http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:54:56 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/27/black_friday_deals_office_fusion_parallels_cs4_quickbooks/ This year's Black Friday Mac software deals include savings of over $300 on Office 2008 for Mac, 78% off student editions of Creative Suite 4.0, $30 off Parallels 5.0 and Fusion 3.0, $40 off Photoshop... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/27/black_friday_deals_office_fusion_parallels_cs4_quickbooks/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/microsoft_shareholders_grill_ceo_about_apple_iphone/ Shareholders questioned Microsoft execs at their annual meeting about Apple's growing reputation among the "next generation" of technology consumers. Microsoft held its yearly shareholders' meeting... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/microsoft_shareholders_grill_ceo_about_apple_iphone/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/google_outlines_chrome_os_plans_for_netbooks/ Google hosted a technical introduction to its new Chrome OS today, which it expects to officially launch on new netbooks by the end of 2010. First unveiled as a initiative in July, Google's Chrome... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/google_outlines_chrome_os_plans_for_netbooks/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/web_search_statistics_show_bing_stagnant_google_growing/ Following a press release from ComScore indicating that Microsoft has approached 10% market share with Bing, more comprehensive search statistics indicate that Bing's growth and share of web search is... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/19/web_search_statistics_show_bing_stagnant_google_growing/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_4_with_security_flaw_patch/ Apple Wednesday afternoon released an update to its Safari Web browser, addressing a vulnerability that could allow an image file to exploit Macs with older software. According to Apple, the flaw a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_4_with_security_flaw_patch/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/parallels_desktop_5_for_mac_claims_speed_superiority/ Parallels Desktop 5.0 was released Wednesday, with its developer claiming the latest virtualization software runs 64-bit Windows 7 22 percent faster than its nearest competitor on a MacBook Pro. Pa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/parallels_desktop_5_for_mac_claims_speed_superiority/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/microsoft_drops_family_guy_special_over_content_issues/ Microsoft has pulled the plug on its Windows 7 sponsorship of Seth MacFarlane's forthcoming "Family Guy" special after deciding the edgy comedy didn't "fit with the Windows brand." A report by Vari... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/microsoft_drops_family_guy_special_over_content_issues/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/vmware_releases_fusion_3_for_mac_with_full_windows_7_support/ VMware on Tuesday released its latest virtualization software, Fusion 3, offering Snow Leopard optimization and full support for Windows 7, including Aero. The new version of VMware Fusion 3 offers... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/27/vmware_releases_fusion_3_for_mac_with_full_windows_7_support/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/24/inside_apples_new_mac_mini_server/ While Appleinsider predicted the arrival of a new dual-drive, optical-free Mac mini, Apple managed keep secret its plans to introduce a new Mac mini server bundle up to its relatively subtle launch th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/24/inside_apples_new_mac_mini_server/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/apple_shuts_down_zfs_open_source_project/ Apple's efforts to support the development of ZFS, an advanced file system originally created by Sun, were officially terminated today in a notice posted by MacOS Forge. The tersely worded message ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/apple_shuts_down_zfs_open_source_project/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/kindle_software_coming_to_mac_google_chrome_hits_milestone/ Amazon Kindle customers will have the ability to read their content on the Mac when the official application is launched in the future; and Google Chrome inches closer to release with its developer pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/kindle_software_coming_to_mac_google_chrome_hits_milestone/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/book_listing_implies_apple_to_release_aperture_x_in_2010/ A new book available for preorder on Amazon.com implies that a new 3.0 version of Aperture, called Apple Aperture X, could be coming by May 2010. The book is listed as "Apple Aperture X (3) - UNDER... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/book_listing_implies_apple_to_release_aperture_x_in_2010/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/apples_boot_camp_will_not_support_windows_7_on_some_2006_macs/ In a memo to retail partners, Apple has announced that it will deliver support for Windows 7 in Mac OS X Snow Leopard's Boot Camp utility by the end of the year via a software update, but exclude supp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/apples_boot_camp_will_not_support_windows_7_on_some_2006_macs/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/sun_oracle_save_microsofts_pink_after_danger_data_disaster/ Microsoft has announced the restoration of Sidekick users' contacts as the first milestone in recovering data it lost in the cloud computing disaster affecting its Danger subsidiary, while a new sourc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/21/sun_oracle_save_microsofts_pink_after_danger_data_disaster/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/freebsd_adds_support_for_snow_leopards_grand_central_dispatch/ Apple's Grand Central Dispatch technology, which debuted in Snow Leopard as a mechanism for optimizing parallelism across multiple cores and processors, has now been ported to FreeBSD. Apple public... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/freebsd_adds_support_for_snow_leopards_grand_central_dispatch/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apples_safari_gets_prime_placement_in_windows_browser_ballot/ Microsoft's Windows browser ballot in Europe presents its options in alphabetical order, putting Apple's Safari as the first choice for users to install. The design caught the ire of Jenny Boriss, ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apples_safari_gets_prime_placement_in_windows_browser_ballot/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/apple_allows_in_app_purchases_for_free_app_store_software/ Apple has announced that developers who offer free App Store applications can now take advantage of in-app transactions -- a feature that was previously allowed only for paid software. The In App P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/apple_allows_in_app_purchases_for_free_app_store_software/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/inside_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_server_apples_server_strategy/ Years before Mac OS X 10.0 was first released in 2001, Apple launched Mac OS X Server, targeting its newly acquired Unix-based operating system technology at the education and workgroup server market.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/inside_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_server_apples_server_strategy/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/13/apple_imovie_8_0_5_update_debuts_new_iframe_video_format/ Apple has created a new video format called iFrame for use by camcorders, allowing optimized import into iMovie for editing. A support article describing the new format, which was just added to iM... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/13/apple_imovie_8_0_5_update_debuts_new_iframe_video_format/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/11/microsofts_danger_sidekick_data_loss_casts_dark_on_cloud_computing/ Microsoft has demonstrated that the dark side of cloud computing has no silver linings. After a major server outage occurred on its watch last weekend, users dependent on the company have just been in... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/11/microsofts_danger_sidekick_data_loss_casts_dark_on_cloud_computing/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/apple_updates_mobileme_file_sharing_iphone_features/ Apple's MobileMe cloud services package has been updated to improve its public file sharing features and make it easier to locate the Find My iPhone page. The web apps still can't be accessed from the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/apple_updates_mobileme_file_sharing_iphone_features/ Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/apple_criticized_over_itunes_lp_development_costs/ Critics are lambasting Apple over its new iTunes LP format, charging that the company has priced indies out of the game by charging a production fee of $10,000 to develop the interactive titles. Conte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/apple_criticized_over_itunes_lp_development_costs/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/exclusive_pink_danger_leaks_from_microsofts_windows_phone/ Earlier this week, an anonymous tipster leaked the news that Microsoft's top secret Pink project, aimed to take on the iPhone just as the Zune targeted the iPod, was "near death and probably will be c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/exclusive_pink_danger_leaks_from_microsofts_windows_phone/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/06/html5_assault_on_adobe_flash_heats_up_with_clicktoflash/ As Adobe works to port its full Flash Player to mobile platforms and highlights its upcoming support in CS5 for building iPhone apps using Flash tools, an open source group is leading a drive to kill ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/06/html5_assault_on_adobe_flash_heats_up_with_clicktoflash/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/06/vmware_announces_fusion_3_with_more_than_50_new_features/ VMware Tuesday announced the latest update to its Fusion virtualization software, with a new version optimized for Snow Leopard and sporting full support for Windows 7, including Aero. Oct. 27 is t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/06/vmware_announces_fusion_3_with_more_than_50_new_features/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/29/filemaker_releases_bento_3_personal_database_for_apple_mac/ Bento, the database application for Mac OS X, was updated to version 3 Tuesday, bringing new features, security options, integration with iPhoto, and more. The latest version from FileMaker, which ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/29/filemaker_releases_bento_3_personal_database_for_apple_mac/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/28/apple_addresses_numerous_issues_with_iwork_09_9_0_3_update/ Apple on Monday released iWork '09 Update 3, bringing a number of fixes and improvements for the first-party suite of applications. iWork 9.0.3 is recommended for users of iWork 9.0, 9.0.1 and 9.0.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/28/apple_addresses_numerous_issues_with_iwork_09_9_0_3_update/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/24/google_sneaks_webkit_html_5_support_into_internet_explorer/ Rather than waiting for Microsoft to implement HTML 5, Google has released a plugin for Internet Explorer 8 that injects its own WebKit rendering engine, resulting in a ten fold performance boost for ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/24/google_sneaks_webkit_html_5_support_into_internet_explorer/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/22/inside_snow_leopards_uti_apple_fixes_the_creator_code/ Snow Leopard's abandonment of Creator Code metadata, used to open a file with its creating application, has some users are worried that Apple has killed off a core Mac-centric feature. Instead, Apple ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/22/inside_snow_leopards_uti_apple_fixes_the_creator_code/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/26/adobe_abandons_legacy_support_for_apples_snow_leopard/ Adobe announced this week that it has not tested and will not support its Creative Suite 3 line of products, including Photoshop CS3, on Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system. John Nack, the pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/26/adobe_abandons_legacy_support_for_apples_snow_leopard/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/25/new_parallels_bundle_aims_to_ease_switch_from_pc_to_mac/ Parallels, the makers of Windows virtualization software for Mac, unveiled a new application bundle Tuesday that allows PC users to switch to OS X while retaining their programs and data. The Paral... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/25/new_parallels_bundle_aims_to_ease_switch_from_pc_to_mac/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/21/apple_releases_logic_express_9_with_new_instruments_effects/ On the heels of the debut of the new Logic Pro suite, Apple this week began shipping the new $199 Logic Express, featuring many of the new capabilities found in Logic Pro 9. Logic Express is the mi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/21/apple_releases_logic_express_9_with_new_instruments_effects/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/14/sony_targets_iphone_developers_and_low_app_prices_for_pspgo/ Sony plans to lure iPhone developers to the PSPgo, a revised version of its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming platform, and copy Apple's low App Store prices to create demand for the relatively exp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/14/sony_targets_iphone_developers_and_low_app_prices_for_pspgo/ Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/13/microsoft_announces_outlook_for_mac_coming_next_year/ When Office 2010 for Mac launches late next year, the software suite's program Entourage will be replaced by a brand new version of Outlook built from the ground up. Eric Wilfrid, general manager o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/13/microsoft_announces_outlook_for_mac_coming_next_year/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_3/ Apple Tuesday afternoon released a new update to its Safari browser, bringing a handful of minor fixes to the application. The program is available for download direct from Apple or via Software Up... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_3/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/31/microsoft_plans_to_use_windows_7_to_raise_netbook_prices/ The prospects of a premium priced Apple tablet computer may brighten at the hands of an unlikely ally, if Microsoft can carry out its stated goal of raising netbook prices using Windows 7. After p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/31/microsoft_plans_to_use_windows_7_to_raise_netbook_prices/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/30/apple_removes_shake_software_extension_from_online_store/ Speculation has arisen that Apple has discontinued Shake, its film digital effects and digital compositing software, after the application vanished from the company's online store. Although the off... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/30/apple_removes_shake_software_extension_from_online_store/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/26/book_sales_mark_shift_toward_mac_iphone_development/ Retail book sales indicate the market for computer books has experienced a steady decline since the middle of 2008, with subjects related to Mac and iPhone development showing solid growth amid an oth... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/26/book_sales_mark_shift_toward_mac_iphone_development/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/23/final_cut_upgrades_boast_more_than_100_new_features/ A "significant" upgrade to Final Cut Studio was announced by Apple Thursday, with more than 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. And at ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/23/final_cut_upgrades_boast_more_than_100_new_features/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/23/apples_new_logic_studio_sports_logic_pro_and_mainstage_updates/ Calling it "a huge leap forward," Apple unveiled the new Logic Studio Thursday, featuring major upgrades for Logic Pro and Mainstage, with new features that simplify complex tasks within the software ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/23/apples_new_logic_studio_sports_logic_pro_and_mainstage_updates/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:10:00 GMT