apple’s plans…
Analyst expects Apple to launch higher capacity iPod nanos, new large screen video iPod this year
Following Apple’s earnings announcement on Wednesday, analysts for Piper Jaffray weighed in with their predictions what new products…
Wall Street optimistic about Apple’s Intel-based Macs
Sales of Apple’s iPods and computers are growing, but by not as much as Wall Street had forecast…
Apple Computer’s earnings report prompts relief rally
Normally, the newsflow surrounding Apple Computer in recent days would have been a recipe for disaster…
Take a virtual tour of Microsoft’s Macintosh lab (MacBU)
I’m going to write a little bit more about what I do to help MacBU ship great software and provide some color…
EMI, Vivendi Universal music sales rise dramatically on Apple iTunes Music Store downloads
EMI Group Plc, the world’s third- largest music company, posted the first sales gain in five years as digital downloads doubled…
Apple folding its own Origami?
The world has gone Origami crazy over the past few weeks, with Samsung’s glossy black Q1 grabbing most of the headlines…
Apple shares rise on growth expectations
Apple Computer Inc. shares rose as much as 5 percent on Thursday on hopes the worst for the year was behind the company…
Needham: Apple Mac sales could surge due to Boot Camp, newfound ability to run Windows apps
Apple Computer effectively dodged the Intel transition bullet in its second fiscal quarter of this year and its progress…
Forbes writer: Is Apple iPod’s bloom fading?
Poor Steve Jobs. His Apple Computer has become so successful that it now has only himself to compete with…
Report: music labels on verge of abandoning demand for variable pricing on Apple iTunes Music Store
The record industry may be on the verge of waving the white flag in front of Apple boss Steve Jobs, and abandoning its demand…
Thurrott: Microsoft collapsing under its own weight, Gates has driven Windows Vista into the ground
“Since the euphoria of PDC 2003, Microsoft’s handling of Windows Vista has been abysmal. Promises have been made and dismissed…
iPod Halo, meet Intel Pause
Apple Computer reported net earnings jumped 41 percent in the latest quarter Wednesday, topping forecasts on Wall Street…
Apple figures suggest that 2006 may be very big year, thanks to Windows users switching to Mac
A very interesting statistic came out of Apple Computer’s earnings call on Apr. 19. And it wasn’t just that sales were up by more than $1 billion
PortalPlayer announces product not selected by Apple for iPod use
PortalPlayer, Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor, firmware and software solutions for personal media players and secondary…
Analysts see Apple Q3 06 forecast as conservative, peg revenue estimate at $4.72 billion
Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday posted a 41 percent increase in quarterly profit that beat Wall Street targets and said sales…
Apple Computer surges in after hours trading following earnings report
After losing $0.57 (-0.86%) per share to close regular trading at $65.65 on volume of 38,794,965, shares of Apple Computer surged…
Apple Q2 2006 Conference Call notes
Live notes taken during Apple’s conference call discussing Q2 06 financial results…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs plans new 50-acre campus in California
Apple Computer Inc. is planning to build a new, 50-acre campus near its present headquarters in Cupertino, California…
Apple reports Q2 2006 earnings: $4.36 billion revenue, $0.47 earnings per share
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2006 second quarter ended April 1, 2006…
Report: Apple severely underclocks MacBook Pro GPU to save power, lower heat
Apple appears to have underclocked the ATI Radeon Mobility X1600 graphics chip in its MacBook Pro laptop…
RUMOR: Apple to debut MacBook Pro 17-inch at NAB convention next week
Apple Computer at the National Association of Broadcasters conference next week will unveil its most poweful Intel notebook yet, a 17-inch MacBook Pro…
Digital music player inventor ‘consulting lawyers’ regarding claim to design and tech behind iPod
The man who nearly invented the iPod two decades ago let it slip through his fingers along with a fortune worth millions…
All eyes on Apple Computer’s earnings report after market close today
Apple Computer Inc. will claim the earnings spotlight after the market closes Wednesday as the Macintosh and iPod maker…
Piper Jaffray: Apple to report in-line or slightly below Street earnings estimates
Piper Jaffray maintained an ‘outperform’ rating and $103 price target on Apple Computer ahead of its fiscal second-quarter earnings report…
Burst an underdog or patent troll for suing Apple, Microsoft for patent infringement?
With just two employees, Burst holds 10 U.S. patents, and its focus is on asking big companies to license its technology…
Chinese President Hu Jintao to Bill Gates: I am dealing with Microsoft Windows every day
After a swanky dinner with the world’s richest man, Chinese President Hu Jintao turns his attention to America’s largest exporter…
Apple to become mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)?
Visiongain, the US market research company that is forecasting an imminent launch of Apple’s own cellphone, has gone even further…
