Apple Inc. board members defended the company’s disclosure last month of a medical leave…
Month: February 2009
Canaccord Adams ups Apple rating, price target
Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek today raised his rating on Apple (AAPL) to…
Apple shareholders re-elect board, vote no on several resolutions [updated]
Shareholders of Apple Inc. voted to re-elect the company’s slate of directors and also voted down…
Dolby CFO becomes CEO, former Apple Software CTO Avie Tevanian joins Board of Directors
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., announced today that it expanded its Board of Directors with the addition…
Microsoft’s ‘ugly, painful’ Windows 7 upgrade path could drive smart IT pros to Apple’s Mac OS X
Fasten your seat belts. There could be some bumpy nights ahead in the IT department…
Japan’s SoftBank offers free 8GB iPhone 3G with a two-year contract
In a bid to possibly clear inventory, combat slumping sales, or both, SoftBank Mobile’s new…
OmniWeb, OmniDazzle, OmniDiskSweeper, and OmniObjectMeter released as freeware
The Omni Group has released four of their software applications as freeware…
Apple to hold annual shareholders meeting today; questions about CEO Steve Jobs expected
Apple holds its annual meeting today at its headquarters in Cupertino, California…
Google joins EU inquiry into Microsoft as browser wars heat up
Google is seeking to play a part in the European Commission’s investigation into Microsoft for anti-competitive…
CNET benchmarks Apple’s Safari 4: Fastest browser on the planet. Period.
Proving itself a staggering 42 times faster at rendering JavaScript than IE 7…
Apple’s Safari 4 brings some serious firepower to browser wars
The battle to build the best Web browser is now a five-way fight…
French navy fighter planes grounded by Windows worm; Mac-based naval systems unaffected
French navy fighter planes were grounded by Windows PC worm in the middle of January…
Apple releases Apple TV Software Update 2.3.1
Apple has released Apple TV Software Update 2.3.1…
Netbooks, Schmetbooks: Premium-priced MacBook Pros top sales at Apple Retail Stores
A new study reveals that sales of the company’s premium-priced MacBook Pros are topping all other Macs
Update: Office 14 slips to 2010, Microsoft copies Apple some more, Ballmer still nuts
The news last month that Microsoft was issuing its first large-scale layoffs was a clear sign…
Safari 4: How to move tabs back to their rightful place, enable blue loading bar behind URL, more
Hidden gems on how to alter Apple’s Safari 4 Public Beta…
RUMOR: China Unicom inks deal with Apple to bring iPhone to China
China Unicom has reportedly reached an agreement with Apple on iPhone’s entry into China…
Analyst Wu: No new Apple iMacs until June at the earliest
Apple Inc. joined in a broad tech sector rally Tuesday, as the consumer-electronics maker’s…
Both PC and Mac sales slide in rough economy, but Apple’s Mac slides less
Cheap(er) laptops are selling even less than Apple’s…
PC World: Apple’s fast new Safari 4 should give headaches to Microsoft and Mozilla
Apple today launched the first beta of Safari 4, the new version of its web browser for both Windows and Mac OS X…
Autodesk making Alias line of products for Apple’s Mac OS X platform
There is a new bundle, new naming, new rendering technologies and…
OWC debuts faster ‘Quad Interface’ Mercury Pro 8X Blu-ray drives with FireWire 800/400, USB2, eSATA
Other World Computing (OWC) announced today its newest OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray/SuperDrive “Quad Interface” External Drive solution…
Meet Tim, the music teacher to millions of Apple’s GarageBand users
Let’s call it one of life’s little ironies: This year Tim Blane, a Boston singer-songwriter who…
Rumor hints at new 20- and 24-inch Apple iMacs with NVIDIA graphics
Over the past week, there have been an increasing number hints that the long-awaited iMac revisions…
Apple gains in early trading; Microsoft expects continued difficulty
Technology stocks recorded mild gains in early trading Tuesday as advances from bellwethers…
Exploring Mac market share figures; Apple is executing well in an economic downturn
As even the casual Apple-watcher knows, there are many different metrics for measuring Mac market share these days…
Apple debuts ‘iTunes Pass’ – automatically get new and exclusive music from your favorite artists
Apple has debuted “iTunes Pass” in the company’s iTunes Store…
Happy 54th birthday, Steve Jobs!
Happy Birthday, Steve!
Apple releases Safari 4 public beta for Mac and Windows
Apple today announced the public beta of Safari 4, the world’s fastest…
Microsoft capitulates, lets laid off workers keep their ‘overpaid’ severance
Amid a wave of criticism, Microsoft is backtracking on a decision to require laid off workers…
Apogee discontinues Windows development to to focus all resources on Apple’s Macintosh platform
As of 2009, Apogee Electronics will no longer develop products for the Microsoft Windows platform…
Analyst: Apple could have a hit with $599 Mac netbook
With a $599 netbook, Apple Inc. could move into a fast-growing market without cannibalizing…
Markets tumble to lowest close since Clinton administration
Wall Street’s woeful year continued Monday, with stocks tumbling to their lowest close…
Mobily signs up 25,000 Saudi iPhone 3G subscribers within hours of launch
Saudi mobile operator Mobily notched up 25,000 subscribers within hours of its launch of Apple’s iPhone 3G…
Apple fails in bid to trademark the word ‘pod’ in Australia
Computer giant Apple has failed in its bid to trademark the word ‘pod’ in Australia, due to an objection from…
Analyst: When economy recovers, cash-rich Apple (AAPL) will go much, much higher
Two days before Apple’s (AAPL) annual meeting…
Time to overhaul the Dow Jones index, replace GM with Apple?
There was a time when a tumble below $10 in the share price of a company in the Dow Jones..
Best Buy ‘Reward Zone’ members offered $50-$100 Apple iPhone discounts
Best Buy is offering iPhone discounts to its Reward Zone members for the next week…
Mac OS X Snow Leopard screenshots detail interface tweaks
A gallery of screenshots from the latest build of Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system…
Analyst: Apple iPhone benefits from carrier rate war
AT&T’s rivals have become more aggressive about their pricing, and that could be good for Apple…
Bloomberg: Steve Jobs health concerns swirl ahead of Apple’s annual meeting
Apple Inc. will hold its annual meeting this week without Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs…
RUMOR: Apple iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless soon
Apple is certain to allow Verizon to join its elite band of Iphone providers, bringing to an end the exclusive…