iPhone topples Windows Mobile in world sales
Apple's lone cellphone product line is already outselling the entire range of Windows Mobile devices worldwide, according to new Gartner data. The launch of iPhone 3G in the summer was enough to push Apple to 12.9 percent market share and was enough to unseat Windows Mobile both within the US and internationally. The company now holds third place in the world and is reportedly helped by Windows ...
published today, 4 hours 8 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Wal-Mart to Sell $99 4GB iPhone?
Wal-Mart iPhone training materials Boy Genius Report first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts. The actual date of release appears to be December 28th. Wal-Mart employees are already...
published today, 6 hours 30 minutes ago, macrumors
Apple Suggests Possible Conspiracy Behind Psystar
Groklaw.net reports on the most recent legal filings from the Apple vs Psystar lawsuit which suggests that there may be unnamed individuals or corporations behind Psystar:But here's the big news. Apple alleges that it believes there ...
published yesterday, 19 hours 18 minutes ago, macrumors
Adobe Not Exhibiting at Macworld Expo San Francisco
Macworld reports that Adobe will not be exhibiting at Macworld Expo this year. The company will still have a presence, however, and does plan on providing conference sessions during the event:“Adobe has decided to shift its focus a...
published yesterday, 22 hours 19 minutes ago, macrumors
Apple enables promotional iPhone/iPod apps
Developers should now more easily be able to offer promotional copies of apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, reports say. Apple has enabled a system which, after an app has been approved for sale, allows developers to send free download codes to as many as 50 individuals. The codes can be redeemed within any current version of iTunes, though at present, downloaders must reside within the US....
published yesterday, 22 hours 53 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Apple Says Macs Are Safe, No Antivirus Needed
lobridge writes "Over the last two days multiple news feeds (and Slashdot) have been reporting that Apple has been quietly recommending antivirus software for their machines. It appears now that Apple has deleted an entry on their forums that suggested this and are saying that Mac computers are 'safe out of the box.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published yesterday, 23 hours 57 minutes ago, apple-slashdot
iPod touch shortages deepening to include all iPods?
iPods are becoming increasingly difficult to find in the wake of last week's Black Friday sales, says Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu. Immediately following the sales, the only vendor to report any shortages was Amazon, which lengthened its lead times to 11 days for the 8GB iPod touch, and three to five weeks for the 16GB player. The company's situation has since been made even worse however, with...
published yesterday, 1 day 2 hours 23 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
TiVo gaining first Amazon HD videos?
TiVo users should soon have the option of watching Amazon's Video on Demand service in HD, according to early reports. Technology reporter Rich DeMuro has noted the existence of a currently inactive menu item that would let TiVo owners specifically browse parts of Amazon's catalog that are available in HD, revealing both the existence of Amazon HD video in any form as well as its spread to DVRs....
published yesterday, 1 day 4 hours 3 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Apple's unexpected iPod shortage spreading
Although Macs and iPhones were seen as Apple's ticket to a healthy holiday quarter, the electronics maker has reportedly been struck by surprising demand for iPods and is now scurrying to restock some of its reseller channels.
published yesterday, 1 day 4 hours 38 minutes ago, appleinsider
Latest Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Builds Still Have Work to be Done
AppleInsider reports that new seeds of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard were recently distributed to developers. The newest seed of Mac OS X 10.6 is said to offer new additions to Grand Central, which provides developers an easier way to har...
published yesterday, 1 day 7 hours 34 minutes ago, macrumors