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 10:39:19 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/mac_sales_surge_as_pc_sales_drop_20_in_uk_12_in_france/ PC sales in Europe plummeted in the fourth quarter of 2011, but Apple bucked that trend over the holidays, particularly in France and the U.K., with continued strong growth. According to the latest... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/mac_sales_surge_as_pc_sales_drop_20_in_uk_12_in_france/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:25:00 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/11/11/30/ultrabooks_headed_for_5_10_price_drop_in_early_2012/ Prices for laptops in Intel's "Ultrabook" category are expected to fall below $1,000 by the end of this year and may drop as much as 10 percent in the first quarter of 2012 with the help of a $100 mar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/30/ultrabooks_headed_for_5_10_price_drop_in_early_2012/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/21/apple_purchasing_flash_memory_from_japan_to_reduce_reliance_on_samsung/ Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute, a new repo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/21/apple_purchasing_flash_memory_from_japan_to_reduce_reliance_on_samsung/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:23:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/06/ultrabook_makers_testing_the_water_with_initial_shipments_under_50k_report/ Several key partners in Intel's "Ultrabook" initiative are limiting the initial shipment volumes of their responses to Apple's MacBook Air to below 50,000 units due to uncertain demand, a new report c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/06/ultrabook_makers_testing_the_water_with_initial_shipments_under_50k_report/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:24:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/28/first_windows_phone_7_mango_handsets_rumored_to_challenge_iphone_5_in_sept_/ On the heels of news that Microsoft's "Mango" update for Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturing, industry sources claim HTC, Samsung and LG will launch the first Mango-based smartphones in... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/28/first_windows_phone_7_mango_handsets_rumored_to_challenge_iphone_5_in_sept_/ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/25/performance_variation_found_in_ssds_shipping_with_new_macbook_airs/ Apple last week refreshed its popular line of MacBook Airs, offering 128GB SSDs on both an 11- and 13-inch model, but a recent discovery reveals that not all SSDs perform equally. TLD Today benchma... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/25/performance_variation_found_in_ssds_shipping_with_new_macbook_airs/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/17/advanced_nand_flash_manufacturing_processes_await_apples_approval/ Makers of NAND flash memory found in devices like the iPhone and iPad have worked to transition their manufacturing processes to below 30nm, but the products have yet to be certified by the largest us... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/17/advanced_nand_flash_manufacturing_processes_await_apples_approval/ Tue, 17 May 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/20/apple_picks_toshiba_as_sole_supplier_of_iphone_lcds_rumor/ According to a Japanese newspaper, Apple has dropped plans to invest in a production facility at Sharp and decided to use Toshiba as the sole manufacturer of liquid crystal displays for the iPhone. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/20/apple_picks_toshiba_as_sole_supplier_of_iphone_lcds_rumor/ Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/18/faster_samsung_flash_memory_ssd_drives_appear_in_apples_new_macbook_airs/ Apple has quietly upgraded some recent MacBook Air orders with Samsung solid-state flash memory drives, offering even faster read and write times. Some MacBook Air units were discovered by AnandTec... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/18/faster_samsung_flash_memory_ssd_drives_appear_in_apples_new_macbook_airs/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/first_quarter_mac_sales_grow_9_6_in_us_as_rest_of_market_drops_10_7/ Apple's line of Mac computers saw great success in the U.S. in the first quarter of calendar 2011, growing 9.6 from 2010, while the rest of the American market fell 10.7 percent and netbook maker Acer... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/first_quarter_mac_sales_grow_9_6_in_us_as_rest_of_market_drops_10_7/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/18/japanese_disaster_could_leave_apple_with_shortage_of_five_key_ipad_2_components/ Investment and research firms this week continue with their efforts to quantify the effect the recent Japanese earthquake will have on Apple and its capacity to manufacture its top-selling products, w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/18/japanese_disaster_could_leave_apple_with_shortage_of_five_key_ipad_2_components/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/low_inventory_new_hdd_raise_questions_on_future_of_apples_ipod_classic/ Availability of Apple's only remaining hard drive-based portable media player, the 160GB iPod classic, has run low at some stores, as Toshiba has begun sales of a new 1.8-inch hard drive with a 220GB ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/low_inventory_new_hdd_raise_questions_on_future_of_apples_ipod_classic/ Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/apple_doubles_awarded_patents_reaching_563_in_2010/ Apple was awarded 563 patents in 2010, making it the No. 46 global company in terms of inventions recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year. According to IFI Claims Patent Servic... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/apple_doubles_awarded_patents_reaching_563_in_2010/ Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/17/sharp_apple_partnering_to_build_1_2b_lcd_plant_report/ Days after a story claiming Apple and Toshiba were going to partner to build an LCD factory was emphatically denied, a new report now claims that Apple is instead partnering with Sharp to build a $1.2... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/17/sharp_apple_partnering_to_build_1_2b_lcd_plant_report/ Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/13/toshiba_building_new_lcd_plant_with_apples_help/ Apple is rumored to be investing in part of a $1 billion LCD factory that Toshiba is building mainly to supply panels for the iPhone, as the hugely successful smartphone continues to strain manufactur... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/13/toshiba_building_new_lcd_plant_with_apples_help/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/09/toshiba_nand_flash_outage_not_expected_to_affect_apple_products/ Operations at a Toshiba chip factory in Japan have been at a standstill since a power outage occurred on Wednesday, but the stoppage is not expected to have a major impact on the production of Apple's... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/09/toshiba_nand_flash_outage_not_expected_to_affect_apple_products/ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/08/toshiba_announces_macbook_air_solid_state_drives_available_for_sale/ Toshiba this week announced that its Blade X-gale SSD series -- the same product first introduced in the new MacBook Air -- is now available for mass market sales, potentially bringing up to 256GB of ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/08/toshiba_announces_macbook_air_solid_state_drives_available_for_sale/ Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/20/apples_ipad_shaking_up_hard_drive_industry_report/ As Apple's success with the iPad continues to grow, hard drive makers warn that sales of Apple's tablet will continue eating away at sales of hard drive-equipped PCs. Western Digital Chief Executiv... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/20/apples_ipad_shaking_up_hard_drive_industry_report/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/20/apple_executives_dodge_data_center_facetime_questions_in_earnings_call/ As usual, Apple's executives kept close to a carefully prepared script on the company's stellar financial results, being careful not to reveal too much about the company's future plans, including its ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/20/apple_executives_dodge_data_center_facetime_questions_in_earnings_call/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/14/apple_component_suppliers_including_intel_reap_benefits_of_success/ Strong Mac, iPhone and iPad sales have resulted in success not only for Apple, but for the companies that supply the components that make up the in-demand technology. This week, Intel posted its st... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/14/apple_component_suppliers_including_intel_reap_benefits_of_success/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/04/isuppli_apple_was_only_us_pc_maker_to_outgrow_market_in_q1_2010/ The greatest growth in the PC industry in the first quarter of 2010 came from overseas computer manufacturers, with one exception in the U.S.: Apple. Mac shipments increased 32.4 percent year-over-... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/04/isuppli_apple_was_only_us_pc_maker_to_outgrow_market_in_q1_2010/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/13/apple_tops_pc_rivals_in_customer_experience_but_itunes_lags_behind/ In a recent survey of customer experience, Apple ranked above its main competitors in the personal computing space, but consumers found iTunes to be behind rivals Barnes & Noble and Amazon. In the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/13/apple_tops_pc_rivals_in_customer_experience_but_itunes_lags_behind/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/toshiba_announces_64gb_nand_flash_chip_likely_iphone_bound/ Toshiba has announced its new 64GB embedded NAND flash memory module will offer the highest available capacity in the industry in the first quarter of 2010. The iPhone 3GS, released in June, includ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/toshiba_announces_64gb_nand_flash_chip_likely_iphone_bound/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apple_others_hit_with_lawsuit_over_90s_ethernet_patents/ A Texas company has targeted Apple and a number of other technology companies in a new lawsuit regarding a handful of computer networking patents issued in the 1990s. Specifically, the lawsuit from... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apple_others_hit_with_lawsuit_over_90s_ethernet_patents/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/apple_creates_worldwide_nand_flash_shortage_china_mobile_deal/ Apple's iPhone and iPods use so much NAND flash memory that there is a worldwide dearth of memory chips; and negotiations with China Mobile for the iPhone are ongoing. Flash memory supply prioritiz... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/apple_creates_worldwide_nand_flash_shortage_china_mobile_deal/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/25/itc_investigates_apple_after_flash_memory_patent_complaint/ The U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating a number of technology companies that make or use NAND flash memory, including Apple, after a patent-related complaint was filed. Pennsylvan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/25/itc_investigates_apple_after_flash_memory_patent_complaint/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/06/apple_tops_magazine_tech_support_survey_rankings/ A study of major laptop manufacturers' technical support service found Apple to be at the top of its class, while competitors like Dell and HP lagged well behind the Mac-maker. The test from Laptop... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/06/apple_tops_magazine_tech_support_survey_rankings/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/27/apple_hogging_toshiba_memory_future_1ghz_iphone_chip/ Apple's demand for flash memory is proving insatiable in the run-up to new iPods, according to one report. Also, Samsung has developed technology that could increase the processor speed of future Ap... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/27/apple_hogging_toshiba_memory_future_1ghz_iphone_chip/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/15/sluggish_sales_of_1_8_inch_drives_may_signal_end_to_ipod_classic/ As flash memory and solid state drives become the new standard, Samsung and Toshiba have struggled to sell their latest high-capacity 1.8-inch hard disk drives, perhaps signaling that the end of an er... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/15/sluggish_sales_of_1_8_inch_drives_may_signal_end_to_ipod_classic/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/04/macbooks_sweep_latest_consumer_reports_scores/ ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/04/macbooks_sweep_latest_consumer_reports_scores/ Tue, 05 May 2009 01:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/14/apple_snags_nearly_10_of_us_pc_market_in_third_quarter/ With just days to go before Apple announces the results of its fourth fiscal quarter, new data from market research firm Gartner has the Mac maker snagging a near 10 percent share of the US PC market ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/14/apple_snags_nearly_10_of_us_pc_market_in_third_quarter/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/12/every_iphone_3g_chip_named_illustrated_in_detail/ Many have made guesses as to what chipsets are inside iPhone 3G, but research firms Portelligent and Semiconductor Insights have cracked the mystery and have explained each chip in one of the most det... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/12/every_iphone_3g_chip_named_illustrated_in_detail/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/briefly_belgium_iphone_512mb_ssds_in_sight_apple_web_traffic_up/ Belgium is the latest nation rumored to receive an unlocked 3G iPhone by June. Meanwhile, Toshiba says it plans over the next year or so to quadruple the capacity of its flash-based solid-state drives... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/briefly_belgium_iphone_512mb_ssds_in_sight_apple_web_traffic_up/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/15/toshiba_rumored_to_quit_hd_dvd_as_wal_mart_pulls_support/ The conflict between high-definition disc formats is rapidly drawing to a close, as Wal-Mart is the latest store to back Blu-ray over HD DVD and Toshiba is reportedly poised to withdraw its format fro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/15/toshiba_rumored_to_quit_hd_dvd_as_wal_mart_pulls_support/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:00:00 GMT