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11.04.2008
Apple today announced that Mark Papermaster is joining the Company as senior vice
president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
10.21.2008
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter ended September
27, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14
billion, or $1.26 per diluted share.
10.14.2008
Apple today unveiled the LED Cinema Display featuring a stunning 24-inch LED-backlit
widescreen display with built-in iSight video camera, mic and speakers in an elegant, thin
aluminum and glass enclosure.
10.14.2008
Apple today unveiled an all new MacBook family that redefines notebook design, and at the
same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-
metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by $700 to make them far more
affordable.
09.19.2008
Apple today announced that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power
adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating the risk of
electric shock.
09.09.2008
Apple today announced iTunes 8, the next major release of Apple’s ubiquitous music and
video player for Macs and PCs which is seamlessly integrated with the most popular online
content store in the world (www.itunes.com).
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| Apple Matters |
| 11.17: Apple Designs New MacBooks To Withstand Drops, 45. Caliber Rounds
Recent news leaks from a source within Apple confirm that the company is indeed working
on upgrading their current MacBook Air laptops with carbon fiber components.
| 11.13: Ballmer is Running Scared, Spewing FUD with every Step
How can you not love Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer? Microsoft seems troubled of late with the
red rings of death on the Xbox, the failure of the Zune to do substantial damage to the iPod’s
market share, and the massive flop that is Vista.
| 11.12: Can the iPhone’s Momentum Be Stopped?
The last few days the news and blogosphere have been awash with headlines of good fortune
for Apple’s iPhone. The iPhone is building a lot of momentum that might soon become
unstoppable.
| 11.10: Apple to Spend Even More on R&D, Continue to Scare Piss Out of Competition
In 2008 Apple spent over $1 billion on R&D, a 40 percent increase from the previous year.
And I don’t expect 2009 will be any different.
| 11.07: Apple’s Finder Remixed
After the review I wrote about Path Finder, I started thinking more about how Apple could
possibly enhance the Finder in the next version of OS X.
| 11.06: iPhone Showcasing Apple’s new Flexibility (or What Apple Learned from the original Mac)
You remember when the iPhone was first announced amid the hype and excitement there
was also a ton of people complaining that the iPhone was making all the mistakes of the
original Mac. Those people had a point.
| 11.05: Apple Consistently Makes a Difference
As I write this, it just a few hours after the election victory of Barack Obama, one of the most
significant events in modern American history. Consequently anything I write feels somewhat
trivial and insignificant.
| 11.03: How Far Can Apple Take A Laptop?
Recently I had a chance to toy with Apple’s latest MacBook and let me say that I was suitably
dazzled. The new track/click pad works amazingly well. Expect some variation on it from
Dell, HP, Sony et al in the coming year. And let me tell you, its really an idea worth stealing. I
can’t imagine how it could get any better, and that is what got me thinking, where do we go
from here?
| 11.01: It’s not the Shiny Box that costs Extra
Everyone wants a cheaper Mac right?
| 11.01: Is Apple Conning Consumers?
You can argue many things about Apple under the direction of the reincarnated Steve Jobs,
but one thing that is clear is that Apple is always cutting technology before its reached its
use-by date. Apple likes to force its customers along technology paths long before they are
ready.
| 11.01: The iPhone Without Carriers
When the rumors first began oh so many eons ago that Apple was going to release a cell
phone, I scoffed. In fact, I scoffed quite heartily. I dare say that my disdain for the very
notion was so contemptuous, my behaviour so arragont that I would have fit in with the
blackest Charles Dickens villain.
| 11.01: What Would You Pay for a Low-End Mac?
In days of yore, last century, last millenium, Apple had a reputation of selling expensive
computers that were out of reach of the budget of the common man. Even the early iMacs
were no gimme for the low end.
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| AppleInsider |
| 11.11: Apple may turn to carbon fiber for lighter MacBook Air
Apple enthusiastically claimed ownership to the world’s thinnest notebook earlier this year
with the introduction of the MacBook Air, but is rumored to be unsatisfied with the system’s
weight, which it now hopes to drop below 3 pounds.
| 11.03: Apple, Psystar Ask Court To Set Trial Date For Next November
A proposal that would have had Apple and unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar settle their
legal dispute outside of court appears to be off the table, with the two firms more recently
asking a judge to approve a lengthy discovery and court schedule that would end in a trial
next fall.
| 11.03: Apple Sued Over Defective PowerBook Memory Slots
Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit that charges the companyw ith failing to fully
recognize the scope of a memory slot defect in its PowerBook G4 notebooks, which has left
thousands of customers with no choice but to foot hefty repair costs on their own.
| 11.03: Apple investigating problems with MacBook Pro’s glass trackpad
A new buyer of Apple’s uninbody notebooks emailed Steve Jobs about issues he was having
with the unit’s new glass trackpad and hinge, and reports getting a prompt reply via the
telephone addressing his problems.
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| Ars technica |
| 11.03: Apple rep: We’re "looking into" MacBook Pro trackpad issues
Apple is reportedly looking into issues regarding its no-buttoned glass trackpad on its new
MacBooks and MacBook Pros. According to a blog post by an Apple fan, he had sent an e-
mail to Steve Jobs over issues he was having with the new hardware. He then received a call
from an Apple representative shortly after sending the message, who said that Apple was
currently "looking into the complaints, but has no immediate resolution."
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| Canada.com |
| 11.15: This Mac Is A Real Pro
When Apple invited me to New York to have a look at its new line of notebooks, I went with a
couple of questions in mind.
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| Courier Mail |
| 11.11: Apple Clings To Its Dock
Apple has been granted a patent on the Dock, one of the fundamental and most controversial
elements of its operating system, OS X.
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| eWeek |
| 11.16: Reason for Apple’s TV Ad Success
Based on applying findings from a Boston College study of television viewing, I conclude that
most Apple television commercials are remarkably well-suited to generating brand awareness
even when people fast-forward past advertisements.
| 11.11: It’s a Mac Netbook, but Not from Apple
Some people so want an Apple-branded netbook, they’re willing to make their own.
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| Forbes.com |
| 11.01: When Apple Failed
In a public dissection, a researcher discusses the company’s biggest product flops.
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| InfoWorld |
| 11.17: Why Developers Prefer Macs
Apple’s decision to move to Intel chips and embrace virtualization of other operating systems
turned the platform into a very flexible tool for programmers.
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| iPodNN |
| 11.17: Mac sales hold to expectations, iPods in decline
Data from the NPD Group backs up in-store checks on Mac sales, according to Piper Jaffray.
The analyst group notes that October figures are up 28 percent year-over-year; this is being
attributed to release of new MacBooks on October 14th, which may have satiated many Mac
followers who had been waiting for an upgrade.
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| Los Angeles Times |
| 11.10: iPhone now top handset in the U.S.
Move over, Motorola. The iPhone has shaved away your lead in the mobile phone market,
passing the RAZR to become the top handset purchased by U.S. adult consumers in the third
quarter of 2008.
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| Mac Night Owl |
| 11.17: Can Apple Succeed in the Enterprise Without Compromise?
One of the accepted factors about the PC is that it is infinitely customizable. While this may
be a boon for business, it’s a major pain for MIcrosoft, since they have to make sure that
Windows works properly despite the hardware configuration.
| 11.16: A Casual Look at Snow Leopard Versus Windows 7
It’s not unusual to think that there’s never been a Mac OS feature that Microsoft didn’t try to
imitate. Of course, this is not to say that Apple is above cribbing a few features from others
when it’s appropriate.
| 11.13: Is Apple Auditioning Successors for Steve Jobs?
In a recent article published by Fortune, they profiled Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, Tim
Cook. Now he’s not a household name by any means, certainly in comparison to Steve Jobs,
but he’s also considered a genius when it comes to making the company run smoothly and
efficiently.
| 11.12: Apple Circles the Wagons
When Bill Gates appeared to a round of boos and catcalls on a satellite feed during a
Macworld Expo keynote some years ago, you wondered why Steve Jobs was so readily
conceding the operating system wars. Jobs went on to state that, for Apple to succeed,
Microsoft didn’t have to lose.
| 11.11: The Things We Now Take for Granted
Back in July, the iPhone 3G, newly-released, seemed to be a buggy mess to many of the early
adopters. Apps crashed constantly, so they say, and people couldn’t sustain decent voice
connections or speedy broadband access.
| 11.10: Microsoft Remains Divorced From Reality
It’s not easy for a company that’s number one in its market to admit that its efforts to spread
its dominance to other product segments have not succeeded. Whenever Microsoft is
mentioned, the fact that they own over 90% of the personal computer desktops on the planet
often accompanies the reference.
| 11.06: The Apple Hardware Report: Some Things Don’t "Just Work"!
It’s very easy to sell a Mac to the skeptic when things function normally, and to be frank,
they usually do. Indeed, I’ve also done pretty well in making that occasional deal to sell my
old hardware to a local buyer.
| 11.05: The End of the Elite Generation
Those of us who embraced the Mac as the ideal personal computer solution early on might
have been thought of as elitists at one time. That’s because we all paid substantially extra for
the privilege, and that’s where the concept of the "Apple Tax" began.
| 11.03: So Where’s the Next Apple Killer?
Microsoft clearly believes it essentially killed the Mac years ago, since it holds an incredible
dominance of the PC operating system market. Forget for the moment that Apple has made
great strides in market share growth recently, and Microsoft has stumbled badly with Vista.
| 11.01: Apple and the 50% Factor
There’s a key figure that’s touted at every recent quarterly meeting with financial analysts,
and it may give a clue why Apple’s sales are soaring.
| 11.01: Memo to Apple: Please Update the Mac mini
Appearing only a few months after Apple claimed it wouldn’t enter the low-cost PC segment,
the Mac mini has been an unheralded hero to many of you. It is used for everything from
serving up Web pages to point-of-sale and front office applications, but Apple continues to
pretend it doesn’t exist.
| 11.01: The Mac OS Clone Myth Revisited
In the 1980s, Bill Gates told Apple’s CEO at the time, John Sculley (the former soft drink
executive), that he should license the Mac OS. As far as Gates was concerned, Apple would
own the market.
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| Seeking Alpha |
| 11.11: Should Apple replace GM in the Dow?
While the fate of General Motors (GM) as a company is being debated by legislators and
others, investors would agree that GM will be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial
Average.
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| TechEBlog |
| 11.16: When Apple Meets Apple
When is an apple not just an apple? When their grower attaches decals to the fruit before the
ripen, in the form of the Apple logo and iPods.
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| The Wall Street Journal |
| 11.03: Apple, Microsoft: Money Flow Leaders
Apple Inc. topped the list in late trading on Monday for Buying on Weakness, which tracks
stocks that fell in price but had the largest inflow of money.
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November 20, 2008, 8:39 am
