Skip to content
MacDailyNews
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Gettr
  • LinkedIn
  • Truth
  • Tumblr
  • Gab
  • RSS
  • News
  • Opinion
  • How to
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • App
  • Archives
  • Login

Update font size.

A A
© MacDailyNews 2002 - 2026 All Rights Reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Privacy

Month: December 2008

MacMall slashes Mac and iPod prices in special last chance Apple sale

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:25 pm8 Comments

MacMall is giving Mac and iPod buyers one last chance to grab the best holiday deals…

Apple Mac tops comprehensive computer reliability report by wide margin – again

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:12 pm21 Comments

RESCUECOM this week announced the results of its third annual Computer Reliability Report…

CNBC’s Jim Goldman: Apple, Steve Jobs, and the case for bringing back the Uptick Rule

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:15 pm24 Comments

Short of the long list of shorts out there in Apple Inc. stock, I don’t think anyone would argue…

Dow Jones releases free ‘Sales Triggers’ app for Apple iPhone, iPod touch

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:09 pm2 Comments

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. has released “Sales Triggers” a new app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch…

Macworld Expo exit is par for Apple’s course

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:22 pm20 Comments

There are many words that characterize Apple under the second reign of Steve Jobs…

Apple Expo Paris cancelled for 2009

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:08 pm6 Comments

Reed Exhibitions will not hold Apple Expo Paris in 2009…

Has Steve Jobs become too much of a liability for Apple shareholders?

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:36 pmMonday, February 14, 201143 Comments

Several analysts rushed out overnight updates after Apple’s surprise announcement Tuesday…

Apple ordered to end exclusive iPhone deal with Orange in France

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:16 pm37 Comments

Apple Inc. must allow operators other than France Telecom’s Orange SA to sell its popular iPhone mobile handset…

Walmart iPhone 3G memo: Sales begin Dec. 28, prices start at $197

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:10 am28 Comments

We have a letter that we believe to be authentic from a source within Walmart that says…

Why won’t Steve Jobs deliver Apple’s last Macworld Expo keynote?

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:44 am57 Comments

Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will not be doing the keynote at this year’s Macworld show…

New York governor proposes ‘iPod tax’ along with 88 new fees and taxes

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:51 am52 Comments

New York Governor David Paterson [D] has reportedly proposed a so-called ‘iPod tax’ on downloaded…

Caught: TIME Magazine warps Steve Jobs photo to make him appear thinner

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:05 am65 Comments

In an article posted late yesterday, TIME Magazine has manipulated an accompanying photo of Apple CEO Steve Jobs…

CNBC: It’s Macworld Expo, not Steve Jobs, that’s on its last legs

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:08 pm34 Comments

The news that Steve Jobs would not deliver the keynote at this year’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco…

Watch the last Macworld Expo keynote ever given by Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:01 pm9 Comments

We didn’t know it at the time, but January 15, 2008 marked the very last Macworld Expo keynote given by Apple CEO Steve Jobs…

Apple abandons Macworld Expo, stock tanks amidst speculation about Jobs’ health, other concerns

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:00 pm45 Comments

Apple Inc. said Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs won’t deliver the keynote at the Macworld conference…

Apple: This Macworld Expo will be our last; Schiller, not Jobs, to deliver last keynote

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:37 pm69 Comments

Apple today announced that this year is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo…

InfoWorld looks at Windows on the Mac: Parallels vs. VMware Fusion, round 2

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:43 pm27 Comments

A little more than a year ago, I reviewed VMware’s Fusion 1.0 and Parallels Desktop 3.0…

Apple’s iPhone 3G unlocked

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:02 pm21 Comments

Apple’s iPhone 3G has been unlocked according to The Dev-Team Blog…

Analyst Bajarin: ‘Apple’s market share in personal computers and smartphones will grow in 2009’

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:48 pm17 Comments

The current economic crisis makes forecasting much more difficult this year than in the past…

Ars Technica reviews Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook: A leap forward in functionality and design

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:10 pm24 Comments

The late 2008 MacBook is a fairly significant leap forward in terms of both functionality and industrial design…

Apple debuts two new holiday-themed ‘Get a Mac’ ads (with video)

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:10 pm17 Comments

Apple has debuted two new holiday-themed “Get a Mac” ads…

Apple uses OpenCL and OpenGL take on Microsoft’s DirectX

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:37 am33 Comments

OpenGL is now more competitive with DirectX than ever…

Analyst: Apple to unveil netbooks at Macworld Expo next month

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:07 am35 Comments

Apple Inc. will introduce two netbooks at the MacWorld Conference and Expo next month…

RUMOR: Apple to debut new Mac mini at Macworld Expo in January

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:15 am39 Comments

Apple will launch an upgrade to its low-end desktop, the Mac Mini, at January’s Macworld Expo…

University of Cologne considering purchase of 45,000 Apple iPhones for students

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:54 am10 Comments

André Bresges is a professor of physics at the University of Cologne…

Mac OS X 10.5.6: Snappier Safari, MobileMe as Jobs intended, Pwned iPhone Pwners, and more

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:43 am19 Comments

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update fixed some long standing Mobile Me issues…

NPD: Apple’s overall U.S. Mac sales flat in November, but high-margin MacBook sales are up 22%

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:22 am27 Comments

Apple Inc. witnessed flat year-over-year overall sales in the United States for its Macs in November…

S&P upgrades Apple to ‘Strong Buy’ on valuation

Monday, December 15, 2008 6:56 pm5 Comments

Standard & Poor’s analyst Tom Smith today raised his rating on Apple (AAPL) to Strong Buy from Buy…

University of Derby medical students get Apple iPod tutors

Monday, December 15, 2008 6:44 pm11 Comments

They contain pre-loaded video lessons about how to position patients for X-rays…

Engadget reviews Apple’s new 24-inch LED Cinema Display: ‘striking, bright, incredibly crisp’

Monday, December 15, 2008 5:00 pm11 Comments

This writeup is about [Apple’s] new 24-incher, a LED-backlit beauty that doesn’t mind being called glossy…

BusinessWeek lists Apple among ‘World’s Most Influential Companies’

Monday, December 15, 2008 4:16 pm6 Comments

Apple products are imaginative, irreverent, and pleasing to the eye. They’re fun to use and have wreaked havoc on competitors…

MSNBC: Not all touchscreen phones are created equal; Apple’s iPhone is the gold standard

Monday, December 15, 2008 3:43 pm16 Comments

Touchscreen phones are among the hottest phones out now, with the iPhone 3G…

Major music cartels demand concessions from Apple before inking DRM-free iTunes Store music deals

Monday, December 15, 2008 3:21 pm23 Comments

For months now, there have been rumblings that Apple and the major music cartels…

CNBC’s Jim Goldman on some Wall Street analysts: ‘Huh? Are you kidding me?’

Monday, December 15, 2008 1:36 pm25 Comments

Help me make sense of this, because when it comes to Apple and Wall Street analysts…

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.6

Monday, December 15, 2008 12:18 pm93 Comments

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.5.6 which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard…

Report: AT&T behind iPhones in Wal-Mart push; AT&T wants Apple iPhones sold everywhere

Monday, December 15, 2008 12:16 pm29 Comments

Apple and AT&T are reportedly butting heads when it comes to various aspects of future distribution of the iPhone…

Mozilla reverse-engineered Mac OS X to add multitouch gestures to Firefox for Mac

Monday, December 15, 2008 12:07 pm12 Comments

Owners of a multi-touch trackpad Macbook have been able to use gesture support in Firefox since…

Goldman downgrades Apple, says unlikely Apple will launch new product category at Macworld Expo

Monday, December 15, 2008 11:56 am17 Comments

Apple (AAPL) shares are coming under early selling pressure this morning after Goldman Sachs…

Apple’s eventful 2008: iPhone takes off, Mac sales surge, and Steve Jobs lives to tell about it

Monday, December 15, 2008 10:15 am20 Comments

While 2007 might have seemed like the year of the iPhone, Apple will probably look back on 2008…

Apple lifts ban, iFart Mobile now available for iPhone, iPod touch via iTunes App Store

Monday, December 15, 2008 9:45 am17 Comments

Apple has officially approved the iFart Mobile application for distribution through the iTunes App Store…

KACE announces industry’s first enterprise management solution for Apple’s iPhone

Monday, December 15, 2008 9:23 am7 Comments

KACE today announced the general availability of the KBOX iPhone Management Module…

Microsoft eschews Windows Mobile to release first iPhone app: Seadragon Mobile

Monday, December 15, 2008 9:02 am24 Comments

Microsoft Live Labs today becomes the first group inside the Redmond company to release…

Posts navigation

Next
Previous
Ticker Tape by TradingView

Top Posts & Pages

  • Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook's final act: Jacking up prices by 20%
  • Apple raises MacBook and iPad prices as AI-driven memory costs surge
  • Steve Jobs felt certain Apple would never have existed without Woz and him making blue boxes
  • Apple customers won’t blink at RAMageddon price increases - but Dell, Lenovo, and Samsung’s will
  • Apple stock is Thursday's worst DOW performer

Recent Comments

  • Alex on Apple’s tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces
  • Hank on Apple’s tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces
  • Pirate on Apple’s tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces
  • Nick on Kremlin demands answers from Apple after VK apps vanish from Russian App Store
  • BOB on Apple skips high-end M6 Chips, jumps straight to AI-focused M7 Pro, Max, and Ultra in major Apple Silicon strategy shift
  • Eric on Kremlin demands answers from Apple after VK apps vanish from Russian App Store
  • Bobby on Apple’s touchscreen MacBook to sport M5 Pro and M5 Max, with M7 models to follow
  • Bob on Apple’s tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces
  • #include on RAMageddon hits Apple: Price hikes on Macs and iPads trigger stock drop, but analysts see smart margin defense
  • neutrino23 on Apple supplier Tata Electronics tightens security after data breach
  • Rich B on Apple supplier Tata Electronics tightens security after data breach
  • Danox on Apple to raise prices due to memory chip crunch, says outgoing CEO Tim Cook
  • MainMan68 on Apple raises MacBook and iPad prices as AI-driven memory costs surge
  • VistaDroveMeToMac on Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s final act: Jacking up prices by 20%
  • zombie on Apple’s Intel chip partnership is a strategic win for American manufacturing, but years from reality, analysts say
  • zombie on Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s final act: Jacking up prices by 20%
  • Shadowself on Apple customers won’t blink at RAMageddon price increases – but Dell, Lenovo, and Samsung’s will
  • It’s all fiction on Charlie Brown’s longtime pen pal finally revealed in new Apple TV ‘Snoopy Unleashed’ movie
  • Botvinnik on Apple raises MacBook and iPad prices as AI-driven memory costs surge
  • DudeMac on Apple raises MacBook and iPad prices as AI-driven memory costs surge

Current Headlines

Latest Joy of Tech
Latest Joy of Tech!

RSS MacHash

  • The Price-Hiked Apple TV 4K Is 4 Years Old
  • Apple raises Mac, iPad prices - over a shortage it may have caused
  • These iOS 27 features make so much sense for Apple's 'HomePad'
  • Apple's OLED 'MacBook Ultra' Will Stick With M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips
  • MacStories Weekly: Issue 519
  • Apple's touchscreen MacBook to use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, not M6: report
  • Prime Day deals – Last chance: MacBook Pro $850 off new list, MacBook Neo $110 off, AirPods Pro 3, Series 11, AirTag 2, more
  • New iPhone Ultra report has latest pricing and release timing updates
  • Apple's tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces
  • Today in Apple history: The App Store gold rush begins
Try Apple News

RSS 9to5Mac

  • New iPhone Ultra report has latest pricing and release timing updates
  • Apple supporting Venezuela relief efforts after catastrophic earthquake
  • iOS 27 adds three new iPhone features I’ve been really loving
  • 9to5Mac Overtime 070: The Siri Redemption Tour
  • The best last-minute Prime Day deals on AirTag, AirPods, MagSafe chargers, more

RSS MacRumors

  • Amazon and Best Buy Still Offering Pre-Hike Prices on iPads and Macs
  • Apple's OLED 'MacBook Ultra' Will Stick With M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips
  • iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable iPhone Tipped to Get Price Hikes Too
  • Apple Adds More 2026 Macs and Studio Display 2 to Refurbished Store
  • Apple Donating to Relief Efforts in Venezuela Following Devastating Earthquakes

RSS Daring Fireball

  • The Price-Hiked Apple TV 4K Is 4 Years Old
  • Apple Journal’s Atrocious Undo Bug Has Been Fixed (and SwiftUI, Per Se, Is Not to Blame)
  • ★ Spensive Thoughts
  • Om Malik, 1966-2026
  • Apple Raises Prices on Most Products by 15–25 Percent, but Not iPhones, Watches, or AirPods

RSS Cult of Mac

  • Apple pledges relief funds after back-to-back Venezuela earthquakes
  • Apple raises Mac, iPad prices — over a shortage it may have caused
  • Today in Apple history: The App Store gold rush begins
  • Travel for less: This AI app sets you up with cheap flights, hotels and rental cars for life
  • What does Siri AI mean for your old HomePod?

RSS Macworld UK

  • Beat Apple’s price hikes and grab an M3 iPad Air with 5G for just $479
  • These higher Mac prices? It’s the new normal
  • Best Prime Day Apple deals 2026: Big savings on iPad, AirPods, Macs, Apple Watch
  • Best Prime Day iPad deals 2026: Grab these discounts while you still can
  • Apple Watch Series 12 (2026): Everything we know so far

RSS IPSW Downloads

  • iOS 26.5.1 (23F81) Released Monday, June 1, 2026
  • macOS 26.5.1 (25F80) Released Monday, June 1, 2026
  • iOS 18.7.9 (22H355) Released Monday, May 11, 2026
  • iPadOS 15.8.8 (19H422) Released Monday, May 11, 2026
  • iOS 15.8.8 (19H422) Released Monday, May 11, 2026

Follow MacDailyNews via Email

Enter your email address to follow MacDailyNews and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 8,613 other subscribers
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
© MacDailyNews 2002 - 2026 All Rights Reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Privacy