http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:43:45 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/03/apple_predicted_to_offer_300000_iphone_apps_tablet_in_2010/ Research firm IDC believes the iPhone App Store will reach the 300,000 landmark in 2010, and more than 1 billion total mobile devices will access the Internet. The company has also offered its predict... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/03/apple_predicted_to_offer_300000_iphone_apps_tablet_in_2010/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/02/time_inc_demos_tablet_friendly_magazine_concept/ Time Inc. released a video walkthrough as well as a working model of its digital magazine format designed for touchscreen tablets. Less than a month after competitor Condé Nast revealed that a digi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/02/time_inc_demos_tablet_friendly_magazine_concept/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/02/apple_tablet_rumored_to_be_shockingly_inexpensive/ Internet and television personality Alex Albrecht claimed to have insight on the price of Apple's rumored tablet during the latest episode of Diggnation, which also featured actor John Hodgman from Ap... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/02/apple_tablet_rumored_to_be_shockingly_inexpensive/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/29/intels_six_core_gulftown_processor_revealed_possibly_headed_to_mac_pro/ Performance numbers of Intel's new six-core Xeon were prematurely revealed by Polish website PCLab, showing strong increases in performance for the chip rumored to be in the next iteration of the Mac ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/29/intels_six_core_gulftown_processor_revealed_possibly_headed_to_mac_pro/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:10:00 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/09/11/19/apple_investigates_space_age_fitness_tracking_technology/ New patent applications revealed this week show that Apple has investigated technology with advanced physiological sensors for measuring workout activity from inside the user's ear canal. In additi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/apple_investigates_space_age_fitness_tracking_technology/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/major_publisher_preps_for_apple_tablet_as_delay_rumor_surfaces/ Magazine publisher Condé Nast plans to bring one of its top brands to Apple's still-unannounced tablet, which one report claims has been delayed, but will offer a pricey model with an OLED screen. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/major_publisher_preps_for_apple_tablet_as_delay_rumor_surfaces/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/16/apple_tablet_speculation_high_end_graphics_several_models/ Amplifying the buzz for Apple's long-rumored tablet device, a new report suggests the hardware will include a high-end graphics card to produce a picture with "stunning resolution." In a roundup of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/16/apple_tablet_speculation_high_end_graphics_several_models/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/apple_looks_to_improve_pen_based_input_on_tablet_touchscreens/ Though Apple has shunned the stylus in favor of multi-touch on the iPhone and iPod touch, a new patent application suggests the company is investigating superior handwriting and input recognition via ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/apple_looks_to_improve_pen_based_input_on_tablet_touchscreens/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/05/apple_investigating_grabgo_simplified_cross_platform_sync/ Apple could make the transferring of files between devices like Macs, iPhones and the Apple TV simpler with a new cross-platform, cloud-integrated sync service. In a system described in a new paten... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/05/apple_investigating_grabgo_simplified_cross_platform_sync/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/apple_investigates_media_playing_headset_shoe_wear_out_sensor/ A string of new patent applications have revealed potentially unique products from Apple, including a MP3 playing headset and a sensor that would detect when a shoe needs to be replaced. Headset wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/apple_investigates_media_playing_headset_shoe_wear_out_sensor/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/apple_engineers_ramp_up_overseas_trips_for_tablet_report/ Apple employees are reportedly taking numerous trips to manufacturing plants in China, including some scheduled during the upcoming holiday season, as the company's long-rumored tablet comes closer to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/apple_engineers_ramp_up_overseas_trips_for_tablet_report/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/apple_states_its_2009_holiday_lineup_is_set/ Any lingering hopes of new last-minute holiday hardware from Apple have been cast in doubt, as the Mac maker has reportedly confirmed that its holiday 2009 lineup is "set." In a recent conversation... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/apple_states_its_2009_holiday_lineup_is_set/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/apple_pitches_tablet_as_e_reader_to_australian_media_report/ Apple has allegedly gone global in its efforts to attract publications to provide content for its long-rumored tablet device, as a new report suggests the hardware maker has been in discussions with t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/apple_pitches_tablet_as_e_reader_to_australian_media_report/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/study_suggests_600_mass_market_sweet_spot_for_apple_tablet/ While most Mac users would have no problem paying more than $600 for Apple's long-rumored tablet, most PC users would not consider hardware above that price, a new study suggests. In a survey of 75... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/26/study_suggests_600_mass_market_sweet_spot_for_apple_tablet/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:55:00 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/09/10/21/latest_apple_tablet_speculation_covers_digital_comic_books/ In yet another sign that print content will play an important role in Apple's long-rumored tablet device, a new report suggests that a digital comic book distributor could be in on the action. In h... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/latest_apple_tablet_speculation_covers_digital_comic_books/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/sources_reveal_part_of_apples_new_mac_product_lineup/ Apple on Tuesday morning took its online stores offline and appears to be in the process of introducing the remainder of its Mac product line up for the 2009 holiday shopping season. While the stor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/20/sources_reveal_part_of_apples_new_mac_product_lineup/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apple_reveals_plans_for_cheaper_new_products_in_the_pipeline/ After announcing spectacular Q4 results, Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer explained to analysts that the company is projecting lower growth in future revenues and profit margins due t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apple_reveals_plans_for_cheaper_new_products_in_the_pipeline/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/rumors_swirl_over_apples_imac_blu_ray_quad_core_plans/ The latest rumors surrounding Apple's plans for its upcoming iMac makeover hint that Blu-ray could remain a "bag of hurt" for a bit longer, while the company taps Intel for its latest mobile chips to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/rumors_swirl_over_apples_imac_blu_ray_quad_core_plans/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/apples_next_mac_pro_may_sport_six_core_processors/ A forthcoming update to the Mac Pro line could have short-term exclusivity of a new Intel Xeon six-core CPU early next year, according to a new rumor. Citing an inside source, Hardmac has reported ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/apples_next_mac_pro_may_sport_six_core_processors/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/08/intel_suit_halts_development_of_future_nvidia_chipsets/ Nvidia, the maker of Intel-compatible chipsets for Apple's line of Macs, has announced it will cease development of future hardware until its suit with Intel is settled sometime in 2010. The announ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/08/intel_suit_halts_development_of_future_nvidia_chipsets/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/07/apples_next_mouse_may_not_carry_mighty_moniker/ A small accessory maker announced Wednesday that it was officially awarded registration of the "Mighty Mouse" trademark, suggesting Apple's new hardware could have a different name. Man & Machine C... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/07/apples_next_mouse_may_not_carry_mighty_moniker/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/07/foxconn_rumored_to_manufacture_apple_tablet_for_q1_2010/ Foxconn, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer who has partnered with Apple on numerous products, is now rumored to have secured the production of Apple's anticipated tablet device. DigiTimes r... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/07/foxconn_rumored_to_manufacture_apple_tablet_for_q1_2010/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/06/as_apple_preps_multi_touch_mouse_microsoft_shows_off_its_own/ With rumors swirling that Apple will launch an updated Mighty Mouse with multi-touch capabilities, Microsoft has shown off its own unique hardware with a number of prototypes. Calling the concepts ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/06/as_apple_preps_multi_touch_mouse_microsoft_shows_off_its_own/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/apple_looks_to_take_tablet_beyond_bathroom_web_browsing/ With its development reset by co-founder Steve Jobs numerous times, Apple's forthcoming tablet is a device that has been through many internal revisions that look to offer more than "surfing the Web i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/apple_looks_to_take_tablet_beyond_bathroom_web_browsing/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/03/apple_ads_hint_at_thinner_imacs_lighter_macbooks_cheaper_mac_minis/ First on AppleInsider: A trio of online advertisements that appear to have been published prematurely by one of Apple's international online stores suggest it's only a matter of days before the Mac ma... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/03/apple_ads_hint_at_thinner_imacs_lighter_macbooks_cheaper_mac_minis/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/02/fcc_filings_confirm_apples_new_bluetooth_mouse_keyboard/ Documents released by the Federal Communications Commission Friday show a new wireless mouse and keyboard from Apple, furthering reports of an imminent Mighty Mouse update. The documents, first dis... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/02/fcc_filings_confirm_apples_new_bluetooth_mouse_keyboard/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/02/apple_plans_mighty_mouse_makeover/ Twenty five years after introducing the world to mouse-based computing, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is now hoping to deliver significant advances to the input device by applying the company's extensiv... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/02/apple_plans_mighty_mouse_makeover/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/01/evidence_of_apples_tablet_like_input_interface_reappears/ In a new patent application revealed this week, Apple has again disclosed plans for a multi-touch surface that could accommodate two full hands and distinguish between palms and individual fingers for... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/01/evidence_of_apples_tablet_like_input_interface_reappears/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/why_apple_is_betting_on_light_peak_with_intel_a_love_story/ Despite Apple's investments in developing its own custom ARM microchips in place of using Intel's Atom mobile processors, the company has reached out to Intel as a partner to drive the adoption of the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/why_apple_is_betting_on_light_peak_with_intel_a_love_story/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/apple_contacted_print_publications_about_tablet_report/ The focus of Apple's long-rumored tablet device could be the transformation of newspapers, magazines and other print media, a new rumor suggests. With anonymous information from people within vario... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/apple_contacted_print_publications_about_tablet_report/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/29/apple_warns_of_near_term_imac_mac_mini_constraints/ Apple this week began informing its direct sales channels that several of its desktop-based Mac offerings have entered a period of constraint, further hinting that Mac hardware updates are on the hori... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/29/apple_warns_of_near_term_imac_mac_mini_constraints/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/26/report_apple_pushed_intel_to_develop_light_peak_cabling/ Following a demonstration by Intel of an advanced new optical data port called Light Peak, a new report says Apple actually brought the concept to Intel and that the new standard will play "a hugely i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/26/report_apple_pushed_intel_to_develop_light_peak_cabling/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/25/apple_close_to_unveiling_all_new_macbook_line/ An initiative on the part of Apple to retain and redesign its low-cost polycarbonate MacBook line due to ongoing economic uncertainties is now believed to be closer to fruition than once thought, Appl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/25/apple_close_to_unveiling_all_new_macbook_line/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/24/apple_ready_and_waiting_with_redesigned_imac_line/ Apple as early as this month will begin to fill out its 2009 Mac product line with a new family of iMacs sporting classier enclosures and a few added bells and whistles, AppleInsider has learned. T... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/24/apple_ready_and_waiting_with_redesigned_imac_line/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/16/apple_predicted_to_release_new_imacs_macbooks_in_weeks/ A new report alleges that Apple intends to release new iMacs and MacBooks very soon -- in a matter of weeks -- to refresh its lineup before the holiday season. Financial publication Barron's said a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/16/apple_predicted_to_release_new_imacs_macbooks_in_weeks/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/15/latest_apple_tablet_rumor_feb_2010_launch_for_800_1000/ A new report on Apple's long-rumored tablet device cites Taiwanese suppliers with a number of alleged specifics, including price, launch window and parts. Steve Chuang of Taiwan Economic Times has ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/15/latest_apple_tablet_rumor_feb_2010_launch_for_800_1000/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/01/signs_point_to_possible_apple_tv_upgrade_at_sept_9_event/ Changing an earlier prediction that surprise announcements would not occur, a Wall Street analyst released a second note Tuesday suggesting an Apple TV upgrade could debut at next week's event. Tho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/01/signs_point_to_possible_apple_tv_upgrade_at_sept_9_event/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/28/new_apple_tablet_rumor_larger_form_factor_running_mac_os_x/ Citing a "100 percent reliable" source, a new report alleges that Apple has fully working prototypes of 13-inch and 15-inch touchscreen tablets, with one model running Mac OS X. The rumor reported ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/28/new_apple_tablet_rumor_larger_form_factor_running_mac_os_x/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:50:00 GMT