http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:11:44 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/17/verizon_rumored_to_embrace_palm_in_2010_to_combat_iphone/ Looking beyond its new lineup of Android-based mobile phones, Verizon is also expected to add Palm's webOS in 2010 to fight off AT&T subscriber gains based on the strength of the iPhone. In a note ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/17/verizon_rumored_to_embrace_palm_in_2010_to_combat_iphone/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/itunes_9_0_2_connects_with_apple_tv_3_0_kills_palm_pre_sync/ On the heels of the Apple TV 3.0 software update Thursday, Apple also updated iTunes to version 9.0.2, bringing compatibility with the updated set top box and again nixing sync capabilities with the P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/itunes_9_0_2_connects_with_apple_tv_3_0_kills_palm_pre_sync/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/03/itunes_sync_spat_between_palm_apple_continues/ The back-and-forth battle between Palm and Apple continues, as the Pre's webOS has been updated to once again sync with iTunes, in spite of a USB-IF statement against the practice. Palm announced S... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/03/itunes_sync_spat_between_palm_apple_continues/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/29/latest_palm_pre_update_does_not_re_enable_itunes_sync/ Palm released its latest update for the Pre handset this week, and the new software does not re-enable sync with iTunes -- perhaps a sign that the hardware maker has given up in its fight with Apple. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/29/latest_palm_pre_update_does_not_re_enable_itunes_sync/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/23/usb_forum_sides_with_apple_in_palm_pre_sync_dispute/ In a serious blow to Palm's fight to have its Pre smartphone sync with iTunes, the USB Implementers Forum has sided with Apple and chastised Palm for violating the forum's policies. Palm initially ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/23/usb_forum_sides_with_apple_in_palm_pre_sync_dispute/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/18/sprint_exec_criticizes_att_3g_palm_ceo_talks_ipod_apple/ In promoting Sprint's upcoming 4G network, a Sprint executive has cited AT&T's 3G troubles as an example of what not to do; and Palm's CEO discusses his time at Apple, including the creation of the iP... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/18/sprint_exec_criticizes_att_3g_palm_ceo_talks_ipod_apple/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/10/with_itunes_9_apple_again_disables_palm_pre_sync/ The tug of war between Apple and Palm continues, as the latest update to iTunes has once again blocked the Palm Pre from syncing with a users' iTunes library. When the Palm Pre was first released, ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/10/with_itunes_9_apple_again_disables_palm_pre_sync/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/24/apple_drops_palm_os_hotsync_conduit_from_snow_leopard/ Apple has discontinued support for legacy Palm OS devices in Mac OS X Snow Leopard's iSync 3.1.0, according to sources familiar with the latest Gold Master build, requiring users of Palm OS devices to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/24/apple_drops_palm_os_hotsync_conduit_from_snow_leopard/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/20/palm_rejected_apples_no_employee_poaching_offer_report/ Ed Colligan, the former chief executive of Palm, reportedly rejected an offer years ago from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to agree to not hire each others' employees. The information comes from a U.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/20/palm_rejected_apples_no_employee_poaching_offer_report/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/05/palm_snags_another_former_apple_employee_for_exec_role/ Palm continues to poach former Apple employees for its executive-level talent, with its latest coup the signing of a former creative director at the Cupertino, Calif.-based company. Jeff Zwerner, P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/05/palm_snags_another_former_apple_employee_for_exec_role/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/23/palm_fires_back_at_apple_fixes_pre_sync_with_itunes/ Just a week after Apple killed the Pre's ability to sync with desktop music management client iTunes, Palm has responded with webOS 1.1 -- a software update that again enables Palm's phone to access m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/23/palm_fires_back_at_apple_fixes_pre_sync_with_itunes/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/24/bogged_down_att_3g_to_clear_in_months_buffett_criticizes_jobs/ Residents of major US cities that have had near-unusable 3G since the iPhone 3G's launch should finally get relief in the months ahead, AT&T says. Meanwhile, Palm is getting its own relief via breakth... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/24/bogged_down_att_3g_to_clear_in_months_buffett_criticizes_jobs/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/23/apple_has_psystars_lawsuit_stay_lifted_palm_pre_unhurt_by_iphone/ Psystar's hopes of stalling Apple's lawsuit have crumbled as the Mac maker has successfully overturned the court stay on its case. At the same time, Apple's legal hammer has been falling on iTunes g... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/23/apple_has_psystars_lawsuit_stay_lifted_palm_pre_unhurt_by_iphone/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/16/apple_warns_palm_pre_users_itunes_sync_may_break/ A simple technical note from Apple on Tuesday warns that it can't guarantee third-party devices like the Palm Pre will work with iTunes and adds that future updates to the software may break media syn... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/16/apple_warns_palm_pre_users_itunes_sync_may_break/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/11/why_apple_keeps_iphone_specifications_quiet/ In marked contrast to the PC market, where differention primarily centers around gigabytes, GHz, and Intel Inside branding, Apple is working to keep attention on the iPhone's software, with a curious ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/11/why_apple_keeps_iphone_specifications_quiet/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/10/former_apple_hardware_chief_appointed_as_palms_new_ceo/ Jon Rubinstein, an Apple executive who helped lead the company out of its dark ages and later played an integral role in pioneering the iPod, was named chief executive officer of rival handset maker P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/10/former_apple_hardware_chief_appointed_as_palms_new_ceo/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/07/palm_pre_teardown_shows_iphone_inspired_design/ Dismantling a Palm Pre piece by piece has revealed it to be very efficiently designed; so much so that, at points, it appears better put together than the Apple iPhone many see as its role model. T... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/07/palm_pre_teardown_shows_iphone_inspired_design/ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/04/review_roundup_palms_pre_and_its_fledgeling_webos/ The embargo on Palmís new Pre smartphone has lifted and multiple reviews are now online describing the highly-anticipated iPhone competitor, which goes on sale this Saturday, June 6 at Sprint, Best Bu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/04/review_roundup_palms_pre_and_its_fledgeling_webos/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/28/palm_stock_surges_on_rumors_of_pre_heading_to_verizon_in_2010/ Shares of Palm, Inc spiked upward roughly ten percent on rumors that the new Palm Pre phone might only remain exclusively tied to Sprint for six months, suggesting availability through Verizon Wireles... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/28/palm_stock_surges_on_rumors_of_pre_heading_to_verizon_in_2010/ Thu, 28 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/28/palm_pre_syncs_with_itunes_on_a_mac_just_like_an_iphone/ Palm's upcoming Pre handset is again making headlines this week after it was discovered that early production units contain native support for syncing with Apple's iTunes software as if they were buil... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/28/palm_pre_syncs_with_itunes_on_a_mac_just_like_an_iphone/ Thu, 28 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/19/iphone_rival_palm_pre_to_sell_for_199_after_rebate_on_june_6th/ Sprint Nextel Corp said Tuesday that Palm's much anticipate Pre smartphone will launch on its 3G network Saturday June 6th for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/19/iphone_rival_palm_pre_to_sell_for_199_after_rebate_on_june_6th/ Tue, 19 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/06/apple_may_be_forced_into_verizon_iphone_within_two_years_report/ Even as Apple has insisted it's content to give AT&T exclusive access to the iPhone, a closer look at Apple's own devices -- and a likely dead-end in growth through its existing carrier strategy -- sh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/06/apple_may_be_forced_into_verizon_iphone_within_two_years_report/ Wed, 06 May 2009 23:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/04/new_palm_pre_apps_underscore_apples_iphone_limitations/ While third-party apps are being trumpeted as the iPhone's strength, key Palm Pre demos this week were designed to highlight their restrictions by taking advantage of those precise things that Apple w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/04/new_palm_pre_apps_underscore_apples_iphone_limitations/ Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/16/late_rumor_has_iphone_3_0_getting_copy_and_paste_multitasking/ Apple may be adding some of the iPhone's most heavily requested software features -- including multitasking the ability to copy and paste text -- with the unveiling of the 3.0 update this week. In ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/16/late_rumor_has_iphone_3_0_getting_copy_and_paste_multitasking/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/01/apple_iphone_controls_over_66_of_all_mobile_web_use/ In its first detailed look at web market share for cellphones, a research firm has found that Apple's iPhone represents a staggering 66.61 percent of mobile traffic while its competitors have only jus... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/01/apple_iphone_controls_over_66_of_all_mobile_web_use/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/20/emerging_iphone_contenders_charted_compared_by_rbc/ With Apple's influence hanging over the Mobile World Congress event this week, the Royal Bank of Canada has released a comprehensive comparison chart of eight contenders that threaten to steal some of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/20/emerging_iphone_contenders_charted_compared_by_rbc/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/11/palm_throws_cold_water_on_possible_patent_battle/ The president and chief executive of Palm says his company is more focused on finishing the Pre than worrying about any sort of patent battle with iPhone maker Apple. According to Electronista, Pal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/11/palm_throws_cold_water_on_possible_patent_battle/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/03/apple_rumored_allowing_real_background_apps_on_iphone/ After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run third-party background processes and give the phone ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/03/apple_rumored_allowing_real_background_apps_on_iphone/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/23/palm_to_apple_well_vigorously_defend_our_ip_too/ Facing a potential legal showdown with Apple over its new multi-touch Pre handset, Palm this week vowed to fight back tooth and nail. During Apple's fiscal first quarter earnings call Wednesday a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/23/palm_to_apple_well_vigorously_defend_our_ip_too/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/09/palm_surprises_with_pre_smartphone_running_new_webos/ Palm, Inc. used this year's Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its iPhone challenger, the Palm Pre, which will run a brand-new operating system called Palm webOS. With Palm's sales lagging against... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/09/palm_surprises_with_pre_smartphone_running_new_webos/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/18/rim_nears_iphones_sales_with_6_7_million_blackberries/ After a symbolic victory over Research in Motion, Apple may have its fortunes reversed as the BlackBerry maker has almost exactly matched iPhone 3G summer sales during the fall. The Waterloo, Ontar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/18/rim_nears_iphones_sales_with_6_7_million_blackberries/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/21/apple_palm_taking_different_steps_to_reduce_worker_overhead/ While Apple is giving its phone rival Palm a drubbing in the market, both are now known to be scaling back their work commitments to employees -- though Apple is using creative reassignments to soften... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/21/apple_palm_taking_different_steps_to_reduce_worker_overhead/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/apple_now_no_2_in_corporate_smartphone_market_share/ While Research in Motion continues to dominate the corporate smartphone market, new data shows Apple to be chipping awake at the BlackBerry maker's lead after having recently bludgeoned Palm to become... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/apple_now_no_2_in_corporate_smartphone_market_share/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/06/iphone_tops_business_rankings_steals_nokia_market_share/ Often labeled the outsider in the corporate world, Apple's iPhone has already reached the top of J.D. Power's satisfaction ranks for business smartphones -- and is simultaneously the second-largest sm... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/06/iphone_tops_business_rankings_steals_nokia_market_share/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/05/apple_palm_among_the_targets_in_gsm_smartphone_lawsuit/ A small patent licensing firm hopes to skim profits from Apple and other top smartphone makers by suing them for allegedly violating no less than ten patents relating to GSM phone technology and voice... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/05/apple_palm_among_the_targets_in_gsm_smartphone_lawsuit/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone_3g_clarifications_battery_life_gps_office_apps/ Apple itself is setting the record straight and says that iPhone 3G's GPS mapping unit is as powerful as in dedicated devices. Also, cut-and-paste is still a possibility, and outside testers have fou... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone_3g_clarifications_battery_life_gps_office_apps/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/09/analyst_warns_of_iphone_2_0s_effect_on_blackberry_palm_share/ The introduction of both native third-party applications and enterprise support to the iPhone is likely to sap further marketshare away from Palm and Research in Motion, says an investor note from Nee... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/09/analyst_warns_of_iphone_2_0s_effect_on_blackberry_palm_share/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/iphone_singapore_verizon_wins_700mhz_bid_no_unlimited_itunes/ A report claims that Singapore has all but guaranteed its iPhone launch. Also, Verizon has outbid AT&T in obtaining the coveted 700MHz wireless band, Palm is seeing early success for its entry-level ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/iphone_singapore_verizon_wins_700mhz_bid_no_unlimited_itunes/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/07/att_expands_iphone_distribution_amtech_on_dell_west_14th/ AT&T's control of Cellular One is bringing the iPhone to new corners of the US, including Alaska. And Dell's venture into retail is unlikely to dent Apple's influence in retail, according to an inves... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/07/att_expands_iphone_distribution_amtech_on_dell_west_14th/ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/29/d_preview_apple_microsoft_and_palm/ The Wall Street Journal's increasingly influential technology conference is about to begin, and may bring multiple announcements from industry giants -- though Apple isn't talking. The annual D: Al... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/29/d_preview_apple_microsoft_and_palm/ Wed, 30 May 2007 00:35:00 GMT