An analyst for PiperJaffray on Wednesday said he believes the stock options backdating issues at Apple Computer are in the rearview mirror and Steve Jobs will remain the company's chief executive officer.
Apple Computer's fledgling partnership with Internet search giant Google may provide some new enhancements to Apple's Safari web browser with next year's the release of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Despite slower than expected iPod sales during the better part of its fourth fiscal quarter, Apple Computer is still likely to beat Wall Street's consensus estimates due to strong Mac sales, says one analyst.
An analyst at UBS Investment Research says solid demand for Macs should help support earnings estimates for Apple Computer's fourth fiscal quarter of 2006, results of which are due next Wednesday, offsetting deceleration in iPod sales that drew concerns earlier in the quarter.
Apple Computer, which reports its September quarter results next Wednesday, is likely to report results at the upper end, if not exceed its guidance of $4.5 to $4.6 billion in revenue and 46 cents to 48 cents earnings-per-share, according to one Wall Street analyst.
A recent job posting on Apple Computer's Web site for an "iTunes Mobile Marketing Manager" is the latest piece of evidence to suggest the company is progressing with a worldwide go-to-market strategy for its music-enabled cell phone initiative.
Some poking and prying through the software resources of Apple Computer's latest iPhoto update has turned up evidence that company may soon offer users a new feature tie-in with Google's map services.
Citing initial channel checks, analysts at Baird U.S. Equity Research are reporting that there appears to be muted demand for Apple Computer's second-generation iPod nano so far, which could have negative implications for NAND flash pricing.
Apple Computer and Intel Corp. are presently engaged in a number of ongoing projects using next-generation technologies, an Intel official confirmed this week.
Apple Computer in a few weeks is expected to bring its AirPort Extreme base station and iSight video-cam products up to compliance with an environmental directive that has for the last three months barred their sale overseas.
American Technology Research this week said it has removed Apple Computer from its "Focus List" out of concern that investors may have baked too much cell phone optimism into the company's current share price.
Intel Corp. has announced that it will host two Apple-focused sessions as part of its fall Intel Developer Forum next week.
Apple Computer this week quietly refreshed its special edition U2 iPod, bringing it up to spec with the recently updated line of fifth-generation iPod digital music players.
After playing with a pre-production unit, Walt Disney chief executive Robert Iger says Apple's forthcoming iTV streaming media hub is a "compelling" device that will change the way people enjoy and share their video content.
Apple Computer tops the news when it comes to analyzing recent operating system usage market share numbers, but one market research firm says its data indicates overall Mac OS usage has suddenly hit a slight decline.
Adobe Systems earlier this month offered attendees at the Photoshop World conference proof that it is progressing swiftly in transitioning its Creative Suite line of software applications to Apple's new Intel Mac platform.
Microsoft on Thursday official unveiled its Zune digital media player but refused to provide pricing details, likely because it was caught off-guard by Apple Computer's aggressive new pricing on its video iPod line, one Wall Street analyst says.
Attempting to lure the spotlight from Apple Computer and its new line of digital media products, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday officially unveiled its upcoming Zune digital media player to the media.
Despite of flurry of new iPods and other digital media announcements made by Apple Computer on Tuesday, its most significant introduction was a dramatically improved version of its iTunes software, one Wall Street analyst says.
Media junkies will have another item from Apple on their wish list when 2007 rolls around: iTV, or at least, the set-top device currently being referred to as iTV.
Dell on Monday said it will delay filing its second quarter fiscal report due to an ongoing informal investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over previously disclosed accounting irregularities.
Alongside a complete revamp of its iMac product line on Wednesday, Apple Computer also quietly updated its petite line of Mac mini desktop computers with faster Intel Core Duo processors at no additional cost.
Amongst increasing pressure from the Chinese media and a journalism advocacy group, iPod maker Foxconn has reduced a libel claim against two Shanghai journalists from 30 million yuan to just 1 yuan, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
By releasing operating system upgrades at a more frequently and stable pace, Apple Computer is able to gain more profitability per user from its OS software than Microsoft, an analyst's study has found.
Leading notebook makers Apple, Dell, and Lenovo will hold a summit meeting in San Jose, Calif. next month to begin development of standards for the manufacture of lithium ion batteries for portable and handheld electronics.
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