News Archives for 05/2007

Apple to join S&P 100

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday announced that Apple Inc. will join its prestigious S&P 100 index of big blue-chip companies.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Apple's Jobs, Microsoft's Gates make peace at D conference

Two of the most influential computer company heads have finally sat down to discuss each other's work, with results that might surprise avid fans of either camp.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Microsoft, Palm take on Apple at WSJ event

Apple wasn't the only firm taking advantage of the D: All Things Digital event to reveal new technology, but new hardware entries from Microsoft and Palm still drew a line back to Cupertino.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Jobs sheds new light on Apple iPhone at D conference

Apple Inc.'s iconic leader was cautious but still insightful during an interview at the Wall Street Journal event, explaining how the company is tackling Internet access, video, and the sensitive question of third-party software for the iPhone.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Apple TV gains YouTube support, 160GB option

Apple CEO Steve Jobs took to the D: All Things Digital conference stage with surprise news that his company's media hub would soon grab YouTube clips — and unveiled a hard drive upgrade behind the scenes.

Aidan Malley | 17 years ago

Apple now valued at over $100 billion

Apple Inc.'s market capitalization broke the $100 billion barrier for the first time on Wednesday, as shares of the company surged above $116 following a bullish research report from investment bank Morgan Stanley.

Slash Lane | 17 years ago

Morgan Stanley boosts Apple target to $150

Citing its thesis that Apple's operating leverage remains underappreciated by investors, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday initiated sharp increases to both its earnings forecast and price target for the Cupertino-based consumer electronics maker.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Most AT&T stores expecting less than 40 iPhones at launch

WR Hambrecht & Co. on Wednesday raised its price target on shares of Apple Inc, citing falling component prices during the current quarter and pent-up demand for iPhone leading into next month's launch.

Prince McLean | 17 years ago

Apple launches iTunes Plus alongside iTunes 7.2 release

Apple on Wednesday morning launched iTunes Plus, an extension of its iTunes Store that has begun selling DRM-free music tracks for $1.29 per song.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

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Apple announces iTunes U on the iTunes Store

Apple on Wednesday announced the launch of iTunes U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store featuring free content such as course lectures, language lessons, lab demonstrations, sports highlights and campus tours provided by top US colleges and universities including Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Duke University and MIT.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

D Preview: Apple, Microsoft, and Palm

The Wall Street Journal's increasingly influential technology conference is about to begin, and may bring multiple announcements from industry giants — though Apple isn't talking.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Apple patches two critical QuickTime for Java flaws

On the heels of last week's Mac OS X security update, Apple on Tuesday released another software patch that the company is recommending for all users of its latest QuickTime media software.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

More Google apps on their way to Apple's iPhone

It won't be long after next month's iPhone launch that several new Google-based applications will begin making their way onto the first-ever Apple handsets via software updates, says an official for AT&T Wireless.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Quanta lands orders for future iPhone - report

Taiwanese notebook manufacturer Quanta Computer has secured a contract with Apple Inc. to build the first successor to the iPhone, according to reports.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Closing the book on Apple's Mac mini

Even while at the top of its game, Apple Inc. can seemingly find faults with just about anything, including a bit of itself. The Mac maker is constantly evaluating the market segments in which it wishes to participate and those which it does not. It's an application of love-hate methodology that inevitably produces its share of casualties.

Kasper Jade | 17 years ago

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Some time spent with Apple TV — an in-depth review

Apple TV offers a way for consumers to unlock the videos, music, and photos on their computer for use in the living room on TV. The new device competes against a series of other products, including the least expensive option of simply running a long video cable from the computer to the television. Whether Apple TV is worth the price will depend a lot upon on how much users like iTunes already, and how they plan to make use of the Apple TV.

x3nc0re 548 | 17 years ago

Apple's retail notebook sales up 94 percent in April

Mac maker Apple Inc. saw retail sales of Mac units grow a solid 62 percent year-over-year for the month of April, which included a 94 percent spike in notebook sales thanks to solid MacBook and MacBook Pro momentum, as well as increased distribution.

Katie Marsal and Kasper Jade | 17 years ago

Apple and music labels accused of shortchanging artists

A fresh class action lawsuit charges Apple's iTunes, major online music shops, and top record labels with performing an end-run around a musician's permission and his royalty payments.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Apple's June quarter iPod shipments tracking near estimates

An analysis of April unit data from market research firm NPD leads researchers at PiperJaffray to believe that iPod shipments for Apple's June quarter could come in around 9.5 million units, slightly below Street estimates of 9.8 million units.

Prince McLean | 17 years ago

Apple seen unloading new MacBook Pros and (possibly) iMacs at WWDC

With new product expectations weighing in its favor, Apple Inc. at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference will complement a showing of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard with new MacBook Pros and quite possibly new iMacs, according to one Wall Street analyst.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

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On Intel: Xeon price cuts, lead-free chips, and new flash deal

Apple's exclusive CPU supplier has been busy prepping quad-core processor cost cuts, clearing lead from its next-generation architecture, and establishing a new flash partnership that could help future iPhones, iPods, and Macs.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

No CDMA-compatible iPhone for at least 5 years - report

Being the exclusive U.S. provider for Apple's iPhone means that wireless carrier AT&T won't have to worry about a competing version of the device for rival cellular networks for at least half a decade.

Prince McLean | 17 years ago

AT&T to serve up iPhone with pre-paid service?

Apple's much heralded iPhone device may be made available as a prepaid handset, according to data recently culled from wireless carrier AT&T's internal account database.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Apple developers asked to test Mac OS X 10.4.10 broadly

A tenth and presumably final update to Apple's Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system is reported to have hit the widespread testing phase, placing within its cross-hairs nearly all of the system's most vital components.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Briefly: "Lost" iPod game, Mac display dithering, Costco Apple TV pilot

Apple has released a new game for video iPods crafter after the hit TV show Lost. Meanwhile, Apple documents confirm that some of the company's LCD displays indeed employ software dithering to achieve the illusion of millions of colors. And Apple is said to be evaluating an Apple TV pilot at Coscto wholesalers.

AppleInsider Staff | 17 years ago

Briefly: Power6, EMI bought out, YouTube on Apple TV

IBM has helped the PowerPC architecture regain some ground lost to Intel with the advent of a new supercomputer-class chip. Meanwhile, new anti-DRM advocate and iTunes partner EMI has agreed to be bought out by a private group. And hobbyists have put YouTube on Apple's network media device.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

AT&T outlines Cingular re-branding plans ahead of iPhone launch

AT&T on Monday confirmed plans to accelerate the re-branding of Cingular wireless stores under the AT&T umbrella ahead of Apple's iPhone roll-out, which the carrier is billing as "one of the most highly anticipated wireless products in recent history."

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

Offbeat News: Apple's old Macs are for the birds

A macadamia farm in Australia is home to what may be one of the most innovative, ecologically friendly Mac recycling projects to date.

Katie Marsal | 17 years ago

An in-depth review of Apple's 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station

Apple's revised AirPort Extreme, introduced at Macworld Expo in January, offers several new features and significant improvements in wireless networking speed and reliability. Whether it is worth the upgrade price to move on up to the new 802.11n wireless technology depends upon the specific needs of potential buyers. Read all about it in our 4-page in-depth review.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 17 years ago

Apple hit with class-action suit over MacBook, MacBook Pro displays

Apple Inc. has been hit with another class-action lawsuit. This time the formal complaint comes courtesy of a pair of MacBook and MacBook Pro owners who charge the company with falsely advertising the quality and capabilities of the displays used in the Intel notebooks.

Prince McLean | 17 years ago

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