http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:36:50 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/viacom_deal_brings_mtv_comedy_central_nickelodeon_shows_to_amazon_prime/ Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it has inked a deal with another major content provider ó Viacom ó to bring shows from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land VH1 to its Prime Insta... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/viacom_deal_brings_mtv_comedy_central_nickelodeon_shows_to_amazon_prime/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/amazon_nears_deal_with_viacom_as_it_readies_standalone_video_subscriptions/ Amazon is reportedly close to finalizing a Web video licensing agreement with Viacom and is nearly ready to launch a standalone video subscription service that would challenge Netflix. People famil... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/amazon_nears_deal_with_viacom_as_it_readies_standalone_video_subscriptions/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/third_gen_ipads_window_of_opportunity_expected_to_drive_apple_market_share_gains/ Apple's third-generation iPad is expected by one market watcher to soon arrive during an advantageous "window of opportunity," in which competitors have nothing significant to offer, that will further... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/third_gen_ipads_window_of_opportunity_expected_to_drive_apple_market_share_gains/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:11:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/29_of_kindle_fire_owners_plan_to_spend_more_at_amazon_but_only_54_very_satisfied/ A new survey has revealed that 29 percent of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more money at online retailer Amazon, but only 54 percent of them said they were very satisfied with the device. Resear... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/29_of_kindle_fire_owners_plan_to_spend_more_at_amazon_but_only_54_very_satisfied/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/amazon_earnings_miss_street_estimates_kindle_sales_nearly_triple/ Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season. In its fourth quarter 2011 earnings call on Tuesday, Amazon p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/amazon_earnings_miss_street_estimates_kindle_sales_nearly_triple/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/amazon_defined_and_dominated_low_end_tablet_market_with_6_million_kindle_fires_/ While Amazon isn't selling half as many Kindle Fires as iPads, investment bank Stifel Nicolaus said Monday that first quarter shipments of the new tablet rose to 6 million, placing the Fire's ramp-up ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/amazon_defined_and_dominated_low_end_tablet_market_with_6_million_kindle_fires_/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:46:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/apple_maintains_dominance_of_global_tablet_market_with_58_share_in_q4_2011/ Shipments of 15.4 million iPads in the fourth quarter of calendar 2011 gave Apple a commanding 58 percent of the market, while Amazon's Kindle Fire helped heat up Android tablet shipments to a record ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/apple_maintains_dominance_of_global_tablet_market_with_58_share_in_q4_2011/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/23/us_tablet_ownership_nearly_doubles_to_19_over_holidays/ With Apple's iPad continuing to dominate the tablet market, total tablet sales in the U.S. nearly doubled to 19 percent ownership among adults after the holiday shopping season, according to a new rep... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/23/us_tablet_ownership_nearly_doubles_to_19_over_holidays/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:16:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/20/amended_class_action_complaint_alleges_apple_publishers_engaged_in_price_fixing_conspiracy/ Even as Apple unveiled new partnerships with publishers focusing on ebooks and digital textbooks earlier this week, lawyers have amended a class-action lawsuit against Apple and five of the six big pu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/20/amended_class_action_complaint_alleges_apple_publishers_engaged_in_price_fixing_conspiracy/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/20/amazon_expected_to_cut_kindle_fire_orders_in_half_as_new_ipad_looms_/ Orders for Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will reportedly be cut in half to 3 million units in the first quarter of 2012, with slower post-holiday sales and the anticipated launch of Apple's third-ge... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/20/amazon_expected_to_cut_kindle_fire_orders_in_half_as_new_ipad_looms_/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_jumps_9_spots_to_become_8th_most_valuable_brand_in_the_world/ Apple was ranked the eighth most valuable brand of the world in 2011, with an estimated total value of $33.49 billion, making it bigger than Disney, Mercedes-Benz and Budweiser. The 2011 rankings w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_jumps_9_spots_to_become_8th_most_valuable_brand_in_the_world/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/comcast_launches_live_tv_on_ipad_amazon_optimizes_kindle_store_for_ipad/ Comcast on Tuesday began to roll out its new "AnyPlay" functionality for iPad, allowing subscribers to stream live TV to Apple's tablet. Also, Amazon launched a new Kindle storefront designed to take ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/comcast_launches_live_tv_on_ipad_amazon_optimizes_kindle_store_for_ipad/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/06/apple_projected_to_reach_116m_iphone_55m_ipad_sales_in_2012/ Combined iPhone and iPad sales in calendar 2012 are expected in one new forecast to reach more than 170 million in another record breaking 12-month span. Analyst Michael Walkley with Canaccord Genu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/06/apple_projected_to_reach_116m_iphone_55m_ipad_sales_in_2012/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/rumor_google_to_become_amazon_kindle_fires_fiercest_competitor_in_early_2012/ Despite the fact that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet is based on Google's Android operating system, sources within the supply chain claim Google plans to become the Fire's biggest competitor with the rel... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/rumor_google_to_become_amazon_kindle_fires_fiercest_competitor_in_early_2012/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/rumor_google_to_become_amazon_kindle_fires_fiercest_competitor_in_early_2012/ Despite the fact that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet is based on Google's Android operating system, sources within the supply chain claim Google plans to become the Fire's biggest competitor with the rel... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/rumor_google_to_become_amazon_kindle_fires_fiercest_competitor_in_early_2012/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/03/kindle_fire_cannibalized_1m_to_2m_ipad_sales_at_most_this_holiday/ The launch of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire had a detrimental effect on iPad sales for Apple, but the company is still expected to report record sales this quarter, a new report states. Investment re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/03/kindle_fire_cannibalized_1m_to_2m_ipad_sales_at_most_this_holiday/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/amazon_says_2011_was_best_holiday_yet_for_kindle_family_still_wont_reveal_sales/ Amazon once again on Thursday touted the success of its Kindle lineup, including the new Kindle Fire, but declined to get into specifics on sales figures. As it revealed earlier this month, Amazon ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/amazon_says_2011_was_best_holiday_yet_for_kindle_family_still_wont_reveal_sales/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/apple_chosen_as_top_online_electronics_retailer_in_customer_survey/ A new customer satisfaction survey has again placed Apple as the top computers and electronics retailer with the second-highest score overall, behind only online retail giant Amazon. ForeSee Result... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/apple_chosen_as_top_online_electronics_retailer_in_customer_survey/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:33:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/22/apples_web_traffic_rivals_new_york_times_bests_ebay_walmart/ A new analysis has ranked Apple as the No. 13 most-visited website in the U.S., besting retailers eBay and Walmart and falling just behind traffic to The New York Times. comScore released the resul... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/22/apples_web_traffic_rivals_new_york_times_bests_ebay_walmart/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/7_panel_orders_reportedly_overtake_9_7_shipments_as_ipad_2_production_draws_down/ Growing interest in 7-inch tablets from Amazon and Barnes & Noble has led to a spike in panel shipments even as Apple is believed to be drawing down production of the iPad 2 in preparation for its nex... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/7_panel_orders_reportedly_overtake_9_7_shipments_as_ipad_2_production_draws_down/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:38:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/kindle_ipad_app_adds_amazon_newsstand_google_voice_for_iphone_gains_group_texts/ Amazon has updated its Kindle application for iOS, adding the ability to read magazines on the iPad. And Google Voice for iPhone has also been updated, gaining compatibility with Sprint and support fo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/kindle_ipad_app_adds_amazon_newsstand_google_voice_for_iphone_gains_group_texts/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/amazon_issues_kindle_fire_update_to_address_input_lag_other_issues/ Amazon this week updated its newly released Kindle Fire touchscreen tablet, with the latest software version aiming to address some performance issues with the device. The free over-the-air update ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/amazon_issues_kindle_fire_update_to_address_input_lag_other_issues/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:52:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/16/idc_kindle_fire_to_push_ipad_below_60_market_share_in_q4/ Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet will take share away from Apple this quarter, cutting the iPad's share of the market to 59 percent, a new analysis claims. Though Apple has regained ground from Android-... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/16/idc_kindle_fire_to_push_ipad_below_60_market_share_in_q4/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/amazon_says_kindle_fire_has_sold_millions_but_wont_get_specific/ Amazon issued a press release on Thursday to reveal that its newly launched Kindle Fire tablet has sold "millions of units," but declined to give any specific sales figures. The press release decla... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/amazon_says_kindle_fire_has_sold_millions_but_wont_get_specific/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/amazon_readying_kindle_fire_update_to_address_criticisms/ With Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet drawing criticisms from consumers and reviewers alike, the online retailer has revealed a software update will arrive in a couple weeks to address some user compla... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/amazon_readying_kindle_fire_update_to_address_criticisms/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/09/parents_complain_amazons_kindle_fire_gives_kids_access_to_porn_accounts/ Amazon delivered its low cost Kindle Fire tablet primarily as a way for users to browse and buy digital content, but it omitted parental controls that can block access to pornography, explicit content... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/09/parents_complain_amazons_kindle_fire_gives_kids_access_to_porn_accounts/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/kindle_fire_eats_into_ipad_sales_lead_offset_by_global_iphone_demand/ Sales estimates for Apple's iPad were slashed by 1 million units for 4Q11 due to a strong Kindle Fire launch, but iPhone sales pick up slack with domestic and international demand driving a 1.5 millio... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/kindle_fire_eats_into_ipad_sales_lead_offset_by_global_iphone_demand/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/kindle_fire_usability_study_shows_disappointing_user_experience/ A small usability study on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet has found the device offers a "disappointingly poor user experience," especially with respect to web browsing and magazine reading. Usability ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/kindle_fire_usability_study_shows_disappointing_user_experience/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:36:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/asus_aiming_for_tablet_sales_to_eclipse_netbooks_in_2012/ Asus announced that it expects tablet shipments, which will reach 1.8 million units this year, to grow significantly next year, possibly even eclipsing the PC maker's shipments of netbooks in 2012. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/asus_aiming_for_tablet_sales_to_eclipse_netbooks_in_2012/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/us_judge_says_samsung_tablets_unlikely_to_attract_apples_customers/ In her decision not to grant Apple a preliminary injunction against Samsung, US judge Lucy Koh stated that her decision was grounded in part on the fact that Samsung's sales were unlikely to tempt App... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/us_judge_says_samsung_tablets_unlikely_to_attract_apples_customers/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/03/apple_may_build_data_center_near_facebook_google_operations_in_oregon/ Apple may join Amazon, Facebook and Google in having a large data center operating in Prineville, Oregon, if it follows through on plans to build the new facility. Citing two people with knowledge ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/03/apple_may_build_data_center_near_facebook_google_operations_in_oregon/ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/02/apple_executives_say_iphone_3gs_kindle_fire_will_expand_interest_in_ios_devices/ JP Morgan analysts who met with top Apple executives note that the company's leadership views both its own iPhone 3GS and Amazon's Kindle Fire as devices that will attract customers to iOS as they "gr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/02/apple_executives_say_iphone_3gs_kindle_fire_will_expand_interest_in_ios_devices/ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/02/amazon_kindle_fire_takes_2_tablet_spot_after_shipping_3_9_million_units/ Amazon is expected to "surpass all other iPad rivals" in the final quarter of 2012, with expected shipments reaching 3.9 million units, compared to an estimated 18.6 million iPad sales. A report b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/02/amazon_kindle_fire_takes_2_tablet_spot_after_shipping_3_9_million_units/ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:33:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/amazon_says_kindle_fire_is_its_best_selling_product_but_wont_reveal_numbers/ Amazon on Monday touted the success of its newly launched Kindle Fire, revealing it is the retailer's best-selling product, though it still won't disclose any actual sales figures. The company reve... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/amazon_says_kindle_fire_is_its_best_selling_product_but_wont_reveal_numbers/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:56:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/apple_ipad_amazon_kindle_fire_send_tablet_demand_soaring_for_holidays/ Between Apple's iPad and the newly launched Amazon Kindle Fire, tablet sales in North America are set to reach record heights, rising 130 percent during the holidays of 2011. Calling it "the most e... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/apple_ipad_amazon_kindle_fire_send_tablet_demand_soaring_for_holidays/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/amazon_rumored_to_launch_8_9_inch_kindle_fire_in_q2_2012/ Amazon is prepping an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire model for launch by the end of the second quarter of 2012, a new report claims. Sources within supply chain makers for the online retailer said the compan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/amazon_rumored_to_launch_8_9_inch_kindle_fire_in_q2_2012/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:26:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/20/amazons_new_kindle_fire_tablet_an_in_depth_review/ Amazon's new Kindle Fire represents the company's first device to move beyond black and white ebook readers and into the realm of apps, music, videos and magazines, delivered using a color touchscreen... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/20/amazons_new_kindle_fire_tablet_an_in_depth_review/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/19/amazons_silk_does_little_to_accelerate_kindle_fire_html5/ An assessment of the new Amazon Kindle Fire's capabilities a web app client found it a "competent but minimal HTML5 platform" but reports that a key feature, its Silk server-side accelerated browsing ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/19/amazons_silk_does_little_to_accelerate_kindle_fire_html5/ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/18/major_pc_makers_plan_to_concede_tablet_market_to_apple_amazon_in_2012/ Traditional PC makers like Dell and HP believe they have no advantages in the tablet market, and plan to phase out from competing with Apple's iPad, along with low-end tablets from content providers l... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/18/major_pc_makers_plan_to_concede_tablet_market_to_apple_amazon_in_2012/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:51:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/18/citigroup_amazon_plotting_smartphone_to_challenge_apples_iphone_in_2012/ Not content with entering just the tablet market, Amazon is planning to release a smartphone in the fourth quarter of next year, in a move that will challenge Apple and its bread-and-butter iPhone, sa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/18/citigroup_amazon_plotting_smartphone_to_challenge_apples_iphone_in_2012/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:14:00 GMT