http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:57:02 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/27/black_friday_mac_and_ipod_price_guides_find_the_lowest_prices/ Apple early Friday morning kicked off its annual Black Friday sale, offering $101 off MacBook Pros and iMacs. However, the Mac maker's authorized resellers have far undercut the company, slashing up t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/27/black_friday_mac_and_ipod_price_guides_find_the_lowest_prices/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/26/apple_macbook_pro_prices_slashed_by_up_to_300_imacs_by_180/ One Apple authorized reseller upped the ante overnight in the ongoing Black Friday Mac price war, slashing Mac notebook prices by up to $300 and iMac prices by up to $180. Macs Responding to ste... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/26/apple_macbook_pro_prices_slashed_by_up_to_300_imacs_by_180/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/25/apple_authorized_resellers_launch_black_friday_sales_early/ As was the case last year, several Apple authorized resellers are getting a jump-start on the 2009 holiday shopping season by launching early Black Friday sales that offer up to $220 off Mac desktops ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/25/apple_authorized_resellers_launch_black_friday_sales_early/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/24/users_report_issues_with_apples_new_core_i7_based_imac/ Apple's new top-of-the-line 27-inch iMac with an Intel Core i7 processor has shown up dead on arrival or with a cracked screen for some who have purchased. In addition to threads on the Apple Discu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/24/users_report_issues_with_apples_new_core_i7_based_imac/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/review_apples_27_big_screen_imac_late_2009/ Apple's latest high-end iMac gets a stunning, huge, cinematic 16:9 27" screen, fast Core i5 and i7 CPU options, a standard wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse, a staggering 16GB RAM capacity, a new vide... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/review_apples_27_big_screen_imac_late_2009/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/mac_marketshare_grows_in_europe_as_apples_competitors_struggle/ PC sales in the U.K. and Western Europe diminished over the past year while Apple's market share has grown, as higher-priced Macs have found success in the midst of down economy. New European sales... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/mac_marketshare_grows_in_europe_as_apples_competitors_struggle/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/10/apples_mini_displayport_officially_adopted_by_vesa/ The Video Electronics Standard Association officially issued its Mini DisplayPort standard Tuesday, based on the technology licensed from Apple. VESA said that all devices using the Mini DisplayPor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/10/apples_mini_displayport_officially_adopted_by_vesa/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/apple_begins_shipping_quad_core_27_inch_imac_models/ Apple's top-of-the-line 27-inch iMacs, powered with Intel quad-core processors, have begun shipping to those who purchased the machines in October, AppleInsider has learned. Readers have said that ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/apple_begins_shipping_quad_core_27_inch_imac_models/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/31/first_look_apples_27_big_screen_imac/ Apple has revamped the iMac with a huge, cinematic 16:9 27" screen, fast CPU options, standard wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse, a staggering 16GB RAM capacity, and a new video input feature. The... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/31/first_look_apples_27_big_screen_imac/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/31/last_chance_this_year_to_save_an_extra_3_on_imacs_white_macbooks/ A pair of 3% discount coupons on Apple's new MacBook and iMac product lines are set to expire at midnight tonight, and AppleInsider has been told that they're unlikely to return until sometime next ye... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/31/last_chance_this_year_to_save_an_extra_3_on_imacs_white_macbooks/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/flash_playback_issues_reported_on_apples_new_27_inch_imacs/ Some users of the new 27-inch iMac have expressed issues with the hardware, specifically stuttering when playing back Flash content on Apple's new desktop system. As first noted by Engadget, two th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/flash_playback_issues_reported_on_apples_new_27_inch_imacs/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/review_apples_redesigned_late_2009_13_inch_macbook/ Apple's new 13-inch MacBook delivers a lower cost option to the company's MacBook Pro line of aluminum notebooks, while providing a similar unibody construction, much improved display, glass trackpad,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/review_apples_redesigned_late_2009_13_inch_macbook/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/first_look_apples_wireless_multitouch_magic_mouse/ Apple has broken its decade-long chain of terrible mouse designs with the new multitouch, wireless Magic Mouse, although its multitouch features are somewhat limited in functionality. If previous... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/30/first_look_apples_wireless_multitouch_magic_mouse/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/28/apple_retail_stores_upgrading_easypay_from_windows_to_ipod_touch/ Multiple sources have noted that Apple will be transitioning its retail store EasyPay handheld checkout systems from Windows-based PDA devices to iPod touch hardware for the 2009 holiday season. T... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/28/apple_retail_stores_upgrading_easypay_from_windows_to_ipod_touch/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/magic_mouse_software_update_released/ Today, Apple released updates for both Leopard and Snow Leopard enabling the OS to use the multi-touch capabilities of standalone versions of the Magic Mouse. The updates, which weigh in at 64 and ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/magic_mouse_software_update_released/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/tests_confirm_apples_27_imac_only_supports_displayport_input/ Third party testing has confirmed that Apple's new 27" iMac can only be used as an external display for devices designed to provide DisplayPort video. It will not work with any equipment that only sup... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/tests_confirm_apples_27_imac_only_supports_displayport_input/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/apple_mini_displayport_to_dvi_adapter_incompatible_with_new_imac/ As Apple unleashed a number of new hardware options last week, including the new iMacs, the hardware maker also quietly dropped the prices of additional RAM and processor upgrades on its MacBook Pro l... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/apple_mini_displayport_to_dvi_adapter_incompatible_with_new_imac/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/25/evidence_points_to_new_macbook_pros_on_horizon/ After examining the configuration files included in the latest build of OS X, a new report has discovered references to two new MacBook Pro models. The 10C531 build of the 10.6.2 update contained t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/25/evidence_points_to_new_macbook_pros_on_horizon/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/24/inside_apples_new_mac_mini_server/ While Appleinsider predicted the arrival of a new dual-drive, optical-free Mac mini, Apple managed keep secret its plans to introduce a new Mac mini server bundle up to its relatively subtle launch th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/24/inside_apples_new_mac_mini_server/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/first_look_apples_redesigned_13_inch_unibody_macbook/ Apple's revamped new MacBook takes everything the company learned from last year's aluminum unibody MacBook Pro redesign and applies it to make a solid, curvy, entry level notebook that carries the sa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/first_look_apples_redesigned_13_inch_unibody_macbook/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/mossberg_apples_imac_macbook_evolutionary_not_revolutionary/ In his reviews of the latest MacBook and iMac upgrades from Apple, Walt Mossberg has recommended both hardware redesigns, calling them better and brighter. But despite major hardware changes on bot... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/mossberg_apples_imac_macbook_evolutionary_not_revolutionary/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/apples_new_magic_mouse_disassembled_with_pictures/ The world's first multi-touch mouse, Apple's new Magic Mouse, has been pulled apart from all of the glue that holds it together, allowing a glimpse at its internal components. The new Magic Mouse h... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/apples_new_magic_mouse_disassembled_with_pictures/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/a_look_inside_apples_new_27_inch_imac_teardown_photos/ Just days after its unveiling, Apple's newest Mac desktop hardware has been disassembled, revealing the tightly-packed innards of the 27-inch iMac hidden behind its 11-pound screen. The new 27-inch... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/a_look_inside_apples_new_27_inch_imac_teardown_photos/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/apples_new_27_inch_imac_designed_to_also_work_as_a_display/ Apple has designed its new 27" iMac model to serve as an external display for DisplayPort devices such as recent MacBook and MacBook Pros. The new model is the first all-in-one system from Apple t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/apples_new_27_inch_imac_designed_to_also_work_as_a_display/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_have_native_support_for_apples_magic_mouse/ Native support for Apple's new multi-touch Magic Mouse will require the unreleased Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later, the new hardware's user manual states. Apple's new mouse works with both hardware and so... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_have_native_support_for_apples_magic_mouse/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/inside_apples_new_unibody_polycarbonate_macbook_teardown_photos/ Released Tuesday, Apple's refreshed MacBook has already been dissected, revealing similarities to the Macbook Pro and Air lines. The mad geniuses over at iFixit have already thoroughly disassembled... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/inside_apples_new_unibody_polycarbonate_macbook_teardown_photos/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/inside_apples_new_multitouch_magic_mouse/ Apple's new Magic Mouse brings multitouch technologies first exposed on the iPhone and MacBook touchpad to the venerable mouse. The new design presents a solid acrylic surface on a low-profile bod... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/inside_apples_new_multitouch_magic_mouse/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_unveils_new_imacs_with_21_5_and_27_inch_displays/ Apple on Tuesday unveiled an all new iMac line dual- and quad-core iMacs featuring LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_unveils_new_imacs_with_21_5_and_27_inch_displays/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_introduces_macbook_overhaul_with_led_display_7_hour_battery/ Apple Tuesday released a newly redesigned MacBook with a polycarbonate unibody design, LED-backlit display, multi-touch trackpad, and built-in battery with 7 hours of run time. Apple said the new m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_introduces_macbook_overhaul_with_led_display_7_hour_battery/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_unveils_new_multi_touch_69_bluetooth_magic_mouse/ Apple on Tuesday released what the company heralded as the first-ever multi-touch mouse, a new product called the Magic Mouse, the successor to the Mighty Mouse. Apple said that the new multi-touch... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_unveils_new_multi_touch_69_bluetooth_magic_mouse/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_quietly_unveils_new_hardware_remote/ Amidst a number of new product launches Tuesday, Apple also released a new aluminum remote that can be used with any Mac or iPod Universal Dock. The new Apple Remote eschews the iPod shuffle-like b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_quietly_unveils_new_hardware_remote/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_intros_new_mac_minis_with_faster_speeds_os_x_server_option/ Three new Mac mini models were released by Apple Tuesday, with a 1TB Mac OS X Server option accompanied by two faster, upgraded consumer-level versions. Billed as the worldís most energy efficient ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_intros_new_mac_minis_with_faster_speeds_os_x_server_option/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_updates_time_capsule_airport_extreme_with_speed_boost/ Both the AirPort Extreme wireless networking tool and Time Capsule backup appliance were given speed and performance upgrades by Apple on Tuesday. The minor hardware updates for the AirPort Extrem ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/apple_updates_time_capsule_airport_extreme_with_speed_boost/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/01/apple_resellers_advised_of_2_3_week_delay_on_mac_mini_orders/ As reports of forthcoming hardware refreshes continue to mount, Apple has braced its certified resellers for unusually long shipping times of two to three weeks for both models of its minute Mac mini ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/01/apple_resellers_advised_of_2_3_week_delay_on_mac_mini_orders/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/28/apple_unveils_new_licensing_program_for_education/ Apple has changed its licensing program for educational institutions, shifting to the purchase of annual coverage to keep software up to date for schools. Through the new plan, institutions can pur... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/28/apple_unveils_new_licensing_program_for_education/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/28/apple_investigating_alleged_issues_with_superdrives/ As scattered reports of failing SuperDrives across the Mac lineup continue to grow, Apple has reportedly begun to investigate the matter by contacting at least one user. As first reported by AppleI... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/28/apple_investigating_alleged_issues_with_superdrives/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/26/review_wifi_enabled_eye_fi_geo_sd_card_tags_places_for_iphoto/ The $60 Eye-Fi Geo card packs a WiFi transmitter into a standard 2GB SD memory card, geotagging pictures as you take them and allowing wireless photo uploads from your camera. The Eye-Fi Card fam... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/26/review_wifi_enabled_eye_fi_geo_sd_card_tags_places_for_iphoto/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/from_oled_to_tegra_five_myths_of_the_zune_hd/ Just when you thought Microsoft had given up on the Zune as a product and had retreated to referring to it as a nebulous cloud of conceptual features, the company comes out with a new device supportin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/from_oled_to_tegra_five_myths_of_the_zune_hd/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/20/apple_takes_double_digit_pc_market_share_in_canada/ Propelled by the strength of its MacBook lineup, Apple has taken a 10 percent market share of personal computers in Canada, new sales figures show. "It's certainly been Apple's most impressive quar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/20/apple_takes_double_digit_pc_market_share_in_canada/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/19/apple_releases_macbook_pro_hard_drive_firmware_update/ A new firmware fix for some MacBook Pro hard drives aims to stop random noises, perhaps bringing relief to some who have been plagued by clicking and beeping internal drives. Hard Drive Firmware Up... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/19/apple_releases_macbook_pro_hard_drive_firmware_update/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:05:00 GMT