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- Apple subnotebook needed
- If blogs are any indication, there's a clear and strong demand for an Apple subnotebook/ultra-portable which is popularly defined as a notebook computer weighing less than four pounds typically without an optical drive.In addition to the almost constant rumors about a new Apple subnotebook, Apple enjoyed strong sales of the...
- Tags: Flash, NAND, Rumor, SSD, Subnotebook
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Apple updates MacBook with faster processors (updated)
- It wasnt the MacBook Pro update we were hoping for but Apple today announced new MacBooks that feature faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory, 802.11n wireless networking and larger hard drives in every model.The new configurations are now available from the Apple store:- 2.00GHz, 1GB RAM,...
- Tags: Apple, Announcement, MacBook
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Apple store is 'busy updating'
- The Apple online store is currently offline, rumors abound that Apple is releasing new Santa Rosa-based MacBook Pros with LED backlights today.
- Tags: MacBook Pro, Retail, Rumor, Store
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Cool Apple II t-shirt
- The Chop Shop has created a Mac-based t-shirt that is supremely cool. The t-shirt pictured at right is its an Apple II disassembled into a model template, on the reverse is the re-assembled Mac. If that doesnt get you, each t-shirt comes with a limited edition temporary tattoo. US$15 is...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Apple notebook market share almost 10 percent in March
- According to NPD Group Apples MacBook and MacBook Pro made up 9.9 percent of all notebook sales at U.S.-based retail stores during March. MacBooks combined with strong iMac sales pushed Apple into the top five desktop manufacturers for the first time this year, according to the NPD report. Apple ranked...
- Tags: Notebooks, NPD Group Inc., Apple Computer Inc., notebook
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Notes from Apple's shareholder meeting
- Apple held its annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino on Thursday. Steve Jobs and other company executives addressed pointed questions about the lingering stock options scandal, the Leopard delay, Apples green policies and iPhone. Macworld and CNBC have posted notes from the meeting. Some highlights:"Backdating stock options is unfair to shareholders...
- Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Steve Jobs, shareholder, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-05-11
- Apple stock tops $100 per share; the next Google?
- Its tough to say exactly what is causing the climb, but Apple, Inc.s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price topped the US$100 mark today closing at US$103.92, up US$3.11 or 3.09 percent. Our favorite fruit company is mostly likely riding the wave of the Dows 23rd rise out of the last 26 sessions...
- Tags: News, Finance
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- Apple bows to 'green' pressure; divulges LED plans
- Apple posted a statement to their hot news Web site yesterday responding to vocal environmental critics Greenpeace, Inc. In A Greener Apple, Steve Jobs provides an update on the state of Apples environmental record, identifying "how far along Apple actually is in removing toxic chemicals from its products and recycling...
- Tags: Hardware, Environment, Displays
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Stealthy Battery Update addresses swelling
- Whenever Apple releases a software update you sometimes have read between the lines to get the whole story. Late Friday Apple quietly released the mysterious Battery Update 1.2 with the the brief explanation that it "updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality." Um, sure. According to the BBC there is...
- Tags: Software Update, Software, MacBook Pro, MacBook, Battery
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Jobs dismisses iTune subscription model
- Despite all their talk in the Q2 2007 conference call about moving to "subscription-based accounting" for iTunes and Apple TV, head honcho Steve Jobs has once again dismissed the idea of Apple offering an iTunes subscription service.The latest denial comes in the form of a statement Jobs gave to Reuters...
- Tags: General, iTunes, iTunes Store, Movies, Music
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- Apple announces 88% increase in profits in Q2 2007
- In their quarterly conference call with analysts replay link, Apple announced a record March quarter reporting an 88 percent increase in profits and a 21 percent increase in revenue. Much of the jump was attributed to lower component costs, specifically flash memory used in the iPod.On the call from Apple...
- Tags: General, Finance
- Blog posts 2007-04-26
- Options update: Former Apple CFO throws Steve Jobs under the bus
- According to the Wall Street Journal subscription reqd former CFO and Apple board member Fred Anderson said that he "warned Chief Executive Steve Jobs about accounting implications associated with the backdating of stock-options grants."Anderson made the remarks about Jobs in a statement filed by his attorney today after agreeing to...
- Tags: Legal
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- Nancy Heinen to take the fall in Apple options scandal
- If you watched last nights episode of 24, you know that when it comes to any scandal, someones got to take the fall.At Apple, CEO Steve Jobs has managed to clear himself in the options backdating debacle, but former general counsel Nancy Heinen does not appear to be so lucky....
- Tags: Legal
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- Apple behind new patent reform bill
- Apple is one of several companies adding their support to the Patent Reform Act of 2007 which Macworld describes as "A bipartisan bill currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress, the proposed legislation calls for some fundamental changes to the way that patents are granted and the way they’re litigated...
- Tags: Patent
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- Rumor: iPhone Delayed
- As if it wasnt bad enough that Mac OS 10.5 Leopard was delayed by four months, now there are rumblings that iPhone may be delayed due to battery issues. Apple shouldnt be able to blame iPhone software for the delay as they they just moved all of their OS X...
- Tags: Rumor, iPhone, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- More details on Final Cut Studio 2
- Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server are the next logical step in Apples bid to become the HD video editing solution of choice for everyone from the freelance editor to the broadcast news monolith.Sporting a new feature set and several core technologies acquired in recent purchases, Final Cut...
- Tags: Video, Software
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2 and Server at NAB
- Apple used their Lights, Camera, Apple keynote address at NAB 2007 as a backdrop to announce a gaggle of new video products highlighted by Final Cut Studio 2 (US$1299) and Final Cut Sever. (The NAB demo reel is worth watching.) The presentation was given by Apple VP of Application and...
- Tags: Video, Software, Announcement
- Blog posts 2007-04-16
- Touch mice and wheeled keyboards, Apple's new patents
- Apple has filed for two new patents that show a new direction that the company is taking with respect to input devices.In a December 6, 2006 patent filing with the USPTO Apples iPhone interface designer Brian Huppi describes a new mouse design that dumps traditional buttons and scroll wheels...
- Tags: Hardware, Patent
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- Apple: Leopard delayed until October
- Apple will not be shipping Mac OS 10.5 (a.k.a. "Leopard") at their Worldwide Developer Conference in June as originally planned but will instead ship in October. According to a brief statement posted on the companys Hot News Web site, the next major revision of the Mac operating system slipped four...
- Tags: Software, Mac OS
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Apple TV quality, not up to snuff?
- Theres been a lot of talk about all the Apple TV hacks of late (who wants to read RSS feeds on their TV anyway?) but another less sensational topic is starting to bubble up to the top - poor picture quality. I first covered this when PowerPage contributor and video...
- Tags: Video, Apple TV, iTunes Store, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
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