Email on the iPhone. Xserve to the data center. Apple is everywhere…
Month: October 2008
Oh-so-rebellious Microsoft parks ‘I’m a PC’ port-a-potty, er, recording booth outside Apple Stores
Microsoft Corp., engrossed in multi-million dollar marketing blitz to counter Apple…
Smartphone OS smackdown: Apple iPhone vs. Windows Mobile vs. Symbian vs. Blackberry
A smart phone’s power comes as much from its operating system as it does from the capabilities…
BBC News blows it: Reports on dangerous Windows trojan, but illustrates it with a Mac (updated)
The details of about 500,000 online bank accounts and credit and debit cards have been stolen…
What’s still missing? iPhone 2.2 update wish list
“PleaseFixTheiPhone.com” began soliciting suggestions 12 days ago and has already generated…
What’s still missing? iPhone 2.2 update wish list
“PleaseFixTheiPhone.com” began soliciting suggestions 12 days ago and has already generated…
Apple rejects Opera Mini for Phone from iTunes App Store
I have to confess, I haven’t paid much attention to Opera Software until recently…
Apple preparing supercomputer push? IBM sues to block top executive from moving to Apple
IBM sued a top executive on Thursday to prevent him from joining Apple…
You get what you pay for: Apple’s new MacBooks and the cost of innovation
In the weeks before Apple introduced the new MacBook laptops, there was speculation…
Analyst: Apple’s ‘next move’ should be 3G HSDPA MacBooks
Apple should pull out the stops and release a 3G-enabled laptop for network operators…
Sun Microsystems ripe for takeover?
With falling revenue, problematic acquisitions, product slips and a stock that has lost three-quarters of its value…
NBC’s ‘Chuck’ TV series ridicules Microsoft’s Zune debacle
NBC’s “Chuck” TV program has made mention of Apple iPod while also belittling Microsoft’s hapless Zune…
Reading redefined: New iPhone, iPod touch app debuts that reads like a real book
“Classics,” a new software reading platform for a growing collection of literary masterpieces, is now available…
Happy Halloween! Top Mac-o-lanterns; plus free ‘Jack-O-Lantern’ Mac OS X Screen Saver and Dock App
Network World has published a slideshow of Apple devotion expressed via carved vegetation…
Eight new features to expect in Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 2.2 update
One of the great things about the iPhone is the regular software updates. Free and automatic improvements…
Softbank to offer Japanese iPhone users 1seg TV tuner and extended battery add-on
Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank on Thursday announced plans to begin selling a TV Tuner add-on…
Microsoft releases Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update
Microsoft today released Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update…
Pogue reviews Apple’s new MacBook: A thing of beauty; I love it
Apple’s bestselling MacBook laptop just got its 2008 makeover. It’s a thing of beauty…
IT Enquirer reviews FileMaker’s Bento 2: Easy and powerful personal databases
Bento 2 is a major upgrade of the personal database FileMaker released about a year ago…
Apple releases stealth MobileMe updates
Apple has updated its MobileMe web service software, but hasn’t noted the update in its MobileMe…
The Beatles finally on the way to Apple’s iTunes Store?
Today will mark an auspicious day for the music business, and maybe the first big hint that the Beatles may finally…
iPhone shipments surge 516%; Apple overtakes RIM to become the world’s 6th largest handset vendor
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments grew…
Ntractive launches ‘Elements SBM 1.0’ – Mac OS X CRM, PIM, business management software
Ntractive has announced the launch of Elements SBM 1.0, the hybrid web application offering a robust business management solution for Mac OS X…
Mossberg’s annual fall PC buyer’s guide: Apple Macs faster, easier and more stable than Windows PCs
It’s time for my annual fall PC buyer’s guide. As always, this guide covers what average consumers…
Jim Cramer: Stick with Apple (with video)
Apple Inc. has great growth, good management, a healthy balance sheet, and generational dominance…
Better than expected GDP Report drives U.S. stock futures gains; Apple up in pre-market trading
“U.S. stock-index futures advanced after the government said the economy contracted less than forecast…
comScore: Lower-income consumers shed multiple devices and services for one: Apple iPhone
comScore, Inc. has published the results of a study that explores the demographics of iPhone owners and reveals…
Chicago Tribune critic doesn’t get Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ campaign, why people choose Macs, and more
“I’m a PC,” Steve Johnson proudly and ignorantly proclaims for The Chicago Tribune…
Beleaguered Motorola to slash more jobs, focus on Google Android to cut costs
Motorola Inc.’s new cellphone chief is moving quickly to scale back the struggling division…
Seven must-have iPhone/iPod touch offline apps
If you have an iPod touch, then you know the benefit of finding apps that work offline…
Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard to offer iPhone-like text-handling technology
Modern text-handling technologies made popular on Apple’s iPhone should turn up on the Mac next year…
Microsoft takes on Apple’s MobileMe, reveals Live Mesh for Mac
Microsoft is gearing up to take on Apple’s MobileMe with a Mac version of its Live Mesh file syncing service…
InfoWorld: Windows 7 is really just lipstick on the Vista pig
My initial evaluation of Windows 7 shows that it’s really just Vista with a fresh coat of paint…
Apple’s FY09 gross margin expectations too low?
Apple’s FY09 gross margin should well-exceed management’s guidance of 30%….
AT&T’s free Wi-Fi access now available for Apple iPhone across U.S., including Starbucks
Free AT&T Wi-Fi access is now available for Apple iPhone at thousands of hotspots nationwide, including Starbucks…
The case for Apple to execute a large stock buyback
Apple is sitting on a huge cash reserve — $24.5 billion as of September and growing at the rate of $8 to $10 billion a year…
Microsoft previews Mojave, er, Windows 7; unceremoniously dumps ‘Vista’ name
Microsoft introduced what it said would be a slimmer and more responsive version of its Windows operating system…
Bernstein analyst Sacconaghi says Apple would boost earnings with 2009 share buyback
Apple Inc., the maker of Macintosh computers and the iPhone, rose to the highest in two weeks in New York…
‘Mac cloner’ Psystar releases ‘OS X-compatible PC’ with Blu-ray, Nvidia 9800GT before Apple
Psystar Corporation, the self-described “leading manufacturer of OS X-compatible PCs,” is now shipping PCs…
BBC blows it: Calls Rob Enderle ‘independent’ during Windows 7 demo failure
Rob Enderle is President and Principal Analyst of the “Enderle Group,” a group of two which consists of Rob and his wife Mary…
Fortune’s Top 20 Most Admired Companies 2008: Apple Inc. #1
To create the top 20, Fortune and its survey partners at Hay Group asked the experts…
iPhone 2.2 beta 2 features direct podcast downloads, Google Street View
Apple has given developers a taste of the new iPhone firmware, version 2.2 beta 2, and it includes…