Roxio's new Mac bundle converts VHS tapes to digital format For those readers old enough to have a stack of VHS tapes collecting dust in their living room, Roxio on Tuesday launched a new hardware and software bundle for the Mac that it's billing as "the fastest way to transfer video from VHS tapes or analog camcorders to digital formats." Katie Marsal 17 years ago 30
Apple upgraded by Morgan Stanley on expected iPhone boom Arguing that the market is underestimating demand for iPhones over the next two calendar years, investment bank Morgan Stanley on Tuesday upgraded shares of Apple to Overweight from Equal-weight, saying success of the touchscreen handset should offset any growth risks in the company's core Mac and iPod businesses. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 72
Icon for iPhone 2,1 appears in latest iPhone SDK An image has surfaced in the latest beta of the iPhone SDK that appears to confirm a new model but also few apparent cosmetic changes. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 55
Apple reportedly building $1 billion server farm North Carolina's government is reportedly promising tax breaks to Apple in return for building a large server farm, eventually worth $1 billion, within the East coast state. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 212
32GB iPhone listed as AT&T trade-in; Rogers in launch prep? An AT&T upgrade program for BlackBerries has listed a 32GB iPhone as a trade-in option. Simultaneously, Canadian cellular provider Rogers may be preparing for another summer iPhone release. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 55
iPhone rumored to get wireless movie, TV downloads A new rumor, complete with supposed screenshots, maintains that Apple is on the verge of allowing movie and TV show downloads directly from an iPhone or iPod touch. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 67
AT&T also running dry of iPhones, offering refurbs [U] With a little over three weeks to go before Apple's annual developers conference — the same forum used to introduce the iPhone 3G last year — AT&T is reportedly running out of current models and won't be restocking. (Updated with AT&T's official stance) Katie Marsal 17 years ago 20
AT&T considering lower-cost, capped data for iPhone, others Hoping to spur take up of smartphones at a time when subscribers are very sensitive to price, AT&T has signaled that it's willing to give these devices, including the iPhone, lower data rates in exchange for limits on usage. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 54
Workers push Apple to end iPhone supplier's labor abuse Seizing a chance to grab the spotlight, workers at one of the key suppliers for iPhone touchscreens have taken their cause directly to Apple itself in hopes of halting what they see as abusive and illegal working conditions. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 86
Japan's Asahi Kasei to supply magnetometer for next-gen iPhone Apple will tap Japan's Asahi Kasei to provide hardware support for the "magnetometer" — or digital compass — that's slated to make its debut in the company's next-generation iPhone handset, AppleInsider has learned. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 57
Apple shares of smartphone market up more than twofold Apple saw its share of global smartphone market more than double on a year-over-year basis during the first quarter of the year but still has much work to do before catching BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and market leader Nokia. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 148
Microsoft's ads doing damage to Apple, one study claims Even as critics have attacked Microsoft for bending the truth in its PCs-are-cheaper ad campaign, one firm's research shows that it might be working and turning the public minds, though not necessarily wallets, away from Apple. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 178
Wal-Mart's new Apple section seen as precursor to Mac sales Wal-Mart's move to overhaul the electronics departments in many of its retail stores with Apple-designated shopping areas is being seen as a sign that the mega-retailer is making a pitch to eventually carry Apple's line of Mac personal computers. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 167
Mac sales better than feared in April following desktop refresh Sales of Apple's Mac line slipped nearly 2 percent on a year-over-year basis during the month of April while iPod sales fell around 9 percent, though both segments are reportedly as good or better than Wall Street's consensus estimates for the quarter. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 43
Apple fires its return salvo as Microsoft issues misleading 5th ad After appearing to remain aloof to Microsoft's jabs that Macs don't give enough choice, Apple has responded with ads which insist that poor Windows PC choices are no choices at all. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 320
Apple execs disclose options for boosting iPhone market share Apple executives said this week they believe the iPhone remains in its infancy and went on to — somewhat uncharacteristically — reveal a series of strategic measures they may employ in the near term to help grow the handset's share of the booming smartphone market. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 94
Apple's future iPods rumored to get cameras like iPhone Apple may be planning to add camera functionality to a couple of its next-generation iPod models, according to a new report, which also claims that upcoming iPhones will retain the handsets' existing form factor. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 48
Apple may have made just $45 million from iPhone App Store Although many imagine the App Store a cash cow for Apple, a detailed examination has revealed that the iPhone maker may only have earned between $20 million and $45 million from the store for its first billion downloads — a figure the company is likely more than happy to accept. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 49
Steve Jobs seen returning post-WWDC brandishing new iPhones While all eyes are on Apple's annual developers conference as a likely forum for new iPhone hardware announcements, one Wall Street analyst is advising clients that better bets may be placed on an event a few weeks later that may also mark the return of Steve Jobs. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 47
AT&T pins neutered SlingPlayer on iPhone not being a phone In a curiously worded statement, AT&T has claimed it prevented the iPhone version of SlingPlayer from using 3G because it would chew too much data — and because the iPhone is, oddly, not considered a phone. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 85
Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Microsoft is no longer content with turning up the heat against just Apple's Mac lines and has begun a new marketing campaign that attacks the perceived additional costs of filling an iPod with music versus a Zune, but one which omits key flaws in the process. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 115
MacBook Pro owner among those suing Nvidia over faulty chips Apple, Dell, and HP notebook customers are banding together in an effort to gain class-action status on a combined lawsuit against Nvidia, which could potentially force the graphics chip maker to replace or compensate for faulty graphics processors in millions of computers. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 24
Chinese rumor claims 2009 iPhone will be modest upgrade A forum thread on a Chinese Apple fan site is generating some interest by AppleInsider readers because one commenter claims to have used prototypes of Apple's next-gen iPhone because he purportedly has a friend working at the company's manufacturing partner Foxconn. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 172
Apple freezes Snow Leopard APIs as software nears final stretch Apple this past weekend distributed a new beta of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that altered the programming methods used to optimize code for multi-core Macs, telling developers they were the last programming-oriented changes planned ahead of the software's release. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 78
