http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:09:19 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/25/breakdown_android_g1_iphone_share_little_in_common/ T-Mobile's new G1 smartphone based on Google's Android platform has been positioned against Apple's iPhone by the media, but that attempt to set up a dramatic showdown has fizzled as details show the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/25/breakdown_android_g1_iphone_share_little_in_common/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/piper_says_g1_to_have_little_or_no_impact_on_iphone/ While both Apple and Google appear to be emerging as pioneers in the mobile computing space, the iPhone sports a year-long head start over the Android-based G1 handset introduced Tuesday, and is unlik... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/piper_says_g1_to_have_little_or_no_impact_on_iphone/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobiles_g1_android_phone_to_cost_179_available_oct_22/ T-Mobile on Tuesday held a press conference to introduce the first mobile handset based on Google's Android platform -- the G1, which will retail for $179 when it goes on sale at select T-Mobile outle... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobiles_g1_android_phone_to_cost_179_available_oct_22/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobile_introducing_first_android_based_mobile_handset_live/ T-Mobile is currently holding a press conference to introduce the first mobile phone based on Google's open Android platform. A Live Feed of the event is available. This article will be updated wit... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/23/t_mobile_introducing_first_android_based_mobile_handset_live/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/18/first_google_branded_android_phone_to_arrive_at_iphone_pricing/ The first mobile handset running Google's Android software will showcase the search giant's brand and be priced in line with Apple's iPhone 3G, according to the Wall Street Journal. In an article o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/18/first_google_branded_android_phone_to_arrive_at_iphone_pricing/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/16/t_mobile_sets_stage_for_android_iphone_showdown_next_week/ An invitation sent out on Tuesday by T-Mobile asks the media to gather next week to see the first phone built on the Android mobile platform, but will also pit Apple and Google against each other -- i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/16/t_mobile_sets_stage_for_android_iphone_showdown_next_week/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/12/iphone_app_sales_growing_at_twice_the_rate_of_itunes_music/ The notion that Apple's iTunes revenues hinge on music may soon be called into question, as Apple's recent metrics reveal that the App Store may be quickly outpacing its musical counterpart with growt... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/12/iphone_app_sales_growing_at_twice_the_rate_of_itunes_music/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/01/google_planning_new_chrome_browser_based_on_webkit/ A Google blogger has published an illustrated document outlining Google Chrome, a new web browser project based on Apple's WebKit open source rendering engine. The blogger says Google mailed out a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/01/google_planning_new_chrome_browser_based_on_webkit/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/google_reveals_open_android_market_to_rival_iphones_app_store/ Google on Thursday afternoon provided first details of a marketplace for phones based on its Android mobile platform -- including word that its store won't be as tightly monitored as the Apple-run sho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/google_reveals_open_android_market_to_rival_iphones_app_store/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/developers_question_why_apple_keeps_its_iphone_2_0_sdk_under_nda/ Apple's insistence on keeping iPhone 2.0 development under strict non disclosure agreements is frustrating efforts in the development community to share ideas, teach classes on iPhone development, and... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/28/developers_question_why_apple_keeps_its_iphone_2_0_sdk_under_nda/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/19/apple_sets_new_standard_in_customer_satisfaction/ Customer satisfaction in the personal computer industry suffered another series of declines last quarter, though one standout was Apple, Inc., which defied the trend by recording its largest gain ever... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/19/apple_sets_new_standard_in_customer_satisfaction/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/15/first_google_android_phone_sighting_reveals_awkward_iphone_rival/ The first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile platform could hit the U.S. market as early as October, according to new reports, but a video of the handset leaked on the Internet reveals a devi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/15/first_google_android_phone_sighting_reveals_awkward_iphone_rival/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/13/google_android_flaws_pushing_software_firms_towards_iphone/ Although Google is positioning its new Android platform as freeing cellphone software developers, the search engine giant's attempt to favor certain developers, technical issues, and shaky commercial ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/13/google_android_flaws_pushing_software_firms_towards_iphone/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/12/inside_mobileme_iphone_mail/ MobileMe upgrades .Mac email on the iPhone to use rapid push updating. Here's how it works, and what's new and different in MobileMe mobile mail, how to configure junk mail and security, and what's st... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/12/inside_mobileme_iphone_mail/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/11/inside_mobileme_apples_push_vs_exchange_blackberry_google/ Apple's MobileMe provides mobile device push and an innovative Wide-Area Bonjour push sync mechanism for securely updating desktop clients over the Internet. There's currently nothing identical to the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/11/inside_mobileme_apples_push_vs_exchange_blackberry_google/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/08/t_mobile_usa_seen_cloning_iphones_app_store/ Hoping to ride the coattails of the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, T-Mobile's US branch is allegedly developing a unified software store that would mimic Apple's but apply to every single device... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/08/t_mobile_usa_seen_cloning_iphones_app_store/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/23/google_android_delays_advantage_apple_and_iphone_3g/ Apple's second-generation mobile handset will have a several month head start on those based around Google's upcoming Android mobile platform, as the search giant and its partners are reportedly strug... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/23/google_android_delays_advantage_apple_and_iphone_3g/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/google_ceo_occasionally_excused_from_apple_board_meetings/ Google chief executive and Apple board member Eric Schmidt disclosed during a speech on Wednesday that his unique situation atop the leaderships of both high tech firms has periodically required that ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/google_ceo_occasionally_excused_from_apple_board_meetings/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/31/googles_android_demo_shows_app_store_tweaks_iphone_formulas/ Attendees at Google's I/O Conference this week were greeted with an Android phone interface that shares yet more common ground with the iPhone from the company's close neighbor Apple, including the fi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/31/googles_android_demo_shows_app_store_tweaks_iphone_formulas/ Sat, 31 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/13/swiss_iphone_rumor_blackberry_thunder_apple_gay_friendly/ Switzerland will be yet another carrier offering the 3G iPhone, claims a local newspaper. Meanwhile, rumors have surfaced of a "true" iPhone-slaying touchscreen BlackBerry; Google has launched a new ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/13/swiss_iphone_rumor_blackberry_thunder_apple_gay_friendly/ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/07/nbc_prefers_zune_drm_vmware_beta_imacs_10th_birthday/ NBC has persuaded Microsoft to filter out copyrighted material in its Zune jukebox while Apple refuses the same. Also, PA Semi has allegedly been bought out to design a future chip; VMware has releas... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/07/nbc_prefers_zune_drm_vmware_beta_imacs_10th_birthday/ Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/07/flash_wars_adobe_fights_for_air_with_the_open_screen_project_part_3_of_3/ Flash has plenty of enemies and obstacles, but it also enjoys wide deployment and familiarity. Two areas where Flash can offer real value is in displaying and packaging video on the web, and in servin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/07/flash_wars_adobe_fights_for_air_with_the_open_screen_project_part_3_of_3/ Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/06/flash_wars_the_many_enemies_and_obstacles_of_flash_part_2_of_3/ While widely deployed as a web plugin and among the few web technologies that have become a household word, Adobe's Flash has more than a few substantial enemies that would like to see it replaced, cl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/06/flash_wars_the_many_enemies_and_obstacles_of_flash_part_2_of_3/ Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/05/flash_wars_adobe_in_the_history_and_future_of_flash_part_1_of_3/ Pitted against Microsoft's efforts to crush Flash using its own copycat Silverlight platform, open source projects seeking to duplicate Flash for free, and Apple's efforts to create a mobile platform ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/05/flash_wars_adobe_in_the_history_and_future_of_flash_part_1_of_3/ Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/03/microsoft_steps_back_from_yahoo_bid/ A takeover that would have created one of the largest single rivals to Internet giant Google has been abruptly canceled, as Microsoft has formally withdrawn its bid to acquire Yahoo. Microsoft CEO ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/03/microsoft_steps_back_from_yahoo_bid/ Sun, 04 May 2008 02:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/02/itunes_movies_sold_at_loss_mbp_display_stripes_microsoft_and_yahoo/ Apple is allegedly taking a hit on each iTunes movie sale to spur permanent downloads. Also, owners of recent MacBook Pros are suffering from vertical display stripes on their displays' backlights, M... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/02/itunes_movies_sold_at_loss_mbp_display_stripes_microsoft_and_yahoo/ Fri, 02 May 2008 22:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/14/google_iphone_usage_shocks_search_giant/ Google on Wednesday said it has seen 50 times more search requests coming from Apple iPhones than any other mobile handset -- a revelation so astonishing that the company originally suspected it had m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/14/google_iphone_usage_shocks_search_giant/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/09/report_yahoo_executives_to_turn_down_microsoft_takeover/ Yahoo's senior management will refuse Microsoft's unprecedented $44.6 billion bid when it returns to work on Monday, says a new report by the Wall Street Journal. An insider purportedly familiar wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/09/report_yahoo_executives_to_turn_down_microsoft_takeover/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/23/apple_execs_intel_share_lotus_software_mba_superdrive_more___/ Apple executives received significant bonuses that included millions in stock-based compensation for their service to the company during fiscal 2007. Meanwhile, Intel is gaining share on rival AMD, th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/23/apple_execs_intel_share_lotus_software_mba_superdrive_more___/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/google_on_iphone_update_eas_sport_for_mac_iplayer_for_apple_tv/ Google is warning iPhone users about the effects of Apple's v1.1.3 firmware update on Gmail. Meanwhile, EA has announced plans to bring its "Spore" title to the Mac later this year. And BBC is strongl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/google_on_iphone_update_eas_sport_for_mac_iplayer_for_apple_tv/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/16/steve_jobs_talks_macbook_air_china_mobile_amazon_kindle_more/ In a pair of interviews following his Macworld keynote address on Tuesday, Apple chief executive spoke of his firm's two-year initiative to develop the world's thinnest notebook and also weighed in on... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/16/steve_jobs_talks_macbook_air_china_mobile_amazon_kindle_more/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/04/verizon_sides_with_google_new_get_a_mac_ad_iphone_speed_boost/ Verizon is joining Google's Open Handset Alliance, leaving AT&T as the lone major holdout. Meanwhile, Apple has aired a new "Get a Mac" ad trumpeting the irony of a Mac winning a Windows speed test. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/04/verizon_sides_with_google_new_get_a_mac_ad_iphone_speed_boost/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/30/piper_ups_likelihood_of_ultra_portable_at_macworld_comments_on_iphone/ Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Friday it now believes there is as an 85 percent likelihood that Apple at the upcoming Macworld Expo in January will finally take the wraps off its long-rumored ultr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/30/piper_ups_likelihood_of_ultra_portable_at_macworld_comments_on_iphone/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/19/apple_opens_online_store_in_mexico_att_mulls_android_more___/ Apple has followed up the launch of an online store in Portugal with one in Mexico. Meanwhile, AT&T is mulling a move to join Google's Android effort. And watch as Apple's public relations crew nearly... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/19/apple_opens_online_store_in_mexico_att_mulls_android_more___/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/google_android_dev_kit_exposes_apple_inspired_roots/ The release to developers of Google's Linux-based Android operating system for mobile phones reveals that the prototype software shares at least a few aspects in common with interfaces from the compan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/google_android_dev_kit_exposes_apple_inspired_roots/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/notes_of_interest_on_googles_android_announcement/ Google's launch of the Android mobile phone platform on Monday has been followed by a slew of updates and reactions, including from Apple. Some notes of interest follow. Android is not an announcem... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/notes_of_interest_on_googles_android_announcement/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/piper_jaffray_on_googles_android_apple_and_the_iphone/ Google's announcement of Android and the Open Handset Alliance on Monday will offer mobile phone makers access to many technologies already prevalent on the iPhone, and therefore there's little need f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/piper_jaffray_on_googles_android_apple_and_the_iphone/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/google_unveils_plans_android_mobile_software_platform/ Google on Monday confirmed its long-awaited foray into the mobile phone business by announcing the Open Handset Alliance, a team of thirty three other leading technology and wireless companies who hav... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/05/google_unveils_plans_android_mobile_software_platform/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:00:00 GMT