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 12:26:32 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/new_sony_ceo_looking_to_shift_to_apple_like_integration_of_hardware_software/ Kazuo Hirai, Sony's newly-announced President and CEO, has ambitious plans for the consumer electronics giant that entail strategies that are often strongly associated with Apple: centralized top-down... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/new_sony_ceo_looking_to_shift_to_apple_like_integration_of_hardware_software/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/23/sonys_next_gen_camera_sensor_could_allow_apple_to_make_thinner_iphones_/ Sony, which builds the camera modules used by Apple in the iPhone 4S, has announced a smaller next-generation CMOS image sensor that could allow for even thinner iPhone models in the future. The ne... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/23/sonys_next_gen_camera_sensor_could_allow_apple_to_make_thinner_iphones_/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/13/smartphone_makers_plan_to_mirror_apples_approach_with_fewer_models_each_year/ Four major smartphone makers are reportedly planning to reduce the number of new handsets they produce, in an attempt to capture the success Apple has had in releasing just one iPhone model each year.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/13/smartphone_makers_plan_to_mirror_apples_approach_with_fewer_models_each_year/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/apples_rumored_television_is_the_elephant_in_the_room_at_ces_2012/ HDTV makers have shown increased innovation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, spurred in part by fears that Apple is planning an entrance into the market with its own television set. Analys... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/apples_rumored_television_is_the_elephant_in_the_room_at_ces_2012/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/briefly_sony_ios_music_service_tim_cook_adobe_cs6_/ Sony will be offering an iOS version of its "Music Unlimited" service for iPhones and iPods, while Tim Cook claims "money is not a motivator" and Adobe offers a discounted CS6 upgrade for current CS3 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/briefly_sony_ios_music_service_tim_cook_adobe_cs6_/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/nintendo_planning_full_blown_app_store_for_next_gen_wii_u_console/ Nintendo is quietly working on an application store for its Wii U console that would compete directly with Apple's Apple TV set-top box and iPad tablet when it arrives next year, according to a new re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/nintendo_planning_full_blown_app_store_for_next_gen_wii_u_console/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/rumor_apple_to_unveil_high_end_mid_range_third_gen_ipads_in_january/ An unverified report out of the Far East claims that Apple will unveil in January 2012 two new models of the iPad, with one high-end version featuring an 8-megapixel camera and a mid-range model equip... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/rumor_apple_to_unveil_high_end_mid_range_third_gen_ipads_in_january/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/26/intels_thunderbolt_reportedly_coming_to_pcs_in_april_2012/ As Apple enjoys nearly a year-long head start with the Thunderbolt technology, Intel has begun notifying PC makers that it will "fully release" the high-speed I/O in April 2012, according to a new rep... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/26/intels_thunderbolt_reportedly_coming_to_pcs_in_april_2012/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/sonys_playstation_vita_launch_tripped_up_by_bugs_android_4_0_update_on_hold/ The launch of Sony's PlayStation Vita was marred by technical issues that required an immediate system update, while Google has placed its Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" update for the Nexus S on ho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/sonys_playstation_vita_launch_tripped_up_by_bugs_android_4_0_update_on_hold/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:17:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/17/sony_launches_playstation_vita_handheld_to_reclaim_mobile_gaming/ Sony released its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming console in Japan on Saturday in a bid to recapture share in the mobile gaming market from Apple's iOS. The Japanese consumer electronics maker rel... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/17/sony_launches_playstation_vita_handheld_to_reclaim_mobile_gaming/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:09:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/samsung_expanding_media_efforts_to_compete_with_apples_itunes/ Samsung plans to step up its competition with Apple's iTunes by providing content directly to customers who buy its TVs, smartphones and tablets. Samsung revealed its intentions in a press release ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/samsung_expanding_media_efforts_to_compete_with_apples_itunes/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/google_exec_expects_majority_of_tvs_to_have_google_tv_in_2012/ Even as rumors of an Apple television set continue to swirl, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has claimed that company's Google TV platform will be embedded on the "majority" of televisions in stores by n... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/google_exec_expects_majority_of_tvs_to_have_google_tv_in_2012/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:55:00 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/11/11/17/more_than_anything_kids_want_apples_ipad_ipod_touchiphone_for_christmas/ The iPad is the most-wanted gift among U.S. kids ages 6 through 12, a new survey has found, while the iPod touch ranks second and the iPhone comes in third. Apple's iOS devices dominated the top th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/more_than_anything_kids_want_apples_ipad_ipod_touchiphone_for_christmas/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/sony_racing_to_beat_apple_to_next_generation_of_connected_tv_sets/ Sony CEO Howard Stringer said Thursday that he has "no doubt" that the late Steve Jobs was working to reinvent the television, while the company has spent the past five years developing a platform to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/sony_racing_to_beat_apple_to_next_generation_of_connected_tv_sets/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/apple_most_desirable_pc_brand_in_china_21_of_buyers_considering_mac_purchase/ Apple is poised to see substantial growth of its line of Mac computers in China, as a recent survey found that the company is considered the most desirable PC brand in the country with 21 percent of r... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/apple_most_desirable_pc_brand_in_china_21_of_buyers_considering_mac_purchase/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/apples_iosgoogle_android_command_58_of_us_portable_game_revenue/ Highlighting what has been a "brutal" year for dedicated portable game machines like the Sony PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS, new data shows Apple's iOS and Google Android capturing the lion's s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/apples_iosgoogle_android_command_58_of_us_portable_game_revenue/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/game_makers_say_apple_steve_jobs_have_most_influence_on_industry/ A new survey of people working in the gaming world has found that Steve Jobs is the most influential person in the industry, and that insiders believe the iPhone is shaping the future of videogames. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/game_makers_say_apple_steve_jobs_have_most_influence_on_industry/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:59:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/27/nintendo_profits_evaporate_as_gamers_turn_to_ios/ Japanese gaming giant Nintendo revealed on Thursday that it lost $925 million over the six months ending in September due to a sharp drop off of game and console sales, even as healthy sales of Apple'... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/27/nintendo_profits_evaporate_as_gamers_turn_to_ios/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/19/iphone_4s_breakdown_estimates_same_188_cost_as_iphone_4/ A new teardown analysis of the iPhone 4S claims that the parts for the 16GB version of Apple's iPhone 4S cost $188, or just 50 cents more than the iPhone 4. As noted by AllThingsD, IHS iSuppli cond... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/19/iphone_4s_breakdown_estimates_same_188_cost_as_iphone_4/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/13/apple_may_add_customized_digital_avatars_to_ios_game_center/ Apple has shown interest in allowing users of its Game Center social network for iOS to create custom, cartoon-style avatars to represent themselves in the digital world. System-wide avatars have b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/13/apple_may_add_customized_digital_avatars_to_ios_game_center/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/30/adobe_keynote_coincides_with_apples_lets_talk_iphone_event/ Adobe is planning to hold a keynote on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific, the same date and time of Apple's highly-anticipated press event, where the company is expected to announce a next-generatio... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/30/adobe_keynote_coincides_with_apples_lets_talk_iphone_event/ Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/22/disney_bets_on_ios_app_store_games_to_return_interactive_unit_to_profitability/ After losing millions of dollars trying to produce console games for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, Disney is betting on Apple's low cost app market to become profitable and create new characters capable... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/22/disney_bets_on_ios_app_store_games_to_return_interactive_unit_to_profitability/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/16/apple_seen_in_no_rush_to_release_ipad_3_as_competitors_struggle/ Apple reportedly has prototypes for its third-generation iPad already circling in its supply chain, but no new model is expected to arrive this year as a true second-place tablet has yet to emerge. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/16/apple_seen_in_no_rush_to_release_ipad_3_as_competitors_struggle/ Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/01/sony_tablet_effort_receives_lukewarm_reception/ Sony's launch of its first two Android-based tablets on Wednesday fell flat as analysts and bloggers questioned the high price and quality of the devices as compared to Apple's market-leading iPad. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/01/sony_tablet_effort_receives_lukewarm_reception/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:16:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/29/doj_ramping_up_antitrust_probe_of_4_5b_nortel_patent_purchase_by_apple_others/ Even as Nortel announced the completion of the sale of its 6,000 patents to a group of tech giants including Apple, Microsoft and Research in Motion, the U.S. Department of Justice is said to be inten... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/29/doj_ramping_up_antitrust_probe_of_4_5b_nortel_patent_purchase_by_apple_others/ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/28/nintendo_to_slash_3ds_price_by_80_as_apple_gains_in_mobile_gaming/ Nintendo made a surprise announcement Thursday when the Japanese game maker revealed it will cut the price of its recently released 3DS handheld by $80, as competition from Apple continues to grow, an... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/28/nintendo_to_slash_3ds_price_by_80_as_apple_gains_in_mobile_gaming/ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/21/apple_paid_2_6b_lions_share_of_4_5b_nortel_patent_acquisition/ Apple supplied more than half of the $4.5 billion paid by a consortium of companies to acquire Nortel's patent portfolio, new regulatory filings show. Apple revealed in its 10-Q filing this week th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/21/apple_paid_2_6b_lions_share_of_4_5b_nortel_patent_acquisition/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/11/canada_us_approve_apple_led_consortiums_4_5b_purchase_of_nortel_patents/ Courts in both Canada and the U.S. have approved the proposed $4.5 billion purchase of more than 6,000 wireless patents from bankrupt Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel by Apple and fi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/11/canada_us_approve_apple_led_consortiums_4_5b_purchase_of_nortel_patents/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/01/inside_look_at_4_5b_nortel_patent_auction_reveals_battle_of_wills_between_apple_google/ A behind-the-scenes profile of this week's auction for a group of patents from Nortel revealed a "fast and furious" battle between technology giants Apple and Google. According to people with knowl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/01/inside_look_at_4_5b_nortel_patent_auction_reveals_battle_of_wills_between_apple_google/ Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/01/nortel_announces_apple_microsoft_rim_group_bid_wins_patent_auction_for_4_5b/ Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel announced late Thursday that a consortium of companies, including Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research in Motion and Sony, placed the winning bi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/01/nortel_announces_apple_microsoft_rim_group_bid_wins_patent_auction_for_4_5b/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/sony_unveils_first_non_mac_thunderbolt_laptop_coming_this_summer/ Sony on Tuesday took the wraps off a redesigned VAIO Z laptop, which is scheduled to arrive in Europe at the end of July and will feature a proprietary version of Intel's Thunderbolt technology. Meanw... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/sony_unveils_first_non_mac_thunderbolt_laptop_coming_this_summer/ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/sonys_next_gen_playstation_vita_priced_to_compete_with_ipod_touch/ During a keynote at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Sony confirmed its next-generation gaming device, formally named the PlayStation Vita, will cost $250 when it arrives in the U.S. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/sonys_next_gen_playstation_vita_priced_to_compete_with_ipod_touch/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/26/sony_unveils_its_first_tablets_in_bid_to_compete_with_apples_ipad/ Sony revealed Tuesday two Google Android-based touchscreen tablets, which will released this fall in an attempt to catch up to Apple's year-long head start with the iPad. The tablets, dubbed S1 and... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/26/sony_unveils_its_first_tablets_in_bid_to_compete_with_apples_ipad/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/bizarre_lawsuit_connects_apple_us_presidents_oprah_winfrey_in_conspiracy/ Apple is one of dozens of defendants named in a new bizarre lawsuit that seeks a whopping $75 billion in return for claims of civil rights violations, conspiracy and fraud, to name a few. The wild ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/bizarre_lawsuit_connects_apple_us_presidents_oprah_winfrey_in_conspiracy/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/12/priceline_founder_takes_aim_at_apple_more_than_100_others_in_patent_suit/ Apple joins other major technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook as defendants in a new lawsuit from Walker Digital, which founded the travel site Priceline.com. Walker... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/12/priceline_founder_takes_aim_at_apple_more_than_100_others_in_patent_suit/ Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/04/claims_of_sony_cameras_in_iphone_5_silly_apple_likely_to_keep_omnivision/ It's highly unlikely that Sony's chief executive would bad-mouth Apple if the company were to actually supply camera lenses for its next-generation iPhone, one Wall Street analyst believes. Instead, t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/04/claims_of_sony_cameras_in_iphone_5_silly_apple_likely_to_keep_omnivision/ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/02/sony_boss_reportedly_reveals_apples_plans_for_8mp_iphone_5_camera__rumor/ Reports emerged on Friday that, during an interview, Sony CEO Howard Stringer had accidentally confirmed plans to supply an eight-megapixel camera for Apple's next-generation iPhone. As noted by Ma... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/02/sony_boss_reportedly_reveals_apples_plans_for_8mp_iphone_5_camera__rumor/ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/01/patent_holder_takes_aim_at_apple_for_iphones_ability_to_searchreceive_ads/ Apple this week was hit with a new patent infringement lawsuit, as the iPhone maker joins 31 other defendants accused of violating a patent related to Internet-connected phones with search functionali... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/01/patent_holder_takes_aim_at_apple_for_iphones_ability_to_searchreceive_ads/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/21/smartphone_camera_patent_infringement_suit_takes_aim_at_apple_nokia_others/ Apple and other leading smartphone manufacturers, including Motorola, Research in Motion and Nokia, are targeted in a new patent infringement lawsuit related to integrated cameras. Last Friday, Cay... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/21/smartphone_camera_patent_infringement_suit_takes_aim_at_apple_nokia_others/ Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:55:00 GMT