iTunes feature film service by year\'s end?
A version of Apple Computer\'s iTunes Music Store that will serve up feature film downloads should debut by the end of the year at the latest, sources within the film industry told Variety.com.
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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates to step down
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a two-year transition process that will ultimately end with the departure of chairman Bill Gates, who founded the company along with Paul Allen back in 1975.
Apple seen delivering "ultra-portable" at Macworld
Apple Computer could introduce an "ultra-portable PC" that employs NAND-based flash memory in time for the January Macworld trade show in San Francisco, one Wall Street analyst says.
Apple upgraded by Needham on \"switcher\" outlook
Analysts for Needham & Co. upgraded shares of Apple Computer, Inc. to Buy from Hold after a new study showed the company\'s Boot Camp software has the potential to nearly triple its US PC market share.
Apple\'s Mac Pro to sport twin engines?
Come this August, Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs is expected to stand before an antsy crowd of the most loyal Mac OS X developers and announce that in just over a year, the company has successfully transitioned its entire Macintosh line from PowerPC to Intel processors.
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Best Buy may expand Mac pilot program
Best Buy is prepared to expand a new Mac pilot program to additional retail stores if the concept proves to be successful, a couple of Wall Street analysts say.
Apple\'s struggles to gain PC market share continue
The popularity of Apple Computer\'s iPod digital music players is helping it sell more Macs, but so far it hasn\'t been enough to spark a rise in the company\'s share of the personal computer market.
Apple developing new Mac for education
Exclusive: Apple Computer is working feverishly on the design of a new Macintosh computer that the company hopes will strengthen its position in the education sector when it goes on sale later this year, AppleInsider has learned.
MacBook release builds confidence in Apple\'s quarter
The arrival of Apple\'s new MacBook this month came as a surprise to analysts for American Technology Research, who say the immediate availability of the notebooks is sure to strengthen the company\'s current fiscal quarter.
Apple\'s MacBook sports user-replaceable hard disks
First on AI: Owners of Apple Computer\'s new MacBook consumer notebooks will find that upgrading or replacing the computer\'s hard disk is as simple as adding more memory.
Report: Softbank and Apple to co-develop iPod phones
Softbank Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. plan to jointly develop cellular phone handsets that have built-in iPod digital music players and can download songs directly from Apple\'s iTunes Music Store, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun is reporting.
Dell burnt by fire sale, shares slide
Shares of Apple Computer rival Dell Inc. slid over 5 percent on Tuesday morning after the company warned investors that earnings for its first fiscal quarter will fall below guidance as a result of recent price cuts aimed at maintaining its lead as the world's leading manufacturer of personal computers.
Apple\'s top legal exec quietly departs
Exclusive: Apple Computer senior vice president and primary legal officer Nancy Heinen has left the company, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple spending on the rise
As Apple continues to balloon in size, so does its spending. The company now estimates that its capital expenditures for fiscal 2006 will total $700 million, an increase of some $280 million over estimates from three months ago, due largely to real estate acquisitions for its second campus.
Microsoft may delay Windows Vista (again), firm says
Microsoft Corp. may be forced to delay the release of its much anticipated Windows Vista operating system upgrade by at least three more months, analysts for Gartner said this week.
AmTech: Apple to double iPod nano storage
Analysts for American Technology Research on Monday said checks show Apple Computer to be planning a new iPod nano with twice the storage for its September quarter.
Apple chooses Samsung chip for next-gen iPods
Samsung Electronics recently scored a major design win when Apple Computer selected its new MP3 media processor over one from PortalPlayer to power its next-generation of iPod digital music players.
Redesigned iPod nano due this fall
Apple Computer has begun assembling plans and aligning suppliers for a redesign of its iPod nano digital music player that will go on sale this fall, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple inks consulting deal with former hardware exec
Apple Computer has entered into a consulting agreement with recently retired iPod Division chief John Rubinstein.
UBS lowers Apple estimates, price target on iPod outlook
Despite optimism about the company's product pipeline, UBS Investment Research on Thursday cut its price target on shares of Apple Computer to $90 from $95 and also adjusted its estimates downward for the next two fiscal years.
Apple\'s flagship MacBook Pro to arrive at NAB
Apple Computer at the National Association of Broadcasters conference next week will unveil its most poweful Intel notebook yet, a 17-inch MacBook Pro strung with a few bells and whistles, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple plugs iPod loophole discovered by clever resellers
As it struggles to maintain pristine control over its iPod inventory and manufacturing cycles, Apple Computer has decided to indefinitely bar the majority of its authorized resellers from placing direct orders for engraved iPods, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple\'s iBook successor may sport fashionable hues
When Apple Computer introduces its new line of Intel-based consumer notebooks this spring, the company may once again offer buyers a fashionable option it phased out of its iMac product line nearly half a decade ago: colored enclosures.
Apple to ditch iBook brand alongside notebook launch
It\'s almost official — Apple Computer will re-brand its iBook consumer notebooks under the \"MacBook\" moniker when it releases new models based on Intel Corp.\'s Core Duo processors later this month, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple shares rally as Mac users line up for Boot Camp
Shares of Apple Computer soared nearly 10 percent on Wednesday to close at $67.21 after the company announced a piece of software that will enable users of its new Intel Mac systems to run operating systems from rival Microsoft Corp.
