http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/apple/ en-us Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:59:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049621/posts Excerpt - ~ snip ~ The dearth of information has led investors to do their own digging over the years. In 2004, one hedge fund hired private investigators to tail Mr. Jobs to hospital appointments in the hopes figuring out how sick he was, said a portfolio manager at the fund. Eventually, he said, Mr. Jobs "seemed to catch on," and became harder to track. More recently, hedge-fund managers said Tuesday, fund managers have talked of asking doctors to closely analyze pictures of Mr. Jobs to monitor changes in his physical appearance, and have been talking about once again hiring... The Wall Street Journal (excerpt, subscription) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049621/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:59:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2049197/posts Apple accuses brothers Robert, left, and Rudy Pedraza of copyright and trademark infringement and breach of contract. A Doral company founded by two South Florida brothers has been sued by technology giant Apple, which is attacking the Mac clones the brothers started selling in April. Attorneys for Apple are accusing Psystar Corp., owned by Rudy and Robert Pedraza, of copyright and trademark infringement and breach of contract for building and selling ''cloned'' computers that run on Apple's Leopard operating system. In addition to monetary damages, Apple wants a court to force the Pedraza brothers to stop selling their clones... MIAMI HERALD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2049197/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:26:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2047886/posts There is much exuberance in the Mac orbit this week over news from market research and analysis firm Gartner Group that Apple has edged past Taiwan-based Acer into third-place spot for computer sales volume in the U.S. with 8.5 percent of the domestic personal computer market, although it still ranks sixth globally. However, domestically, according to Gartner estimates, Apple's sales now surpass all competitors save for for Dell and HP, showing amazing sales growth of 38.1 percent year-over-year, and that's with fourth-place Acer having gobbled up Gateway and Packard Bell whose sales are included in the Acer total. Gartner' market... Applelinks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2047886/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:30:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2047871/posts Ahead of the summer Olympics, Apple on Saturday will open the doors to its first retail store in China, a glass-enclosed high-profile shop situated in Beijing's newest retail development: the Village at Sanlitun. Keeping with his tradition of attending Apple's gala international retail launches, our friend Gary Allen from ifoAppleStore has made the grueling journey across the Pacific to be on hand for tomorrow's grand opening at 10:00 a.m. Allen reports that Apple's space within the Sanlitun complex "is nearly invisible from the street," because it sits within the center's inner courtyard. "But once you see it, it’s impressive --... Apple Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2047871/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:43:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2046744/posts Worldwide PC shipments reached 71.9 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 16 percent increase from the second quarter of 2007, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. "Mobile PCs continued to lead unit growth across all regions as the average selling price (ASP) of mobile PCs declined sharply relative to desk-based PC ASPs," said Mika Kitagawa, principal analyst for Gartner's Client Computing Markets group, in the press release. "Economic uncertainties have hit PC revenues, resulting in steep ASP declines, especially in markets such as the United States and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The... Mac Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2046744/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:33:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045584/posts Josh Martin beat me to the punch with his post on the Apple press release this morning (curse you!), but I thought I’d add a bit more context to the story. Those one million iPhone 3Gs sold this weekend provide a pretty good clue for why Apple and AT&T’s activation servers are slammed and barely able to keep up. This was a big deal. Why? Because not only was it about 4 times more phones than Apple had to deal with last year at this time, but because it is probably the largest consumer electronics launch in history. I noted... Yankee Group Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045584/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:44:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045503/posts Excerpt - Apple today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, July 11. iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—and will go on sale in France on July 17. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly... MacDailyNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045503/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045006/posts What is MobileMe? MobileMe is Apple’s new Internet service for Mac, iPhone, iPod touch, and PC that takes the best of .Mac and adds many new features. With MobileMe you will continue to get services that take advantage of Mac integration such as iDisk and photo sharing from iPhoto ’08. You also get a suite of new web applications at me.com; push email, push contacts, and push calendar; and 20 GB of online storage. For more information about MobileMe features, watch the MobileMe Guided Tour. What happened to www.mac.com? MobileMe has a new home at (www.me.com) where you will find... support.apple.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045006/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:46:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044279/posts Friday's bell finally rang, and not a moment too soon. After being beaten down throughout the day, Wall Street got a shot of steroids, and was pushed, if only briefly, into positive territory, before falling off to close down. (See "After A Head Fake, Stocks Slide") "People investing in this market right now are very skittish," said analyst Cleveland Rueckert of Birinyi Associates, "and there's a lot of volatility. You have a piece of news that comes out that isn't fully digested, you'll get a market rally, and then some people take a step back to take the opportunity to... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044279/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044105/posts "This does not look good. Apparently people at home can't even upgrade to firmware 2.0 and the problem is afflicting iTunes on an international scale." ~snip~ This is how some of those newly bricked iPhones are occurring, and a source tells us that even first gen iPhones are susceptible. Gizmodo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044105/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:04:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043319/posts Excerpt - The Justice Department has ended its criminal investigation of backdated stock options at Apple Inc., deciding not to bring charges against the company or several current and former executives it had been probing for two years, people familiar with the case said. ~ snip ~ The Wall Street Journal (excerpt, subscription) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043319/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:19:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042624/posts Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is now acknowledging it screwed up with its initial launch of Windows Vista, and is ready to try again. "We broke a lot of things. We know that, and we know it caused you a lot of pain. It got customers thinking, hey, is Windows Vista a generation we want to get invested in?" So Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing, fessed up publicly this week. Speaking at a keynote address at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Brooks signified that Microsoft was ready to admit mistakes and reposition itself to tell a better story... InformationWeek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042624/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:41:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039621/posts Windows XP updates are causing more and more problems with my laptop and I have Norton's Systemworks 2008, Systemworks Premier 11.0, and Ghost 12.0, as well as several other freeware programs. I believe that Microsoft is intentionally trying to destroy Windows XP with unstable patches and service packs, so as ... to sell their new operating system coming out soon. I'm seriously considering going to an Apple for my next computer, because I'm sick of Microsoft trying to squeeze more money out of me every two years, for a quote better system unquote. Am I wrong, or just too disgusted,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039621/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:45:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035313/posts EFiX dongle promises easy Mac OS installs on PC A developer is promising an easy, hardware-assisted means of installing Mac OS X onto PCs, accounts say. The creators of the EFiX USB dongle claim that by attaching their device to a PC, users can then simply boot from a Mac OS X disc, and continue with installation as if the system were a native Apple product. Typically, the creation of "Hackintoshes" requires a number of complex steps, as Apple does not allow the Mac OS on third-party hardware. The dongle is said to have been in development for some time,... Macnn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035313/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030914/posts Sellers of unlocked iPhones are about to go out of business. The revised terms of Apple’s agreement with carrier AT&T will make buying an iPhone with the intent of unlocking virtually impossible. ~snip~ But according to a Computerworld article, AT&T will require the return of the iPhone before it cancels the contract. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9096978 Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030914/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:33:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029364/posts Think that new $199 iPhone is going to save you money over the older $399 model? Guess again. AT&T is raising its minimum monthly service subscription for the new iPhone from $60 to $70 per month, according to the Associated Press. That's an extra $240 over the lifetime of the two-year contract — more than the $200 initial savings on the handheld's retail price. And all you "unlockers" probably won't be able to buy an iPhone directly from Apple and then jimmy it to work on another network with a cheaper plan. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029364/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:57:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2029220/posts Most CEOs don't think of business as art. But Steve Jobs always has. That's partly why whenever he unveils a new product, the event feels like a rock concert. But I think the "art" of Jobs goes so much deeper. Years ago, Charles Bukowski, my favorite drunken, dead poet, wrote: "To do a dangerous thing with style, is what I call art." Buk was talking about bullfighting, boxing, making love and, er, eating sardines. Had he been around long enough to see the iPhone 3G, he'd probably concede that what Jobs did yesterday is high art too. We'll take the... Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2029220/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:55:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028802/posts SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Apple® today previewed Mac OS® X Snow Leopard, which builds on the incredible success of OS X Leopard and is the next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system. Rather than focusing primarily on new features, Snow Leopard will enhance the performance of OS X, set a new standard for quality and lay the foundation for future OS X innovation. Snow Leopard is optimized for multi-core processors, taps into the vast computing power of graphic processing units (GPUs), enables breakthrough amounts of RAM and features a new, modern media platform with QuickTime® X. Snow Leopard... Apple.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028802/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:23:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028551/posts Video ad link. Apple.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028551/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:33:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2027797/posts Excerpt - With the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) beginning next week, MacRumors provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of major rumors circulating around the Mac Web before the big event (previous roundups: 2007, 2006). The 3G iPhone The 3G iPhone will be announced at WWDC 2008. There really can be no doubt. It's certainly been no secret that the iPhone will eventually adopt 3G technology. When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone in January 2007, he specifically said (video clip) that Apple plans on making "3G phones and all sorts of amazing things in the future". Fast forward... MacRumors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2027797/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 04:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2027618/posts Breaking: Exclusive leaked pics of the iPhone 2! Thinner design? Check! Different colors? Check! Video chatting? Check and check! Written by Matt HickeyJune 6th, 2008Read 6187 times171 Comments It wasn’t long ago that my inbox was full of screen caps from an image editing program of a new iPod, it was a fat yet small iPod that we now know as the 3rd gen Nano. We posted the photos and were later told by Apple’s legal team to take them down.A similar tipster tonight has very generously given us these pics of the iPhone 2, or iPhone 3G as... Crunch Gear http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2027618/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 19:05:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023908/posts Our tech guru ordered up an iMac and ran his firm on it for several months. His take: Apple is flashy, but still more trouble than it's worth for basic computing tasks.Is it time to consider moving your small business to Macs? First, you should know that I'm no Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) fanatic. I've used the gear steadily since the Reagan era; the early Apple II and the computer-as-Cuisinart lookalike that was the original Mac were both college tools of mine. But overall, I have found Apples, as lovely as they are for certain applications, just not worth the... CNNMoney http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023908/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 07:20:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2022023/posts Owners of Apple devices such as iPods and iPhones may soon be able to charge them up by leaving them out in the sun. technology.timesonline.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2022023/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 18:47:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2019766/posts At this stage, the best thing that you can say about Microsoft's attempt to transition its users to a new, next-generation operating system is that nobody was actually killed. Even so, it might be appropriate to have a bronze plaque installed where the first copy of Vista was sold, so that visiting dignitaries will have a place to lay ceremonial wreaths. It's simply not competing well against XP. Worse, it's opening the door a crack to Mac OS and Linux. Resistance to Vista is so heavy that major makers like Dell are exploiting legal loopholes that will allow them to... Chicago Sun times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2019766/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 17:06:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2016593/posts Excerpt - Just got a nervous call from my lawyers who said they wanted to give me a "heads up" about a "situation" at Broadcom. See more about it here. Basically the feds are going after some Broadcom execs over some options backdating stuff. I'm like, So what? I don't work at Broadcom. They're like, Um, well, see, Broadcom did its own internal investigation and already cleared these guys, and the SEC isn't buying it apparently, and though the company itself has already settled the whole thing the SEC is still going after the executives as individuals. Now you do... The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2016593/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 00:06:55 GMT