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 10:43:01 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/apple_now_worth_more_than_google_and_microsoft_combined/ First on AI: Apple's stock soared to new heights on Thursday, pushing the company's market capitalization to $456 billion, a number that is greater than the values of rivals Google and Microsoft combi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/apple_now_worth_more_than_google_and_microsoft_combined/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/cisco_backs_apples_etsi_request_for_fair_and_open_licensing_of_standards_patents/ Cisco Systems filed its own letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute last week, backing Apple's position calling for "more consistent and transparent application of FRAND" licensi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/cisco_backs_apples_etsi_request_for_fair_and_open_licensing_of_standards_patents/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:16:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/microsoft_joins_apple_in_pledging_support_for_injunction_free_frand_patent_licensing/ Microsoft has issued a public statement outlining its position regarding standards essential patents, committing itself "to always adhere to the promises it has made to standards organizations to make... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/microsoft_joins_apple_in_pledging_support_for_injunction_free_frand_patent_licensing/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/google_to_continue_motorolas_frand_licensing_that_seeks_to_monopolize_h264_umts/ Google's worst fears about greedy H.264 patent holders and "bogus patent" warfare involving Android are coming true, albeit at the hands of Motorola, a company it seeks to acquire. Google is now promi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/google_to_continue_motorolas_frand_licensing_that_seeks_to_monopolize_h264_umts/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/third_gen_ipads_window_of_opportunity_expected_to_drive_apple_market_share_gains/ Apple's third-generation iPad is expected by one market watcher to soon arrive during an advantageous "window of opportunity," in which competitors have nothing significant to offer, that will further... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/third_gen_ipads_window_of_opportunity_expected_to_drive_apple_market_share_gains/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:11:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/windows_phone_8_to_address_its_perceived_inability_to_compete_with_iphone_android_later_this_year_/ Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 8, expected in the second half of the year, will seek to address its "perceived inability to compete" with Apple's iPhone and Google's Android according to a report ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/windows_phone_8_to_address_its_perceived_inability_to_compete_with_iphone_android_later_this_year_/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/nokias_windows_phone_transition_to_impact_results_for_most_of_2012/ Nokia chairman Jorma Ollila warned on Wednesday that the handset maker's transition to Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system will be felt in its earnings for the majority of 2012. "For ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/nokias_windows_phone_transition_to_impact_results_for_most_of_2012/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/28/why_android_isnt_gaining_on_apple_in_the_enterprise_/ In the consumer market, Apple's iOS and Android's licensees have engaged in a consumer tug of war over sales. Among enterprise buyers however, Apple has maintained extensive lead that is only strength... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/28/why_android_isnt_gaining_on_apple_in_the_enterprise_/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/before_he_died_steve_jobs_kept_a_letter_from_bill_gates_by_his_bed_/ In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates reveals he wrote a letter to Steve Jobs before he passed away, and the letter apparently meant so much to Jobs that he kept it at his bedside. Gates... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/before_he_died_steve_jobs_kept_a_letter_from_bill_gates_by_his_bed_/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/eff_working_to_keep_iphone_ipad_jailbreaking_legal_in_us_/ An exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that has made iPhone "jailbreaking" legal is set to expire, and a digital rights advocacy group hopes the U.S. government will renew and expand t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/eff_working_to_keep_iphone_ipad_jailbreaking_legal_in_us_/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/bill_gates_discuses_steve_jobs_apples_ibooks_the_future_of_education/ In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates discusses conversations he would have with the late Steve Jobs, and also shares his thoughts on the future of education in the wake of Apple's iPad tex... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/bill_gates_discuses_steve_jobs_apples_ibooks_the_future_of_education/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/19/slow_computer_sales_hurt_microsofts_windows_business/ Despite meeting expectations for its fiscal second quarter, Microsoft saw a decline in its bread and butter Windows business, causing net revenue fall slightly for the three months ending on Dec. 31. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/19/slow_computer_sales_hurt_microsofts_windows_business/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/iphone_4s_launch_propels_surging_apple_20_to_close_the_gap_with_android_/ The launch of the iPhone 4S last October had an "enormous impact" on the U.S. smartphone landscape, boosting Apple's share among new buyers by almost 20 percent and putting it neck-and-neck with Andro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/iphone_4s_launch_propels_surging_apple_20_to_close_the_gap_with_android_/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/briefly_high_priced_wintel_tablets_dutch_itunes_match/ Intel and Microsoft need to strike a deal or Windows 8 tablets might be priced out of reach for most consumers and Apple officially launches iTunes Match in the Netherlands. 'Wintel' tablets It ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/briefly_high_priced_wintel_tablets_dutch_itunes_match/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_jumps_9_spots_to_become_8th_most_valuable_brand_in_the_world/ Apple was ranked the eighth most valuable brand of the world in 2011, with an estimated total value of $33.49 billion, making it bigger than Disney, Mercedes-Benz and Budweiser. The 2011 rankings w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_jumps_9_spots_to_become_8th_most_valuable_brand_in_the_world/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/video_ces_week_2_2012_tech_review/ Here's a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the second week of 2012, including a tour of CES 2012, Steve Ballmer's keynote, big product news, the week's business stories, and upco... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/video_ces_week_2_2012_tech_review/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:46:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/apple_awarded_676_patents_in_2011_ranks_39th_among_all_companies/ Apple was awarded a total of 676 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2011, ranking it No. 39 among companies awarded inventions in the U.S. The No. 1 inventor in America, as it has b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/apple_awarded_676_patents_in_2011_ranks_39th_among_all_companies/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:22:00 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/12/01/09/ces_live_report_on_the_steve_ballmer_keynote/ Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer launched this year's Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show tonight in what will become the company's last of a long, unbroken string of keynotes kicking off the s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/ces_live_report_on_the_steve_ballmer_keynote/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/54_of_future_smartphone_buyers_say_theyll_choose_apples_iphone/ A new survey has found Apple has "explosive momentum" at the beginning of 2012, with more than half of people who plan to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days choosing Apple's iPhone. The latest da... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/54_of_future_smartphone_buyers_say_theyll_choose_apples_iphone/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/07/microsoft_exec_admits_windows_phone_was_response_to_apples_iphone/ Microsoft's head of software design for Windows Phone has admitted that the company completely redesigned its mobile operating system platform as a response to Apple's iPhone and the "sea change" it c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/07/microsoft_exec_admits_windows_phone_was_response_to_apples_iphone/ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:44:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/nokia_ace_to_receive_100m_marketing_campaign_for_us_launch/ Nokia's Windows-Phone-based Ace smartphone will benefit from a $100 million marketing push to be shared among Microsoft's partners, with AT&T rumored to have received "hero" status from the software g... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/nokia_ace_to_receive_100m_marketing_campaign_for_us_launch/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:16:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/apples_ios_finishes_2011_with_52_share_of_mobile_web_browsing/ Apple closed out 2011 with a commanding 52.1 percent share of mobile devices tracked browsing the Web, while Google's Android had just 16.2 percent. The latest figures from Net Applications show th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/apples_ios_finishes_2011_with_52_share_of_mobile_web_browsing/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/apple_gains_ground_while_android_pushes_to_50_share_of_us_market/ Apple's iPhone grew 1.4% in the U.S. mobile OEM and smartphone OS markets during the three months ending in November, but Google's Android platform continued to dominate and gained 3.1% in its march t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/apple_gains_ground_while_android_pushes_to_50_share_of_us_market/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/apple_headlines_8_of_wsjs_10_most_read_corporate_articles_in_2011/ Apple came up as a frequent hot topic in business news this year, as evidenced by the fact that eight of the ten most-read corporate articles from The Wall Street Journal in 2011 were about the compan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/apple_headlines_8_of_wsjs_10_most_read_corporate_articles_in_2011/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/microsoft_announces_2012_ces_will_be_its_last/ Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, at which its CEO Steve Ballmer will give the keynote address, will be the last show the company attends. In its announcemen... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/21/microsoft_announces_2012_ces_will_be_its_last/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/nokia_readies_us_windows_phone_launch_with_ces_event_on_jan_9/ Nokia has sent out invitations to members of the press for a Windows Phone-related event on January 9 at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., as it gears up for the launch of its new... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/nokia_readies_us_windows_phone_launch_with_ces_event_on_jan_9/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/acer_chairman_sees_mac_growth_stalling_in_face_of_ultrabook_surge/ Acer chairman JT Wang expects Apple's gains in the PC industry to weaken over the next two years as a result of a future surge in sales of notebooks matching Intel's ultrabook design specifications. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/acer_chairman_sees_mac_growth_stalling_in_face_of_ultrabook_surge/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:47:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/iphone_android_dominate_u_s_smartphone_market_with_combined_82_share/ Sales of Android and iOS handsets in the U.S. eclipsed other smartphone platforms in the first three quarters of 2011, holding a combined 82% of the market, while rival Research In Motion suffered a c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/iphone_android_dominate_u_s_smartphone_market_with_combined_82_share/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/microsoft_releases_kinectimals_game_skydrive_storage_for_ios/ Microsoft on Tuesday released a pair of new applications for the iPhone, with "Kinectimals" representing the first iOS game from the company, and SkyDrive offering users the ability to access their cl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/microsoft_releases_kinectimals_game_skydrive_storage_for_ios/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/microsoft_shuffles_windows_phone_management_to_build_momentum/ Microsoft has rearranged its management team for Windows Phone, shifting division head Andy Lees to a "time-critical opportunity" to build momentum for its Windows Phone and Windows 8 operating system... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/microsoft_shuffles_windows_phone_management_to_build_momentum/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/40_of_blackberry_windows_phoneandroid_smartphone_owners_prefer_apples_ipad/ More than 40 percent of owners of smartphones on BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android platforms prefer Apple's iPad to tablets from their current smartphone operating system makers, according to a re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/40_of_blackberry_windows_phoneandroid_smartphone_owners_prefer_apples_ipad/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/apple_exploring_kinect_like_3d_input_for_controlling_macs/ Apple has shown interest in an entirely new way for users to interact with and control their Mac, with a new system allowing users to perform gestures with their hands in a three-dimensional space. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/apple_exploring_kinect_like_3d_input_for_controlling_macs/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/microsoft_releases_windows_phone_esque_xbox_live_app_for_ios/ Microsoft launched an official Xbox LIVE app in Apple's App Store that features some of the functionality found on the Xbox 360 console besides gameplay, brings look and feel of Windows Phone to iOS d... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/microsoft_releases_windows_phone_esque_xbox_live_app_for_ios/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/windows_store_discounts_optional_subscriptions_to_undercut_apples_app_store/ Microsoft released new details of its Windows 8 plans on Tuesday, differentiating its upcoming Windows Store from Apple's own App Store and Mac App Store by offering a 20/80 revenue split to developer... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/windows_store_discounts_optional_subscriptions_to_undercut_apples_app_store/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/former_google_intern_explains_why_ui_lag_occurs_more_often_in_android_than_ios/ A former intern for Google's Android team has provided explanations for why Android experiences more touch interface lag than competing mobile operating systems from Apple, Microsoft and Research in M... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/former_google_intern_explains_why_ui_lag_occurs_more_often_in_android_than_ios/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:07:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/microsoft_working_to_bring_its_office_apps_to_ipad_mac_os_x_lion/ Microsoft is preparing a new edition of its Office suite for Apple's iPad, as well as an updated Office for Mac OS X Lion users. According to a report by The Daily, Microsoft is "actively working ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/microsoft_working_to_bring_its_office_apps_to_ipad_mac_os_x_lion/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_graphics_properties_holdings_battle_with_multiple_patent_suits/ In a handful of newly filed patent infringement lawsuits, Apple is suing and also being sued by Graphics Properties Holdings, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc. Apple this month filed two comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_graphics_properties_holdings_battle_with_multiple_patent_suits/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/microsoft_says_windows_phones_have_had_siri_like_functionality_for_over_a_year/ Microsoft's Craig Mundie said that the iPhone's Siri voice recognition software is not new technology as a similar system has been available on the Windows Phone for over a year, and claims Apple mark... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/microsoft_says_windows_phones_have_had_siri_like_functionality_for_over_a_year/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/analyst_casts_doubt_on_nokias_windows_phone_hopes/ One analyst has drastically reduced shipment projections for Nokia's Windows Phone devices on the belief that the handset maker is unlikely to gain traction with its new lineup. Pacific Crest Secur... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/analyst_casts_doubt_on_nokias_windows_phone_hopes/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:40:00 GMT