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  • Windows 7 passes Mac OS X in market share race

    11/25/2009 12:32:23 PM PST · by Incorrigible · 24 replies · 485+ views
    ComputerWorld ^ | 11/24/2009 | Gregg Keizer
    Windows 7 passes Mac OS X in market share race Weekend numbers for new OS bigger than for all versions of Mac OS X, says Net Applications Windows 7 passed the 5% market share milestone last weekend, which put it, if only temporarily, above the total market share of all versions of Apple's Mac OS X, a Web measurement firm said today.Last Saturday and Sunday, Windows 7 powered an estimated 5% and 5.14% of all computers that were online those days, according to Internet metrics vendor Net Applications. The two-day average of 5.07% was higher than the 5% of the...
  • New Core i7 iMacs Arriving DOA?

    11/24/2009 9:03:53 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 67 replies · 885+ views
    MacLife ^ | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | J.R. Bookwalter
    A number of complaints are swirling around the Internet today about issues with Apple's new Core i7-based iMacs -- among them, reports of units showing up dead on arrival or even with cracked screens. New iMac users are reporting that their unit chimes as it should when the power button is pressed, but the display is blank and nothing else happens. Adding insult to injury, these customers are discovering that after returning their dead units, they face a lengthy wait of up to two weeks for a replacement. Apple's discussion support forum is filling up with such complaints according to...
  • Apple Set to Propose Damages in Psystar Case

    11/24/2009 1:05:53 AM PST · by Swordmaker · 16 replies · 295+ views
    Mac Observer ^ | November 23rd, 2009 | by Jeff Gamet
    Apple is set to files its brief on Monday detailing the damages and injunction details it wants to see imposed on Psystar for building and selling unauthorized Mac clones. Apple filed a lawsuit against Psystar in Northern California several months ago claiming the small PC maker was violating the Mac OS X end user license agreement, and that it was violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with the steps it used to install the Mac operating system on PCs. Psystar claimed that it should be allowed to build and sell PCs with Mac OS X pre-installed and that Apple is...
  • Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious

    11/24/2009 1:27:56 AM PST · by Swordmaker · 13 replies · 466+ views
    by Don Reisinger
    Another iPhone worm has been spotted in the wild.Unlike the previous exploitation, which merely changed a jailbroken iPhone's wallpaper to a picture of Rick Astley of "Rickrolling" fame, this new threat allows hackers to steal sensitive information. According to security firm Sophos, which wrote about the exploitation after a Dutch ISP spotted it late last week, the worm attacks jailbroken iPhone and iPod Touch devices only. The worm "uses command-and-control, like a traditional PC botnet," Sophos wrote in a blog post on Saturday to warn users about the exploit. "It configures two startup scripts, one to execute the worm on...
  • Smoking Hazardous to Apple Equipment, or, at Least, Warranty

    11/22/2009 6:47:04 PM PST · by Dr. Scarpetta · 41 replies · 910+ views
    BNET ^ | 11/22/09 | Erik Sherman
    According to a report in The Consumerist, Apple is telling some customers that smoking near a product covered under the AppleCare program voids the warranty. However, try to find that limitation in the policy wording. It doesn’t seem to be in there. Two different readers of Consumerist reported that Apple had said that second hand smoke traces in the returned equipment voided the warranty because it exposed workers to secondhand smoke, and that nicotine was on OSHA’s list of hazardous substances.
  • Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty

    11/20/2009 6:29:44 PM PST · by listenhillary · 47 replies · 1,075+ views
    The Consumerist ^ | November 20, 2009 | Laura Northrup
    Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers appealed their cases up to the office of God Steve Jobs himself. Both lost. Back in April, Derek copied us on his e-mail to Jobs: I took my mid 2007 apple macbook (black) into the Jordan Creek Apple Store in West Des Moines,...
  • iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code

    11/20/2009 10:58:25 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 13 replies · 538+ views
    Computerworld ^ | November 20, 2009 11:17 AM ET | By Gregg Keizer
    Apple agreed to turn over iPhone source code in antitrust lawsuit, but then reneged, plaintiffs say iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show. The lawsuit, which was filed in October 2007, accuses Apple and AT&T of violating antitrust laws, including the Sherman Act, by agreeing to a multi-year deal that locks U.S. iPhone owners into using the mobile carrier. On Wednesday, the plaintiffs asked U.S. District Court Judge James Ware to compel Apple to produce the source code...
  • Apple Wins Like a Champ - Psystar is Toast -- What? You're Surprised?

    11/14/2009 5:25:22 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 16 replies · 535+ views
    Groklaw ^ | 11/14/2009 | PJ at Groklaw
    Psystar just got what's coming to them in the California case. Here's the order [PDF]. It's a total massacre. Psystar's first-sale defense went down in flames. Apple's motion for summary judgment on copyright infringement and DMCA violation is granted. Apple prevailed also on its motion to seal. Psystar's motion for summary judgment on trademark infringement and trade dress is denied. So is its illusory motion for copyright misuse. There are still issues remaining for trial, despite Psystar's attempt to present everything now as being moot. Here's what's left to be decided at trial: Apple's allegations of breach of contract; induced...
  • Apple Crushes Clone Maker [Psystar] in Court

    11/14/2009 3:58:16 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 92 replies · 1,383+ views
    Businessweek ^ | November 14 | Stephen Wildstrom
    Apple won a sweeping legal victory against Macintosh clone maker Psystar Corp. Nov. 13 when a federal judge in San Francisco ruled (PDF, courtesy of Groklaw) that Psystar had violated Apple’s copyright and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Judge William Alsup struck what may be a death blow for Psystar by granting Apple’s motion for summary judgment while denying Psystar’s counterclaims. The only real surprise here was the swiftness and thoroughness of Apple’s victory. Judge Alsup basically ruled that the OS X End User License Agreement (EULA), which prohibits the installation of the software on non-Apple hardware, is legal and...
  • Apple's Rejection of iPhone App Showing Political Caricatures Rankles Creator

    11/12/2009 9:35:08 PM PST · by DaveLoneRanger · 40 replies · 1,119+ views
    Fox News ^ | November 12, 2009 | Gene J. Koprowski
    A conservative filmmaker in Hollywood thought he had developed a worthwhile iPhone app: a telephone directory listing every U.S. senator and congressman, with caricatures of the legislators drawn by an artist. But Apple apparently didn't see the value, and the computer behemoth said a cartoon drawing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was part of the reason why. The filmmaker, Ray Griggs, told FoxNews.com that his small firm, RG Entertainment, received a rejection letter from Apple this week calling the caricatures "objectionable." He added that he has received several e-mails suggesting that Apple stock owned by Pelosi's husband may have played...
  • Is Snow Leopard the new Vista?

    11/10/2009 1:18:17 AM PST · by Swordmaker · 75 replies · 1,195+ views
    CNet UK ^ | 11/09/2009 | By Rory Reid
    Windows Vista was quite possibly the worst operating system known to man. When it launched, it required users to upgrade to expensive new computers, failed spectacularly to work with crucial hardware and software, and didn't offer much in the way of improvement over Windows XP. Fast-forward to 2009 and we're seeing a similar trend with Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Despite earning positive press reviews, we'd argue its teething problems are reminiscent of those of Vista. Since its launch, it's been riddled with software and hardware incompatibilities. There's a lack of Earth-shattering new features and...
  • Steve Jobs Couldn't Care Less About You

    11/11/2009 2:49:00 PM PST · by Blue Highway · 73 replies · 1,176+ views
    The Motley Fool ^ | 11/11/2009 | Rich Greifner
    I've got some sour news for you, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shareholders. It doesn't matter how many iPods you buy, iPhone apps you download, or black mock turtlenecks you wear: Steve Jobs couldn't care less about you. And that's why -- despite great products, a killer brand, and mouth-watering growth potential -- I would advise against owning shares of his company. Hey Steve, the Jerk Store called There's plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest that Jobs is a jerk. Stories of Apple's CEO throwing temper tantrums, berating his employees, taking credit for others' ideas, and even parking his Mercedes in handicapped...
  • Microsoft manager admits to copying 'Mac look and feel'

    11/11/2009 9:13:06 PM PST · by Gomez · 118 replies · 1,505+ views
    We've been saying it for years, but everyone thought that we Mac-heads had a chip on our shoulder from the once-sour relationship with Microsoft. Finally, however, the truth has come to light; a group manager from Microsoft has gone on record and admitted the source of some of Windows 7's prettier bits and pieces. Simon Aldous sat down with PCR for an interview and when he was asked to comment on the agility of Redmond's latest operating system, he had this to say: "What we've tried to do with Windows 7 – whether it's traditional format or in a touch...
  • PEDRAZA VS. MACINTOSH: WORMS IN THE APPLE

    11/12/2009 1:41:18 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 24 replies · 680+ views
    LAWeekly ^ | Published on November 11, 2009 at 6:22pm | BY TIM ELFRINK
    Two rebels defy a beloved computer companyRobert Pedraza is a 24-year-old self-taught programmer with a thin frame, spiky dark hair, gleaming braces and squinty eyes. His brother Rudy is a year older and three inches taller. He wears a half-buttoned dress shirt and has an intense stare. Last year, the two Miami natives shoved a stick in the eye of America’s coolest corporation. Robert cracked the code behind Apple Computer’s elegant operating system, OS X. It’s the engine that drives iPhones, MacBooks, and all the other shiny white or black toys the world loves. For more than a decade, the...
  • First iPhone [Jailbroken] worm discovered - ikee changes wallpaper to Rick Astley photo

    11/08/2009 1:53:14 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 13 replies · 751+ views
    Sophos Security ^ | 10/8/2009 | Graham Cluley
    First iPhone worm discovered - ikee changes wallpaper to Rick Astley photo Apple iPhone owners in Australia have reported that their smartphones have been infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop crooner Rick Astley.The worm, which could have spread to other countries although we have no confirmed reports outside Australia, is capable of breaking into jailbroken iPhones if their owners have not changed the default password after installing SSH. Once in place, the worm appears to attempt to find other iPhones on the mobile phone network that are similarly vulnerable, and...
  • Hybrid Chip Means Verizon iPhone is Coming in 2010

    11/08/2009 12:14:43 PM PST · by Cyropaedia · 20 replies · 615+ views
    The iPhone FAQ ^ | 11/8/2009 | Thomas Estilow
    The second half of 2010 could finally bring a much-anticipated Verizon Wireless iPhone. A new hybrid chip developed by Qualcomm makes it possible to communicate with several different network technologies using only one component. This means Apple can manufacture one device, the "world mode" iPhone that will work on all of the networks it's currently compatible with as well as Verizon's CDMA network. Previous reports speculated that Apple would wait until at least 2011 for Verizon's launch of LTE technology.
  • Amid Transition, Rivals Are Descending on Apple

    11/07/2009 8:03:51 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 19 replies · 523+ views
    BrandWeek ^ | 11/7/2009 | Noreen O'Leary
    Apple, once untouchable in terms of marketing, has gotten a little roughed up lately. For much of the decade, Apple got away with bashing longtime adversary Microsoft without repercussions. Apple also dominated the MP3 player category without a serious rival. But now, as Microsoft has reinvigorated its marketing and it navigates into the phone handset category, suddenly everyone is bashing Apple. First there was the Microsoft “I’m a PC” TV spot from Crispin, Porter + Bogusky featuring a send-up of the dorky “PC” caricature in Apple’s “Get A Mac” campaign. Then, three weeks ago Verizon launched a teaser pitch from...
  • Bizarre lawsuits connect Apple with Sarah Jessica Parker, Lil' Wayne

    11/07/2009 2:05:11 AM PST · by Swordmaker · 14 replies · 437+ views
    11/5/2009 | By Neil Hughes
    Apple is the defendant in two recent, offbeat lawsuits, including one filed by an artist who alleges he invented and named the iPod and iPhone in the 1980s, only to have Apple and actress Sarah Jessica Parker steal his trade secrets. Defendants Apple, Steve Jobs and Sarah Jessica ParkerIn 1989, the suit alleges, plaintiff Franz A. Wakefield won first place in the 17th Congressional District Arts Competition and was honored by Congressman William Lehman and movie stars Parker and Robert Downey Jr. A self-described "trade secret and copyright owner," Wakefield, of Miami, Fla., is president and chief product design engineer...
  • Bad Apple: Five Classic Apple Marketing Tactics That Lock You In

    11/05/2009 10:37:52 AM PST · by Swordmaker · 91 replies · 1,750+ views
    PC World ^ | Nov 3, 2009 6:15 pm | Dan Tynan
    When you buy an Apple device, you're often locked in to buying other Apple products that are compatible with it. Here are five examples, and some advice on what to do. Oh, wait--there's nothing you can do.Once you enter the Big Tent of Apple, it's exceedingly hard to find the exit. Over its 33-year history, Apple has consistently elected to limit consumer choice, creating a situation known as "lock in." As soon as you start buying stuff from Apple, you'll find it difficult to move to products made by someone else without losing everything you've already paid for. Of course,...
  • New PC for my Daughter (VANITY)

    11/04/2009 7:32:27 AM PST · by American_Centurion · 132 replies · 1,619+ views
    11/4/2009 | Self
    My daughter a HS Junior is doing really well in school. I am planning to buy her a new laptop for school. She currently has a Dell 13" XPS that has been ok, but the battery has been replaced twice, the CD/DVD will currently only play CDs and it is getting slower to start up. So I start looking and I know she wants a Mac because they are cool, I however am not a Mac fan. Not that there is anything wrong with Mac, I have a slowly dying PowerMac G5 Dual that has a nice monitor I use...
  • The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

    10/27/2009 12:39:23 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 40 replies · 1,627+ views
    Marco ^ | 10/25/2009 | Marco Ament
    The more I think and learn about the curious pricing of the 27” iMac, the more bizarre and incredible it seems. It has a resolution of 2560x1440, which no other monitor in the industry seems to have (that I can find). 30” LCDs are the same width but 1600 tall. Shrinking 2560-wide into a screen that’s 3” smaller diagonally yields an impressive pixel density, especially given the panel’s still-immense size. It has an IPS panel. IPS is the best and most expensive LCD type, giving the best viewing angle and the least color- and brightness-shifting as the angle increases in...
  • Is Windows 7 the Greatest OS Ever? Let Me Count the Ways

    10/27/2009 12:55:48 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 95 replies · 5,005+ views
    PCWorld Magazine ^ | 10/26/2009 | Tony Bradley
    Steve Ballmer recently stated that Windows 7 is the best version of Windows ever. Now that Windows 7 is officially out, the public at large can join that debate and determine if Windows 7 is the best version of Windows yet, or even the greatest operating system of all time. Let's consider the hypothetical question of whether Windows 7 is the greatest operating system of all time. Before the flaming comments start flowing about what a Microsoft fanboy I am, let me begin by stating that it's a hypothetical question, not a statement of opinion, never mind an assessment of...
  • PC vs. Mac deathmatch: Snow Leopard beats Windows 7

    10/26/2009 10:54:49 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 44 replies · 950+ views
    Computerworld ^ | 10/26/2009 | By Curtis Franklin Jr.
    I have a confession: I'm a switcher. My long journey with Windows, which began even before Windows with MS-DOS, ended with Windows Vista. While so many others navigated the Vista debacle by sticking with Windows XP, I gave Vista a try -- and gave up. I leapt to the Mac OS. Could Windows 7 lure me back? Windows 7 was built to fix the problems that plagued Vista, and it unquestionably succeeds in doing that. It's a bit less bloated, and it runs a bit faster. The annoying security alerts from User Account Control have been quieted. And the compatibility...
  • 85,000 reasons why Apple’s iPhone isn’t going to be disrupted

    10/25/2009 11:25:20 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 60 replies · 1,081+ views
    Scobleizer ^ | OCTOBER 25, 2009 | by ROBERT SCOBLE
    There’s nothing geeks love more than to argue mobile phone platforms. Here’s Matt Blaisdell saying that apps weren’t key to iPhone’s success. That’s true, but now that Apple has apps the world has changed and challengers to the iPhone will find it very tough. Here’s why: everyone is using a different set of 20 apps. Trillions of combinations. You can see this on Appsfire’s VIP list (my iPhone apps are listed there, along with a number of others). None of us have the same set of apps. So, to get me off of the iPhone you are going to have...
  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shills Windows 7 on U.S. national TV in front of Apple Mac (with video)

    10/24/2009 2:42:43 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 168 replies · 2,274+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | 10/24/2009
    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer appeared on NBC's Today Show on Thursday to shill his company's Vista service pack, er, "Windows 7" and spent the entire segment in front of an older model (note the latches above the screen) Apple MacBook Pro (courtesy of an NBC graphic designer — Mac user, no doubt — who must have a wicked sense of humor): Direct link to video via Hulu here. Of course, it's easy to run Windows 7 (or any other Windows version, Linux, etc.) and non-Mac applications on OS-unlimited Macs natively (via Apple's Boot Camp) and/or via fast virtualization (VMWare Fusion,...
  • How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    10/24/2009 4:16:49 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 141 replies · 2,639+ views
    TGDaily ^ | Thursday, October 22, 2009 18:05 | By Rob Enderle, principal analyst, Enderle Group
    I think the saying goes that those that don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it. This is likely to point with Apple this month as they sit stunned that Windows 7 is doing so well and they are left looking foolish with products priced out of the segment. Their big news this week was a couple of PCs, a new keyboard and a multi-touch mouse. This last will likely go down in history as one of the lamest devices yet as they should know, given the iPhone, that touch is connected to the screen and not anything else....
  • Apple slams Microsoft’s Windows 7 with three new ‘Get a Mac’ ads (with video)

    10/22/2009 8:42:24 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 24 replies · 760+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | 10/22/2009
    Apple debuted a trio of hard-hitting "Get a Mac" ads today on U.S broadcast and cable networks that target Microsoft's Windows 7. In Apple's "PC News" spot, "PC" reports that the launch of Windows 7 is causing "Upgrade Fever." People just cant wait to upgrade to their new Macs! Direct link via YouTube here. In "Tetter Tottering," a PC sufferer explains that to go from WIndows XP to Windows 7 you have to move all of your stuff anyway, so move it to the personal computer rated #1 in customer satisfaction: Apple's Mac. Direct link via YouTube here. In "Broken...
  • 7 Myths About Windows 7

    10/23/2009 12:42:52 PM PDT · by Mr Fuji · 29 replies · 1,438+ views
    Yahoo! Finance ^ | 10-22-2009 | David LaGesse
    Yes, Windows 7 didn't even hit the market until Thursday. But that hasn't stopped a fog of myths from enveloping the newest version of the much loved--and much hated--PC operating system from Microsoft. [Slide Show: The Best of What's New in Windows 7.] The software giant hoped that wide exposure to Windows 7 would help smooth its entry. Microsoft let millions of consumers and professionals download test versions of the operating system. And by a wide margin, testers have found the new system to be the best yet from Microsoft. Version 7 is leaner, more useful, and prettier than past...
  • Prizefight week of October 22 Microsoft Windows 7 vs. Apple Snow Leopard

    10/22/2009 10:20:07 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 60 replies · 1,261+ views
    CNet Reviews ^ | 10/22/2009 | Josh Lowensohn, Rafe Needleman, and Seth Rosenblatt
    The contenders: Microsoft Windows 7 vs. Apple Snow Leopard Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional) Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard It's not often that the two most popular operating systems get major updates so close to each other, so we couldn't resist throwing them into a cage match together. Already we can hear some of you screaming that Snow Leopard isn't a major update--we know this one's personal! But is Windows 7 nothing more than "Vista done right"? Microsoft's severe stumble with Vista aside, Windows 7 clearly positions the operating system for the future, with a new look that integrates heavily...
  • When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get an Apple

    10/22/2009 9:05:04 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 23 replies · 599+ views
    Seeking Alpha ^ | 10/20/2009 | by Dana Gardner
    I've been ruminating the past few days on why Apple (AAPL) is doing so well with it's pricey high-end products and services during a recession. The answer came as I was reading Wednesday's New York Times column by Thomas Friedman, whom I deeply admire and read anything and everything he puts out. Friedman points out that the winners in today's fast-shifting U.S. job market are the ones demonstrating "entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity." He says, "They are the new untouchables," in contrast to other still highly educated but less creative types. Friedman cites Harvard University labor expert Lawrence Katz, who explains...
  • Nokia sues Apple claiming iPhone infringement of Nokia GSM, UMTS and WLAN patents

    10/22/2009 8:55:01 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 4 replies · 279+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 12:15 PM EDT
    Nokia sues Apple claiming iPhone infringement of Nokia GSM, UMTS and WLAN patentsNokia today sued Apple claiming iPhone patent infringement. Nokia's press release, verbatim: Nokia sues Apple in Delaware District Court for infringement of Nokia GSM, UMTS and WLAN patents October 22, 2009 Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in Delaware, alleging that Apple's iPhone infringes Nokia patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards. As a leading innovator in wireless communications, Nokia has created one of the strongest and broadest patent portfolios in the...
  • Apple The Outlier

    10/22/2009 1:50:57 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 15 replies · 456+ views
    Forbes Digital Rules The Blog ^ | October 21st, 2009
    As students of recessions know, not all economic activity stops, even during the worst of it. People went to movies in the 1930s, and movies made great leaps in technology. Contrast the look and sound of The Thin Man (1934) with that of The Wizard of Oz (1939) made just five years later. Recessions destroy bad, bloated and behind-the-times business models. By doing so, recessions clear the way for the new and novel. I've mentioned this so many times that I might sound like a broken record to some, but consider the new companies and trends that emerged and thrived...
  • Apple mows down Street, backs up, runs over it again: $9.87B rev., $1.67B profit; sells 3.05M Macs

    10/19/2009 6:43:22 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 30 replies · 815+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | Monday, October 19, 2009 - 05:33 PM EDT
    Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent, up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 46 percent of the quarter’s revenue. Analysts consensus' expectations called for EPS of $1.42 on $9.2 billion revenue. In accordance with the subscription accounting...
  • Why Microsoft’s retail initiative reeks of desperation

    10/16/2009 7:35:34 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 59 replies · 1,417+ views
    Edible Apple ^ | Thu, Oct 15, 2009News
    With the October 22nd release of Windows 7 just around the corner, Microsoft is also putting the final touches on its first two retail stores which are scheduled to open in Scottsdale, Arizona and Mission Viejo, California in just a few weeks. Microsoft first announced its plans to open up its own branded retail stores back in February. Microsoft explained that it was getting into the retail business as a means to connect more directly with customers, exert better control over the Microsoft brand, and to “transform the PC and Microsoft buying experience.” Since that time, and as specific details...
  • Mac clone maker 'happily' agrees to OS X injunction

    10/16/2009 6:55:03 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 5 replies · 338+ views
    Computerworld ^ | October 16, 2009 02:28 PM ET | By Gregg Keizer
    Psystar won't fight Leopard injunction now that it's using Snow Leopard Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar traded barbs last week in federal court as they simultaneously asked a judge to end the case that began more than 15 months ago. Florida-based Psystar took the unusual step of conceding to an injunction, saying that it would agree to stop using Mac OS X 10.5, aka Leopard, on the machines it sells. The two companies have been battling since July 2008, when Apple sued Psystar over the latter's practice of installing Apple's Mac OS X operating system on generic Intel-based computers....
  • Psystar and Apple feud over whether the security measures in OS X should be made publicly available

    10/16/2009 7:20:39 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 3 replies · 259+ views
    Edible Apple ^ | 10/16/2009
    The ongoing legal dispute between Psystar and Apple continues to soldier on, with the latest dispute centering on a Psystar motion which seeks to make Apple’s technological circumvention measures in OS X publicly available information.When this case first started, Judge Alsup issued a ruling which allowed both parties to keep confidential information private. So last week, when Psystar and Apple filed their respective motions for Summary Judgment, both motions were heavily redacted whenever the security measures that tie OS X to Apple hardware were referenced.Psystar now argues that much of the redacted information contained in both their and Apple’s briefs...
  • Apple releases Performance Update 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.5 Leopard; addresses hard drive stalls

    10/15/2009 10:03:43 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 10 replies · 397+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | 10/15/2009
    Apple releases Performance Update 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.5 Leopard; addresses hard drive stallsThursday, October 15, 2009 - 01:11 PM EDTApple has released Performance Update 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard which addresses "intermittent hard drive-related stalls reported by a small number of customers." Products Affected: MacBook Air (Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum,...
  • Apple releases new iMacs, MacBooks - says prebriefed BusinessWeek

    10/20/2009 9:59:48 AM PDT · by Uri’el-2012 · 49 replies · 1,094+ views
    guardian.co.uk, ^ | 10/20/2009 | Charles Arthur
    BusinessWeek magazine seems to have jumped the gun on Apple's announcements today - the Apple Store is still down in the US and UK, but BusinessWeek's story is up, saying there are upgrades to the MacBook and iMac lines. [Update: perhaps we were just being cached to death - everyone else seemed to see the products while we were getting the same no-show. But this is still a prebrief - read on.]
  • Future Mac Pro: Apple to Enjoy Short-Term Exclusive Use of Future Xeon CPU?

    10/16/2009 1:24:31 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 13 replies · 596+ views
    HardMac.com ^ | 10/15/2009
    by linathael . Original by Lionel - 15/10/2009 00:15:00 CEST According to one of our sources, Apple is finalizing the future Mac Pro models. They are currently testing the last evolution of Xeon CPU, known as Gulftown, that Intel only demoed a couple of times so far.This Xeon is an evolution of those already powering Mac Pro 2009 with some new features: 6 cores and 12 threads for each CPU.12 MB of shared cache instead of 8 MB today.32-nm engraving vs. 45 nm today.Power consumption of future hexacore Xeon 32 nm will be slightly lower than the one of current...
  • MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple’s Q409 Conference Call

    10/19/2009 4:23:49 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 7 replies · 262+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | 10/19/2009
    Read from bottom up for proper sequential presentation.—Swordmaker MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple’s conference call discussing Q409 financial results. Live notes will begin today at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT in reverse-chronological order: Conference call ends. Apple again refuses to talk about the anticipated Q110 air freight cost increases in terms of specific products The State of Maine buy helped immensely Student Mac buys significantly helped Apple's online sales. Apple still worried about state education spending. iPhone sell-through up 38% YOY which is a significant multiple vs. the smartphone market growth overall Apple continues to be pleased with the number of...
  • Apple Reports 46% Earnings Increase

    10/19/2009 2:10:50 PM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 54 replies · 950+ views
    Foxbusiness ^ | October 19, 2009 | Rex Crum
    Apple Inc. on Monday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 a share, on revenue of $9.87 billion. During the same period a year ago, Apple earned $1.14 billion, or $1.26 a share on $7.9 billion in sales. Apple's results topped the estimates of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, who had forecast the company to earn $1.42 a share on revenue of $9.2 billion. Among the highlights of the quarter were sales of 7.4 milion iPhones in the quarter ended Sept. 26. For its fiscal first-quarter, Apple estimates it will earn between $1.70 and $1.78 a share...
  • IDC: Apple Mac fourth in U.S. personal computer market with 9.4% share in Q3 '09

    10/14/2009 9:28:50 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 45 replies · 889+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | 10/14/2009
    Apple growth per IDC:MacDailyNews Take: Nothing to see here, Mr. Ballmer. From 4.3% in Q3 '05 to 5.8% in Q3 '06 to 6.3% in Q3 '07 to 8.6% in Q3 '08 to 9.4% in Q3 '09 - it's all just a rounding error. No worries. Keep up the good work!
  • Mac sales 'defy all logic,' says analyst

    10/15/2009 9:51:06 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 78 replies · 1,413+ views
    Computerworld ^ | 10/15/2009 | By Gregg Keizer
    Apple's sales up 7% to 12% last quarter, handily beat industry average, say IDC, GartnerComputerworld — Apple's Mac sales in the U.S. last quarter were up between 7% and 12%, according to estimates published yesterday by research firms Gartner and IDC. Both companies said Apple will post third-quarter numbers significantly above the industry average, but disagreed on the Mac sales gains over the same period a year ago. Gartner estimated that Apple sold 1.57 million Macs in the U.S. for the quarter ending Sept. 30, an increase of 6.8% over 2008. IDC, on the other hand, put Mac sales at...
  • The iPhone Is Too Cheap—Infoworld

    10/12/2009 9:08:51 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 86 replies · 1,585+ views
    Infoworld ^ | Oct 12, 2009 | by Eric Zeman
    The $99 iPhone is turning the wireless industry on its head, and not in a good way. It's having an obvious negative affect on AT&T (NYSE: T)'s bottom line, and it's causing some serious pain for other makers of mobile devices. One of the biggest trends on Wall Street is the proper adoption of technology that will help each part of an organization be more efficient, says Jim Feingold, global head of Sales and Marketing and co-head of product strategy at Portware Last week, analyst firm Yankee Group fired off a report begging mobile network operators to stop subsidizing devices...
  • NPD: Nearly 85 percent of Mac households also own a Windows PC

    10/05/2009 10:01:03 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 30 replies · 661+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | 10/05/2009
    According to leading market research company The NPD Group's 2009 Household Penetration Study, approximately 12 percent of all U.S. computer owning households own an Apple computer, up from 9 percent in 2008. While Apple ownership is growing, those households are decidedly in favor of mixed system environments. Of those 12 percent, nearly 85 percent also own a Windows-based PC. Multiple computer ownership is a common thread in Apple computer households, with 66 percent of households owning three or more computers, compared to just 29 percent of Windows PC households. Apple owning households are decidedly more mobile as well, with 72...
  • Apple contacted print publications about tablet - report

    10/04/2009 6:43:29 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 60 replies · 846+ views
    Apple Insider ^ | 10/04/2009 | By Neil Hughes
    The focus of Apple's long-rumored tablet device could be the transformation of newspapers, magazines and other print media, a new rumor suggests. With anonymous information from people within various facets of the publishing world, Gizmodo has said that Apple has been reaching out to print publications about putting their products for sale on iTunes via a new piece of hardware. The report cited people familiar with The New York Times, publishers McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press, and a trip that "several executives from one of the largest magazine groups" took to the company's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. Apple's tablet has been...
  • Evidence of Apple's tablet-like input interface reappears

    10/04/2009 7:28:43 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 31 replies · 800+ views
    Apple Insider ^ | Thursday, October 1, 2009 | By Neil Hughes
    In a new patent application revealed this week, Apple has again disclosed plans for a multi-touch surface that could accommodate two full hands and distinguish between palms and individual fingers for typing, gestures and more. The application, filed by Morrison and Foerster LLP in Los Angeles in June 2009 on behalf of Apple, expands on information first revealed by AppleInsider in early 2008. The massive document details a hand-based system that would allow "unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device." The document notes that input with a stylus, mouse,...
  • The 10 Million Mac Year

    09/30/2009 3:07:20 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 22 replies · 545+ views
    The AppleBlog ^ | September 30, 2009 | by Charles Jade
    With the end of September comes the end of fiscal year 2009 for Apple. While the company won’t be releasing the numbers for another two weeks or so, consensus estimates from Wall Street for the fourth quarter will fill in the blanks, as Apple always beats estimates. For 2009, during what is arguably the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Apple will have its best year ever. . . . Fiscal year or calendar year, it just doesn’t matter, either way 2009 will be the first year the company sells 10 million Macs. Sales estimates for the quarter ending...
  • Microsoft's grinning robots or the Brotherhood of the Mac. Which is worse?

    09/28/2009 4:49:55 AM PDT · by LibWhacker · 126 replies · 3,116+ views
    The Guardian ^ | 9/28/09 | Charlie Brooker
    Windows works for me. But I'd never recommend it to anybody else, ever.I admit it: I'm a bigot. A hopeless bigot at that: I know my particular prejudice is absurd, but I just can't control it. It's Apple. I don't like Apple products. And the better-designed and more ubiquitous they become, the more I dislike them. I blame the customers. Awful people. Awful. Stop showing me your iPhone. Stop stroking your Macbook. Stop telling me to get one. Seriously, stop it. I don't care if Mac stuff is better. I don't care if Mac stuff is cool. I don't care...
  • Apple releases iTunes 9.0.1

    09/23/2009 2:20:54 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 25 replies · 710+ views
    Mac Daily News ^ | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 01:23 AM EDT
    Apple has released iTunes 9.0.1 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later, Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 or later, Windows XP, Vista, and the Vista service pack that Microsoft refers to as "Windows 7." iTunes 9.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including: • Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store. • Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive. • Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit. • Fixes a problem syncing Podcasts in playlists to iPod or iPhone. • Fixes a problem sorting albums with multiple discs. • Addresses an issue with the Zoom button not...