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Month: August 2008

Unlike Microsoft’s Windows, Apple’s Mac OS X does 64-bit right

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:20 pm28 Comments

Even with the 64-bit Power Mac G5 hardware, there were still software limitations in 2003’s Mac OS X Panther…

AT&T expands international data offerings for Apple iPhone

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:01 pm13 Comments

AT&T Inc. today announced expanded international data offerings to help keep iPhone customers connected…

China lifts iTunes Store block, except for sales of pro-Tibet album

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:50 am23 Comments

Apple Inc.’s iTunes online music store is back up and running again in China after it was apparently blocked…

Apple to celebrate retail store grand openings in Las Vegas and Mississippi on August 30

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:38 am9 Comments

Apple will be celebrating the Grand Openings of their latest retail stores…

The Tetris Company gets free Tetris clone ‘Tris’ removed from Apple’s App Store

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:02 am35 Comments

Well — I’ve received notice from Apple that they’ve been contacted by The Tetris® Company about Tris…

Google posts Gears for Safari beta

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:53 am19 Comments

Google is now offering a beta version of Gears for Safari…

Should Apple release a Multi-Touch™ touchscreen Mac?

Monday, August 25, 2008 4:45 pm67 Comments

Apple is one of the major leaders in the multitouch space and yet, the company’s desire to bring a full-fledged touch-screen…

Piper Jaffray analyst sees Apple again comfortably beating Wall Street estimates

Monday, August 25, 2008 3:59 pm30 Comments

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has reiterated his “Buy” rating and $250 price target on Apple {AAPL)…

Apple seeds developers with new builds of Mac OS X 10.5.5, Safari 4

Monday, August 25, 2008 2:12 pm18 Comments

Apple again used a Friday to provide its developer community with new pre-release software for testing during the weekend…

‘Mac cloner’ Open Tech puts itself up for sale (via PayPal)

Monday, August 25, 2008 1:01 pm30 Comments

Despite having been in operation for just three weeks, a company specializing in Mac clones is already putting…

High prices for Apple iPhone 3G in India causes disappointment, outrage

Monday, August 25, 2008 12:30 pm43 Comments

The iPhone pricing [in Inida] is so steep that several potential customers were massively disappointed…

ChangeWave survey shows plans to buy Apple Macs at all-time high

Monday, August 25, 2008 11:18 am23 Comments

Apple is attracting potential buyers like never before and is getting top marks in customer satisfaction…

Wired.com’s iPhone 3G survey reveals speed issues about carriers’ networks, not Apple’s hardware

Monday, August 25, 2008 10:38 am38 Comments

Wired.com’s survey of iPhone 3G users’ suggests that widespread data speed problems have more to do with carriers’ networks…

Housing hunting made easy with real estate apps for Apple’s iPhone

Monday, August 25, 2008 10:10 am14 Comments

Trulia, one of the Web’s most visited home listing sites, on Aug. 25 is introducing a tool available on Apple’s iPhone…

Apple iPhone 3G antenna test verdict: completely normal

Monday, August 25, 2008 9:44 am19 Comments

Is there a problem with Iphone’s antenna? Is the coverage worse than for other mobiles?

Obama picks staunch RIAA, MPAA supporter Biden as running mate

Monday, August 25, 2008 9:32 am221 Comments

Barack Obama has chosen one of the most rabid pro-music and film industry senators – Joe Biden – in the business…

iRecord Pro records movies and music directly to Apple iPhone 3G, iPods

Monday, August 25, 2008 9:17 am3 Comments

Streaming Networks today announced enhancements to iRecord Pro, including the support for direct recording…

Apple releases MacBook Air Update 1.0

Monday, August 25, 2008 8:46 am1 Comment

Apple has released MacBook Air Update which is recommended for all MacBook Air computers…

T-Mobile: 120,000 Apple iPhones sold so far

Monday, August 25, 2008 8:36 am28 Comments

Deutsche Telekom AG’s mobile phone unit T-Mobile has sold 120,000 iPhone mobile phones so far…

RUMOR: Apple’s new iPod nano photo leaked, iTunes 8 imminent?

Monday, August 25, 2008 8:22 am25 Comments

Has Kevin Rose done it again?

Net Applications: iPhone Internet usage share shows huge surge

Friday, August 22, 2008 8:35 pm37 Comments

Net Applications Global Internet Usage Market Share shows iPhone usage is surging…

The world’s most advanced Mac keyboard?

Friday, August 22, 2008 3:33 pm67 Comments

The first thing I’ll say about the Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth keyboard is that it’s very likely…

Analysts estimate Apple will sell 3 million Macs, 5 million iPhone 3G units this quarter

Friday, August 22, 2008 2:14 pm20 Comments

As we approach the end of Apple’s fourth quarter and fiscal year (September 30), analysts are predicting record Mac and iPhone sales…

Apple iPhone now available in 43 countries to 660 million potential customers

Friday, August 22, 2008 1:26 pm21 Comments

In a note to clients today, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster covers some key points…

Innovative Microsoft looks to bring ‘Private Browsing’ to IE 8 (Apple Safari had it April 2005)

Friday, August 22, 2008 1:06 pm27 Comments

One of the most interesting feature that didn’t quite make it into the final release of Firefox 3…

ExpressCard/34 add-ons make your Apple MacBook Pro do even more

Friday, August 22, 2008 12:00 pm14 Comments

With the MacBook Pro, Apple discarded the old PC Card slot in favor of ExpressCard/34…

Intel introduces Core 2 Duo ‘S’ processor; bound for future Apple MacBook Air?

Friday, August 22, 2008 11:14 am9 Comments

“Intel at its Developer Forum has formally introduced the Core 2 Duo ‘S,’ its first factory-stock processor…

Apple inks iPhone deals with 3 Russian carriers; expects sales of 1.8 million units per year

Friday, August 22, 2008 10:52 am6 Comments

Apple has inked deals with Mobile TeleSystems, VimpelCom and MegaFon sell the company’s revolutionary iPhone 3G in Russia…

Business prof: Apple has year or two before Nokia, Microsoft, RIM, LG or Samsung catch iPhone

Friday, August 22, 2008 9:59 am64 Comments

Nokia has failed to have much of an impact in North America, either with the tech industry or with consumers…

Report: Apple plans to build 45 million iPhone 3Gs in next 12 months

Friday, August 22, 2008 8:56 am31 Comments

Many analysts expect Apple to sell around 11 million iPhone 3Gs in 2008 and another 25 million in 2009. But…

Intel makes progress in wirelessly recharging gadgets and computers

Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:19 pm48 Comments

Intel has made progress in a technology that could lead to the wireless recharging of gadgets…

Crowds line up in India for Apple iPhone 3G release

Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:06 pm35 Comments

Crowds lined up outside a Gurgaon mall and a few shops in Delhi to pick up the latest…

Orange pays people to line up for Apple iPhone launch in Poland

Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:48 pm30 Comments

When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first…

Report: Apple, MTS ink deal to bring iPhone to Russia in October

Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:00 pm24 Comments

Apple Inc. has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia…

Japanese cell phone industry pioneer Takeshi Natsuno praises Apple iPhone

Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:27 pm24 Comments

One of Japan’s top cell phone innovators says that for all his country’s technological prowess…

Facebook for iPhone Version 2.0 preview

Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:35 pm3 Comments

It’s been a few weeks since we released Facebook for iPhone 1.1, and many of you are wondering what’s next…

It’s here. The new BlackBerry Bold.  Twice the price.  Half the device.

Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:23 pm45 Comments

Rogers today became the first carrier in North America to ship the BlackBerry Bold…

It’s here. The new BlackBerry Bold.  Twice the price.  Half the device.

Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:23 pmNo Comments

Rogers today became the first carrier in North America to ship the BlackBerry Bold…

RBC: Apple’s back-to-school sales ‘massive’ – predicts over 3 million Macs sold in quarter

Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:15 am20 Comments

‘Massive’ back-to-school Mac computers sales for Apple Inc…

Apple brutally attacks Microsoft, Windows PCs in new ‘Get a Mac’ ad (with video)

Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:40 am61 Comments

Apple has begun airing another new “Get a Mac” ad, “Off The Air,” on U.S. network and cable television…

Microsoft to trot out Bill Gates and enlist Mac user Jerry Seinfeld to shill Windows Vista in ads

Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:39 am105 Comments

Microsoft Corp., weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.’s advertising…

Apple hit with lawsuit over iPhone’s 3G speed and reliability

Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:51 am62 Comments

Amid growing criticism from 3G iPhone customers, a class action complaint was filed against Apple…

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