Jamf data claims most students would use a Mac - if they could afford it [u]

Most college and university students would choose to use a Mac, but price is a considerable barrier, according to a survey commissioned by Apple-oriented device management firm Jamf. [Updated with revised Jamf data on percent of PC buyers motivated by price]

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 28

Final day: Enter to win a Disk Drill Pro license for easy data recovery

AppleInsider is partnering with CleverFiles this week to offer readers the chance to win a Disk Drill Pro license, allowing for data recovery with support for over 200 file types. Ten winners will each receive a Pro license for Mac or Windows valued at $89.

Christine McKee 7 years ago 0

Why Apple is now focusing on users, not units in Fiscal 2019

Across the last 20 years, Apple has shifted from selling Macs in a world dominated by Windows PCs to being a dominant global brand that services a vast installed base that's more valuable, influential, and lucrative than Windows was at its peak. Apple wants its investors to understand that, and is now challenging the media narrative that suggests it running an unsustainable race against various manufacturers churning out ever-increasing volumes of hardware units.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 69

After 8 years, IDC admits Apple's iPad is leading the tablet market 'unabated'

Since iPad launched in 2010, International Data Corporation has dutifully crafted various media narratives that belittled as it as a toy, dismissed it as merely a "media consumption" device in a world that needed Windows, and disparaged it as inconsequential in a vast sea of cheap Android tablets (some of which were literally children's toys). But they were wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 37

Parallels Desktop 14 supports macOS Mojave, saves storage

PC virtualization software maker Parallels on Tuesday released the latest version of its eponymous cross-platform Mac solution, offering a slew of new features to customers, including faster start times, storage savings and support for Apple's upcoming macOS Mojave.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 12

Microsoft at work on iPhone & iPad app for Movies & TV customers

Microsoft is reportedly developing iOS and/or Android clients for Movies & TV, a native Windows equivalent of Apple's iTunes Store.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9

Adobe takes on iMovie with Project Rush, a powerful cross-device video editing app for creators

Adobe is making a play for social media influencers, online content creators (read YouTubers) and tech savvy consumers with a new cross-platform video production tool that bundles the firm's powerful video editing technology with an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop interface.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 29

Apple's macOS Mojave shares name with fictitious Microsoft Windows release

If the name Apple chose for this year's macOS release sounds familiar, it's because Microsoft, ten years ago, used Mojave in an ad campaign as an alternate name for Windows Vista.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 16

Microsoft Windows team wants iMessage on Windows devices

Executives say Microsoft is "very willing to work with Apple" on more cross-platform functionality going forward with Windows messaging, but any possible initiative has yet to start.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 54

Microsoft debuts 'Your Phone' app promising to mirror iPhone on Windows PCs

At its annual Build conference in Seattle, Microsoft on Monday revealed "Your Phone," an upcoming app that will let people mirror iPhone and Android interfaces in Windows 10.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 27

Apple to shut down Texture's Windows app in July

In what may be a signal from its new ownership, Apple is shutting down the Windows client for magazine service Texture after June 30.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 10

iTunes for Windows available for download from Microsoft Store

Fulfilling promises made nearly a year ago, Apple on Thursday released iTunes for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store, ensuring compatibility with the latest Windows 10 S devices.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 12

iTunes Store to stop working for first-gen Apple TV & older Windows PCs on May 25

As of late May, people with an original Apple TV — or a PC running Windows XP or Vista — will be unable to access or re-download content from the iTunes Store, a new Apple support document indicates.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 23

Microsoft 'Photos Companion' iPhone app allows for easy transfer of pictures to Windows 10 PC

Seeing a need in education, Microsoft has developed an app to pull all the pictures off multiple iPhones and mobile devices and store them locally on a central Windows 10 machine.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 14

Apple's shift in iOS development pace about evolving scale, not coping with bugs, says former Windows chief

Apple's "cultural shift" towards spacing out new features in iOS is more a natural function of development scale, and not really the revolution some people might perceive it to be, according to a noted former Microsoft Windows president.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 34

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