Source Speaks to Apple's Motivation Behind Lala Acquisition
In case you missed it, Apple acquired a streaming music service called Lala Media late last week. The acquisition has generated the obvious speculation about what Apple might do with a streaming music service. Apple's official response was, of c...
Source Speaks to Apple's Motivation Behind Lala Acquisition
Source Speaks to Apple's Motivation Behind Lala Acquisition
A new study of mobile device usage has found that the iPod touch is gaining in share, and suggests that the media player could eventually transition youth to the iPhone.
iPod touch use outpaces iPhone, could foster Apple loyalty - report
iPod touch use outpaces iPhone, could foster Apple loyalty - report
While Apple is rumored to be working with TV networks on a subscription plan for shows on iTunes, Comcast's intent to purchase NBC could prevent such a deal with one of the big four U.S. broadcast networks.
Comcast's NBC deal could be roadblock for Apple's subscription hopes
Comcast's NBC deal could be roadblock for Apple's subscription hopes
BrightSideofNews claims that Apple is refusing to accept Intel's upcoming mobile Arrandale chip which incorporates Intel's integrated graphics chipset:
Apple to Skip Intel Arrandale Demands Alternative Chip
Apple to Skip Intel Arrandale Demands Alternative Chip
One of the reasons Apple has been the most venerable opponent a courtroom defendant may face is because of a significant trump card the U.S. Supreme Court handed it in 1983. In a landmark case that rendered Apple II clones effectively illegal, the high court established a unique precedent for determining liability and damages in software copyright cases.
Apple's Odd Double-Talk About Psystar
Apple's Odd Double-Talk About Psystar
Sources inside Apple have confirmed that Apple has agreed to buy Lala, an online music streaming service based in Palo Alto, California.
Reports confirm Apple reaches agreement to purchase Lala
Reports confirm Apple reaches agreement to purchase Lala
It appears the last minute reports of Apple's interest in streaming music company Lala media were true. Both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting that Apple has indeed acquired Lala Media.
Apple Acquires Streaming Music Service Lala Media
Apple Acquires Streaming Music Service Lala Media
Silicon Alley Insider reports that Apple has been told to pay a $21.7 million patent infringement judgment to OPTi Inc., a former semiconductor company that abandoned its business to focus on pursuing patent claims against other companies.
Apple Ordered to Pay Finalized $21.7 Million Patent Verdict, Hit With New Suit Over iPhone Camera
Apple Ordered to Pay Finalized $21.7 Million Patent Verdict, Hit With New Suit Over iPhone Camera
Apple currently in advanced acquisition negotiations with the music streaming Web site Lala, as part of a deal that could bring full streaming songs to iTunes.
Apple close to acquiring music streaming service Lala - report
Apple close to acquiring music streaming service Lala - report
CNET reports that Apple is in advanced negotiations to acquire music streaming firm Lala. The news comes from two sources who reportedly have knowledge of the discussions between the two companies.
Apple Looking to Acquire Music Streaming Service Lala
Apple Looking to Acquire Music Streaming Service Lala
CNET reports on new data from market research NPD showing that Apple models grabbed the top spots in both the desktop and notebook computer U.S. retail sales lists for the month of October. Among desktops, the company's new 21.5 iMac grabbed the #1...
Apple Products Top U.S. Retail Desktop and Notebook Sales Lists
Apple Products Top U.S. Retail Desktop and Notebook Sales Lists
Apple had the top-selling desktop and notebook for the month of October, as its new iMac and the 13-inch MacBook Pro outsold all competitors in the U.S.
Apple's iMac, MacBook Pro top U.S. October PC sales
Apple's iMac, MacBook Pro top U.S. October PC sales
In mid-October, it was reported that Apple's Safari for Windows browser was slated to receive prominent placement on a browser ballot designed to allow Windows users in Europe to select which Internet browser they wished to use. The ballot process ...
Microsoft Modifies European 'Browser Ballot' to Eliminate Safari's Advantage
Microsoft Modifies European 'Browser Ballot' to Eliminate Safari's Advantage
A patent holder that was granted $19 million from Apple by a jury in April has won another $2.7 million in interest costs in the final judgment against the Mac maker.
Apple ordered to pay $21.5 million in patent suit
Apple ordered to pay $21.5 million in patent suit
The Cupertino Courier reports that the Cupertino planning commission voted earlier this week to rezone a 7.78-acre portion of a 50-acre property assemblage owned by Apple to allow the company to build its planned second corporate campus just a few mi...
Apple Obtains Rezoning on Second Cupertino Campus Parcel
Apple Obtains Rezoning on Second Cupertino Campus Parcel
Motorola has continued its assault on the iPhone with a new commercial that indirectly compares Apple's handset to a tiara-wearing digitally clueless beauty pageant queen.
Motorola suggests Apple's iPhone is feminine in latest TV spot
Motorola suggests Apple's iPhone is feminine in latest TV spot
Apple has outfitted its Mac Pro desktop machines with a new 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon upgrade option, at a cost of $1,200, as well as 2TB hard drives for the Mac Pro and Xserve
Apple adds 3.33GHz quad-core Mac Pro, 2TB hard drive upgrades
Apple adds 3.33GHz quad-core Mac Pro, 2TB hard drive upgrades
Apple has quietly upgraded its Mac Pro offerings, adding the option of a 3.33 GHz quad-core processor and adding the ability to configure both the quad-core and 8-core models with 2 TB hard drives, doubling the machine's total build-to-order hard dri...
Apple Quietly Adds 3.33 GHz Quad-Core Option to Mac Pro
Apple Quietly Adds 3.33 GHz Quad-Core Option to Mac Pro
In the works for years, Apple's new campus in Cupertino, Calif., was finally given preliminary approval this week, potentially paving the way for the company to expand to a new 7.78 acre property.
Progress made on Apple's potential second Cupertino campus
Progress made on Apple's potential second Cupertino campus
Ever since the iPhone debuted on AT&T, there's been speculation that Apple would eventually bring its iPhone to other carriers in the United States -- more specifically, to Verizon Wireless. Sure, there are potential customers who would like to see official Sprint and T-Mobile versions, but Verizon is the mindshare leader here.
Apple Isn't Hungry Enough to Need Verizon
Apple Isn't Hungry Enough to Need Verizon
Joystiq reported earlier this week on the release of Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes - Encore, a new iPhone game available in paid [App Store, $9.99] and lite [App Store, Free] versions from developer Square Enix. Included in the report is mention ...
Apple Nixes Support for New iPod Click Wheel Games
Apple Nixes Support for New iPod Click Wheel Games
Intel this week released a beta software development kit to create applications for an iPhone App Store-like service, one that will come preinstalled on future Atom-powered netbooks.
Intel to apply Apple's App Store strategy with netbooks
Intel to apply Apple's App Store strategy with netbooks
The New York Times covers a new, wide-ranging report from research firm IDC outlining its technology predictions for 2010. Among the firm's predictions for Apple are the release of an Apple tablet computing device and the achievement of a 300,000-ap...
Research Firm Predicts Apple Tablet, 300,000 iPhone Applications for 2010
Research Firm Predicts Apple Tablet, 300,000 iPhone Applications for 2010
Research firm IDC believes the iPhone App Store will reach the 300,000 landmark in 2010, and more than 1 billion total mobile devices will access the Internet. The company has also offered its predictions on the Apple tablet.
Apple predicted to offer 300,000 iPhone apps, tablet in 2010
Apple predicted to offer 300,000 iPhone apps, tablet in 2010
Magazine publishers seem to already be getting on board with the concept of a media tablet even based on just the possibility that Apple will enter the market in the near future. The latest concept design comes from Time Inc who developed this des...
Time Inc. Also Working on Digital Content In Anticipation of Apple Tablet
Time Inc. Also Working on Digital Content In Anticipation of Apple Tablet
Businesses of all sizes have reached out to Apple with interest in its iPod touch-based point-of-sale system, which recently debuted at the Mac maker's stores.
Retailers want in on Apple's iPod touch point-of-sale system
Retailers want in on Apple's iPod touch point-of-sale system
Internet and television personality Alex Albrecht claimed to have insight on the price of Apple's rumored tablet during the latest episode of Diggnation, which also featured actor John Hodgman from Apple's Get a Mac commercials.
Apple tablet rumored to be 'shockingly' inexpensive
Apple tablet rumored to be 'shockingly' inexpensive
ifoAppleStore reports that Apple is considering commercializing its new iPod touch-based EasyPay retail store checkout system. The move comes as the company, which had intended for the system to remain proprietary, has been deluged with inquiries ...
Apple Considering Commercializing New iPod Touch EasyPay System
Apple Considering Commercializing New iPod Touch EasyPay System
Less than 24 hours after its $2.675 million settlement with Apple was revealed, Psystar has removed all of unauthorized machines equipped with Mac OS X for purchase from its online store.
After Apple agreement, Psystar officially halts sales of clone Macs
After Apple agreement, Psystar officially halts sales of clone Macs
Though it didn't crack the top 20 overall retail Web sites, Apple's online store saw a massive 71 percent spike in Internet traffic for Cyber Monday, placing it well above the competition.
Apple's Cyber Monday Internet shopping traffic increases 71%
Apple's Cyber Monday Internet shopping traffic increases 71%
Rumors that Apple is field-testing a new iPhone have begun making the rounds, and if they're true, shareholders could expect more largess next year. In the meantime, the iPhone appears to have found a reasonably warm welcome in South Korea, where about 60,000 units had been pre-ordered by the time the device went on sale Saturday, according to reports.
Can Anyone Smell What Apple's Cooking
Can Anyone Smell What Apple's Cooking
Earlier today, we reported on a preliminary settlement between Apple and Psystar regarding the former's lawsuit over copyright infringement by Psystar in selling PC hardware preinstalled with Mac OS X Leopard.
Psystar Agrees to Pay Nearly $2.7 Million in Settlement With Apple
Psystar Agrees to Pay Nearly $2.7 Million in Settlement With Apple
First on AI: Clone Mac maker Psystar has agreed to pay Apple $2.7 million in damages in a deal that will likely bring the company's sale of unauthorized computers preinstalled with Mac OS X to an end.
Psystar agrees to pay Apple $2.7M in settlement
Psystar agrees to pay Apple $2.7M in settlement
While rumors of a possible Verizon-compatible iPhone in 2010 persist, one analyst has predicted that Apple will instead bring the iPhone to another GSM-based carrier in the U.S.: T-Mobile.
Apple's iPhone predicted to find home at T-Mobile U.S. in 2010
Apple's iPhone predicted to find home at T-Mobile U.S. in 2010
Clone Mac maker Psystar has agreed to pay Apple $1.3 million in damages in a deal that will likely bring the company's sale of unauthorized computers preinstalled with Mac OS X to an end.
Psystar agrees to pay Apple $1.3M in settlement
Psystar agrees to pay Apple $1.3M in settlement
Global Mac sales have significantly outpaced the rest of the PC market, which expanded just 2.3 percent year over year -- just more evidence of the iPhone halo effect, according to one analyst.
Apple's iPhone 'halo effect' lifts Mac to 16.4% sales growth
Apple's iPhone 'halo effect' lifts Mac to 16.4% sales growth
Google is reportedly looking to get into the pay-per-episode TV business with YouTube by offering streaming content for purchase via a service that would compete with iTunes downloads.
Google hopes to compete with iTunes, offer pay TV on YouTube
Google hopes to compete with iTunes, offer pay TV on YouTube
After 17 months of litigation between Apple and clone Mac maker Psystar, the whole ordeal may soon be at an end, with an agreement between the two parties expected to be revealed this week.
Psystar, Apple enter partial settlement to cease clone Mac sales
Psystar, Apple enter partial settlement to cease clone Mac sales
Global Mac sales recently grew 16.4 percent year over year, while the rest of the PC market expanded just 2.3 percent -- just more evidence of the iPhone halo effect, according to one analyst.
Apple's iPhone 'halo effect' again carries Mac sales to new heights
Apple's iPhone 'halo effect' again carries Mac sales to new heights
Another report claims that a Google-branded phone will arrive soon, and an application that served as a promotional tool for the Motorola Droid was rejected by Apple for distribution in the iPhone App Store.
Google Phone reports continue; Apple rejects Motorola Droid app
Google Phone reports continue; Apple rejects Motorola Droid app
Apple has been accused by anonymous industry sources of utilizing bully tactics to manipulate NAND flash memory prices to the hardware maker's advantage.
Apple accused of NAND flash memory price manipulation
Apple accused of NAND flash memory price manipulation
The Korea Times reports on growing complaints within the flash memory industry that Apple, which holds a dominant position due to its extensive use of flash in the iPhone and iPods, is using its increasing leverage to inappropriately manipulate the m...
Apple Accused of Manipulating Flash Memory Prices
Apple Accused of Manipulating Flash Memory Prices
A couple of years ago, a company called Axiotron announced an aftermarket modification for the MacBook that converted the Apple laptop into a tablet. The modification remains for sale at $699 and takes a stock MacBook, removes the keyboard and scre...
Apple Takes Control of 'TabletMac' Trademark
Apple Takes Control of 'TabletMac' Trademark
Checks with Apple stores last week suggest that in-store 2009 Black Friday Mac sales could see a year-over-year decrease, though online sales will likely compensate for losses, according to a new report. [Updated]
Apple's Black Friday Mac in-store sales forecast to decrease u
Apple's Black Friday Mac in-store sales forecast to decrease u
Despite Apple offering modest discounts for Black Friday, huge Mac sales for the year's biggest shopping day have been projected, thanks to third-party resellers.
Another take: Apple's Black Friday sales seen as 'strong'
Another take: Apple's Black Friday sales seen as 'strong'
Signs of a new iPhone hardware model being tested online and Apple's interest in updating the handset's built-in Maps application have been revealed.
Evidence of Apple's new iPhone model, Maps application uncovered
Evidence of Apple's new iPhone model, Maps application uncovered
Apple and chip maker Qualcomm are said to currently be in talks for a future deal, fueling rumors of a possible 2010 iPhone arrangement that have surfaced in recent weeks.
Rumors of Qualcomm-Apple iPhone deal persist
Rumors of Qualcomm-Apple iPhone deal persist
Checks with Apple stores last week suggest that 2009 Black Friday Mac sales could see a year-over-year decrease, according to a new report.
Apple's Black Friday Mac sales forecast to decrease
Apple's Black Friday Mac sales forecast to decrease
Signs of a new iPhone hardware model being tested online and Apple's interest in updating the handset's built-in Maps application have been revealed.
Evidence of new Apple's iPhone model, Maps application uncovered
Evidence of new Apple's iPhone model, Maps application uncovered
MacRumors has found a new Apple job listing seeking an iPhone Software Engineer to join the iPhone and iPod Touch Maps team with the goal of taking the iPhone's built-in Maps App to the next level:
Apple to Take iPhone's Maps App to 'the Next Level'
Apple to Take iPhone's Maps App to 'the Next Level'