News Archives for 10/2007

Road to Mac OS X Leopard: Parental Controls and Directory Services

Mac OS X Leopard not only makes it easy to do new things, it also allows you to restrict functions based on permissions. In home settings, this feature is presented as Parental Controls. In business settings, the same technology is used to provide Managed Preferences, essentially setting up controls and guidelines for employees rather than children. This is another example of applying technologies in both the client and server side of the product, and how Apple is leveraging its strength in its core markets to expand into new areas. Here's how the features work in Leopard and Leopard Server, what you can do with them, and where the ideas behind managed preferences — and the underlying directory services supporting them — came from.

Prince McLean | 16 years ago

Apple's worldwide share of PC market now 3.2 percent - report

Record-setting shipments of more than 2 million Mac systems during Apple Inc.'s fourth fiscal quarter of 2007 has pushed its share of the worldwide PC market ahead another 200 basis points to 3.2 percent, according to investment bank Piper Jaffray.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Apple won't pursue Circuit City; 250,000 iPhones sold to unlockers

During a conference call marred by technical glitches Monday evening, Apple did manage a handful of interesting revelations, mainly that it will not pursue a relationship with Circuit City for Mac sales and that an estimated 250,000 iPhones were sold to buyers who intended to unlock them.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Notes of interest from Apple's Q407 quarterly conference call

Apple on Monday announced its most profitable September quarter in company history, and later held a financial conference call with analysts and members of the media. Several notes of interest from the call follow:

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Apple profits soar 66 percent as Mac sales exceed 2.16 million

Apple said Monday that fourth-quarter profits rose 66 percent to $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, on sales of $6.22 billion for the three-month period ended September 29, 2007.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

Caris ups Apple target; Survey: Macs gaining ground on campuses

Analysts for Caris & Company on Monday upped their price target on shares of Apple to $200 from $175, citing expectations for a blowout holiday quarter. Meanwhile, a new survey has found that Macs are ascending on college campuses in droves, thanks largely to student discount and incentive programs.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Apple earnings; Safari Windows beta; .Mac syncing; iPhone notes

Apple is set to report earnings after the close of the stock market today. Meanwhile, the company has issued a new Safari build for Windows and made changes to .Mac syncing. Also, readers point out that Apple on its website has redacted references to accessing Leopard notes on the iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

Steve Jobs talks future Mac OS X upgrades, Mac sales, and more

In a new interview with the New York Times, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs hints that his company will continue to pump out rapid revisions to the Mac OS X for the foreseeable future, while also shedding some color on current Mac sales mix and the birth of multi-touch.

Slash Lane | 16 years ago

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Road to Mac OS X Leopard Server: Collaborative Info Sharing Services

Leopard sports a series of changes both under the hood and in its user interface that improve the performance and usability of the Mac desktop for individual users, and combine to deliver new collaborative server features for networked machines in office settings. Servers and shared services are also moving into the home; here's a look at what's new in Leopard and Leopard Server related to file sharing and collaborative information services, and where the plumbing inside Mac OS X comes from.

Prince McLean | 16 years ago

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Analysts: Mac a "powerhouse" for Apple sales in summer quarter

Apple's upcoming quarterly results report will impress investors with extremely strong Mac shipments as the star of the show, predict research notes from American Technology Research and RBC.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Apple's iPhone the No. 4 U.S. handset during third quarter

Apple Inc.'s iPhone ranked No. 4 amongst all U.S. handset for the third calendar quarter of 2007 in terms of sales and is on track to potentially take over the No. 1 spot sometime in the next two quarters, according to a new report.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

AppleInsider Comic: Steve Jobs and Gabe Newell talk Half-Life 2

Apple recently met with Valve Software to discuss porting Valve's Half-Life 2 gaming title to the Mac. The two parties failed to reach an agreement, however, as Valve co-founder Gabe Newell reportedly demanded a whopping $1 million advance just to get started. Our Joel Watson takes a behind-the-scenes look at how the negotiations between Newell and Steve Jobs may have played out in this week's AppleInsider comic.

Joel Watson | 16 years ago

Road to Mac OS X Leopard: Dashboard, Spotlight and the Desktop

It's not just major applications that are getting updates in Mac OS X Leopard. Apple has updated and expanded the Desktop, Spotlight, and Dashboard, adding new features, graphical flourishes, and new performance enhancements that add functionality and polish to every app running on the system. Here's a look at what's new in the overall desktop environment of Leopard.

Prince McLean | 16 years ago

Apple retail update: 200th store, more to follow

October 26th will mark more than just the release of Mac OS X Leopard: the day will signal the launch of Apple's 200th store and a new wave of retail openings.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Apple issues ATI Radeon X1900 XT, Remote Desktop, Xsan updates

Apple has recently released software updates for ATI Radeon X1900 XT Firmware, Apple Remote Desktop, Xsan Filesystem and Admin, and Garage Band Jam Pack.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

Apple supporting WDL initiative; Mac worldwide share; iPod suit

Apple is amongst a handful of tech companies pitching their support to a multinational effort to create a free international digital world library. Meanwhile, Piper Jaffray weighs in with estimates on the Mac platform's worldwide market share growth. And Apple has been hit with another lawsuit — this time over iPod storage capacity.

Slash Lane | 16 years ago

Study: iPhone already nibbling away at Motorola's lead

Although it's been on the shelf for just three months, the impact of iPhone is clearly being felt by rival phone manufacturers, according to a new study which claims that Apple's cell phone market share is already on the rise at the expense of Motorola.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

Apple to fire up Penryn-based Mac Pros

For the second time in as many years, Mac maker Apple Inc. is awaiting the official nod from chip supplier Intel Corp. before announcing a brawny update to its Mac Pro workstations aimed at media professionals.

Kasper Jade | 16 years ago

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Road to Mac OS X Leopard: Safari 3.0

Apple has made significant changes to Safari in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, introducing integration with Dashboard, smart drag and drop of tabbed windows, full text searching of your web history, and more. Here's a look at the birth and maturity of the online web browser, as well as a look at what's new in Safari 3.0.

Prince McLean | 16 years ago

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Amazon rallies associates to battle Apple's iTunes share

Online retailer Amazon is planning to use its referral system as an edge against Apple's iTunes Store by offering major incentives to sites that link to its MP3 store.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Apple's U.S. Mac market share rises to 8.1 percent in Q3

Apple Inc.'s share of the U.S. personal computer market for the third calendar quarter of 2007 was 8.1 percent, up from 6.2 percent during the same period one year ago, according to preliminary results released from Gartner on Wednesday.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

Jobs on Leopard; Orange to sell unlocked iPhones; retail firings

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs says he can almost feel Apple reaching an inflection point in personal computer market. Meanwhile, there are some rumblings about 'official' unlocked iPhones going on sale in France. And rumor has it that as many as 800 Apple retail employees were recently given the boot for cheating the company.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

Steve Jobs confirms native iPhone SDK by February

In a new posting to Apple.com's Hot News webpage, chief executive Steve Jobs has confirmed plans to release a software developer's kit (SDK) for iPhone by February that will allow developers to write native applications for the touch-screen handset as well as the iPod touch.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

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Road to Mac OS X Leopard: iCal 3.0

Apple has made major changes to iCal in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, introducing integration with its own new WebDAV-based iCal Server included in Leopard Server. Here's a comprehensive history of software-based calendar applications and a look at what's new in iCal 3.0.

Prince McLean | 16 years ago

Apple's iTunes Plus now world's largest DRM-free music catalog

Apple on Wednesday issued a formal announcement regarding its expanded iTunes Plus service, which now offers more than two million tracks at the reduced price of just 99 cents.

AppleInsider Staff | 16 years ago

iPhone, AT&T revenue to highlight Apple's fiscal fourth quarter

Apple's results for the quarter ended September will include strong Mac and iPod sales, but the true stars of the show will be the iPhone and profit sharing with AT&T, according to new analyst reports from Bear Stearns and Piper Jaffray.

Aidan Malley | 16 years ago

Leopard system requirements, upgrade options, and discounts

As part of its announcements on Tuesday, Apple released its official system requirements for Mac OS X Leopard and the software's associated applications. Meanwhile, upgrade options for recent Mac buyers and other discount details have been published.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

A comprehensive list of Leopard features and surprises

Apple claims Mac OS X Leopard includes "over 300 new features," but how many of them are significant reasons to upgrade? And how many of those 300 new features were revealed for the first time today? Here's a comprehensive list for those readers who don't have time to scour Apple's various Leopard pages on their own.

Prince McLean | 16 years ago

Apple poised to expand, drop price of iTunes Plus service [confirmed]

Apple Inc. as early as this week will expand its iTunes Plus digital download store and reduce the price of the higher-quality, DRM-free music tracks offered through the service by nearly 25 percent, according to a published report.

Slash Lane | 16 years ago

Apple, Orange to unleash iPhone in France on Nov. 29

Apple and Orange jointly announced Tuesday that Orange, the leading wireless carrier in France, will be the exclusive French carrier partner for the iPhone when it makes its local debut on Thursday, November 29.

Katie Marsal | 16 years ago

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