News Archives for 11/2008

Apple developing always-on iPhone status indicators

Apple has conceptualized a means of displaying icon-like status indicators on the iPhone's displays even when the handset is locked and the backlight turned off, a new company filing shows.

Slash Lane | 15 years ago

Apple releases Apple TV 2.3 with AirTunes, third-party remotes

Apple on Wednesday night released version 2.3 of its Apple TV firmware to add AirTunes streaming as well as support for third-party remotes.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

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Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months

Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in half a year, paving the way for its inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Apple in talks to offer more DRM-free tracks on iTunes [updated]

Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 AAC format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.

Sam Oliver | 15 years ago

Microsoft saw Apple's anti-Vista campaign coming

Microsoft officials were concerned about the performance of Windows Vista and the way it would be compared to Mac OS X long before Apple zeroed in on the problematic software with its humorous "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" advertising campaign, internal emails show.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Wal-Mart to begin selling iPhone post holidays - reports

Mega-discount chain Wal-Mart, along with subsidiary Sams Clubs, will join Best Buy in offering Apple's iPhone 3G to their customers just days after Christmas, according to new reports.

Slash Lane | 15 years ago

Apple waiting on quad-core desktop chips from Intel

Apple is among a handful of PC manufacturers who're waiting on a new family of quad-core chips from Intel that are designed for small form-factor PCs like the Mac mini and all-in-one systems like the iMac.

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

Apple may release Snow Leopard early next year

An Apple director has inadvertently broken word that his company may be planning to release Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard three months earlier than expected.

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay

A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

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Judge grants Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's counterclaims

A California judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion to dismiss counterclaims on the part of unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its vigorous attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based computers.

Slash Lane | 15 years ago

Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures

Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.

Sam Oliver | 15 years ago

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Apple sees Mac sales rise 28% amid latest notebook launch

A slowing global economy had little impact on Apple's computer business last month, as consumers willingly plunked down their cash for the company's new MacBook offerings, helping to drive Mac sales up more than 25 percent year-over-year.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Apple now taking orders for 24-inch LED Cinema Display

Following a month-long wait, Apple on Tuesday finally began taking orders for its new 24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display through its online store, saying shipments will begin sometime later this month.

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

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Google Mobile iPhone app with voice search now available

The new version of Google's Mobile iPhone application that includes voice search recognition was made available as a free download on the App Store last night.

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

Adobe shows ARM-ready Flash 10; Spansion names Apple in suit

Adobe has pledged to optimize a version of Flash 10 for smartphones using ARM processors like those of the iPhone — but iPhone itself isn't getting that upgrade. Also, flash memory maker Spansion has implicated Apple in lawsuits against Samsung that could block the import of iPods.

Aidan Malley | 15 years ago

Apple releases fix for quirky MacBook glass trackpads

Apple has released a software update to address an issue where trackpad clicks would randomly go unrecognized on its latest notebook offerings: the MacBook (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008).

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

Apple flirting with another record quarter for Mac sales

After spending 25 hours counting sales of iPhones and Macs at Apple's US-based retail chain, investment bank Piper Jaffray said it believes the company this quarter could meet or beat last quarter's record 2.6 million Mac sales total while again selling more than 6 million iPhones.

Slash Lane | 15 years ago

Apple to launch iPhone in Taiwan next month

Chunghwa Telecom said Friday it has won the exclusive right to begin selling Apple's iPhone 3G in Taiwan ahead of the December holiday season.

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

New seed shows Apple near wrap-up of Mac OS X 10.5.6

A quickly released follow-up test build of Mac OS X 10.5.6 comes with no known problems and points to Apple getting much closer to a finished patch.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

New Apple hire fights back in countersuit against IBM

The tug of war over the future of Mark Papermaster, an executive hired away from his post at IBM to head up Apple's handheld efforts, got a bit nastier on Thursday when the microprocessor expert countered a lawsuit from his former employer with one of his own.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Apple sued over hairline cracks in iPhone 3G casings

Apple is facing yet another lawsuit over the performance of its iPhone 3G on AT&T's network but with added allegations that the company is ignoring the occurrence of hairline cracks in the handset's enclosure.

Slash Lane | 15 years ago

Google voice search app for iPhone arriving shortly

Google as early as today is expected to introduce a free application for the iPhone that lets you search for information, directions, or virtually anything else by speaking into the handset, eliminating need for the keyboard entirely.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Apple job listing hints at iPhone nearing China launch

A single listing on the Apple's career pages suggests the company has pledged itself to releasing the iPhone in China, one of its most elusive markets.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Apple releases Safari 3.2 with phishing protection

Apple on Thursday afternoon released Safari 3.2, a recommended update for all Safari users that delivers protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses.

AppleInsider Staff | 15 years ago

New Intel Xeons offer upgrade path for Mac Pro in early 2009 [u]

Intel during the first quarter of next year will introduce a total of 13 new Nehalem-based Xeon chips, at least two of which are likely to turn up in a long-awaited upgrade to Apple's Mac Pro workstations.

Sam Oliver | 15 years ago

Apple could be tailoring its own search engine wrapper

Apple is unhappy with the search experience on its mobile products and may be looking to develop a more approachable interface that could be grafted on top of existing technologies like Google search, according to a published report.

Katie Marsal | 15 years ago

Apple could beat 2009 revenue consensus by $900m per quarter

Four months ago, the analyst consensus estimate for 2009 had Apple earning $6.36 in EPS on approximately $40 billion in revenue. Since that time, the economy has gone through a major financial crisis, which has led many analysts to revise their estimates down quite dramatically.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider | 15 years ago

Apple pushing for patent on versatile tablet docking station

Apple continues to file for patents on a versatile docking station that would be ideal for a tablet computer larger than the iPhone and offer the option of charging the device through either metal contacts or induction.

Slash Lane | 15 years ago

Docs show Apple failed to find ideal successor for iPod chief

A series of statements made in court filings by tentative iPod & iPhone chief Mark Papermaster and those who recruited him at Apple show that the company at first considered him a secondary pick. They also reveal that IBM's own management has partly contradicted its stance on whether the executive could leave.

Aidan Malley and Kasper Jade | 15 years ago

Apple may launch most aggressive Black Friday sale yet

With Black Friday sale information from rival PC vendors beginning to leak online, experts at Barclays Capital say they expect Apple to counter the promotions with a more aggressive than usual one-day sale, offering deep discounts on a number of Mac models.

Kasper Jade | 15 years ago

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