http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:30:07 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/22/apple_may_be_eying_sub_1000_notebook_market/ Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Tuesday it believes Apple is readying new iPod and notebook products that will apply downward pressure to profit margins because they'll be priced more affordably, s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/22/apple_may_be_eying_sub_1000_notebook_market/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_plans_mystery_product_transition_before_septembers_end/ During his quarterly financial results call, Apple's chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the company will make a key "product transition" that cuts back on its profit margins to he... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_plans_mystery_product_transition_before_septembers_end/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apple_filing_takes_podcasts_to_the_next_level/ A recently published filing discovered by AppleInsider reveals work by Apple's chief software architect to advance the Podcast beyond its static form and into a live interactive presentation medium su... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apple_filing_takes_podcasts_to_the_next_level/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone_app_store_downloads_top_10_million_in_first_weekend/ In addition to selling more than 1 million of its new iPhone 3G handsets since Friday, Apple announced that iPhone and iPod touch users also downloaded more than 10 million applications from the the c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/14/iphone_app_store_downloads_top_10_million_in_first_weekend/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/12/apple_again_greenlights_ipod_touch_2_0_update/ Having cleared most of the iTunes woes that plagued Apple's firmware updates on Friday, Apple has now officially posted the iPod touch 2.0 upgrade. The refresh, available through iTunes, mirrors th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/12/apple_again_greenlights_ipod_touch_2_0_update/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/11/apple_releases_iphone_and_ipod_touch_software_2_0_see_warning/ Apple this afternoon officially released version 2.0 of iPhone software for both first-generation iPhones and the iPod touch. iPhone users, however, should not attempt to install the update at this ti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/11/apple_releases_iphone_and_ipod_touch_software_2_0_see_warning/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/visual_preview_of_top_10_new_iphone_games/ iPhone users on Apple's just-launched App Store are already downloading applications by the thousands. This article previews the top 10 games based off the number of downloads thus far. Included is pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/visual_preview_of_top_10_new_iphone_games/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/visual_preview_of_top_10_free_iphone_applications/ Apple's highly anticipated iPhone App Store launched earlier this morning, spawning a user-generated list of the most popular applications available at no cost. This article previews the top 10 with l... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/visual_preview_of_top_10_free_iphone_applications/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/apples_app_store_launches_with_more_than_500_apps/ Apple said Thursday that more than 500 native applications are now available on the iPhone's App Store for use with the new iPhone 3G that goes on sale tomorrow. Over 500 apps, many free Over 12... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/apples_app_store_launches_with_more_than_500_apps/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/02/iphone_3g_to_be_in_healthy_supply_as_ipod_touch_supplies_weaken/ Apple should have ample stock of iPhone 3G when it touches down this month, according to analysts, who also note that Apple stands to make more from each device than once thought -- and that iPod touc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/02/iphone_3g_to_be_in_healthy_supply_as_ipod_touch_supplies_weaken/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/real_embraces_apples_ipod_with_new_rhapsody_mp3_service/ RealNetworks said Monday it's switching gears in its quest for a larger slice of the legal music download market with the launch a DRM-free a la carte MP3 store that will cater to iPod owners directly... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/real_embraces_apples_ipod_with_new_rhapsody_mp3_service/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/26/apple_makes_example_of_ipod_repairman_in_lawsuit/ The owner of an iPod repair shop is being sued by Apple for misuse of the coveted iPod trademark -- and of allegedly manipulating Apple to both send him replacement units for free as well as tricking ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/26/apple_makes_example_of_ipod_repairman_in_lawsuit/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/18/ipod_touch_supplies_seeing_shortages_changes_due_by_september/ Stocks of some iPod touch models are starting to run low and may be connected to recent promotional announcements, according to one Wall Street analyst, who also notes that the advent of the $199 iPho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/18/ipod_touch_supplies_seeing_shortages_changes_due_by_september/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/steve_jobs_its_time_we_design_our_own_iphone_and_ipod_chips/ The market potential for proprietary mobile processor designs from chip makers like Samsung Electronics and Intel Corp. were dealt a considerable blow earlier this week when Apple chief executive Stev... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/11/steve_jobs_its_time_we_design_our_own_iphone_and_ipod_chips/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/05/photos_of_2_8__and_3_2_inch_iphone_like_touch_panels_surface/ Images depicting a pair of touch-screens reminiscent but slightly smaller than those employed by Apple's existing iPhone and iPod touch have surfaced on the web, fueling speculation over whether the e... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/05/photos_of_2_8__and_3_2_inch_iphone_like_touch_panels_surface/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/03/apples_free_8gb_ipod_touch_back_to_school_promo_now_official/ Apple on Tuesday officially kicked off its largest back-to-school promo in the company's history, offering a free 8GB iPod touch to students and educational staffers who purchase a qualifying Mac. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/03/apples_free_8gb_ipod_touch_back_to_school_promo_now_official/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/02/apple_back_to_school_promo_to_offer_free_8gb_ipod_touch/ Apple on Tuesday will formally announce details of its 2008 Back-to-School promotion, which will offer a free 8GB iPod touch to students who purchase a qualifying Mac. People briefed on the promoti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/02/apple_back_to_school_promo_to_offer_free_8gb_ipod_touch/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/16/apple_files_first_lawsuit_in_defense_of_made_for_ipod_licensing/ The first test of Apple's licensing system for iPod accessories has come with the launch of a complaint by the company against Atico International, whose iPod speakers allegedly infringe on patents be... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/16/apple_files_first_lawsuit_in_defense_of_made_for_ipod_licensing/ Fri, 16 May 2008 22:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/15/apple_filing_places_iphone_networks_at_restaurants_zoos_concerts/ Apple Inc.'s iPhone can already playback video, browse the Internet, and place phone calls, but a new filing by the handset maker suggests it may one day take your lunch order and serve as a tour guid... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/15/apple_filing_places_iphone_networks_at_restaurants_zoos_concerts/ Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/09/apple_settlements_canadian_ipod_credit_notebook_adapter_refunds/ Apple has agreed to settlements in two longstanding class action lawsuits over allegations that earlier iPod models failed to live up to their battery claims, and that replacement adapters for some of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/09/apple_settlements_canadian_ipod_credit_notebook_adapter_refunds/ Fri, 09 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/28/patent_lawsuit_targets_apples_dock_connector_in_ipod_nano_touch/ A new legal complaint accuses Apple of infringing on a patent for a flash memory drive by selling its ubiquitous iPod nano and iPod touch players, among other devices. The 32-page suit -- most of w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/28/patent_lawsuit_targets_apples_dock_connector_in_ipod_nano_touch/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/apple_buys_chip_designer_pa_semi_for_278_million/ An Apple spokesman confirmed Tuesday evening that the company has agreed purchase a boutique microprocessor design company known for sophisticated but low-power designs, Forbes is reporting. The ac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/apple_buys_chip_designer_pa_semi_for_278_million/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/21/apple_best_buy_partner_in_china_npd_on_ipods_paypal_clarifies/ Apple and speciality electronics retailer Best Buy have extended their partnership to the Far East. Meanwhile, the latest data from NPD suggests second-quarter iPod sales remained relatively flat. And... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/21/apple_best_buy_partner_in_china_npd_on_ipods_paypal_clarifies/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/11/nike_on_its_way_to_iphone_and_ipod_touch/ The Nike+ Sport Kit released two years ago for use exclusively with Apple's iPod nano digital music player is finally getting an upgrade that will see support extended to iPhone and iPod touch. Wor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/11/nike_on_its_way_to_iphone_and_ipod_touch/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/02/report_sub_200_wifi_touchscreen_ipods_from_apple_by_holidays/ Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Wednesday it disagrees with the consensus on Wall Street that growth in Apple Inc.'s iPod business will screech to a halt this year, saying new products like a sub-$... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/02/report_sub_200_wifi_touchscreen_ipods_from_apple_by_holidays/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/27/apple_developing_full_fledge_digital_lifestyle_fitness_companion/ Electronics maker Apple Inc. is developing a digital fitness companion system based around its iPhone and iPod touch players aimed a helping americans, and folks in general, live a healthier and more ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/27/apple_developing_full_fledge_digital_lifestyle_fitness_companion/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/27/apple_supplier_reveals_next_gen_ipods_due_at_usual_time_of_year/ A long-time supplier of components for Apple Inc.'s iPods has reportedly been cut out of next-generation designs due later this year, just as conflicting reports surface over the company's orders for ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/27/apple_supplier_reveals_next_gen_ipods_due_at_usual_time_of_year/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/12/apple_sued_over_foundation_to_ipod_itunes_franchise/ ZapMedia Services, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc., claiming to have conceived the underlying principles of the iPod + iTunes franchise a full two years before the first iPod went on sale.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/12/apple_sued_over_foundation_to_ipod_itunes_franchise/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/08/sun_plans_java_for_iphone_ipod_touch/ After receiving access to the iPhone and iPod touch through Apple's SDK, Sun Microsystems says it will release a version of Java for the two Apple devices. The decision was made just a day after Ap... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/08/sun_plans_java_for_iphone_ipod_touch/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/06/coming_to_iphone_instant_messenger_eas_spore_sega_games/ During its iPhone Software Roadmap event on Thursday, Apple invited several developers on stage to demonstrate work-in-progress versions of some of the first third-party native iPhone applications tha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/06/coming_to_iphone_instant_messenger_eas_spore_sega_games/ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/04/apple_nike_to_tie_ipod_nanos_into_gym_equipment/ Leveraging a partnership that began two years ago, Apple and Nike said Tuesday they hope to again redefine the way people work out by bringing the Nike + iPod experience to gyms around the world begin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/04/apple_nike_to_tie_ipod_nanos_into_gym_equipment/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/29/report_40_percent_of_holiday_ipod_sales_went_to_first_time_buyers/ Following a meeting with Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook earlier this week, investment bank Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating on shares of the electronics maker, saying the company's indust... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/29/report_40_percent_of_holiday_ipod_sales_went_to_first_time_buyers/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/apple_exec_iphone_not_married_to_single_carrier_model/ Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium, Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook stated that the iPhone isn't beholden to the one-carrier strategy used so far, even if it makes the most sens... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/apple_exec_iphone_not_married_to_single_carrier_model/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/25/apple_slips_out_bubble_bash_ipod_game/ Apple jumped ahead of its normal Tuesday update schedule with the release on Monday night of Bubble Bash from the French developer Gameloft. Bearing more than a slight resemblance to arcade and con... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/25/apple_slips_out_bubble_bash_ipod_game/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/25/report_ipod_shipments_tracking_towards_first_yearly_decline/ Shipments of Apple's iPod digital music players could see their first yearly decline come the end of the company's March quarter, investment bank Piper Jaffray said Monday. In a research note to c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/25/report_ipod_shipments_tracking_towards_first_yearly_decline/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/23/report_iphone_sdk_pushed_back_to_march/ Developers eager to write native applications for the iPhone and iPod touch will have to wait until March for the software developer kit, according to a reported insider. Arik Hesseldahl of Busines... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/23/report_iphone_sdk_pushed_back_to_march/ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/20/disney_produces_first_movie_license_ipod_game/ Slipping through the cracks of the week's releases is the first iPod game to draw on a movie license: Disney Online Studios' Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir's Fire. Compatible with both newer iPod ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/20/disney_produces_first_movie_license_ipod_game/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/20/apple_starbucks_sued_over_custom_music_gift_cards/ A Utah couple acting as their own attorneys have filed a lawsuit against Apple and Starbucks over the retailers' recent "Song of the Day" promotion, which offers Starbucks customers a iTunes gift card... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/20/apple_starbucks_sued_over_custom_music_gift_cards/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/20/growth_potential_seen_in_steadily_maturing_ipod_market/ Though growth in Apple's iPod unit shipments has been declining since the end of 2006, price cuts like those applied to the iPod shuffle on Tuesday and cheaper Internet-capable models down the line sh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/20/growth_potential_seen_in_steadily_maturing_ipod_market/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_slashes_ipod_shuffle_price_introduces_2gb_model/ Apple on Tuesday slashed the price of its 1GB clip-on iPod shuffle music player from $79 to $49 and introduced a new 2GB model for just $69. The diminutive device is just half a cubic inch in volu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/apple_slashes_ipod_shuffle_price_introduces_2gb_model/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT