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 10:36:27 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/02/microsoft_announces_h_264_support_for_googles_chrome/ In an effort to resolve "uncertainty around video on the web" using HTML5, Microsoft has announced a new plugin for Google's Chrome browser that adds back support for H.264 video playback, blunting Go... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/02/microsoft_announces_h_264_support_for_googles_chrome/ Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/15/google_reaffirms_intent_to_derail_html5_h_264_video_with_webm_browser_plugins/ After igniting a hailstorm of controversy over its intent to drop HTML5's H.264 support from its Chrome browser, Google has reaffirmed its intent to push its own open WebM video codec via Flash-like p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/15/google_reaffirms_intent_to_derail_html5_h_264_video_with_webm_browser_plugins/ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/google_drops_support_for_h_264_video_in_chrome_to_push_webm/ Google has announced the intention to remove support for H.264 video playback from its Crome browser to "enable open innovation," yet still apparently plans to promote Adobe Flash. According to Go... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/google_drops_support_for_h_264_video_in_chrome_to_push_webm/ Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/05/new_apple_patent_for_network_booting_could_lead_to_cloud_based_mac_os_x/ Apple has recently been granted a patent for administering and maintaining a network-booted operating system, possibly laying further groundwork for a cloud-based version of Mac OS X. Apple was awa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/05/new_apple_patent_for_network_booting_could_lead_to_cloud_based_mac_os_x/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/27/apple_ipad_widely_expected_to_lead_tablet_disruption_of_pcs_in_2011/ Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by fa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/27/apple_ipad_widely_expected_to_lead_tablet_disruption_of_pcs_in_2011/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/03/w3c_publishes_extremely_silly_html5_test_results_suggesting_win_for_internet_explorer_9/ A preview version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser engine passed more elements of a web standards test than a random selection of other browsers in the Worldwide Web Consortium's "vastly inc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/03/w3c_publishes_extremely_silly_html5_test_results_suggesting_win_for_internet_explorer_9/ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/29/google_founders_wanted_to_hire_steve_jobs_as_companys_first_ceo/ Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin considered hiring Apple CEO Steve Jobs as the company's first CEO, according to a new documentary. After interviewing a dozen unsuitable candidates duri... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/29/google_founders_wanted_to_hire_steve_jobs_as_companys_first_ceo/ Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/23/hps_webos_2_0_to_take_on_iphone_4_ipad_later_this_year/ After making comments to the contrary this summer, Hewlett-Packard is now positioning its acquired Palm webOS as a competitor to Android and iPhone 4, as well as Apple's iPad, relegating its Windows 7... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/23/hps_webos_2_0_to_take_on_iphone_4_ipad_later_this_year/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apples_webkit2_will_add_google_chrome_like_split_processes_to_safari/ A new framework for the WebKit open source Web browser layout engine was revealed Thursday, bringing with it a built-in "split process model" that will keep Web content such as JavaScript, HTML and la... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apples_webkit2_will_add_google_chrome_like_split_processes_to_safari/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/flash_html_5_comparison_finds_neither_has_performance_advantage/ A comparison of streaming video via the Adobe Flash and HTML5 formats with numerous different browsers on both Mac and Windows produced wildly different results based on the operating system and brows... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/flash_html_5_comparison_finds_neither_has_performance_advantage/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/21/google_fights_flash_adds_html5_support_for_youtube_videos_in_safari/ Google this week added support for HTML5 playback of videos in its own Chrome browser as well as Safari from Apple. The new feature allows users to watch video without the longstanding Internet standa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/21/google_fights_flash_adds_html5_support_for_youtube_videos_in_safari/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/01/chrome_edges_out_safari_iphone_os_continues_growth_in_december_report/ Apple ends the year with solid iPhone OS growth, a slowing - but stable Mac OS X market share, and its Safari web browser being edged out by Google's Chrome. In its final report of 2009, web metric... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/01/chrome_edges_out_safari_iphone_os_continues_growth_in_december_report/ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/17/beyond_nexus_one_google_rumored_to_create_netbook_hardware/ As reports continue to state Google will sell a custom built phone very soon, a new rumor suggests the search company will also release its own branded netbook PC when Chrome OS debuts in late 2010. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/17/beyond_nexus_one_google_rumored_to_create_netbook_hardware/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/16/european_union_drops_antitrust_charges_against_microsoft/ Microsoft's Windows browser ballot proved to be enough for the European Union to drop its antitrust case against the Redmond, Wash., software giant. European regulators announced Wednesday they had... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/16/european_union_drops_antitrust_charges_against_microsoft/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/mobile_phone_sales_down_in_2009_chrome_barely_edges_safari/ Overall mobile phone sales are predicted to be down from 2008; the Android Market now has 20,000 applications; and the recent release of Google Chrome beta helped give the browser a slight lead over S... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/mobile_phone_sales_down_in_2009_chrome_barely_edges_safari/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/09/safari_retains_speed_crown_over_newcomer_chrome_in_os_x/ While besting Firefox by nearly 50 percent, Google's newly released Chrome browser was 12 percent slower than Apple's Safari in benchmark tests. In benchmark tests run by Computerworld, Apple's Saf... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/09/safari_retains_speed_crown_over_newcomer_chrome_in_os_x/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/08/google_chrome_for_mac_web_browser_reaches_beta_release/ General users can now download the public beta of Google Chrome for Mac, as the Web browser software was finally made available Tuesday. Chrome for Mac has been a long time coming, more than a year... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/08/google_chrome_for_mac_web_browser_reaches_beta_release/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/google_outlines_chrome_os_plans_for_netbooks/ Google hosted a technical introduction to its new Chrome OS today, which it expects to officially launch on new netbooks by the end of 2010. First unveiled as a initiative in July, Google's Chrome... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/google_outlines_chrome_os_plans_for_netbooks/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/kindle_software_coming_to_mac_google_chrome_hits_milestone/ Amazon Kindle customers will have the ability to read their content on the Mac when the official application is launched in the future; and Google Chrome inches closer to release with its developer pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/kindle_software_coming_to_mac_google_chrome_hits_milestone/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/24/google_sneaks_webkit_html_5_support_into_internet_explorer/ Rather than waiting for Microsoft to implement HTML 5, Google has released a plugin for Internet Explorer 8 that injects its own WebKit rendering engine, resulting in a ten fold performance boost for ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/24/google_sneaks_webkit_html_5_support_into_internet_explorer/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT