http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 08:22:33 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/13/microsoft_releases_office_2008_sp1_says_vba_to_make_return/ Microsoft on Tuesday released Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 and also provided a glimpse at its roadmap for the Mac productivity suite by announcing the return of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/13/microsoft_releases_office_2008_sp1_says_vba_to_make_return/ Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:00 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/08/05/01/safari_for_windows_market_share_triples_following_sw_update_push/ Apple Inc. saw its share of the Windows browser market triple immediately after it began encouraging users of the Microsoft operating system to download and install its Safari web browser through the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/01/safari_for_windows_market_share_triples_following_sw_update_push/ Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/25/evernote_for_mac_iphone_to_make_managing_information_overload_easy/ Exclusive Preview: With the deluge of data hitting users in the modern age, managing piles of information has become increasingly important but also more difficult. Evernote is on its way to both the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/25/evernote_for_mac_iphone_to_make_managing_information_overload_easy/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/18/apple_tweaks_software_update_for_windows_following_uproar/ Apple has made changes to the latest version of its Software Update mechanism for Windows PCs after being lambasted for using the application as a trojan horse to gain an advantage in the battle for s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/18/apple_tweaks_software_update_for_windows_following_uproar/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/16/apple_releases_safari_3_1_1_to_address_four_security_issues/ Apple on Wednesday afternoon released version 3.1.1 of its Safari web browser to address a handful of security issues, including one widely publicized vulnerability that allowed a MacBook Air to be co... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/16/apple_releases_safari_3_1_1_to_address_four_security_issues/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/11/apple_ships_updates_for_macbook_air_final_cut_studio/ Apple on Thursday evening issued a firmware update for the MacBook Air and also released a significant update for its Pro applications focused on new camera support. MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/11/apple_ships_updates_for_macbook_air_final_cut_studio/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_says_final_cut_server_shipping_after_lengthy_delay/ Apple on Tuesday announced that Final Cut Server, its new software solution for media asset management and workflow automation announced last year, is finally shipping to customers. Introduced last... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_says_final_cut_server_shipping_after_lengthy_delay/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/03/adobe_64_bit_mac_creative_suite_apps_wont_happen_till_v5_0/ Adobe's plans to deliver 64-bit Photoshop support as part of the upcoming release of its Creative Suite 4.0 software bundle for Windows PCs, but Mac users will have to wait till version 5.0 to see the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/03/adobe_64_bit_mac_creative_suite_apps_wont_happen_till_v5_0/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/28/apple_releases_aperture_2_1_with_new_plug_in_architecture/ Apple on Friday released Aperture 2.1, an update to its post-production photography workflow software that introduces an open plug-in architecture allowing photographers to more easily use specialized... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/28/apple_releases_aperture_2_1_with_new_plug_in_architecture/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/apple_pushing_safari_downloads_on_windows_users/ In an apparent bid to rapidly gain share of the online browser market dominated by rival Microsoft, Apple is leveraging its vast iTunes install base to recommend that Windows users also download and i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/apple_pushing_safari_downloads_on_windows_users/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/apple_extends_raw_support_to_11_new_digital_cams/ Apple on Thursday released a small software update for users of its photo applications that adds RAW support for nearly a dozen new digital cameras. The 2.2MB Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Upda... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/apple_extends_raw_support_to_11_new_digital_cams/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/18/apple_unleashes_new_version_of_safari_web_browser/ Apple on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of Safari 3.1, the latest version of what the company calls the "world's fastest web browser for Mac and Windows PCs." According to the Cuperti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/18/apple_unleashes_new_version_of_safari_web_browser/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/13/apple_worldwide_developers_conference_set_for_june/ Apple Inc. said Thursday that its annual developers conference will run June 9 - 13 at the Moscone West convention center in downtown San Francisco, and should be a "landmark" for the company. "The... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/13/apple_worldwide_developers_conference_set_for_june/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/11/microsoft_issues_first_update_to_office_2008_for_mac/ Microsoft on Tuesday released the first update to Office 2008 for Mac in the form of a maintenance and security patch which the company is recommending for all users of the relatively new productivity... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/11/microsoft_issues_first_update_to_office_2008_for_mac/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/05/microsofts_internet_explorer_8_chasing_apples_safari/ Microsoft on Wednesday previewed the next generation of Internet Explorer, promising greater interoperability with modern Web standards that have thus far eluded the Windows-based browser and plagued ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/05/microsofts_internet_explorer_8_chasing_apples_safari/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/04/safari_3_1_sees_improved_form_support_in_latest_beta/ Apple this month continues to plug away on a small but significant update to its fledgeling Safari web browser, most recently making improvements to the application's handling of web forms and faulty ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/04/safari_3_1_sees_improved_form_support_in_latest_beta/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/apple_releases_aperture_2_0_1_garageband_4_1_2/ Apple on Monday afternoon release maintenance updates for its recently released Aperture 2.0 photography workflow application and its GarageBand 4.0 music creation software. Aperture 2.0.1 Apert... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/apple_releases_aperture_2_0_1_garageband_4_1_2/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/exclusive_preview_delicious_monsters_delicious_library_2_0/ Back in 2004, shortly before the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Delicious Library 1.0 arrived as a slick looking inventory cataloging application designed to manage listings of books, videos, albums and o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/03/exclusive_preview_delicious_monsters_delicious_library_2_0/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_retires_xserve_raid_macbook_keyboard_update_more/ Lost in the (iPod) shuffle, Apple on Tuesday quietly retired its Xserve RAID storage unit in favor of third-party devices. Also, a new firmware update for Apple portables aims to cure unresponsive ke... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_retires_xserve_raid_macbook_keyboard_update_more/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_introduces_xsan_2/ Alongside a refresh to its iPod shuffle music player line, Apple on Tuesday also introduced Xsan 2, the first major upgrade to its easy to use, high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_introduces_xsan_2/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/12/apple_releases_aperture_2_with_improved_interface8232/ Apple today introduced Aperture 2, the next major release of its photo editing and management software with over 100 new features aimed at making it faster, easier to use and more powerful. With a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/12/apple_releases_aperture_2_with_improved_interface8232/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_2008_001_security_update_mends_url_exploits_more/ Apple's 2008-001 security fix for Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger tackles several networking issues, particularly malicious web addresses in Safari and Mail. Also, a WebObjects update has been released to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_2008_001_security_update_mends_url_exploits_more/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/07/apples_safari_3_1_to_support_downloadable_web_fonts_more/ The ability to download and immediately render non-standard web fonts is just one of several advancements Apple Inc. has planned for Safari 3.1, a small but significant update to its share-gaining web... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/07/apples_safari_3_1_to_support_downloadable_web_fonts_more/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/apple_releases_quicktime_7_4_1_for_leopard_tiger_and_panther/ Apple on Wednesday released QuickTime 7.4.1, a recommended security update for all users of QuickTime 7.0 running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.4.9 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther, Windows XP SP2,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/apple_releases_quicktime_7_4_1_for_leopard_tiger_and_panther/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/05/apple_releases_iphoto_prokit_braille_display_and_iweb_updates/ Apple on Tuesday issued a handful of small software updates, including iPhoto 7.1.2, ProKit 4.5, and Braille Display Update 1.0. Late last week the company also released iWeb 2.0.3. Details of each... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/05/apple_releases_iphoto_prokit_braille_display_and_iweb_updates/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/29/apple_release_software_updates_for_iwork_08/ Apple on Tuesday afternoon released software updates for all three components of its iWork '08 productivity suite -- Keynote, Pages and Numbers. Per usual, the Cupertino-based company offered frust... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/29/apple_release_software_updates_for_iwork_08/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/23/former_staffer_apple_currently_averse_to_social_apps_blogs/ A recently departed Apple senior software developer describes a corporate culture that largely overlooks social software and discourages even official blogging. Best known as the primary architect ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/23/former_staffer_apple_currently_averse_to_social_apps_blogs/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/macspeechs_dictate_high_quality_voice_recognition_for_the_mac/ MacSpeech at this week's Macworld Expo unveiled Dictate, its new speech recognition and voice command software currently in beta and slated for release mid February. The new product replaces and impro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/macspeechs_dictate_high_quality_voice_recognition_for_the_mac/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/parallels_aims_to_virtualize_leopard_server_and_help_sell_xserves/ Parallels, maker of the popular Parallels Workstation software that enables Intel Mac users to run Windows or Linux within a virtualized environment, introduced its new Parallels Server. The new produ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/parallels_aims_to_virtualize_leopard_server_and_help_sell_xserves/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/16/sneak_preview_quicken_for_mac_overhaul_due_out_this_fall/ Intuit in the far corner of its booth at this week's Macworld Expo is quietly previewing a major revamp of its personal finance software designed exclusively for users of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard oper... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/16/sneak_preview_quicken_for_mac_overhaul_due_out_this_fall/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/15/apple_posts_macworld_2008_keynote_stream/ Living up to its promise from its last-minute site update, Apple on Tuesday evening posted the streaming QuickTime feed of its Macworld San Francisco 2008 keynote speech by company chief Steve Jobs. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/15/apple_posts_macworld_2008_keynote_stream/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/15/apple_issues_itunes_quicktime_front_row_imovie_updates/ To support iTunes movie rentals and other features, Apple has rolled out a bevy of new patches for its media playback tools. Also, the firm has slipped in an iMovie fix. iTunes 7.6 and QuickTime 7... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/15/apple_issues_itunes_quicktime_front_row_imovie_updates/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/11/last_days_to_save_hundreds_on_microsoft_office_2008_for_mac/ Microsoft Corp. next week will begin shipping the first copies of its much-anticipated Office 2008 productivity suite for the Mac, meaning there are just over three days left to take advantage of the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/11/last_days_to_save_hundreds_on_microsoft_office_2008_for_mac/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/amazon_mp3_secures_sony_bmg_music_all_four_major_labels/ Landing what may be one of the most significant blows yet against Apple's iTunes, Amazon on Thursday said it would carry Sony BMG's music -- providing the download service with unprotected music from ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/amazon_mp3_secures_sony_bmg_music_all_four_major_labels/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/intel_in_antitrust_crackdown_parallels_tests_mac_on_mac_vm_more/ Apple's main processor supplier, Intel, is under investigation by New York state officials to determine whether it illegally excluded rivals. At the same time, a test release of Parallels Server is ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/intel_in_antitrust_crackdown_parallels_tests_mac_on_mac_vm_more/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/adobe_unveils_photoshop_elements_6_for_mac/ Ahead of next week's Macworld Expo, Adobe announced that its long-awaited Photoshop Elements 6 software for the Mac is now available for pre-order through the company's website. The new version inc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/adobe_unveils_photoshop_elements_6_for_mac/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/02/apple_presenting_secret_at_final_cut_meet_radiohead_on_itunes/ Apple will present a product it has yet to announce at a Final Cut Pro user group event just a day after the Macworld keynote. Also, longtime digital music holdout Radiohead has officially released i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/02/apple_presenting_secret_at_final_cut_meet_radiohead_on_itunes/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:05:00 GMT