Apple Mac Sales Flat in November
Early numbers from NPD Group reveal that Apple's retail sales numbers for November have shown flat year-over-year growth. Declining Mac desktop sales are said to be playing a major role in these relatively poor numbers. In November, Mac desktop sal...
Apple Mac Sales Flat in November
Apple Mac Sales Flat in November
One of the most notable improvements that accompanied yesterday's Mac OS X 10.5.6 update was the delivery of long promised MobileMe Push functionality to desktop and notebook Macs.
Apple Delivers Desktop MobileMe 'Push' Services with 10.5.6
Apple Delivers Desktop MobileMe 'Push' Services with 10.5.6
Sales of Windows PCs grew faster in the United States during the month of November than Macs, which were weighed down by sluggish demand for aging iMac models, according to NPD.
NPD: Apple's US Mac sales flat in Nov., iMac needs refresh
NPD: Apple's US Mac sales flat in Nov., iMac needs refresh
Apple has posted two new 'Get a Mac' commercials to their ad page. The holiday-themed ads utilize a style introduced in 2007 in which Justin Long and John Hodgman provide voices for animated versions of their Mac and PC characters.
Apple Revives Animated Holiday 'Get a Mac' Ads
Apple Revives Animated Holiday 'Get a Mac' Ads
Goldman Sachs analysts have downgraded Apple to neutral from buy, citing concerns about a consumer slowdown in spending and overall recessionary forces. The report, released Sunday evening, sent Apple stock down by almost 4 percent by Monday mid-morning. The downgrade appears to be largely a pre-emptive move.
Goldman Takes Shine Off Apple
Goldman Takes Shine Off Apple
Shares of Apple slipped about 4 percent Monday after investment bank Goldman Sachs removed the company from its buy list for the first time in more than two years, citing concerns over consumer spending and a belief that Macworld Expo will not see the company embark on a major new product initiative.
GS downgrades Apple, says new product at Macworld unlikely
GS downgrades Apple, says new product at Macworld unlikely
Businessweek's Arik Hesseldahl spoke with VP at IDG World Expo Paul Kent, who assured him that Steve Jobs was expected to speak at Macworld San Francisco's keynote and that a joint announcement was coming soon.
IDG: Jobs Expected to Give Macworld Keynote
IDG: Jobs Expected to Give Macworld Keynote
Apple on Monday released Mac OS X 10.5.6, a recommended update for all Mac OS X 10.5.x Leopard users that includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of Macs. Mac OS X 10.5.6 Server was also released.
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
Record labels negotiating the removal of copy protecting measures from tracks sold on the iTunes Store are each looking for Apple to agree to certain concessions, according to a new report.
Labels making specific demands in latest iTunes talks
Labels making specific demands in latest iTunes talks
Apple's push to accelerate Mac performance in innovative ways is likely to bind the company even closer to NVIDIA's GPUs, which already support the OpenCL technology Apple will be releasing in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
OpenCL ties Apple to NVIDIA
OpenCL ties Apple to NVIDIA
With the holiday season suddenly upon us, consumers are searching for the right digital media devices to suit their loved ones. Apple has led and continues to lead the market with its iPod series, posting sales figures as high as 11 million units sold in Q3 of the current financial year.
Zune or iPod Picking the Right Player
Zune or iPod Picking the Right Player
After a false start two years ago, Apple has released a new set of in-ear buds that are finally worth trading up to from the company's own pack-in models and which may well compete against third-party earbuds that are significantly above its price class. We explain why.
New iPod In-Ear Headphones reviewed: Apple's best yet
New iPod In-Ear Headphones reviewed: Apple's best yet
I remember watching video from the Lunar Module as it approached the Moon's surface back in 1969. I was awestruck. There, on my mother's huge 15-inch black and white TV, I was watching real footage of a real spacecraft from Earth, piloted by real men, land on another world. You have to understand that up until that time everything NASA and the astronauts were doing had existed only in the realm of science fiction.
iTunes Podcasts: To the Moon and Beyond
iTunes Podcasts: To the Moon and Beyond
Further shifting attention on the iPhone towards gaming, an Apple executive has out-and-out stated the device is a genuine competitor to the best handheld consoles on the market.
Apple declares iPhone a challenger to Nintendo DS
Apple declares iPhone a challenger to Nintendo DS
One of the major criticisms of the App Store has been a seemingly arbitrary rejection policy on the part of Apple. Air-o-Matic was one of the developers rejected by Apple for the reason of limited utility for his humor app Pull My Finger. Sam ...
Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My Finger'
Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My Finger'
Adage points to a major new ad campaign from Apple which is currently running on http://games.yahoo.com/. Apple's latest web ad goes outside the usual bounds of traditional banner ads by affecting other portions of Yahoo's page (the ad must be initi...
iPod Touch Gaming Ad Shakes Things Up
iPod Touch Gaming Ad Shakes Things Up
Faced with criticism over the way it's been grouping applications on the digital shelves of the App Store, Apple this week is making some changes to the store's layout aimed at showcasing a broader range of top offerings in each category.
Apple tweaks App Store layout amid developer unrest
Apple tweaks App Store layout amid developer unrest
Apple this week is believed throwing the finishing touches on Mac OS X 10.5.6, the last planned maintenance and security update for Leopard during the 2008 calendar year.
Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update may be around the corner
Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update may be around the corner
A Florida-based company that makes Mac clones has upped the ante in its ongoing copyright litigation against Apple. In its latest claim in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Psystar claims that Apple has injected code into a version of its Mac OS X software that makes it impossible for unauthorized third-party computers to run the operating system.
Psystar Takes Another Nip at Apple's Heels
Psystar Takes Another Nip at Apple's Heels
A series of Apple patent filings published this week reveal the Mac maker has spent a considerable amount of time outlining a new multi-dimensional interface for Mac OS X that would make better use of screen real estate by increasing the number of virtual surfaces capable of housing application and interface elements.
Apple working on 3D Mac OS X user interface (images)
Apple working on 3D Mac OS X user interface (images)