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 11:44:50 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/mac_sales_surge_as_pc_sales_drop_20_in_uk_12_in_france/ PC sales in Europe plummeted in the fourth quarter of 2011, but Apple bucked that trend over the holidays, particularly in France and the U.K., with continued strong growth. According to the latest... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/mac_sales_surge_as_pc_sales_drop_20_in_uk_12_in_france/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/apple_now_largest_computer_maker_sold_more_ipads_alone_than_hp_sold_pcs/ Apple has surpassed HP in both computer unit sales and revenues for the first time, taking the top spot sooner than expected on record sales of iPads. Rather than losing sales to low priced tablets, A... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/apple_now_largest_computer_maker_sold_more_ipads_alone_than_hp_sold_pcs/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/mac_sales_growing_faster_for_apple_in_china_than_us_/ Apple's growth story in China now extends beyond the iPhone and iPad, with Mac sales there also continuing to outpace the U.S. in terms of year over year growth, according to a new report. Analyst ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/mac_sales_growing_faster_for_apple_in_china_than_us_/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:17:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/rbc_ups_apple_stock_price_target_to_525_due_to_iphone_frenzy/ Investment bank RBC upped its price target for shares of Apple from $500 to $525 on Wednesday on expectations that the company will solidly beat Wall Street estimates for the first quarter of fiscal 2... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/rbc_ups_apple_stock_price_target_to_525_due_to_iphone_frenzy/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/ge_exec_says_employee_iphones_macs_show_applicants_its_a_contemporary_company/ General Electric's Chief Technology Officer recently said that the company's support of Apple's iPhones and Macs for employees is a recruiting positive that communicates to candidates that it is a "co... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/ge_exec_says_employee_iphones_macs_show_applicants_its_a_contemporary_company/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/ipad_may_make_apple_worlds_largest_pc_maker_in_holiday_q4_2012/ Apple's fiscal Q4 iPad shipments in the September quarter were enough to propel the Mac maker into a near tie in unit sales with global PC maker HP. When Apple releases figures for the final quarter o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/ipad_may_make_apple_worlds_largest_pc_maker_in_holiday_q4_2012/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:09:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/video_ces_week_2_2012_tech_review/ Here's a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the second week of 2012, including a tour of CES 2012, Steve Ballmer's keynote, big product news, the week's business stories, and upco... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/video_ces_week_2_2012_tech_review/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:46:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_part_three_sony_motorola_rim_nokia/ As noted in the previous two segments, Apple's success with the MacBook Air and iPad have changed the course of Intel and its Ultrabook PC makers and Samsung and its mobility products. Here's a look a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_part_three_sony_motorola_rim_nokia/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/14/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_intels_ultrabooks_to_samsungs_galaxy_note/ Without even making an official appearance at CES as an exhibitor, Apple has become an invisible hand directing the show and what the company's competitors choose to promote as their future strategies... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/14/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_intels_ultrabooks_to_samsungs_galaxy_note/ Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/samsung_to_take_on_apples_macbooks_in_bid_for_notebook_dominance/ Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top. After e... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/samsung_to_take_on_apples_macbooks_in_bid_for_notebook_dominance/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/apple_becomes_no_3_pc_maker_in_us_with_industry_leading_21_growth/ Apple climbed to third place among U.S. PC vendors in the fourth quarter of 2011 as the rest of the top five vendors saw shipments decline year over year as part of a worldwide contraction in the PC m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/apple_becomes_no_3_pc_maker_in_us_with_industry_leading_21_growth/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/ces_msi_unveils_external_thunderbolt_gpu_henge_docks_gain_macbook_air_support/ New Mac-centric products are aplenty at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, including a Thunderbolt-connected external graphics processor from MSI, and a vertical docking station for the MacBook Ai... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/ces_msi_unveils_external_thunderbolt_gpu_henge_docks_gain_macbook_air_support/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:29:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/ces_belkin_unveils_thunderbolt_express_dock_coming_in_sept_for_299/ Belkin on Monday introduced its new Thunderbolt Express Dock, which will allow users to connect multiple devices to their Mac with one Thunderbolt cable when it arrives in September for $299. Thoug... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/ces_belkin_unveils_thunderbolt_express_dock_coming_in_sept_for_299/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/apple_sold_12m_macbook_airs_over_holidays_new_models_with_ivy_bridge_loom/ Apple is said to have sold 1.2 million of its thin-and-light MacBook Air over the holiday buying season, as competing PC makers hope to steal some of Apple's thunder by unveiling their own "Ultrabooks... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/apple_sold_12m_macbook_airs_over_holidays_new_models_with_ivy_bridge_loom/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/07/survey_suggests_50_growth_in_enterprise_spending_on_apple_products_in_2012/ Apple could see as much as 50 percent growth in global corporate IT spending on its devices this year, according to a recent survey from a market research firm. Forrester Research issued its Global... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/07/survey_suggests_50_growth_in_enterprise_spending_on_apple_products_in_2012/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/apples_imac_accounts_for_329_of_allinone_pc_sales/ While portable computers get the most attention and sales, all-in-one PCs have quietly become a booming market, and Apple's iMac accounts for nearly a third of all sales. All-in-one desktop compute... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/apples_imac_accounts_for_329_of_allinone_pc_sales/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:22:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/hard_drive_supply_improving_from_thailand_disaster_minimal_effect_seen_on_apple/ Prices and inventory of hard disk drives lineup appear to have bottomed out and begun to recover from the devastating flooding in Thailand, with no sign of a significant impact on Apple. New figure... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/hard_drive_supply_improving_from_thailand_disaster_minimal_effect_seen_on_apple/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/apple_supplier_reports_61_injured_in_explosion_at_metal_case_factory/ Apple supplier and manufacturing partner Pegatron said 61 workers had been injured as a result of an explosion at a subsidiary's metal casing factory in Shanghai, China. Pegatron Chief Financial Of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/apple_supplier_reports_61_injured_in_explosion_at_metal_case_factory/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/hard_drive_shortage_hurts_intel_but_apple_is_the_least_impacted/ While chipmaker Intel has said a lingering hard drive shortage will affect its fourth-quarter results, the issue is not expected to have a negative effect on Apple's Mac sales. Intel's results are ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/hard_drive_shortage_hurts_intel_but_apple_is_the_least_impacted/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:38:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/pc_makers_losing_interest_in_tablets_hope_ultrabooks_will_improve_margins/ Traditional PC makers are said to not be paying much attention to the tablet market controlled by Apple and now Amazon, and are instead pinning their hopes on thin-and-light Ultrabooks to improve gros... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/pc_makers_losing_interest_in_tablets_hope_ultrabooks_will_improve_margins/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:28:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/quarterly_us_mac_sales_up_13_expected_to_grow_in_december/ The latest domestic sales data from the NPD Group shows the Mac lineup demonstrating 13 percent year over year growth in the first two months of the current quarter, a growth number Wall Street watche... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/quarterly_us_mac_sales_up_13_expected_to_grow_in_december/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:48:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apples_macbook_air_projected_to_reach_sales_of_1_6m_per_quarter/ Sales of Apple's ultraportable MacBook Air notebook continue to grow, and are expected to reach an average of 1.6 million units per quarter over the next 12 months. Analyst Mark Moskowitz with J.P.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apples_macbook_air_projected_to_reach_sales_of_1_6m_per_quarter/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/09/wait_time_for_apples_2tb_bto_imacs_improves_to_2_4_weeks/ Custom-built iMac desktops with 2-terabyte hard drives now have a shipping estimate of 2 to 4 weeks, suggesting Apple has seen its stock of high-capacity hard drives improve. AppleInsider was first... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/09/wait_time_for_apples_2tb_bto_imacs_improves_to_2_4_weeks/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:11:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apples_macbook_air_has_fortuitous_timing_in_face_of_hard_drive_shortage/ A global shortage of traditional, spinning hard disk drives has coincidentally come at a time when Apple's flash-based solid-state MacBook Air is one of the company's most popular products. The suc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apples_macbook_air_has_fortuitous_timing_in_face_of_hard_drive_shortage/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/02/2tb_hard_drive_shortage_hits_apples_bto_imacs_with_5_7_week_wait/ Build-to-order iMacs with 2-terabyte hard drives now have an estimated shipping time of 5 to 7 weeks, in what is potentially the first sign of Apple being hit by a lingering global hard drive shortage... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/02/2tb_hard_drive_shortage_hits_apples_bto_imacs_with_5_7_week_wait/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/jp_morgan_ups_holiday_quarter_iphone_estimates_to_28_million/ J.P. Morgan bumped up its projections for shipments of Apple's iPhone in the December quarter to 28 million units, revising its revenue estimates for the company accordingly to $38.69 billion. Anal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/jp_morgan_ups_holiday_quarter_iphone_estimates_to_28_million/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/30/ultrabooks_headed_for_5_10_price_drop_in_early_2012/ Prices for laptops in Intel's "Ultrabook" category are expected to fall below $1,000 by the end of this year and may drop as much as 10 percent in the first quarter of 2012 with the help of a $100 mar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/30/ultrabooks_headed_for_5_10_price_drop_in_early_2012/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/acer_clinging_to_netbooks_amid_pressure_from_ipad_macbook_air/ Despite being squeezed on both sides by Apple's iPad and MacBook Air products, Acer says it remains committed to netbooks, especially in emerging markets. Acer vice president Scott Lin voiced the c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/acer_clinging_to_netbooks_amid_pressure_from_ipad_macbook_air/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/26/intel_investigating_proprietary_dock_connector_for_2012_ultrabooks/ Intel is reportedly planning to release a proprietary connector that will work alongside its Thunderbolt technology to allow for advanced docking stations for the chipmakers' ultrabook design specific... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/26/intel_investigating_proprietary_dock_connector_for_2012_ultrabooks/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/25/black_friday_macs_up_to_150_off_macbook_airsimacs_up_to_250_off_macbook_pros/ Apple resellers have launched their Black Friday deals, offering savings of up to $101 on Mac Book Airs, $250 of MacBook Pros, $128 on iMacs, $39 on Mac minis and $260 on Mac Pros [updated with price ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/25/black_friday_macs_up_to_150_off_macbook_airsimacs_up_to_250_off_macbook_pros/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/amazon_knocks_150_off_some_macs_airs_from_849_99_macbook_pros_from_1049_99/ Amazon on Thursday evening launched early Black Friday pricing on three of Apple's most affordable Mac offerings: the 1.60GHz 11" MacBook Air, 2.4GHz dual 13" MacBook Pro, and 2.5GHz 21.5" iMac [updat... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/amazon_knocks_150_off_some_macs_airs_from_849_99_macbook_pros_from_1049_99/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/apple_black_friday_rolling_out_internationally/ Apple has begun rolling out its one-day Black Friday sale in limited countries around the world, with discounts adding up to roughly 10 percent off select iPad, iPod and Mac models [updated with U.S. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/apple_black_friday_rolling_out_internationally/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/ultrabook_makers_turn_to_plastic_as_apple_controls_unibody_aluminum_supply/ Apple's continued control unibody aluminum chassis supply has reportedly forced Ultrabook makers, hoping to compete with the MacBook Air, to turn to alternative materials such as plastic. Industry ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/ultrabook_makers_turn_to_plastic_as_apple_controls_unibody_aluminum_supply/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:11:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/apple_reportedly_prepped_amd_powered_macbook_air_dropped_it_at_last_minute/ Apple is said to have developed a MacBook Air running Advanced Micro Devices' Fusion Llano processor last spring, but scrapped it at the last minute because of production issues, according to an unver... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/apple_reportedly_prepped_amd_powered_macbook_air_dropped_it_at_last_minute/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/macs_worldwide_market_share_reaches_15_year_high_at_5/ Fueled by strong gains in Asia Pacific during the September quarter, Apple saw its worldwide share of the PC market pass the 5 percent mark for the first time in 15 years, according to a new analysis.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/macs_worldwide_market_share_reaches_15_year_high_at_5/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/hp_takes_aim_at_apples_macbook_air_with_new_900_folio13_ultrabook/ The latest entry in the thin-and-light Ultrabook lineup is HP's new Folio13, a 13-inch laptop with a 128GB solid-state drive that undercuts Apple's MacBook Air with a starting price of $900. HP's f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/hp_takes_aim_at_apples_macbook_air_with_new_900_folio13_ultrabook/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apple_still_working_to_fix_lion_battery_life_issues_on_older_macbooks/ As some users continue to report battery life issues running Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on older MacBooks, Apple continues to look into the problem in hopes of finding a solution. One reader contacted Appl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apple_still_working_to_fix_lion_battery_life_issues_on_older_macbooks/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:26:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apple_macbook_orders_to_remain_steady_in_spite_of_chassis_hdd_stutters/ Shipments of Apple's MacBook will reportedly remain stable in the fourth quarter despite recent hiccups with chassis and hard drive supplies for the portables. Taiwanese industry publication DigiTi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apple_macbook_orders_to_remain_steady_in_spite_of_chassis_hdd_stutters/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:48:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/macbook_air_now_28_of_apples_notebook_shipments/ Apple's MacBook Air models now make up 28 percent of the company's notebook shipments, up from just 8 percent in the first half of the year. Research by Morgan Stanley involving NPD figures reporte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/macbook_air_now_28_of_apples_notebook_shipments/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:51:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/mac_sales_surge_despite_slipping_european_pc_market/ Despite double-digit declines in Western Europe's PC market during the third quarter, Mac sales surged nearly 20% to help Apple break into the segment's top 5 vendors for unit shipments. Apple and ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/mac_sales_surge_despite_slipping_european_pc_market/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:57:00 GMT