Apple COO Cook taking on more of Jobs' responsibilities Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook's capacity to successfully manage the company for extended periods of time has recently seen him adopt more of the duties once reserved specifically for Steve Jobs, but it's also made him an attractive target for other high-tech firms looking for a seasoned leader. Kasper Jade 16 years ago 29
Apple briefs staff on wireless iPhone movie and TV downloads The iPhone 3.0 operating system release will include new support for direct downloads of movie and TV content from the iTunes Store, according to people familiar with Apple's internal training materials. Prince McLean and Kasper Jade 17 years ago 35
Apple says Psystar holding back info in Mac clone legal case Apple this week asked a federal court judge to intervene in its discovery process with unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar, which is reportedly violating proper procedure by refusing to answer key questions and turn over critical financial information about its business. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 157
Apple to introduce more affordable Macs, sources say Determined to grow its share of the personal computer market during the worst economic climate in its corporate history, Apple is tailoring changes to a pair of its offerings that will help drive down prices of some of the most popular Macs, AppleInsider has learned. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 293
Steve Jobs testifies to feeling underappreciated by Apple board Roughly four years after returning to Apple, Steve Jobs had set the company on course for one of the most remarkable comebacks in Silicon Valley history but says he felt underappreciated by his board of directors and as a result asked for a sizable stock grant that would later play a major role in the company's widely publicized option-backdating scandal. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 63
Apple selling 22 iPhones, 28 Macs per store each day Observations made at more than two dozen Apple retail stores over the last few weeks show Apple to be maintaining healthy sales of Macs and iPhones that aren't far off from rates seen during the lead-in to last year's holiday shopping season. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 55
Over 100 fixes in 10.5.7; Security Update 2009-002 in testing Another week has passed and another beta of Mac OS X 10.5.7 has fallen into the hands of Apple developers. Separately, Apple is also beta testing its second security update of the year for certain Mac OS X distributions. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 25
AT&T hurrying massive network update for new iPhone launch AT&T is rushing to rollout a major upgrade to its 3G mobile data service in anticipation of a tenfold increase in network traffic from new iPhone hardware expected to go on sale in June, according to a vendor source. Prince McLean and Kasper Jade 17 years ago 85
Apple pushes devs to deliver 64-bit support with new Snow Leopard beta As expected, Apple on Wednesday evening provided its vast developer community with a new pre-release distribution of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and asked that they focus attention on 64-bit compatibility in their third party kernel extensions. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 127
AT&T stores now offering early upgrade pricing on iPhone 3G In the latest move aimed at helping Apple clear inventory of iPhone 3Gs ahead of new models anticipated this spring, AT&T retail stores are now offering some customers early upgrades to the Apple handset at subsidized pricing. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 30
Apple close to unveiling guarded Snow Leopard UI overhaul While developers have been privy to pre-releases of Apple's Snow Leopard operating system for quite some time, those distributions have been stripped of several features including a significant UI overhaul that the company is now preparing for broader consumption, AppleInsider has been told. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 122
Source: Apple's next-gen iPhone has video camera Apple this year will finally introduce video recording capabilities on at least one of its upcoming iPhone models, AppleInsider has been told. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 128
iPhone OS 3.0 first impressions and photos [Updated] Developers late Tuesday evening are downloading a widely distributed beta of Apple's new iPhone 3.0 software, installing it on their handsets, and weighing in with some first impressions and screen shots, all of which follow. [Updated with video.] Kasper Jade 17 years ago 101
A peek at Apple's new QuickTime X interface A widely reported interface overhaul making its debut in early betas of QuickTime X Player distributed with pre-releases of Apple's Snow Leopard operating system this week is reportedly not much to write home about. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 148
Apple ready with second beta of Mac OS X "Juno" [updated] Users still facing software issues while running the most current version of Mac OS X Leopard may take kindly to word that Mac OS X 10.5.7 is moving swiftly through its development cycle. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 37
Eminem takes record label to court over iTunes royalties Hip hop mogul Eminem this week became the first artist to take a legal stand against record labels over royalties for tracks sold through digital download services like Apple's iTunes, an increasing source of tension between the two sides now that a significant percent of music sales are being made online. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 83
Apple to further polish Leopard with 10.5.7 update Apple this week is believed to have tapped its vast developer community to begin testing Mac OS X 10.5.7, a sizable maintenance and security update to the company's Leopard operating system with a particular focus on syncing improvements. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 76
NVIDIA accuses Intel of fighting innovation with lawsuit A legal dispute between two chip giants turned bitter on Thursday when NVIDIA characterized a recent lawsuit from Intel as a low-blow effort to save its "decaying" CPU business by squeezing its competitors out of the market. Kasper Jade & Zach Spear 17 years ago 13
Intel sues NVIDIA to halt development of future chipsets Intel Corp. is suing partner NVIDIA to stop it from developing compatible chipsets for future generation Intel processors, a sign that the world's largest chipmaker isn't taking favorably to NVIDIA's encroachment on the market, which has recently resulted in a loss of business from Apple. Kasper Jade & Zach Spear 17 years ago 34
Apple prepping iTunes Replay on-demand video service Apple is believed to be wrapping up a new feature in iTunes 8 that will allow users to stream their iTunes video purchases directly from the company's servers for playback anywhere, anytime without eating up local storage. Prince McLean and Kasper Jade 17 years ago 59
Apple's Snow Leopard to include location, multi-touch tools Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system will include tools borrowed from the iPhone that let developers determine the geographical location of Macs, as well as extend additional support for multi-touch to their apps, AppleInsider has learned. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 44
Amazon rumored to introduce Kindle 2.0 next Monday Speculation is mounting that Amazon could announce a new version of its Kindle next Monday, a move that one analyst believes will help propel the e-book reader into a $1 billion dollar business for the online retailer by next year. Kasper Jade & Zach Spear 17 years ago 33
Apple's share of US PC market slips to 8% at hands of Acer Apple's share of the US computer market fell to 8 percent during the fourth calendar quarter of 2008 from 9.5 percent in the third as the Mac maker surrendered its third place ranking to surging netbook maker Acer, according to market research firm Gartner. Kasper Jade 17 years ago 91
Steve Jobs taking leave from Apple due to complex health issues Apple chief executive Steve Jobs sent an email to Apple employees on Wednesday revealing that his health-related issues are more complex than he originally thought and that he'll be ceding day-to-day operations to COO Tim Cook until the end of June. Aidan Malley and Kasper Jade 17 years ago 241
