iPod shuffle availability improves significantly
Supply constraints associated with Apple\'s new iPod shuffle player have begun to dissipate, AppleInsider has learned.
Supply constraints associated with Apple\'s new iPod shuffle player have begun to dissipate, AppleInsider has learned.
Industry insiders say the world-wide MP3 accessory market is destine to become a half billion dollar business by the close of the 2005 calendar year. Apple, whose iPod digital music player dominates the MP3 player market, is looking to reap some of the benefits of this capitalization through an iPod marketing campaign it will roll-out sometime in the next two months.
One of Canada\'s oldest and most respected Apple Resellers will soon close its doors, AppleInsider has been informed.
Representatives from Apple Japan on Friday held a press briefing on the company\'s new iPod offerings, a couple of tipsters have told AppleInsider. The presentation included a keynote slide with (what appears to be) a photo of Apple’s new iPod Camera Connector.
Canada\'s first Apple Store is scheduled to open for business on May 21st, 2005, tipsters have informed AppleInsider. The store will be located at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Canada. AppleInsider first reported on Apple\'s interest in opening a store at the mall back in February of 2004, and in October confirmed that a leasing agreement had been drawn. A month later Apple officially confirmed that a lease had been signed. According to internal company documents obtained by AppleInsider, Apple will open at least four retail stores in Canada, and had previously planned to do so by 2005. Tipsters said the Yorkdale store will open in the existing section of the mall, and not the expansion area still under construction.
Apple Computer has recently secured a lease for its third Manhattan-based retail store, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple Computer on Wednesday is expected to unveil a major overhaul to its iPod product offerings, according to a multitude of reports.
Apple is likely to debut a new iPod mini with a color screen, while rearranging its remaining screen-based iPod offerings.
Exclusive — Apple Computer in the coming months will change the name of its Rendezvous networking technology to \"Bonjour,\" according to company documents shown to AppleInsider.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple Computer with two classes, one for Apple resellers and the other for consumers, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple Computer may be planning to offer PowerBooks with higher density displays, and may have intended to do so with its latest PowerBook offerings, tipsters tell AppleInsider.
Noting that Apple and Sony have collaborated and competed for years, Merrill Lynch said today that the next step between the companies could lead to a full-fledged partnership.
In a research note released to clients on Monday, a bullish USB analyst, Ben Reitzes, said his firm believes Apple’s momentum will continue even into its “seasonally slow” second quarter.
Apple says board approves stock split.
Apple executives continue to cash in on stock options this month as the company\'s stock sets record highs.
The University of Illinois is home to yet another Mac supercomputing cluster, AppleInsider learned.
After 16 years of servicing the Macintosh faithful in Northern California, Apple reseller, MACadam Computer, has closed its doors.
Apple Computer has initiated a partnership with Wal-Mart that will soon see the iPod shuffle featured at Wal-Mart discount locations around the country, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple Computer is developing a major update to Backup, its data loss prevention software created specifically for .Mac users, AppleInsider has learned.
Following a lull in its Mac OS X \"Tiger\" software seeding process that lead up to Macworld Expo, Apple Computer last week began redistributing newer builds of the next-generation operating system.
Earlier this month Apple unveiled the Mac mini, a new desktop computer which it says was designed specifically for the consumer and education markets. Through investigations over the past week, AppleInsider was able to elicit several previously unpublished details and specifications of the computer, which can be found in our extensive report, below:
Apple Computer\'s newly designed iPod shuffle digital music player is not directly compatible with the USB port on some computers, including the company\'s own line of iMac G3 and eMac computers, AppleInsider has learned.
Apple Computer in the coming weeks will begin offering complimentary iPod shuffles to many of its employees, AppleInsider has learned.
Exclusive: Hewlett-Packard, which recently entered into a strategic alliance with Apple to deliver HP-branded versions of the iPod under name \'iPod+ HP\', has stopped placing orders for the digital music players with Apple Computer, AppleInsider has learned.
Following Apple\'s new product introductions at this week\'s Macworld Expo, Merrill Lynch analyst Steve Milunovich said he believes Apple is building a sustainable consumer electronics franchise and is showing off its strategic flexibility with its lowest price Mac ever and iPod shuffle, which boasts more capacity than expected for $99.
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