Apple Computer is one of the latest industry heavyweights to become a member of the Khronos Group, a band of technology corporations focused on defining open standards for the authoring and acceleration of dynamic media on platforms such as mobile phones, the group said on Monday.
Apple Computer has decided to do away with its discussion support team, a group of forum hosts that have monitored and moderated its user discussion boards, a new report has confirmed.
Bank of America Securities on Monday upgraded shares of Apple Computer to "Buy" from "Hold" to reflect higher sales expectations for the company's Intel notebook lines over the next several fiscal quarters.
Apple Computer has initiated a worldwide battery exchange program for certain rechargeable batteries that were included with its 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook computer systems.
The French Constitutional Council has declared major aspects of the so-called iPod law unconstitutional, undermining some controversial aspects of the legislation, the New York Times is reporting.
A spokeswoman for Apple Computer on Friday said she was recently misquoted in a comment on the life-span of the company's iPod digital music players.
The chief executive of PortalPlayer, a company that helped fuel the iPod revolution with its digital media player chips, has decided to step down, the company said Thursday.
Intel Corp. on Thursday said notebook computer systems based on its new Core 2 Duo mobile processors, previously code-named Merom, should begin hitting the market by the end of August.
Apple Computer this week acknowledged that some of its 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks may emit an irritable whining sound and said affected customers should contact the company.
Apple Computer says its iPod digital music players are built to last four years and have a failure rate that is lower than other consumer electronics devices.
E! Entertainment and Apple Computer today announced that hit programs from E! Entertainment Television are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Music Store.
Apple Computer customers who've experienced premature discoloration on the casings of their glossy white MacBooks may finally see some restitution, AppleInsider has been told.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Apple Computer on Tuesday announced that classic hit programming from Warner Bros.' vast television library is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Music Store.
Apple Computer may once again tap Synaptics, Inc. to help supply touch interface components for its next-generation iPod digital music players, one analyst says.
Apple on Tuesday officially took the wrappings off its wireless Mighty Mouse, a new version of its popular multi-button mouse made wireless.
Apple Computer plans to release a wireless Bluetooth version of its popular mutli-button computer mouse, a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission has revealed.
Microsoft's plot to use Wi-Fi capabilities in order to advantage its upcoming digital media player over the iPod could have an adverse effect on the player's battery life, one Wall Street analyst says.
AMD on Monday upped the ante in its fierce battle with rival Intel Corp., announcing that it plans to acquire graphics chip maker ATI Technologies in a part stock, part cash transaction valued at $5.4B.
Microsoft Corp. on Friday confirmed that it's working on music and entertainment products that will compete with Apple Computer's iPod digital music players and iTunes jukebox software.
In the wake of a gloomy earnings forecast, Intel Corp. this week said it has commenced shipments of both Conroe and Merom, its new Core 2 Duo dual-core microprocessors for desktop and notebook systems.
Intel Corp. this week said it's bumping up the release of its quad-core desktop and server chips to the fourth quarter of this year from their previous target date of early 2007.
After digesting Apple Computer's third quarter results and current quarter guidance, analysts at American Technology Research remained steadfast in their views that the next-generation iPod nano may see delays and that some other analysts have set unreasonable expectations of the company.
Another patent filing by Apple Computer that details a touch-screen interface for an iPod or handheld device has surface in the United States, AppleInsider has discovered.
Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller is the latest company executive to reap the benefits of Apple's stock-based compensation plan.
Merrill Lynch today updated its rating on shares of Apple Computer from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $72, saying the risk-to-reward ratio of the company's stock has recently improved.
Apple Computer is likely to regain focus on its consumer initiative around the first week of September but will first concentrate on the completion of its Intel transition at next month's World Wide Developers Conference, analysts for Needham & Co. said on Thursday.
Saying it's about time for a second-half rally, analysts for UBS Investment Research on Thursday raised their price target on shares of Apple Computer to $80 while maintaining a Buy rating on the stock.
Shares of Apple Computer remain a favorite at Citigroup, where analysts on Thursday told clients it's not too late to invest in the iPod maker.
Apple on Wednesday announced financial results for its fiscal 2006 third quarter ended July 1, 2006, posting revenue of $4.37 billion and a net quarterly profit of $472 million, or $.54 per diluted share. The quarter represents Apple's second highest revenue and earnings totals in the company's history. Some notes from the financial conference call follow:
Apple Computer, which released its third quarter results on Wednesday, said sales of its Mac computer line rose 12 percent, fueled primarily by the company's new Intel-based product lines.
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