Windows market share slides in October as Mac, Linux gain
Just-released data from Net Applications shows that Microsoft’s share of the PC operating system market continued its slow decent in October as Apple’s Mac operating …
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Apple reports Q4 earnings; misses big on iPhone sales, steady on iPad, Mac sales
Apple on Tuesday reported its earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011. Wall Street was expecting revenue of $29.5 billion and earnings of $7.29 …
Apple close to deals for iCloud movie streaming
Apple is reportedly close to inking deals with major movie studios that would allow the Cupertino-based company to stream movies to its iOS devices and PCs …
Mozilla releases Firefox 7 for Windows and Mac
Mozilla on Tuesday pushed out a new version of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows and Mac computers. Mozilla released Firefox 6 on August …
Apple could introduce 'absolutely different' Mac by end of 2011
Apple may be working on an entirely new Mac product, according to macotakara.jp. The website cites an “anonymous Apple supplier” who says that Apple is …
Mac sales slump a 'significant' 40%, analyst suggests
Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry sent an investor note out on Wednesday warning that a weak back-to-school season caused last weekend’s Mac sales to …
HTC sues Apple for patent infringement… again [updated]
HTC filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Delaware alleging that Cupertino-based Apple Inc. is infringing on three of its patents. The patents …
Apple working on pico-projector tech for iPhone, Mac
Apple may be working on pico-projector technology that could be used with its iPhone and Mac products according to a patent filing discovered by UnwiredView. …
GameFly to launch unlimited game download service this fall
GameFly announced on Wednesday it will soon offer a new service called “Unlimited PC Play” that will allow gamers to download an unlimited amount of …
Mac and iPhone market share could soon triple, analyst says
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu sent a note to investors Wednesday that suggested Apple’s Mac and iPhone market shares could double or even triple in …
Skype for Mac OS X adds HD video calling and Lion support
Fresh on the heels of launching a client for the iPad, Skype released Skype version 5.3 for Mac on Monday. The update adds support for …
Apple sued over OS X fast boot feature
Florida-based Operating Systems Solutions has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. OSS is alleging that the Cupertino-based firm’s Mac OS X fast-boot feature infringes …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 TouchWiz update available August 5th
Samsung held a special event in New York City on Wednesday where it upgraded Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners with its custom TouchWiz user interface. …
Apple's reign will soon come to an end, EA founder says
It seems like Apple can do no wrong these days, but according to Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, Apple is headed toward a decline. It …
Apple to combine OS X and iOS in 2012, analyst says
Apple will begin to merge its OS X and iOS operating systems in 2012 according to predictions made by Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek.”We …
Apple’s Mac OS X infringes on HTC-owned S3 patents, ITC rules
United States International Trade Commission judge James Gildea has ruled that Apple’s Mac OS X operating system infringes on two patents owned by S3. Judge …
Apple rumored to be working on ultra-thin 15-inch notebook PC
Apple is in the late stages of testing a new ultra-thin 15-inch notebook computer that may or may not be an upcoming new addition to …
Apple’s OS X Lion downloaded 1 million times on launch day
Apple’s OS X Lion was downloaded more than 1 million times during its first day of availability, Apple said on Thursday. The Cupertino-based company made …
Apple reports Q3 earnings; crushes on iPhones, slays on iPad numbers, profits up 125%
Apple on Tuesday reported earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Shares of Apple Tuesday were trading at near-record levels as investors expected Apple …
Apple outs updated LED Display with Thunderbolt port
Apple news site MacRumors on Friday discovered images of a new LED Display on Apple’s website. While the OS X Lion wallpaper could have meant …
Global PC market shows growth in Q2; Lenovo wins globally, Apple wins in U.S.
Market research firms Gartner and IDC have both released preliminary data for global PC sales in the second quarter of 2011, and the reports paint …
New MacBook Air to offer backlit keyboard
Apple is expected to add a backlit keyboard to the new MacBook Air models when it refreshes the laptop line, AppleInsider reported on Tuesday. The …
Upcoming MacBook Airs to use 400Mbps flash storage?
Japanese blog Macotakara.jp is reporting from parts makers in Asia that Apple’s upcoming MacBook Air refresh, expected in the next two weeks, will use super-speedy …
Apple pushes OS X Lion GM out to developers
Apple on Friday seeded the Gold Master build of its OS X 10.7 Lion operating system to developers. The build number is 11A511, and the …
Skype for Android updated with video calling support [video]
Skype announced on Wednesday that its Android application now supports video calling on select devices. The application is particularly attractive because it allows mobile users …
Apple will ship 66M iPhones, 30M iPads, 17M Macs in 2011 according to analyst
Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf on Tuesday raised his estimates for iPad shipments in the fiscal third quarter and full year. Wolf now believes …
MacBook Air Q3 sales to double combined sales of all Macs last quarter, report claims
Apple plans to ship more than 8 million MacBook Air computers in the third quarter of 2011, DigiTimes claims in a new report on Friday. …
New tool lets devs port Xbox 360 games to iOS, Web and soon Android, OS X
Programmer Andrew Russell is working on a project that will undoubtedly pique the interest of game developers around the world. Dubbed ExEn, Russell’s open source …
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.8 update
Apple on Thursday released the latest public build of its Mac OS X operating system, version 10.6.8. Release notes are as follows: The 10.6.8 update …
Microsoft vs. Apple infographic details rivalry from inception to global domination [updated]
In the world of computing, no two companies have more history than Microsoft and Apple. In fact, the companys’ history is 10,124 pixels tall. From …
