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 12:24:37 -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/12/01/11/dell_plans_to_launch_first_consumer_tablet_in_late_2012/ Moving on from its failed line of smaller Streak-branded tablets, Dell reportedly plans to sell a full-fledged "consumer tablet" to take on Apple's iPad in late 2012. The Round Rock, Tex.-based PC ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/dell_plans_to_launch_first_consumer_tablet_in_late_2012/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:36:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/dell_kills_7_streak_as_amazons_profitless_kindle_fire_ravages_android_tablets/ Dell has thrown in the towel on its last Android-based Streak tablets in the US as new analysts step forward to note that Apple's only competition in tablets is coming from Amazon, although saying it ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/dell_kills_7_streak_as_amazons_profitless_kindle_fire_ravages_android_tablets/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:43:00 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/11/11/18/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/11/09/20/apple_continues_unstoppable_winning_streak_in_customer_satisfaction/ Apple has once again topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index for PC makers, making it eight years in a row that consumers have been most satisfied with the Mac maker. Apple's score in 2011 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/20/apple_continues_unstoppable_winning_streak_in_customer_satisfaction/ Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/steve_jobs_resignation_has_little_effect_on_apple_product_demand/ Consumer demand for Apple products is unlikely to be impacted by the resignation of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, says one of two new studies, while the other reaffirms that the iPad will continue ìdom... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/steve_jobs_resignation_has_little_effect_on_apple_product_demand/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/05/dell_partnering_up_with_baidu_to_produce_tablets_phones/ Dell confirmed on Tuesday its plans to work with Chinese search engine Baidu to develop tablets and smartphones for the newly-announced forked version of Google's Android mobile operating system, call... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/05/dell_partnering_up_with_baidu_to_produce_tablets_phones/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/12/dell_kills_its_5_android_tablet_as_abi_searches_for_success_among_tablet_failures/ While Google hoped its Android platform could take on the iPad this year, its licensees are finding it difficult to even compete with Apple on the low end. On example, Dell's Streak 5 (aka Mini 5), ha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/12/dell_kills_its_5_android_tablet_as_abi_searches_for_success_among_tablet_failures/ Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/17/analyst_apples_ipad_to_lead_tablet_market_explosion_for_foreseeable_future/ According to one analyst, the market for consumer tablets could top 215 million units by 2015, with the iPad expected to dominate the market's explosive growth. Sanford Bernstein chip analyst Stacy... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/17/analyst_apples_ipad_to_lead_tablet_market_explosion_for_foreseeable_future/ Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/28/fears_of_ipad_cannibalization_drive_pc_estimates_downward/ Slowing shipments of PCs have prompted some analysts to revise their 2011 PC shipment estimates downward over concerns that Apple's iPad is eating into sales of PCs. In a note issued to clients Thu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/28/fears_of_ipad_cannibalization_drive_pc_estimates_downward/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/28/ipad_retains_74_tablet_market_share_as_apple_sits_among_top_5_pc_vendors/ Apple's iPad accounted for 74 percent of tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2011, as combined Mac and iPad sales made Apple one of the top five PC vendors in the world by volume. Research fir... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/28/ipad_retains_74_tablet_market_share_as_apple_sits_among_top_5_pc_vendors/ Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/14/palm_facebook_investor_changes_tune_on_apple_over_ipad_apps/ In a marked shift from his former belief that sales of the iPhone would dry up after two years, Roger McNamee, a prominent venture capitalist who has invested heavily in Palm and Facebook, said in an ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/14/palm_facebook_investor_changes_tune_on_apple_over_ipad_apps/ Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/first_quarter_mac_sales_grow_9_6_in_us_as_rest_of_market_drops_10_7/ Apple's line of Mac computers saw great success in the U.S. in the first quarter of calendar 2011, growing 9.6 from 2010, while the rest of the American market fell 10.7 percent and netbook maker Acer... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/first_quarter_mac_sales_grow_9_6_in_us_as_rest_of_market_drops_10_7/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/consumer_reports_ranks_apples_ipad_2_best_tablet_on_the_market/ In a comparison of 10 tablet devices, Consumer Reports ranked Apple's iPad 2 the best product available, in contrast to its controversial refusal to endorse the iPhone 4. Both the Wi-Fi-only and 3G... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/consumer_reports_ranks_apples_ipad_2_best_tablet_on_the_market/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/pc_sales_start_slow_in_2011_while_market_is_usurped_by_apples_ipad/ Following a blockbuster start to sales for Apple's iPad 2, sources in the Far East PC supply chain have reportedly indicated that PC sales have seen "weak demand" to start 2011. PC sales continue t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/pc_sales_start_slow_in_2011_while_market_is_usurped_by_apples_ipad/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/30/acer_to_overhaul_operations_in_the_wake_of_apples_ipad/ The founder of Acer, the second largest PC maker globally, has acknowledged that the company must overhaul its operations to focus on profit margins rather than market share in reaction to the success... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/30/acer_to_overhaul_operations_in_the_wake_of_apples_ipad/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/30/dell_hp_execs_lash_out_at_apples_ios_successes/ Executives from rival technology companies Dell and HP spoke out against Apple this week, with a Dell executive predicting that the iPad will fail, while an HP executive criticized Apple's relationshi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/30/dell_hp_execs_lash_out_at_apples_ios_successes/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/dell_previews_conceptual_tablet_running_windows_7/ Without providing a price or release date, Dell has begun showing a non-working prototype representing a 10 inch tablet running Windows 7. According to report by CNET, the product is aimed at user... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/dell_previews_conceptual_tablet_running_windows_7/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/27/apple_slipping_but_still_leads_dell_and_hp_in_tech_support_satisfaction/ Apple's lead over HP and Dell in customer service satisfaction rankings has narrowed over the last year, but its customers still reported fewer nuisance issues and greater satisfaction by a significan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/27/apple_slipping_but_still_leads_dell_and_hp_in_tech_support_satisfaction/ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/26/apple_becomes_no_3_global_pc_maker_with_241_growth_if_ipad_is_included/ With Mac and iPad sales combined, Apple computer sales grew 241 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2010, vaulting the company into third place in worldwide PC sales research, firm Canaly... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/26/apple_becomes_no_3_global_pc_maker_with_241_growth_if_ipad_is_included/ Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/24/ipad_tops_mossbergs_list_of_best_reviewed_products_of_2010/ Technology journalist Walt Mossberg listed the iPad as his best reviewed product of the year, while he called out the Dell Streak and Google TV as the worst products of 2010. Calling Apple's succes... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/24/ipad_tops_mossbergs_list_of_best_reviewed_products_of_2010/ Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/22/lawsuit_accuses_apple_dell_htc_of_infringing_mp3_related_patent/ A lawsuit filed this week accuses a number of major electronics companies, including Apple, of violating a patent related to playback of MP3 files. Hybrid Audio is the owner of U.S. Patent No. RE40... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/22/lawsuit_accuses_apple_dell_htc_of_infringing_mp3_related_patent/ Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/16/apple_supplier_arrested_in_insider_trading_probe_over_future_iphone_details/ An insider trading sweep by federal prosecutors that led to the arrest of five suspects included a senior director for Apple supplier Flextronics, who was arrested on charges that he leaked confidenti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/16/apple_supplier_arrested_in_insider_trading_probe_over_future_iphone_details/ Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/15/as_corporate_interest_in_tablets_spikes_apples_ipad_remains_tops/ A new survey has found a "corporate explosion" of interest in tablets, with the potential market for Apple's iPad doubling in the first quarter of 2011. ChangeWave Research on Wednesday revealed th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/15/as_corporate_interest_in_tablets_spikes_apples_ipad_remains_tops/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/23/mac_pricing_gives_apple_top_dollar_share_in_u_s_home_pc_market/ For the first time ever, Apple is the dollar share leader in the U.S. home PC market, with the Mac taking 29.4 percent of every dollar earned from domestic home computer sales. Analyst Charlie Wolf... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/23/mac_pricing_gives_apple_top_dollar_share_in_u_s_home_pc_market/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/05/bank_of_america_citigroup_testing_iphone_to_replace_blackberry/ Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email. According to a report by Bloomberg, the two banks ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/05/bank_of_america_citigroup_testing_iphone_to_replace_blackberry/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/18/categorizing_ipad_as_pc_would_make_apple_largest_in_us_market/ Reclassifying the iPad as a PC in terms of sales would catapult Apple past rivals Dell and HP, elevating the Mac maker to the No. 1 computer manufacturer in the U.S., one Wall Street analyst has noted... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/18/categorizing_ipad_as_pc_would_make_apple_largest_in_us_market/ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/11/microsoft_unveils_plans_for_first_nine_windows_phone_7_handsets/ Microsoft on Monday announced its initial arsenal of handsets built around the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, in what many believe is the company's last-ditch attempt to regain traction ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/11/microsoft_unveils_plans_for_first_nine_windows_phone_7_handsets/ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/29/dell_to_launch_7_inch_tablet_in_next_few_weeks_to_challenge_ipad/ U.S. computer maker Dell reportedly plans to take on Apple's iPad with a smaller, 7-inch device set to launch in a matter of weeks, as well as a 10-inch touchscreen device planned to debut in the next... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/29/dell_to_launch_7_inch_tablet_in_next_few_weeks_to_challenge_ipad/ Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/21/pc_industry_customer_satisfaction_again_dominated_by_apple/ Apple remains the best in its class for customer service, with the Mac maker again leading all other PC makers for the seventh straight year, despite industry-wide improvement, according to a new stud... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/21/pc_industry_customer_satisfaction_again_dominated_by_apple/ Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/10/dell_announces_streak_tablet_phone_us_launch_on_friday/ Dell's latest touchscreen tablet-cum-smartphone will take on Apple's iPhone and iPad in the US on Friday when the company launches its 5-inch Streak for $299 with contract, $549 without. The Streak... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/10/dell_announces_streak_tablet_phone_us_launch_on_friday/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/04/isuppli_apple_was_only_us_pc_maker_to_outgrow_market_in_q1_2010/ The greatest growth in the PC industry in the first quarter of 2010 came from overseas computer manufacturers, with one exception in the U.S.: Apple. Mac shipments increased 32.4 percent year-over-... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/04/isuppli_apple_was_only_us_pc_maker_to_outgrow_market_in_q1_2010/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/25/dell_announces_streak_a_5_inch_android_based_ipad_competitor/ Dell's entry into the tablet market was made official Tuesday with the Streak, previously shown at CES 2010 as a concept, now set to take on Apple's iPad in the U.K. in early June, and in the U.S. lat... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/25/dell_announces_streak_a_5_inch_android_based_ipad_competitor/ Tue, 25 May 2010 17:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/15/apple_jumps_to_no_56_in_annual_fortune_500_rankings/ Fortune magazine on Thursday released its annual list of the Fortune 500 U.S. companies with the highest gross revenue in 2010, and Apple moved up 15 spots to take the 56th overall position. Apple ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/15/apple_jumps_to_no_56_in_annual_fortune_500_rankings/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/02/growth_in_netbook_sales_slows_in_anticipation_of_apples_ipad/ As the launch of Apple's iPad looms, a new report alleges that HP and Dell have cut back production of low-cost, low-power netbooks after the market saw relatively slow growth in the first quarter of ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/02/growth_in_netbook_sales_slows_in_anticipation_of_apples_ipad/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/18/hp_plans_to_beat_apple_ipad_price_microsoft_courier_still_in_works/ Apple's iPad announcement has not deterred PC competitors, as HP's forthcoming 3G-enabled "slate PC" will reportedly be competitively priced, and Microsoft is still working on its unannounced Courier ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/18/hp_plans_to_beat_apple_ipad_price_microsoft_courier_still_in_works/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/10/apple_among_top_5_brick_and_mortar_online_electronics_stores/ Apple ranked in the top five electronics retailers in all of 2009, with both its brick-and-mortar retail stores and commercial Web site among the top revenue earners. According to new data released... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/10/apple_among_top_5_brick_and_mortar_online_electronics_stores/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/13/apple_tops_pc_rivals_in_customer_experience_but_itunes_lags_behind/ In a recent survey of customer experience, Apple ranked above its main competitors in the personal computing space, but consumers found iTunes to be behind rivals Barnes & Noble and Amazon. In the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/13/apple_tops_pc_rivals_in_customer_experience_but_itunes_lags_behind/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/07/dell_previews_5_inch_tablet_concept_akin_to_bigger_ipod_touch/ Piggybacking on industry-wide excitement over an expected Apple tablet unveiling later this month, rival Dell used a portion of its presentation at CES on Thursday to flaunt its own tiny tablet concep... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/07/dell_previews_5_inch_tablet_concept_akin_to_bigger_ipod_touch/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:25:00 GMT