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 10:46:39 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/apples_ios_finishes_2011_with_52_share_of_mobile_web_browsing/ Apple closed out 2011 with a commanding 52.1 percent share of mobile devices tracked browsing the Web, while Google's Android had just 16.2 percent. The latest figures from Net Applications show th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/apples_ios_finishes_2011_with_52_share_of_mobile_web_browsing/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/apple_updates_keynote_windows_icloud_control_panel/ Following a Safari browser fix on Tuesday, Apple has issued updates to its Keynote presentation software and the iCloud Control Panel for iOS device owners using Windows PCs. Keynote Software updat... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/apple_updates_keynote_windows_icloud_control_panel/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:56:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/microsoft_to_follow_apples_lion_lead_with_digital_delivery_of_windows_8/ Much like Apple did with the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in July, Microsoft plans to make the simplest and easiest method of installing Windows 8 a download over the Internet. Web delivery is one... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/microsoft_to_follow_apples_lion_lead_with_digital_delivery_of_windows_8/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/14/vmware_launches_fusion_4_with_90_new_features_including_lion_support/ VMware on Wednesday announced the new VMware Fusion 4 virtualization software for running Windows on a Mac, packing more than 90 new features including a design built specifically for Mac OS X 10.7 Li... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/14/vmware_launches_fusion_4_with_90_new_features_including_lion_support/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:16:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/09/apples_mac_lineup_seen_taking_4_5_of_pc_sales_in_2011_5_2_in_2015/ Apple's line of Mac computers are seen making further market share gains in the coming years, growing to 4.5 percent of sales in 2011, and 5.2 percent of new PCs sold in 2015. The latest prediction... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/09/apples_mac_lineup_seen_taking_4_5_of_pc_sales_in_2011_5_2_in_2015/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/21/microsoft_record_earnings_beat_street_but_windows_revenue_declines_2/ After Microsoft on Thursday announced record revenue of $17.37 billion, analysts quickly voiced concerns over the news that revenue from the company's Windows division declined 2 percent in fiscal 201... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/21/microsoft_record_earnings_beat_street_but_windows_revenue_declines_2/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/12/microsoft_ceo_pans_apples_mac_sales_admits_very_small_windows_phone_sales/ Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer this week boasted that sales of Windows PCs continue to vastly outperform the Mac, but also conceded that his company's mobile phone business has not done much ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/12/microsoft_ceo_pans_apples_mac_sales_admits_very_small_windows_phone_sales/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/microsoft_retracts_ballmers_windows_8_in_2012_comments/ After Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer appeared to confirm earlier this week that the next generation of Windows will arrive next year, a spokesperson has clarified the comments as "a misstatement." At ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/microsoft_retracts_ballmers_windows_8_in_2012_comments/ Wed, 25 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/11/early_build_of_windows_8_suggests_cross_platform_os_to_compete_with_apples_ios/ An early build of Windows 8 suggests that Microsoft may transition the next version of Windows to a cross-platform OS scalable across a variety of devices in hopes of competing with Apple's iOS platfo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/11/early_build_of_windows_8_suggests_cross_platform_os_to_compete_with_apples_ios/ Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/08/apple_boot_camp_update_fixes_shutdown_issues_causes_brightness_problems/ Apple this week released an update for its Boot Camp software for running Windows on Macs, and addressed an issues with shutdowns on the new 2011 Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro models. But users als... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/08/apple_boot_camp_update_fixes_shutdown_issues_causes_brightness_problems/ Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/07/acers_iconia_touchbook_takes_on_ipad_macbook_air_using_windows_7/ The world's second largest PC maker Acer aimed at tapping into enthusiasm surrounding the iPad and MacBook Air with Iconia, its keyboard free, mobile touchscreen Windows PC notebook. The downside is t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/07/acers_iconia_touchbook_takes_on_ipad_macbook_air_using_windows_7/ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/27/apple_must_wait_another_day_to_best_microsoft_on_earnings/ After numerous analysts had predicted weakened income for Microsoft, the Windows maker surprised Wall Street Thursday by posting a quarterly profit of $6.63 billion, enough to stay ahead of Apple on e... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/27/apple_must_wait_another_day_to_best_microsoft_on_earnings/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/06/ces_microsoft_keynote_underwhelms_with_few_surprises/ Microsoft kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show Wednesday evening with a relatively subdued keynote that highlighted an upcoming update to Windows Phone 7 and demoed Windows on ARM's system-on-a-ch... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/06/ces_microsoft_keynote_underwhelms_with_few_surprises/ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/27/apple_ipad_widely_expected_to_lead_tablet_disruption_of_pcs_in_2011/ Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by fa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/27/apple_ipad_widely_expected_to_lead_tablet_disruption_of_pcs_in_2011/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/24/acer_unveils_windows_android_tablets_to_compete_with_apples_ipad/ The second-largest computer manufacturer in the world, Acer, is hedging its bets in the fight for tablet supremacy, with plans to take on the iPad with a 7-inch Android tablet, and two 10.1-inch devic... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/24/acer_unveils_windows_android_tablets_to_compete_with_apples_ipad/ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/12/new_windows_7_ad_criticizes_apples_lack_of_blu_ray_support_on_mac/ Microsoft has once again taken on Apple and the Mac platform in a new advertisement which touts the ability of a Windows 7 laptop to play Blu-ray discs, while a MacBook cannot. The advertisement re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/12/new_windows_7_ad_criticizes_apples_lack_of_blu_ray_support_on_mac/ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/22/hp_releasing_799_slate_500_to_take_on_ipad_in_tablet_market/ Six months after the launch of Apple's iPad, HP is ready to launch its Slate 500 tablet device, which will cost $799 and is aimed at business customers. Several news sites and blogs published detai... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/22/hp_releasing_799_slate_500_to_take_on_ipad_in_tablet_market/ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/05/microsoft_may_use_windows_phone_7_event_to_show_off_tablets/ A new rumor suggests that Microsoft, concerned by the success of Apple's iPad, will use next week's Windows Phone 7 unveiling to show off new touchscreen tablets it will have available this holiday se... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/05/microsoft_may_use_windows_phone_7_event_to_show_off_tablets/ Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/09/microsoft_site_attempts_to_discourage_pc_users_from_switching_to_mac/ Microsoft has launched a new website that tells users PCs have Blu-ray, more software choices, and a greater array of hardware options when compared with Apple's Mac platform. The Windows 7 section... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/09/microsoft_site_attempts_to_discourage_pc_users_from_switching_to_mac/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/23/hps_webos_2_0_to_take_on_iphone_4_ipad_later_this_year/ After making comments to the contrary this summer, Hewlett-Packard is now positioning its acquired Palm webOS as a competitor to Android and iPhone 4, as well as Apple's iPad, relegating its Windows 7... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/23/hps_webos_2_0_to_take_on_iphone_4_ipad_later_this_year/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/13/microsoft_recruits_ipad_owners_for_study_on_its_redmond_campus/ Microsoft recently offered owners of Apple's iPad a "gratuity item" in exchange for participating in a survey later this month at the software giant's Redmond, Wash., headquarters. On Tuesday, Tech... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/13/microsoft_recruits_ipad_owners_for_study_on_its_redmond_campus/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/18/inside_apples_ios_4_new_feature_parity_with_snow_leopard/ Apple's iOS 4 features the biggest foundational leap for developers since the company first opened up iPhone OS 2.0 to development, now catching up to the core features of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/18/inside_apples_ios_4_new_feature_parity_with_snow_leopard/ Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/05/steam_survey_finds_more_than_8_of_gamers_use_apples_mac_os_x/ More users of Valve's Steam gaming service ran a version of Apple's Mac OS X in its first month of availability than the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista combined, according to a new ha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/05/steam_survey_finds_more_than_8_of_gamers_use_apples_mac_os_x/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/09/parallels_takes_virtualization_speed_crown_in_head_to_head_with_vmware/ In a comprehensive set of benchmark tests, virtualization competitors Parallels Desktop 5.0 and VMware Fusion 3.0 were examined head-to-head, finding Parallels to be an average of 30% faster than VMwa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/09/parallels_takes_virtualization_speed_crown_in_head_to_head_with_vmware/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/19/apple_updates_boot_camp_with_windows_7_support/ Apple on Tuesday updated its Boot Camp software and issued new drivers and utilities to allow users to run Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7. The Mac maker also issued its first security ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/19/apple_updates_boot_camp_with_windows_7_support/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/26/apple_domestic_desktop_sales_strong_iphone_sales_slow_in_china/ Apple has captured nearly half of all desktop revenue in the United States as iPhone sales in China have lagged. According to numbers released by NPD, Apple's share of retail desktop revenue in Oct... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/26/apple_domestic_desktop_sales_strong_iphone_sales_slow_in_china/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/microsoft_denies_apple_had_influence_on_windows_7_design/ After a Microsoft official was quoted as saying that the "look and feel" of Windows 7 was inspired by Mac OS X, Apple's rival to the north has officially retracted the statement. On the official Wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/microsoft_denies_apple_had_influence_on_windows_7_design/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/microsoft_official_admits_windows_7_design_inspired_by_mac_os_x/ When it looked to redesign its dominant operating system after the struggles of Windows Vista, Microsoft reportedly turned to Apple's Mac OS X for the "look and feel" of Windows 7. Simon Aldous, pa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/microsoft_official_admits_windows_7_design_inspired_by_mac_os_x/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/iphone_windows_7_sync_bug_with_intel_chipset_fixed_for_some/ A bug with Intel's P55 chipset prevents Windows 7 from syncing their iPhone, and motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte has issued a BIOS update to resolve the issue for some. Gigabyte has released the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/iphone_windows_7_sync_bug_with_intel_chipset_fixed_for_some/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/windows_7_tops_vista_software_sales_lags_behind_in_hardware/ Microsoft's heavily hyped Windows 7 debut was a success for the Redmond, Wash., company in terms of boxed software, which saw a 234 percent increase over Vista, though PC hardware sales slowed. Acc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/windows_7_tops_vista_software_sales_lags_behind_in_hardware/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:00 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/09/10/22/exclusive_photos_video_from_microsoft_store_grand_opening/ Microsoft debuted its first retail store in Scottsdale, Ariz., Thursday to coincide with the launch of Windows 7, and AppleInsider has exclusive photos, video and details from the grand opening event.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/exclusive_photos_video_from_microsoft_store_grand_opening/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/burger_king_sells_windows_7_whoppers_as_microsoft_begins_guru_training/ In concert with Thursday's release of Windows 7, Burger King in Japan has begun selling a Whopper with seven patties of meat; and a Microsoft Store "Guru" has been spotted in person. Windows 7 Whop... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/burger_king_sells_windows_7_whoppers_as_microsoft_begins_guru_training/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:20:00 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/09/10/16/apples_snow_leopard_bests_windows_7_in_speed_tests/ When both Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7 were tested on a MacBook Pro, Apple's new operating system clearly beat Microsoft in terms of speed, a new test has shown. Both operating systems were tested o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apples_snow_leopard_bests_windows_7_in_speed_tests/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/windows_7_to_be_met_with_apples_mac_marketing_blitz/ Apple plans to counter the upcoming release of Windows 7 with advertisements that will lambaste the upgrade process from Windows XP, and portray Macs as more secure. According to BusinessWeek, Appl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/windows_7_to_be_met_with_apples_mac_marketing_blitz/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/13/history_suggests_windows_7_launch_could_boost_mac_sales/ Rather than negatively impacting Mac sales, a new report provides evidence that the impending launch of Windows 7 could actually be a boon for Apple. In a new research note to investors, Brian Mars... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/13/history_suggests_windows_7_launch_could_boost_mac_sales/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/08/mossberg_windows_7_narrows_the_gap_with_apples_mac_os_x/ Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal has given Microsoft's Windows 7 a glowing review, noting that Microsoft's latest operating system is still behind Apple's Mac OS X, but not by much. A known... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/08/mossberg_windows_7_narrows_the_gap_with_apples_mac_os_x/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/steve_ballmer_safari_a_rounding_error_mac_losing_market_share/ Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer went on the offensive against Apple in a recent interview, stating that Windows has gained market share on OS X, and that the browser Safari is a "rounding error." ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/30/steve_ballmer_safari_a_rounding_error_mac_losing_market_share/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/23/microsoft_to_pitch_windows_7_via_home_parties/ Microsoft is promoting the release of Windows 7 by encouraging users to throw Tupperware-like house parties in celebration of the launch. The new campaign encourages participants to print out Wind... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/23/microsoft_to_pitch_windows_7_via_home_parties/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT