More MacBook details: battery life claims, enviro push, more When Apple revamped its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups on Tuesday, the company also quietly changed its methods of reporting battery life and also made clear the eco-friendliness of the notebooks, among other changes. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 78
Macs seen as Apple's only remaining growth driver Investment bank BMO Capital Markets on Monday slashed its price target on shares of Apple Inc. to $140 from $160, saying it believes the company's three growth drivers — the Mac, iPod, and iPhone — have been reduced to just one: the Mac. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 66
Apple slips out Bubble Bash iPod game Apple jumped ahead of its normal Tuesday update schedule with the release on Monday night of Bubble Bash from the French developer Gameloft. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 7
Report: iPod shipments tracking towards first yearly decline Shipments of Apple's iPod digital music players could see their first yearly decline come the end of the company's March quarter, investment bank Piper Jaffray said Monday. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 41
Intel Nehalem details; Apple phone recycling; Hymn shut down Extra details and benchmarks have surfaced for Nehalem, Intel's successor to the Xeon processor found in the Mac Pro. Meanwhile, Apple has launched cellphone and iPod recycling programs, and is forcing the Hymn DRM-stripping project to shut down. The electronics maker may also face legal roadblocks for the iPhone in Australia. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 11
Apple posts iTunes 7.6.1, promises weekly 99-cent rentals Apple on Thursday released a minor update to iTunes and also vowed to offer Apple TV and iTunes users the treat of a low-cost movie rental each week. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 44
Disney produces first movie-license iPod game Slipping through the cracks of the week's releases is the first iPod game to draw on a movie license: Disney Online Studios' Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir's Fire. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 11
Apple, Starbucks sued over custom music gift cards A Utah couple acting as their own attorneys have filed a lawsuit against Apple and Starbucks over the retailers' recent "Song of the Day" promotion, which offers Starbucks customers a iTunes gift card for a complimentary, pre-selected song download. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 67
Growth potential seen in steadily maturing iPod market Though growth in Apple's iPod unit shipments has been declining since the end of 2006, price cuts like those applied to the iPod shuffle on Tuesday and cheaper Internet-capable models down the line should help the company reverse course and maintain a steady rate of growth through 2009, says one Wall Street analyst. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 22
Apple stores bound for casino resorts in Nevada, Connecticut High rollers will soon find themselves with a host of Apple stores and resellers in Las Vegas and elsewhere to choose from when spending their winnings, say reports from observers. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 18
Report: 400,000 unlocked iPhones loose on Chinese network Nearly half of the 800,000 to 1 million iPhones that are believed to have been unlocked for distribution and use outside Apple's sanctioned networks may be in China, according to a new report. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 109
MacBook Pros running dry in the channel ahead of refreshes Inventory of MacBook Pros has become severely constrained over the past three weeks, with some reseller now reflecting backorder status on the soon-to-be refreshed Apple professional notebooks. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 167
Magazine debunks Apple game handheld, hints iPhone games Claims that Apple is developing a gaming system of its own are false, according to a games development magazine, but the electronics firm is also reportedly willing to bring games to the iPhone and iPod touch. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 11
Apple seeks patent on "podmaps" concept A new software concept proposed by Apple Inc. would merge visual maps and spoken driving directions into an advanced form of on-demand podcast known as a podmap, a recent company filing has revealed. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 19
Rumor hints at either iPhone tethering or iTunes glitch An allegedly leaked internal document from AT&T refers to tethering the iPhone in what may point to either a data modem capability for the Apple device or else a significant flaw in the iPhone model upgrade process. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 26
MacBook Air demand trails that of original Intel-based MacBook Interest in Apple Inc.'s new ultra-thin and lightweight MacBook Air is running high, but demand for the new sub-notebook is noticeably less than that of the first Intel-based MacBook launched in May of 2006, according to a new report. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 188
Blu-ray exclusives by Best Buy, Netflix deal HD DVD serious blow Compounding troubles for the ailing HD DVD format, Best Buy and movie rental service Netflix both said on Monday that they would focus their attention on Blu-ray discs. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 25
Apple 2008-001 Security Update mends URL exploits, more Apple's 2008-001 security fix for Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger tackles several networking issues, particularly malicious web addresses in Safari and Mail. Also, a WebObjects update has been released to patch several outstanding bugs for systems using Leopard. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 8
Apple shares rise on Citi recommendation Shares of Apple Inc. received a slight boost Monday morning after investment bank Citigroup added the company to its "Top Picks Live" list and reiterated a Buy rating on the badly beaten stock. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 40
Report: Yahoo executives to turn down Microsoft takeover Yahoo's senior management will refuse Microsoft's unprecedented $44.6 billion bid when it returns to work on Monday, says a new report by the Wall Street Journal. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 22
Intel Core 2 Duo suit; 90K French iPhones; BBC iPlayer; 10.5.2 seed A lawsuit filed against Intel accuses the firm of patent infringement with its Core 2 Duo processor. Also, a web exploit can crash iPhones and iPods, the sales rate for iPhones in France has slowed dramatically, and the BBC pledges iPlayer Mac downloads in 2008. A new Mac OS X 10.5.2 seed has also appeared. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 32
Apple's Safari 3.1 to support downloadable web fonts, more The ability to download and immediately render non-standard web fonts is just one of several advancements Apple Inc. has planned for Safari 3.1, a small but significant update to its share-gaining web browser for both the Mac and Windows PCs. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 79
Apple presence forces Glasgow reseller to close its doors Repeating a trend seen elsewhere in the world, Apple's Glasgow, Scotland retail store has been siphoning enough customers away from local reseller Scotsys to force the third-party shop to close its store in the city. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 40
AT&T plans major 3G expansion ahead of second-gen iPhone AT&T said Wednesday it plans a major expansion of its wireless network during the 2008 calendar year, including the deployment of third-generation (3G) wireless broadband service to more than 80 additional cities in the United States through the course of the year. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 102
