Apple is slowly publicizing some of Mac OS X Leopard's underlying features, most recently providing developers with an explanation of how the operating system's expanded Instant Message framework will allow them to access iChat 4.0 features from within their applications.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected this week to bring formal charges against Apple's former top legal aid for her integral role in the company's options backdating scandal, and is separately mulling a case against the firm's former CFO, The Mercury News is reporting.
Apple's second quarter Mac and iPod sales are likely to come in just above Wall Street's expectations, helping to drive slight upside to overall consensus revenue and per-share earnings estimates, according one investment research firm.
An Illinois-based company and its Nevada partner have filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc., alleging that Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" treads on an interface patent that affects the operating system's nearly universal use of tabs.
Big-box retailer Target is poised to become the next third-party retailer to market Apple Inc.'s new Apple TV device at its brick-and-mortar retail stores, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple Inc. on Thursday plugged over two dozen security exploits within the client and server versions of its Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" and Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" operating systems that could potentially expose Mac users to a variety of malicious attacks.
As of February, awareness of Apple Inc.'s iPhone device had spread to nearly 50 percent of U.S. consumers, with a significant chunk of those people expressing sincere interest in buying the device without having first seen one in person, a broad market survey has shown.
Apple Inc.'s presence at the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week includes a mind-boggling on-site server demonstration comprised of 130 Xserve components and over 3 miles of fiber optic cable.
An enhancement to the Mac OS X operating system under development by Apple looks to pave the way for active desktop pictures, or desktop backgrounds that can include motion graphics and alter themselves based on user actions or the time of the day.
Apple Inc. had little to quarrel about with the latest figures from Gartner, which showed the Mac maker standing firm against a tidal wave of Windows PC sales triggered by Vista. For the first quarter of 2007, Mac unit shipments were up some 30 percent.
Apple Inc. remains on track to ship the first of its iPhone mobile handsets in the U.S. by the end of June, a high ranking executive for wireless carrier AT&T confirmed Wednesday.
On the heels of an announcement by the recording industry that sales of digital albums doubled last year, Apple has kicked off its first album sale on iTunes. Meanwhile, the iPod maker has tipped its hand regarding a new game for its iconic digital media players.
Making good on an earlier pact, Cisco Systems and Apple have begun to explore ways in which their respective iPhone devices can work together.
Going into extreme detail, Apple has said its new HD video standard was designed not just to beat opposing formats but to clear bottlenecks — some of which are stifling for video editors.
So much for that extra long keynote at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple now claims its developer website erroneously listed Apple chief executive Steve Jobs' inaugural presentation as a 3-hour affair.
Apple has been fined for bad air emissions coming from one of its Sacramento facilities. Meanwhile, the company has filed for a pair of Apple TV trademarks. And Adobe has released public betas of After Effects and Premier.
Apple has yet to say with which international carriers it plans to partner on iPhone distribution, but one Wall Street analyst is citing sources in saying that heavyweight Vodafone is all but a shoe-in for Europe.
Presenting at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing on Tuesday, executives for the world's largest chipmaker disclosed new performance details for its next-generation "Penryn" processor families for desktops and servers.
Several recent developments on Apple's iPhone strategy have compelled one analyst to raise his estimates and price target on shares of the company, such as word that the iPod maker is seriously considering a move to subsidize the cost of the handset through rebates or other means.
Apple has made several additions to its Worldwide Developers Conference website, most notably a time schedule showing that the opening Keynote address will run a considerable three hours.
Shareholders began a minor revolt on Monday, contending that Apple Inc. should change its stock grants while the company refused to budge. However, Apple consoled itself with soaring Fortune 500 rankings and the 30th anniversary of its first truly mainstream computer.
Adobe said Monday that it has begun shipping Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Standard editions and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Standard editions.
Looking beyond the launch of Santa Rosa next month, Intel on Monday previewed technology expected to turn up in a later refresh to the next-generation mobile platform and also touted a quad-core mobile chip due in 2008.
While Apple's announcements at the National Association of Broadcasters conference on Sunday signal a continued push into the pro video space, they aren't seen as incremental to the firm's near-term growth, according one Wall Street analyst.
Presenting at the National Association of Broadcasters conference on Sunday, Apple unveiled Final Cut Studio 2, a significant upgrade to its industry leading video production suite that delivers new creative tools designed expressly for editors.
Apple on Sunday introduced Final Cut Server, a new server application designed to work seamlessly with Final Cut Studio 2 to provide media asset management and workflow automation for post production and broadcast professionals.
The latest development build of Mac OS X Leopard finally tackles issues with consistent style that many say have plagued the Apple software for years.
Michigan officials have quashed suggestions they were on the take from Apple. Simultaneously, one of the iPod maker's instrumental suppliers has landed in hot water with police, and another partnership sees Apple shaking up its retail store designs.
Several investment banks are throwing their weight behind Apple's decision Thursday to delay its Leopard operating system in favor of pushing its eagerly sought iPhone device into the market on time.
Apple Inc. has placed the blame for missing its self-imposed Leopard release date on its itty-bitty iPhone device, but analysts on Wall Street suspect other culprits — such as a widely touted but so far elusive set of "top secret" features destined for the next-generation Mac OS.
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