Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 28
Apple sees Mac sales rise 28% amid latest notebook launch A slowing global economy had little impact on Apple's computer business last month, as consumers willingly plunked down their cash for the company's new MacBook offerings, helping to drive Mac sales up more than 25 percent year-over-year. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 63
New seed shows Apple near wrap-up of Mac OS X 10.5.6 A quickly released follow-up test build of Mac OS X 10.5.6 comes with no known problems and points to Apple getting much closer to a finished patch. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 67
New Apple hire fights back in countersuit against IBM The tug of war over the future of Mark Papermaster, an executive hired away from his post at IBM to head up Apple's handheld efforts, got a bit nastier on Thursday when the microprocessor expert countered a lawsuit from his former employer with one of his own. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 37
Google voice search app for iPhone arriving shortly Google as early as today is expected to introduce a free application for the iPhone that lets you search for information, directions, or virtually anything else by speaking into the handset, eliminating need for the keyboard entirely. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 24
Apple job listing hints at iPhone nearing China launch A single listing on the Apple's career pages suggests the company has pledged itself to releasing the iPhone in China, one of its most elusive markets. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 7
Apple could be tailoring its own search engine wrapper Apple is unhappy with the search experience on its mobile products and may be looking to develop a more approachable interface that could be grafted on top of existing technologies like Google search, according to a published report. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 19
$149 Costco iPhone rumor, $5 iTunes movies, Gmail AV chat One report is suggesting that Apple will not only expand iPhone sales to Costco but cut pricing at the same time. In a more confirmed price drop, Apple is now touting $5 movie purchases as a regular feature. Also, Google has launched its own video chat feature and has started tracking the spread of the flu through searches. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 27
Parallels Desktop 4.0 gets better graphics, 50% speed boost Parallels on Tuesday announced the availability of version 4.0 of Parallels Desktop for Mac, a speedier and more feature rich version of its virtualization software that lets users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS X. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 51
Sesame Street on iTunes; 4th NYC store building; DC back taxes Parents now have the option of buying full Sesame Street shows from iTunes to keep their children up to date. Meanwhile, Apple has started its earliest construction work on its fourth Manhattan-area retail store but still owes a hefty amount in back taxes for an unused Washington, DC location. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 21
Microsoft plans to embrace Apple's App Store format Microsoft is less interested in adopting WebKit for a future version of Internet Explorer than in its plans to replicate another Apple-driven technology: the direct-to-customer software distribution model pioneered by the App Store. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 34
Update: judge orders Apple's new mobile head to stop work Apple's plans for its new recruit from IBM, Mark Papermaster, have been dealt an at least temporary setback as a federal judge has ordered him to halt any work at his new employer. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 74
Court response defends new Apple mobile hire's jump from IBM Apple's contentious decision to hire a former IBM executive has been explained by the iPhone and iPod maker — and the new recruit himself — as a carefully thought-out decision that doesn't run afoul of earlier agreements. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 14
AT&T chief lays out futuristic vision for the iPhone Before a future version of Apple's iPhone wakes you up in the morning, it will have downloaded the morning's news feeds and sent a message to your coffee maker to begin brewing a fresh pot, says AT&T Mobile chief Ralph de la Vega. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 101
iPhone tops business rankings, steals Nokia market share Often labeled the outsider in the corporate world, Apple's iPhone has already reached the top of J.D. Power's satisfaction ranks for business smartphones — and is simultaneously the second-largest smartphone maker in the world. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 132
AT&T says official iPhone 3G tethering plan coming "soon" AT&T Mobility chief executive Ralph De La Vega has disclosed that a carrier-sanctioned method of using the iPhone as a 3G modem for notebooks will be announced "soon." Katie Marsal 17 years ago 35
New MacBook Pros, recent iMacs grappling with flaky wireless An erratic yet ongoing problem has seen recent iMacs, and now Apple's late 2008 MacBook Pros, affected by frequent Wi-Fi dropouts with no clear solution. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 93
Apple readying software patch for quirky MacBook trackpads Trackpad issues experienced by users of Apple's new unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros will be addressed in a forthcoming software update, according to an email response from chief executive Steve Jobs. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 31
Apple's iPod chief to step down - report Tony Fadell, largely regarded as the grandfather of the iPod and Apple's audio strategy, is leaving the company for personal reasons, according to a report published Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 24
Apple puts further 2008 Mac updates on ice An Apple spokesperson has cooled down expectations of a last-minute refresh to the Mac line, or any other products, before the start of the new year. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 106
First Apple sign, Woz's toolbox hit the auction block Those eager to capture a slice of Apple's early history will soon have the chance to bid in an auction for the company's first official signage and a toolbox belonging to one of its co-founders, both of which are estimated to command a high bidding price. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 15
Apple sued over defective PowerBook memory slots Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit that charges the company with failing to fully recognize the scope of a memory slot defect in its PowerBook G4 notebooks, which has left thousands of customers with no choice but to foot hefty repair costs on their own. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 56
Apple's unibody MacBook: the review Standing as the single largest change to an Apple portable in recent history, the 13" MacBook completely overhauls the system with a switch from plastic to a strong, thinner aluminum shell and a totally new platform that puts it into a new performance category — albeit with key sacrifices to meet its goals. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 121
Half of Apple's iPhone 3Gs sold internationally Two separate disclosures by Apple and AT&T last week combine to revealed that the iPhone, once driven largely by domestic sales, has grown into a big international business with the arrival of the 3G model. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 31
