http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:45:36 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/27/ipods_macbooks_imacs_up_next_on_apples_2008_roadmap/ With a multinational iPhone 3G launch now successfully under its belt, electronics maker Apple Inc. is preparing to close out the year with a final phase of product introductions that will stretch ove... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/27/ipods_macbooks_imacs_up_next_on_apples_2008_roadmap/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/25/consensus_builds_for_rumored_sept_9_ipod_event/ Spurred on by his own leak from the past weekend, Digg founder Kevin Rose has pegged a more specific date for Apple to unveil its new iPods and is garnering support from additional sources. Listene... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/25/consensus_builds_for_rumored_sept_9_ipod_event/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/06/apple_poised_for_special_event_this_september/ Although it has not yet been announced, investment bank Piper Jaffray believes it's only a matter of time before Apple reveals plans to hold a special event next month to usher in a new array of iPods... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/06/apple_poised_for_special_event_this_september/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/04/ubs_starts_apple_coverage_with_claims_of_ultraportable_mac_delay/ A relative newcomer to covering Apple's financial health, UBS Investment Research is beginning its examination of the electronics firm with a positive outlook on the 'stickiness' of the company's bran... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/04/ubs_starts_apple_coverage_with_claims_of_ultraportable_mac_delay/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/04/chinese_blog_claims_photos_of_apples_next_gen_13_inch_macbooks/ A Chinese-language blog responsible for leaking photographs of a genuine next-generation Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro casing has posted a similar set of photos purported to be that of the company's upcom... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/04/chinese_blog_claims_photos_of_apples_next_gen_13_inch_macbooks/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/01/nvidia_to_exit_chipset_business_no_apple_partnership/ A new rumor has it that NVIDIA is preparing to bow out of the chipset business altogether, making it unlikely that Apple has forged a closer bond with the chipmaker as part of its future Mac product p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/01/nvidia_to_exit_chipset_business_no_apple_partnership/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/could_nvidia_chipsets_replace_those_from_intel_in_next_gen_macs/ One high-tech journalist is making a compelling argument for why chipsets from graphics chip designer NVIDIA stand the most likely chance to replace those from Intel in Apple's next-generation Macinto... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/could_nvidia_chipsets_replace_those_from_intel_in_next_gen_macs/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/apple_warns_resellers_of_mac_and_ipod_drought_says_load_up_now/ With the first phase of the iPhone 3G launch in the rear view, Apple Inc. is now shifting much of its focus towards product refreshes targeting its two other revenue drivers and is advising resellers ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/apple_warns_resellers_of_mac_and_ipod_drought_says_load_up_now/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/29/new_ipod_touch_hidden_in_firmware_microsofts_pro_vista_videos/ A simple reference in the beta of Apple's latest firmware could hint at a significant remake of the iPod touch. Also, Microsoft has posted the controversial "blind taste test" videos that promote an ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/29/new_ipod_touch_hidden_in_firmware_microsofts_pro_vista_videos/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/28/apples_next_gen_macs_to_have_something_special_under_the_hood/ A new generation of personal computers on the way from Apple Inc. may sport some of the most significant architectural changes since the Mac maker made the jump from PowerPC processors to those manufa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/28/apples_next_gen_macs_to_have_something_special_under_the_hood/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/22/apple_may_be_eying_sub_1000_notebook_market/ Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Tuesday it believes Apple is readying new iPod and notebook products that will apply downward pressure to profit margins because they'll be priced more affordably, s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/22/apple_may_be_eying_sub_1000_notebook_market/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_plans_mystery_product_transition_before_septembers_end/ During his quarterly financial results call, Apple's chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the company will make a key "product transition" that cuts back on its profit margins to he... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_plans_mystery_product_transition_before_septembers_end/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/18/apple_hikes_orders_for_notebook_boards_by_20_percent_report/ With sales of Macs maintaining growth rates of more than two times the industry average and a pair of hefty portable updates in the pipeline, Apple is reported to have increased sharply its procuremen... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/18/apple_hikes_orders_for_notebook_boards_by_20_percent_report/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/09/apples_next_gen_macbook_pro_casing_design_revealed/ Photos that reveal the industrial design of Apple Inc.'s next-generation MacBook Pro notebooks have been making the rounds on the Internet since late last week, AppleInsider has learned. People fam... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/09/apples_next_gen_macbook_pro_casing_design_revealed/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/04/german_publisher_drops_12000_pcs_for_mac_more/ One of Germany's largest newspaper publishers will become one of Apple's largest-ever customers when it converts all of its 12,000 computers from Windows systems to Macs. Also, the latest beta of Fla... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/04/german_publisher_drops_12000_pcs_for_mac_more/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/30/mac_os_x_10_5_3_users_grapple_with_bugs_in_adobe_cs3_graphics/ Those early adopters of Apple's latest major patch for Mac OS X Leopard are finding bugs with Adobe's Creative Suite 3, as well as persisting graphics glitches for MacBook portables. Visitors to su... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/30/mac_os_x_10_5_3_users_grapple_with_bugs_in_adobe_cs3_graphics/ Fri, 30 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/29/apple_looks_to_extend_display_life_with_removable_led_strips/ With Apple rapidly transitioning its notebooks -- and eventually its desktops -- to flat-panel displays lit by LEDs rather than CCFLs, the Mac maker is simultaneously researching cost-effective solut... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/29/apple_looks_to_extend_display_life_with_removable_led_strips/ Thu, 29 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/windows_7_starts_race_with_apple_to_full_multi_touch_desktop_os/ The first public showing of Microsoft's next major Windows update reveals an operating system with a familiar-looking dock and a more than slight emphasis on multi-touch displays. Demonstrated at t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/windows_7_starts_race_with_apple_to_full_multi_touch_desktop_os/ Thu, 29 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/confirmed_intel_delay_will_push_back_macbook_overhauls/ Intel Corp. has confirmed that it will delay volume shipments of its upcoming "Montevina" Centrino 2 mobile platform by as much as two months, which will push a release of Apple's redesigned MacBook n... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/confirmed_intel_delay_will_push_back_macbook_overhauls/ Wed, 28 May 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/27/3g_iphone_shell_photos_possible_centrino_2_delay/ Photos have surfaced of an accessory maker's purported reference model for the 3G iPhone. Also, Intel may have stalled the launch of its Centrino 2 mobile platform, potentially affecting the release ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/27/3g_iphone_shell_photos_possible_centrino_2_delay/ Tue, 27 May 2008 21:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/23/2_5m_att_iphone_users_piper_on_wwdc_macs_3g_stock_panic/ AT&T now counts more than 2.5 million iPhone users among its ranks. Also, analysts at Piper Jaffray give a 60 percent chance of Macs at WWDC; the New York Times has developed a new version of its Tim... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/23/2_5m_att_iphone_users_piper_on_wwdc_macs_3g_stock_panic/ Fri, 23 May 2008 22:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/21/all_apple_macbooks_to_use_led_backlighting_by_2009/ Apple plans for all of its MacBooks to use LED-backlit displays by 2009, completing a transition across its notebook lines away from mercury-laden panels that began last year with an update to its Mac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/21/all_apple_macbooks_to_use_led_backlighting_by_2009/ Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/16/component_report_pins_macbook_overhaul_for_third_quarter/ The next update to Apple Inc.'s line of 13-inch MacBook consumer portables will arrive sometime during the third quarter of the year, Far Eastern component suppliers are reported to have revealed. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/16/component_report_pins_macbook_overhaul_for_third_quarter/ Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/17/apple_orders_aluminum_13_inch_macbook_shells_3g_iphone_chips/ Separate reports have revealed that Apple's next wave of products for 2008 is soon to enter various stages of production, with orders placed for aluminum shells for the company's next-generation 13-in... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/17/apple_orders_aluminum_13_inch_macbook_shells_3g_iphone_chips/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/17/aluminum_macbook_imac_like_macbook_pro_mocks_leaked/ An unusual .Mac website believed to belong to an Apple employee has been revealed to include promotional images depicting an all aluminum 13-inch MacBook design in addition to a MacBook Pro that takes... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/17/aluminum_macbook_imac_like_macbook_pro_mocks_leaked/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/14/apple_acknowledges_graphics_glitch_with_latest_notebooks/ Apple is investigating problems with its new Penryn-based Intel notebooks that cause flickering and graphics corruption during media playback and web browsing. The two issues have been widely repor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/14/apple_acknowledges_graphics_glitch_with_latest_notebooks/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_posts_imac_macbook_keyboard_firmware_updates/ Apple on Tuesday released several fixes to improve the reliability of its Macs based on Intel's mobile platform as well as its newer aluminum keyboard. Also, beta 3 has surfaced for the iPhone develo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_posts_imac_macbook_keyboard_firmware_updates/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/07/apple_notebook_lines_to_see_major_design_changes_sources_say/ Apple Inc.'s existing MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks will be the last of their breed, as both product families are destined for major design changes upon their next refresh, AppleInsider has learne... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/07/apple_notebook_lines_to_see_major_design_changes_sources_say/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/01/apple_developing_full_multi_touch_macs_report/ Mac maker Apple Inc. is in the early developmental stages of a personal computer system that will rely exclusively on its revolutionary multi-touch technology rather than traditional input devices, in... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/01/apple_developing_full_multi_touch_macs_report/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/26/apple_settles_millions_of_colors_class_action_lawsuit/ Apple has settled with two professional photographers who had charged the company with falsely advertising the quality and capabilities of its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook displays. The out-of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/26/apple_settles_millions_of_colors_class_action_lawsuit/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/macbooks_apple_over_dell_air_sell_through_new_models_slower/ Apple has eclipsed Dell as the No.1 supplier of notebooks to higher education in the United States. Meanwhile, thin supply of MacBook Airs suggests demand remains high for the super-slim notebook a mo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/macbooks_apple_over_dell_air_sell_through_new_models_slower/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/29/apple_jobs_carbon_composites_iphone_cameras_macbook_design/ As always, Apple is expanding its workforce; new postings, however, suggest that the company is investigating a return to carbon elements in its computers, expanding the iPhone's camera functionality,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/29/apple_jobs_carbon_composites_iphone_cameras_macbook_design/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/free_shuffle_100_off_new_macbooks_75_off_new_macbook_pros/ Apple authorized resellers are taking advantage of the recent flurry of product announcements from the company, offering a series of deals that range from a free iPod shuffle with the purchase of an i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/free_shuffle_100_off_new_macbooks_75_off_new_macbook_pros/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/next_apple_notebook_refresh_rumored_for_june/ The next update to Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro family of notebook computers could come as early as June, according to a series of reports. DailyTech notes that Intel is planning to replace its ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/next_apple_notebook_refresh_rumored_for_june/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/26/more_macbook_details_battery_life_claims_enviro_push_more/ When Apple revamped its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups on Tuesday, the company also quietly changed its methods of reporting battery life and also made clear the eco-friendliness of the notebooks, am... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/26/more_macbook_details_battery_life_claims_enviro_push_more/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/26/apple_intros_updated_macbooks_and_new_penryn_macbook_pros/ Apple today updated its popular MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, larger hard drives and 2GB of memory standard in most models. MacBook Pro ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/26/apple_intros_updated_macbooks_and_new_penryn_macbook_pros/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_filing_spills_details_of_advanced_multi_touch_pads_for_macs/ A new and ambitious patent filing from Apple hints that the Mac maker is working to extend an advanced version of its multi-touch technology to future notebook trackpads that would include gesture con... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_filing_spills_details_of_advanced_multi_touch_pads_for_macs/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/12/macbook_air_demand_trails_that_of_original_intel_based_macbook/ Interest in Apple Inc.'s new ultra-thin and lightweight MacBook Air is running high, but demand for the new sub-notebook is noticeably less than that of the first Intel-based MacBook launched in May o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/12/macbook_air_demand_trails_that_of_original_intel_based_macbook/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/report_apple_cuts_ipod_iphone_and_macbook_orders_again/ Shares of Apple Inc. slumped further south on Wednesday amid a weakening macroeconomic outlook and reports of additional production cuts affecting not only the company's handhelds, but also its red-ho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/report_apple_cuts_ipod_iphone_and_macbook_orders_again/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/14/wired_claims_last_minute_macbook_air_design_details/ An alleged insider at a third-party vendor is said by Wired to have fresh details on the rumored 'MacBook Air' sub-notebook just hours before its unveiling at Macworld San Francisco. In its descrip... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/14/wired_claims_last_minute_macbook_air_design_details/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:20:00 GMT