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 10:48:21 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/apple_continues_adding_lion_internet_recovery_support_to_2010_macs/ Apple on Tuesday released several EFI firmware updates for its 2010 Macs to enable the Lion Internet Recovery feature to the older machines. The Cupertino, Calif., company posted updates for its Ma... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/apple_continues_adding_lion_internet_recovery_support_to_2010_macs/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/video_ces_week_2_2012_tech_review/ Here's a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the second week of 2012, including a tour of CES 2012, Steve Ballmer's keynote, big product news, the week's business stories, and upco... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/video_ces_week_2_2012_tech_review/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:46:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_part_three_sony_motorola_rim_nokia/ As noted in the previous two segments, Apple's success with the MacBook Air and iPad have changed the course of Intel and its Ultrabook PC makers and Samsung and its mobility products. Here's a look a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/15/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_part_three_sony_motorola_rim_nokia/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/14/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_intels_ultrabooks_to_samsungs_galaxy_note/ Without even making an official appearance at CES as an exhibitor, Apple has become an invisible hand directing the show and what the company's competitors choose to promote as their future strategies... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/14/reacting_to_apple_at_ces_2012_intels_ultrabooks_to_samsungs_galaxy_note/ Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/samsung_to_take_on_apples_macbooks_in_bid_for_notebook_dominance/ Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top. After e... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/samsung_to_take_on_apples_macbooks_in_bid_for_notebook_dominance/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/apple_confirms_purchase_of_flash_memory_company_anobit/ Apple confirmed on Tuesday its acquisition of Anobit Technologies, an Israel-based flash memory component maker, though it declined to reveal the cost of the deal. Company spokesman Steve Dowling t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/apple_confirms_purchase_of_flash_memory_company_anobit/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/ces_msi_unveils_external_thunderbolt_gpu_henge_docks_gain_macbook_air_support/ New Mac-centric products are aplenty at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, including a Thunderbolt-connected external graphics processor from MSI, and a vertical docking station for the MacBook Ai... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/ces_msi_unveils_external_thunderbolt_gpu_henge_docks_gain_macbook_air_support/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:29:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/apple_sold_12m_macbook_airs_over_holidays_new_models_with_ivy_bridge_loom/ Apple is said to have sold 1.2 million of its thin-and-light MacBook Air over the holiday buying season, as competing PC makers hope to steal some of Apple's thunder by unveiling their own "Ultrabooks... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/apple_sold_12m_macbook_airs_over_holidays_new_models_with_ivy_bridge_loom/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/inside_apples_year_of_macs_and_mac_os_x_2011/ This year, Apple's Mac OS X platform turned ten years old, launched the 10.7 Lion reference release, introduced the Mac App Store and iCloud, and delivered a series of new Macs boasting fast, flexible... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/inside_apples_year_of_macs_and_mac_os_x_2011/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:42:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/intels_mac_bound_ivy_bridge_cpus_rumored_to_launch_april_8/ Intel is rumored to release a total of 25 new 22-nanometer Ivy Bridge processors on April 8, 2012, signaling a potential launch window for Apple's next generation of Macs. Intel will release 17 des... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/intels_mac_bound_ivy_bridge_cpus_rumored_to_launch_april_8/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/22/apple_investigating_fuel_cell_powered_macbooks/ Apple could build new notebooks that are even smaller and lighter than current battery-powered devices by switching to fuel cells for power. The prospect of fuel-cell-powered MacBooks and other dev... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/22/apple_investigating_fuel_cell_powered_macbooks/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:51:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/apple_supplier_reports_61_injured_in_explosion_at_metal_case_factory/ Apple supplier and manufacturing partner Pegatron said 61 workers had been injured as a result of an explosion at a subsidiary's metal casing factory in Shanghai, China. Pegatron Chief Financial Of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/apple_supplier_reports_61_injured_in_explosion_at_metal_case_factory/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/acer_chairman_sees_mac_growth_stalling_in_face_of_ultrabook_surge/ Acer chairman JT Wang expects Apple's gains in the PC industry to weaken over the next two years as a result of a future surge in sales of notebooks matching Intel's ultrabook design specifications. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/acer_chairman_sees_mac_growth_stalling_in_face_of_ultrabook_surge/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:47:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/inside_anobit_why_apple_is_investing_in_flash_ram_technology/ Apple's investments in acquiring flash memory expertise and technology appear to be centered around packing more storage capacity into Macs and iOS devices at lower prices, with the same level of comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/inside_anobit_why_apple_is_investing_in_flash_ram_technology/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/pc_makers_losing_interest_in_tablets_hope_ultrabooks_will_improve_margins/ Traditional PC makers are said to not be paying much attention to the tablet market controlled by Apple and now Amazon, and are instead pinning their hopes on thin-and-light Ultrabooks to improve gros... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/pc_makers_losing_interest_in_tablets_hope_ultrabooks_will_improve_margins/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:28:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apples_macbook_air_projected_to_reach_sales_of_1_6m_per_quarter/ Sales of Apple's ultraportable MacBook Air notebook continue to grow, and are expected to reach an average of 1.6 million units per quarter over the next 12 months. Analyst Mark Moskowitz with J.P.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apples_macbook_air_projected_to_reach_sales_of_1_6m_per_quarter/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/holiday_iphone_mac_sales_ahead_of_expectations_ipad_a_little_light/ Indications from Apple's supply chain suggest that iPhone and Mac sales are picking up strength ahead of Christmas, while the iPad remains on pace for a record setting quarter, albeit with softer sale... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/holiday_iphone_mac_sales_ahead_of_expectations_ipad_a_little_light/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/intel_ivy_bridge_chip_candidates_for_macbook_pro_air_to_arrive_in_may/ Intel's next-generation Ivy Bridge mobile processors, expected to appear in future MacBook Pro and MacBook Air updates from Apple, will hit the market in May of 2012, a leaked Intel product roadmap re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/intel_ivy_bridge_chip_candidates_for_macbook_pro_air_to_arrive_in_may/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apples_macbook_air_has_fortuitous_timing_in_face_of_hard_drive_shortage/ A global shortage of traditional, spinning hard disk drives has coincidentally come at a time when Apple's flash-based solid-state MacBook Air is one of the company's most popular products. The suc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apples_macbook_air_has_fortuitous_timing_in_face_of_hard_drive_shortage/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/jp_morgan_ups_holiday_quarter_iphone_estimates_to_28_million/ J.P. Morgan bumped up its projections for shipments of Apple's iPhone in the December quarter to 28 million units, revising its revenue estimates for the company accordingly to $38.69 billion. Anal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/jp_morgan_ups_holiday_quarter_iphone_estimates_to_28_million/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:50:00 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/11/11/28/acer_clinging_to_netbooks_amid_pressure_from_ipad_macbook_air/ Despite being squeezed on both sides by Apple's iPad and MacBook Air products, Acer says it remains committed to netbooks, especially in emerging markets. Acer vice president Scott Lin voiced the c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/acer_clinging_to_netbooks_amid_pressure_from_ipad_macbook_air/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/75_of_apple_stores_sold_out_of_iphone_4s_on_black_friday_ipad_sales_up_68/ Apple's Black Friday sales were a resounding success according to two separate accounts, which revealed that most of the company's retail stores sold out of the iPhone 4S on the biggest shopping day o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/75_of_apple_stores_sold_out_of_iphone_4s_on_black_friday_ipad_sales_up_68/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:49:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/apple_rumored_to_revamp_macbook_air_lineup_with_15_in_model_in_early_2012/ Apple is said to be preparing an update to its MacBook Air series in the first quarter of 2012 with the addition of a new 15-inch thin-and-light model. The new 15-inch MacBook Air would join the ex... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/apple_rumored_to_revamp_macbook_air_lineup_with_15_in_model_in_early_2012/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/26/intel_investigating_proprietary_dock_connector_for_2012_ultrabooks/ Intel is reportedly planning to release a proprietary connector that will work alongside its Thunderbolt technology to allow for advanced docking stations for the chipmakers' ultrabook design specific... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/26/intel_investigating_proprietary_dock_connector_for_2012_ultrabooks/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/25/black_friday_macs_up_to_150_off_macbook_airsimacs_up_to_250_off_macbook_pros/ Apple resellers have launched their Black Friday deals, offering savings of up to $101 on Mac Book Airs, $250 of MacBook Pros, $128 on iMacs, $39 on Mac minis and $260 on Mac Pros [updated with price ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/25/black_friday_macs_up_to_150_off_macbook_airsimacs_up_to_250_off_macbook_pros/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/amazon_knocks_150_off_some_macs_airs_from_849_99_macbook_pros_from_1049_99/ Amazon on Thursday evening launched early Black Friday pricing on three of Apple's most affordable Mac offerings: the 1.60GHz 11" MacBook Air, 2.4GHz dual 13" MacBook Pro, and 2.5GHz 21.5" iMac [updat... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/amazon_knocks_150_off_some_macs_airs_from_849_99_macbook_pros_from_1049_99/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/apple_black_friday_rolling_out_internationally/ Apple has begun rolling out its one-day Black Friday sale in limited countries around the world, with discounts adding up to roughly 10 percent off select iPad, iPod and Mac models [updated with U.S. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/apple_black_friday_rolling_out_internationally/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/apple_rumored_to_switch_back_to_nvidia_gpus_for_2012_macbook_models/ Apple's switch to AMD graphics across its entire product line could be short-lived, as a new rumor claims that next-generation MacBook models will once again feature Nvidia graphics processors. Nvi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/apple_rumored_to_switch_back_to_nvidia_gpus_for_2012_macbook_models/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/ultrabook_makers_turn_to_plastic_as_apple_controls_unibody_aluminum_supply/ Apple's continued control unibody aluminum chassis supply has reportedly forced Ultrabook makers, hoping to compete with the MacBook Air, to turn to alternative materials such as plastic. Industry ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/ultrabook_makers_turn_to_plastic_as_apple_controls_unibody_aluminum_supply/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:11:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/apple_reportedly_prepped_amd_powered_macbook_air_dropped_it_at_last_minute/ Apple is said to have developed a MacBook Air running Advanced Micro Devices' Fusion Llano processor last spring, but scrapped it at the last minute because of production issues, according to an unver... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/apple_reportedly_prepped_amd_powered_macbook_air_dropped_it_at_last_minute/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/hp_takes_aim_at_apples_macbook_air_with_new_900_folio13_ultrabook/ The latest entry in the thin-and-light Ultrabook lineup is HP's new Folio13, a 13-inch laptop with a 128GB solid-state drive that undercuts Apple's MacBook Air with a starting price of $900. HP's f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/hp_takes_aim_at_apples_macbook_air_with_new_900_folio13_ultrabook/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apple_macbook_orders_to_remain_steady_in_spite_of_chassis_hdd_stutters/ Shipments of Apple's MacBook will reportedly remain stable in the fourth quarter despite recent hiccups with chassis and hard drive supplies for the portables. Taiwanese industry publication DigiTi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apple_macbook_orders_to_remain_steady_in_spite_of_chassis_hdd_stutters/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:48:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/apples_ultra_thin_15_inch_macbook_rumored_for_q2_2012_release/ Apple is rumored to have ordered a "small volume" of components for a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook that could appear as early as the second quarter of 2012, a new report claims. Upstream suppliers a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/apples_ultra_thin_15_inch_macbook_rumored_for_q2_2012_release/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/macbook_air_now_28_of_apples_notebook_shipments/ Apple's MacBook Air models now make up 28 percent of the company's notebook shipments, up from just 8 percent in the first half of the year. Research by Morgan Stanley involving NPD figures reporte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/macbook_air_now_28_of_apples_notebook_shipments/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:51:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/mac_sales_surge_despite_slipping_european_pc_market/ Despite double-digit declines in Western Europe's PC market during the third quarter, Mac sales surged nearly 20% to help Apple break into the segment's top 5 vendors for unit shipments. Apple and ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/mac_sales_surge_despite_slipping_european_pc_market/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/apple_on_pace_to_sell_record_5_3m_macs_in_holiday_quarter/ Apple is set to have another blockbuster quarter for the Mac platform, with the latest sales data showing the company headed toward selling as many as 5.3 million over the holidays. Analyst Gene Mu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/14/apple_on_pace_to_sell_record_5_3m_macs_in_holiday_quarter/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/arm_seen_challenging_intels_notebook_chip_dominance_by_2013/ ARM, the company whose reference designs are used in the chips that power Apple's iPhone and iPad, is expected by industry insiders to carve out a significant presence in the traditional notebook comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/arm_seen_challenging_intels_notebook_chip_dominance_by_2013/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:29:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/10/acer_asus_slash_ultrabook_orders_by_40_struggle_against_macbook_air/ Intel's thin-and-light "Ultrabook" design, inspired in part by the success of Apple's MacBook Air form factor, continues to struggle in the market, prompting PC makers Acer and Asus to reduce orders b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/10/acer_asus_slash_ultrabook_orders_by_40_struggle_against_macbook_air/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:17:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/apple_leverages_deep_pockets_to_gain_supply_chain_edge_over_rivals_report/ A close look at Apple's supply chain has revealed that the company wields upfront cash payments and a highly-focused logistics ecosystem, largely credited to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, as "stra... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/apple_leverages_deep_pockets_to_gain_supply_chain_edge_over_rivals_report/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:25:00 GMT