Apple is Number One Laptop Supplier in Higher Education
A Computerworld.com blog reports on an interesting comment by Apple COO Tim Cook during last week's Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium. Cook revealed that Apple has edged past Dell and is now the #1 laptop supplier in higher education:
Apple is Number One Laptop Supplier in Higher Education
Apple is Number One Laptop Supplier in Higher Education
Readers report that this week's Circuit City Ad (page 20) is advertising a purple iPod nano.
Purple iPod Nano Inbound
Purple iPod Nano Inbound
A while back, I read a heated discussion about Apple's supposed moral obligation to the enterprise. The context was that Apple should endeavor to make products that are both fun to use, compelling and check all the enterprise boxes. The failure to fully penetrate the enterprise was presented as a deficiency of Apple's. I am going to tell you that the problem is not with Apple.
Wishing Apple Into the Enterprise Won't Get It There
Wishing Apple Into the Enterprise Won't Get It There
Framingham, Mass.-based Internet entrepreneurs Patrick Faucher and Phil Antoniades don't want anyone wasting time figuring out what widgets are or what they do. Last year Faucher and Antoniades' company, Nimbit, launched a highly successful and ambitious music widget, an online sales tool called OMT.
Nimbit: Circumventing the iTunes Establishment
Nimbit: Circumventing the iTunes Establishment
According to sources Apple has released a Safari seed to developers that promises a significant amount of bug and performance fixes regarding the following areas:
New Safari Seeds Continue Performance Improvements, Bug Fixes
New Safari Seeds Continue Performance Improvements, Bug Fixes
Rumors earlier today from iLounge suggested that Apple would act as a gatekeeper for iPhone and iPod Touch applications based on their upcoming Software Development Kit (SDK). As gatekeeper, Apple would individually review new applications by 3rd pa...
Apple to Allow Free iPhone/Touch Apps Without Special Approval
Apple to Allow Free iPhone/Touch Apps Without Special Approval
A recently published patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at the possibility of game rentals and a more advanced games management component of the iTunes Store. Meanwhile, readers question the disappearance of Safari's anti-phishing measures. And the ...
Apple game rentals; Safari anti-phishing; Blu-ray notebook drives
Apple game rentals; Safari anti-phishing; Blu-ray notebook drives
Apple Inc. will have the final say over which third-party iPhone and iPod touch applications are deemed suitable for release, according to a new report, which also confirms several other suspicions previously waged regarding the firm's upcoming softw...
Apple to serve as regulator for iPhone app distribution
Apple to serve as regulator for iPhone app distribution
iLounge cites several sources familiar with Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch software development kit (SDK) plans to reveal some controversial new details:
iPhone SDK Details: Apple as Gatekeeper, No Accessories
iPhone SDK Details: Apple as Gatekeeper, No Accessories
Following a meeting with Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook earlier this week, investment bank Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating on shares of the electronics maker, saying the company's industry leading product cycles should help it overcome ...
Report: 40 percent of holiday iPod sales went to first-time buyers
Report: 40 percent of holiday iPod sales went to first-time buyers
The long-awaited -- and perhaps overdue -- refresh to the MacBook Pro lineup finally came Tuesday morning, and along with it, a laptop surprise: Apple beefed up its consumer-grade MacBooks too. The announcements set the Apple-focused blog world on fire, with some commenters noting they were just happy to see the MacBook Pro holdouts finally get something they could spring for.
Mac Bloggers Toast iTunes, Probe Penryn Processors, Sweat iPhone SDK
Mac Bloggers Toast iTunes, Probe Penryn Processors, Sweat iPhone SDK
While its Irish division is just receiving the iPhone, O2 UK said on Thursday that the iPhone led its best-ever quarter at the end of 2007. Also, PayPal cautions users to avoid visiting its site with Safari, and Apple has issued an iPhoto fix.
O2...
O2 quarter boosted by iPhone; PayPal Safari warning; iPhoto 7.1.3
O2...
O2 quarter boosted by iPhone; PayPal Safari warning; iPhoto 7.1.3
While Apple appears to be ready to unleash its iPhone SDK to developers, the version that arrives next week may be far from final. Meanwhile, the company last quarter crept its way onto the world's Top 10 handset vendors. And it appears as if the iTu...
iPhone SDK rumors; Apple a Top 10 handset vendor; more...
iPhone SDK rumors; Apple a Top 10 handset vendor; more...
On March 6, Apple will announce the iPhone software roadmap at a town hall-like meeting on its campus in Cupertino, Calif. It will talk about the iPhone SDK and some new enterprise features. The news has triggered wild speculation among the Apple user community: Why was the SDK release delayed? What exactly does Apple mean by enterprise features?
Apple to Launch SDK, Map Out Enterprise Strategy
Apple to Launch SDK, Map Out Enterprise Strategy
Shares of Apple rose Thursday morning after the iPod maker reiterated expectations to sell 10 million iPhones in 2008, leading an analyst to maintain a top rating. The stock added $4.94, or 4 percent, to $127.90 in morning trading. Goldman Sachs analyst David C. Bailey met with Apple's operating chief, Tim Cook, at the Goldman Sachs Technology Symposium Wednesday, and said that growth opportunities remain for the company.
Apple Shares Jump on Product Strength Optimism
Apple Shares Jump on Product Strength Optimism
When Apple first introduced its iPod touch -- a media player that uses the same cool touch technology as the breakthrough iPhone -- I was both intrigued and disappointed. While I didn't care much for the iPhone itself the notion of a touch-based device that focuses just on movies, music and WiFi Web access called to me. What gave me pause, though, was its limited storage capacity and price.
32 GB iPod Touch: Best in Class, If Not Value
32 GB iPod Touch: Best in Class, If Not Value
Apple's COO, Timothy Cook, delivered a question and answer session at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium yesterday, and touched on a number of interesting topics. Differing notes available at MacNN, Appleinsider and iPhoneAtlas.
Apple COO Discusses iPhone Exclusivity, SDK, and Unlocking
Apple COO Discusses iPhone Exclusivity, SDK, and Unlocking
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium, Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook stated that the iPhone isn't beholden to the one-carrier strategy used so far, even if it makes the most sense from a business standpoint.
Cook made the obs...
Apple exec: iPhone "not married" to single-carrier model
Cook made the obs...
Apple exec: iPhone "not married" to single-carrier model
Apple Inc. will hold a special event for analysts and members of the media next week, March 6th, to formally announce plans for its much anticipated iPhone and iPod touch software developers kit (SDK).
Please join us to learn about the iPhone sof...
Apple to hold "iPhone Software Roadmap" media event next week
Please join us to learn about the iPhone sof...
Apple to hold "iPhone Software Roadmap" media event next week
The next update to Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro family of notebook computers could come as early as June, according to a series of reports.
DailyTech notes that Intel is planning to replace its existing Santa Rosa mobile platform with Montevina...
Next Apple notebook refresh rumored for June
DailyTech notes that Intel is planning to replace its existing Santa Rosa mobile platform with Montevina...
Next Apple notebook refresh rumored for June