WSJ's Mossberg says 3G iPhone due in 60 days Speaking at a Beet.tv executive summit, well-known Wall Street Journal writer Walt Mossberg has stirred the pot by stating that an iPhone with 3G access will be available within 60 days. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 82
Successive Mac OS X 10.5.3 builds continue from Apple Mac maker Apple Inc. continued this week with a somewhat unusual practice of providing outside developers with successive builds of its next operating system update, Mac OS X 10.5.3, fairly early in the testing cycle. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 50
Apple out-muscles Wal-mart to become No. 1 US music retailer Apple confirmed Thursday that the iTunes Store has surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group. [Updated with info from Apple press release.] Katie Marsal 18 years ago 52
Intel ships Apple-bound Atom, hints at 2009 notebook platform At the spring edition of its bi-annual Developer Forum, Intel has released the first Atom processors, some of which should reach Apple's ultra-mobile devices. The company has also provided first clues as to the future of the Centrino platform that will form the basis of next year's Macs. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 26
Report: sub-$200 WiFi touchscreen iPods from Apple by holidays Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Wednesday it disagrees with the consensus on Wall Street that growth in Apple Inc.'s iPod business will screech to a halt this year, saying new products like a sub-$200 wireless touchscreen model will allow the company to grow the segment at moderate levels for the foreseeable future. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 29
Piper on iPhone shortage as update sign; Acrobat 9 for Mac soon An investment note by Piper Jaffray calls the new iPhone shortage a sign of an impending new model. Also, Adobe will soon announce the next major version of Acrobat with new features, Sprint and Samsung have unleashed a direct iPhone rival, and a new report says Hon Hai will produce 10 million new iPhones. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 55
Apple developing full multi-touch Macs - report Mac maker Apple Inc. is in the early developmental stages of a personal computer system that will rely exclusively on its revolutionary multi-touch technology rather than traditional input devices, investment bank Piper Jaffray said Tuesday. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 73
Apple encountering ongoing US-wide iPhone shortage Checks with stores across the US show Apple to have been virtually devoid of iPhone stock for days, even at its online store — and with signs that the company is aware of its widespread nature. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 61
Sub-$300 iPhone, 3G model seen driving 45M unit sales in 2009 Investment bank Piper Jaffray is out with a bullish research note on Apple today predicting a diversification of the iPhone line into a multi-tiered family of handsets that will combine for sales of 45 million units next year. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 62
Dutch, Mexican iPhone rumors; Mac hacked in contest; more Two independent reports claim to know when the iPhone will be available in Mexico and the Netherlands. Also, a report says Cirrus Logic has likely been tapped for the audio in future iPods, an inside job at an Apple store briefly stole 332 iPhones, Adobe released Photoshop Express, and a MacBook Air was first to fall in a major hacking contest. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 30
Apple execs sell $75M in shares, settle with tax man Three Apple executives this week combined to cash in on over $75 million in restricted stock units that had vested, while several others settled with Uncle Sam. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 2
Apple supplier 'reveals' next-gen iPods due at usual time of year A long-time supplier of components for Apple Inc.'s iPods has reportedly been cut out of next-generation designs due later this year, just as conflicting reports surface over the company's orders for 32GB NAND flash chips. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 14
Gartner analyst stokes 3G iPhone rumors An analyst for market research firm Gartner said Tuesday he believes Apple to have placed orders for 10 million 3G iPhones which would employ a more modern form of display screen that could pave the way for a slimmer handset with improved battery life. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 77
Seagate SSD lawsuit; Elements 6 ships; Mozilla chastises Apple If solid-state drives like that in the MacBook Air take off, Seagate may file a patent lawsuit that brings them back to Earth, according to the storage company's chief. Also, Adobe is shipping the latest Mac version of Photoshop Elements, Sirius and XM are a step closer to a merged entity, and Mozilla is criticizing Apple's attempt to "push" Safari. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 67
Gartner's change of heart over iPhone in the enterprise Market research firm Gartner, which had previously shunned Apple Inc.'s iPhone as a consumer-oriented tablet device not fit for the enterprise, has changed its stance. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 40
iPhone Singapore; Verizon wins 700MHz bid; no unlimited iTunes? A report claims that Singapore has all but guaranteed its iPhone launch. Also, Verizon has outbid AT&T in obtaining the coveted 700MHz wireless band, Palm is seeing early success for its entry-level Centro smartphone, and one major publication claims to know that unlimited iTunes music deals are unfounded. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 24
Apple pushing Safari downloads on Windows users In an apparent bid to rapidly gain share of the online browser market dominated by rival Microsoft, Apple is leveraging its vast iTunes install base to recommend that Windows users also download and install the latest version of its Safari web browser. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 114
Adobe clears up likelihood of Flash for iPhone While a recent news report stoked anticipation that Apple's iPhone SDK would at last allow for a native version of Flash, Adobe has since said that a solution won't be as simple as suggested earlier this week. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 85
Apple posts combo update for AirPort, Time Machine Apple on Wednesday afternoon posted a fix that amends issues with both its AirPort wireless adapters and its Time Machine backup utility. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 26
Apple considering premium for unlimited iPhone, iPod music A longtime opponent of subscription music services, Apple is reportedly exploring the possibility of charging extra for iPhones and iPods in exchange for unlimited iTunes Store access. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 42
iTunes strike refunds; iPhone 2.0 beta; iPhone app signing Apple has sent messages to its iTunes Season Pass subscribers offering credit for shows missed (and yet to be missed) during the recent screenwriters' strike. Also, early access to the true iPhone 2.0 beta software and SDK has revealed new features as well as Apple's digital signing method, while Apple itself hopes to assuage some rejected developers. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 6
Intel gets official on Nehalem architecture (successor to Penryn) Intel this week offered its first official overview Nehalem, the highly scalable microarchitecture positioned to succeed Penryn in delivering a new generation of processors for notebooks, desktops, and servers, that offer "dramatic" energy efficiency and performance improvements. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 48
Lawsuit targets time-based sorting in Apple's iPods, Time Machine A Texas-based lawsuit claims that virtually all of Apple's product line infringes on a system for organizing data by time, but draws its closest connection with the Time Machine backup feature in Mac OS X Leopard. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 40
Apple snags 14 percent of US-based PC retail sales in February Growth in Apple's personal computer business continued to outpace the industry average last month, with Macs accounting for a 14 percent unit share and 25 percent dollar share of all US-based PC retail sales, according to market research firm NPD. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 63
