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Apple rewrote MobileMe; Should 'just work better'

Apple updated a knowledge base article and noted that it basically rewrote MobileMe's underpinnings in a late September update. The article, which carries an Oct. 29 date, outlines the following: Apple is always working to improve MobileMe. Since MobileMe is primarily a server-side, or "cloud"-based, service,...

Tags: Performance, Apple Inc., MobileMe, AppleInsider, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-30

How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft?

Could Apple become a bigger company than Microsoft? Unless Microosft learn from past mistakes, yes, it could. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, AppleInsider, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance

Blog posts 2008-10-26

Apple notebook refresh rumored to arrive October 14 (updated)

Daring Fireball's Jon Gruber posted an interest mention in his Notes and Observations piece after Apple's Let's Rock event on Tuesday. Buried at the end of his third paragraph is this little gem that predicts the date of the upcoming MacBook revision: Those of you holding out for a...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Trackpad, AppleInsider, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Apple store down... more iPod details surface (updated)

The Apple Online Store is currently closed in preparation of today's Let's Rock event which kicks off at 10:00 am PT 1:00 pm ET. It's widely expected that Apple will announce new iPod nanos, touches and iTunes 8 at the event. MacRumors adds some additional...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPod Nano, Apple Inc., Apple Online Store, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-09

Apple to announce entirely new iPod family today

AppleInsider's got the scoop that Apple will announce an entirely revamped iPod family of digital media players later today, including an iPod nano with some form of motion sensor. AI reports that a new version of the iPod shuffle will be made available in five colors, and...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-09

Class action suit filed over Apple's 3G speed claims

A class action suit has been filed by a Birmingham Alabama woman that accuses Apple of deceptive advertising in their claim that the 3G iPhone is "twice as fast" as the previous model. AppleInsider has more details. Always referring to the device as the "Defective iPhone 3G," Smith...

Tags: Class Action Suit, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Class Action, AppleInsider, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-21

New MacBooks going glass

It's no secret that Apple's MacBooks are next in line for an update. The MacBook was speed-bumped on 16 February 2008 and its enclosure was introduced 16 May 2006 – two years and two months ago. The MacBook Pro was speed-bumped on 26 February 2008 and the...

Tags: Apple MacBook, AppleInsider, Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Trackpad

Blog posts 2008-07-29

iPhone: The pieces are falling in place for lift-off

The Federal Communications Commission has apparently given Apple's iPhone device the green light, according to AppleInsider. AppleInsider reports that the FCC basically cleared the iPhone for sale. At the bottom of the iPhone post, AppleInsider provides all the documentation. Add it up and you have the following: FCC approval. Check. Carrier (AT&T)...

Tags: Apple, iPhone

Blog posts 2007-05-17

Jobs talks about new iTunes functionality

Yesterday, Apple chief Steve Jobs made the monumental announcement that it will begin selling DRM-free tracks from EMI next month via the iTunes store. After the media event in the UK Jobs and EMI Group chief executive Eric Nicoli held an enlightening Q&A session with attendees. AppleInsider...

Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Apple iTunes, AppleInsider, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Digital Music, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2007-04-03

Apple to charge "n tax" for 802.11n update

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple plans to charge US$5 for the upgrade to the 802.11n wireless capability that is currently included but not activated in the latest Core 2 Duo iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook and MacBook Pro models. The only exception, according to AI, is with the...

Tags: Hardware, WiFi, Apple Computer Inc., IEEE 802.11n

Blog posts 2007-01-15

Apple's flash-based MacBook

AppleInsider is reporting that Intel plans to incorporate NAND flash memory into its next-generation notebook platform. This would enable Intels clients like Apple "to develop systems that are twice as fast in some operations yet sustain longer battery life." At the Intel Developer Forum IDF in March Intel mentioned that...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple MacBook, notebook, NAND

Blog posts 2006-09-29

Intel PowerBooks ahead of schedule

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple's Intel PowerBooks and iBooks are ahead of schedule and could arrive as soon as April or May 2006.Originally slated for June of 2006, AI reports that iBooks are expected a little earlier than that to meet the educational buying window for the 2006/2007 academic year:Without...

Tags: new PowerBook, Apple PowerBook

Blog posts 2005-11-06

Additional Resources

No Beatles iPod for Christmas

It looks like you won't be able to buy The Beatles music on iTunes this holiday season, which threatens to take a bite out of Apple revenue for the all important holiday quarter. Talks between Apple and The Beatles' record label Apple Corps Ltd. have "stalled" according...

Tags: EMI Group Plc., Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Apple sued over hairline cracks in iPhone 3G

Apple, meet lawsuit. Lawsuit, Apple. The company is facing another lawsuit, this time over the performance of its iPhone 3G on AT&T's network. But that's not the real news: what's notable are added allegations that Apple is ignoring the occurrence of hairline cracks in the handset's enclosure....

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Avi Koschitzki, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Apple seeks iPhone expertise in China

An Apple job posted briefly on Thursday for an iPhone Quality Assurance Engineer in Beijing hints that company is getting closer to launching the device in China. According to AppleInsider the opening sought candidates "to focus on international releases of our iPhone and iPod touch products for Beijing." The job...

Tags: China, Apple iPhone, Beijing, Apple Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-14

News to know: Storm; AMD, Intel; Tech economy reels

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing Larry Dignan: AMD unveils ‘Shanghai'; Aims to better compete with Intel AMD: Does the resurrection start...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Shanghai, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-13

iPhone tops RAZR in sales; twice as reliable as Blackberry

Market research firm NPD has announced that the iPhone 3G was the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the U.S. during the third quarter of 2008. The move strips the top dog title away from the previously top-ranked Motorola RAZR and puts an end to the RAZR's three-year run...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Motorola Razr, Handset, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, RIM BlackBerry, Sales, 3G, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-10

On the Mac mini's passing: not so fast

On 21 October 2008 some European Apple retailers kicked off a whirlwind of speculation that the Mac mini was being discontinued or EOL End Of Life in Apple parlance. While the rumor was a bit of a stretch, mini fans expressed heir displeasure with the little Mac's untimely death in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Should the Mac Mini die?

I caught a quick article on AppleInsider this morning about the Mac Mini. We have a few of these hanging around our school, but it turns out they were pretty underpowered (I made the mistake of trying to set up a mini-journalism lab on serious budget constraints). ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook

A spokesperson for Psystar tells AppleInsider that the company is working on its first Mac notebook clone, which it will "price aggressively." Although there is no mobile open computer at the moment, I can tell you that it is something that is in development. Once we release a final...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Newsletter, Mobile, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-29