Jobs keynote likely for Macworld; iTunes keeps Amazon MP3 at bay Macworld Expo host IDG still expects Apple chief Steve Jobs to keynote 2009's San Francisco show despite unusual silence on the matter. Apple, meanwhile, now has little to fear from Amazon's music store a year later. NPD also data shows Mac sales continuing to grow. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 8
iPhone seen as still too expensive, losing steam in fall A new report warns that halving the iPhone's price this summer still wasn't enough to truly grow sales — and that recent metrics may show an actual shrink in sales during the early fall. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 115
Psystar drops antitrust gripes in fresh counterclaim against Apple Florida's now well-known unofficial Mac clone maker has modified its counterclaim against Apple to drop some of the riskier assertions of anti-competitive behavior, but has similarly added new sections that refute allegations of violating the DMCA. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 143
Economy, opportunity seen leading to $599 Apple netbook Faced with the perfect storm of a bleak market and a boom in ultra-budget portables, Apple is believed by some to be readying its own take on the netbook for the first half of 2009. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 256
More big names downsizing, pulling out of Macworld Expo [Ux2] A faltering global economy is expected to take its toll on trade shows next year and January's Macworld will be no exception, with more big names planning to downsize their presence or pulling out altogether, AppleInsider has learned. Aidan Malley and Kasper Jade 17 years ago 43
Yahoo launches iPhone-friendly Flickr with video support Search engine giant Yahoo has formally launched an updated version of Flickr optimized for mobile phones and with special formatting friendly to the iPhone, including a newfound ability to watch streaming videos. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 2
iPhone Dev Team successfully boots Linux on iPhone A milestone has been reached in iPhone firmware modification on Friday with the first alternative operating system for the hardware, Linux, now running on the device. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 81
Mac small business share nearly triples over the summer Even as many home buyers recently suddenly became shy about buying Apple computers in mid-year, small businesses just as quickly took to Macs — to the point where Apple's market share in that field grew three times larger almost overnight. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 42
Apple lays claim to greenest notebooks ever in new ad campaign Not one for modesty, Apple on Monday night launched a new campaign and TV spot touting its new aluminum MacBook lineup as the most environmentally friendly portables ever. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 73
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 17 years ago 15
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 17 years ago 37
Netflix opens web movie streams to most Mac users Netflix has expanded the online component of its movie rental service to include any Intel Mac user who volunteers to join in a new public beta. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 31
Microsoft's Windows 7 to bring Apple-tinged design changes At its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft has shown Windows 7 to the public for the first time and has revealed a user interface with some of the largest changes to the operating system's interface since Windows XP — if not earlier — and which bear slight resemblances to Apple software. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 122
New Apple ads savage Microsoft's $300m Windows campaign Not content with just criticizing Windows Vista itself, Apple has launched a pair of new TV spots that accuse Microsoft of launching its ad blitz to distract the public from the problems with its software. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 113
Apple posts "Spotlight on Notebooks" event stream On cue, Apple has posted a streaming version of its MacBook-oriented special event for those unable to attend themselves. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 12
Apple dumping Intel chipsets for NVIDIA's in new MacBooks Apple will announce as part of its special media event Tuesday a new family of MacBooks that will abandoned Intel's integrated graphics chipsets for those part of NVIDIA's new mobile platform, AppleInsider can confirm. Kasper Jade & Aidan Malley 17 years ago 99
NVIDIA platform claimed likely for new MacBook line Stoking the fires just days before Apple revamps its portable line, the origin of a previous claim now believes NVIDIA's mainboard and discrete chipsets will form the backbone of the MacBook range update. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 61
Notes of interest on recent Apple MacBook case leaks Lost among the flurry of speculation surrounding new MacBooks are a number of noteworthy observations about the portables that may lend insight into their design. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 108
BlackBerry Storm debuts with app store, Mac suite on the way Research in Motion has launched its very first touchscreen smartphone — and promises to shadow Apple's iTunes App Store while also providing an official utility to sync its phones with Macs. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 63
NVIDIA allegedly showing new MacBooks to staff A new rumor claims that Apple's long-rumored new MacBooks are making the rounds among NVIDIA's workers as evidence of its hardware prowess, and adds that the public itself might not have to wait much longer for its own turn. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 130
Big banks say Apple will weather financial storm Citi and Goldman Sachs have rebutted notions that Apple is in danger due to the US economic collapse and say that strong iPhone sales, new MacBooks and continued healthy growth should keep the company successful in the long term. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 18
Apple seeks distance-based pairing, auto contact data patents A pair of filings for US patents made by Apple would make users' lives easier by letting them pair wireless devices just by bringing them together as well as filling out missing address book data simply by making a request through e-mail. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 13
T-Mobile sets stage for Android, iPhone showdown next week An invitation sent out on Tuesday by T-Mobile asks the media to gather next week to see the first phone built on the Android mobile platform, but will also pit Apple and Google against each other — if reluctantly. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 94
Video industry plans escape from iTunes with 'open' standard Afraid that Apple will gain the sort of lock on downloadable video that it did with music, Sony and a group of video business heavyweights are planning a new standard that would let copy protected movies and TV from any participating service work with many devices.. Aidan Malley 17 years ago 85
