Mac sales surge as PC sales drop 20% in UK, 12% in France
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 - 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. ( 30 comments )
CES: Dell plans to launch first 'consumer tablet' in late 2012
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 - Moving on from its failed line of smaller Streak-branded tablets, Dell reportedly plans to sell a full-fledged "consumer tablet" to take on Apple's iPad in late 2012. ( 58 comments )
Dell kills 7" Streak as Amazon's profitless Kindle Fire ravages Android tablets
Mon, Dec 5, 2011 - Dell has thrown in the towel on its last Android-based Streak tablets in the US as new analysts step forward to note that Apple's only competition in tablets is coming from Amazon, although saying it is "needing to do so by selling at cost." ( 57 comments )
Ultrabooks headed for 5-10% price drop in early 2012
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 - 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 marketing subsidy from Intel, according to a new report. ( 34 comments )
Major PC makers plan to concede tablet market to Apple, Amazon in 2012
Fri, Nov 18, 2011 - Traditional PC makers like Dell and HP believe they have no advantages in the tablet market, and plan to phase out from competing with Apple's iPad, along with low-end tablets from content providers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, in 2012. ( 134 comments )
Apple continues 'unstoppable' winning streak in customer satisfaction
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 - Apple has once again topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index for PC makers, making it eight years in a row that consumers have been most satisfied with the Mac maker. ( 69 comments )
Steve Jobs resignation has little effect on Apple product demand - report
Tue, Sep 13, 2011 - Consumer demand for Apple products is unlikely to be impacted by the resignation of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, says one of two new studies, while the other reaffirms that the iPad will continue “dominating” the enterprise tablet market for the foreseeable future. ( 29 comments )
Dell partnering up with Baidu to produce tablets, phones
Mon, Sep 5, 2011 - Dell confirmed on Tuesday its plans to work with Chinese search engine Baidu to develop tablets and smartphones for the newly-announced forked version of Google's Android mobile operating system, called Baidu Yi. ( 36 comments )
Dell kills its 5" Android tablet as ABI searches for success among tablet failures
Fri, Aug 12, 2011 - While Google hoped its Android platform could take on the iPad this year, its licensees are finding it difficult to even compete with Apple on the low end. On example, Dell's Streak 5 (aka Mini 5), has just been discontinued, but that hasn't stopped marketing companies like ABI Research from insisting that Android is still a thriving tablet competitor. ( 96 comments )
Analyst: Apple's iPad to lead tablet market explosion for 'foreseeable future'
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 - According to one analyst, the market for consumer tablets could top 215 million units by 2015, with the iPad expected to dominate the market's explosive growth. ( 23 comments )
Fears of iPad cannibalization drive PC estimates downward
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 - Slowing shipments of PCs have prompted some analysts to revise their 2011 PC shipment estimates downward over concerns that Apple's iPad is eating into sales of PCs. ( 34 comments )
iPad retains 74% tablet market share as Apple sits among top 5 PC vendors
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 - Apple's iPad accounted for 74 percent of tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2011, as combined Mac and iPad sales made Apple one of the top five PC vendors in the world by volume. ( 47 comments )
Palm, Facebook investor changes tune on Apple over iPad, apps
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 - In a marked shift from his former belief that sales of the iPhone would dry up after two years, Roger McNamee, a prominent venture capitalist who has invested heavily in Palm and Facebook, said in an interview that Apple will likely lead a 10-year technology growth cycle with the continued success of the iPad and its App Store ecosystem. ( 42 comments )
US Mac sales grow 9.6% in Q1 2011 as rest of market drops 10.7%
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 - 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 tumbled 42.1 percent. ( 51 comments )
Consumer Reports ranks Apple's iPad 2 best tablet on the market
Tue, Apr 5, 2011 - In a comparison of 10 tablet devices, Consumer Reports ranked Apple's iPad 2 the best product available, in contrast to its controversial refusal to endorse the iPhone 4. ( 46 comments )
PC sales start slow in 2011 while market is 'usurped' by Apple's iPad
Tue, Apr 5, 2011 - Following a blockbuster start to sales for Apple's iPad 2, sources in the Far East PC supply chain have reportedly indicated that PC sales have seen "weak demand" to start 2011. ( 54 comments )
Acer to "overhaul operations" in the wake of Apple's iPad
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 - The founder of Acer, the second largest PC maker globally, has acknowledged that the company must overhaul its operations to focus on profit margins rather than market share in reaction to the success of Apple. ( 48 comments )
Dell, HP execs lash out at Apple's iOS successes
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 - Executives from rival technology companies Dell and HP spoke out against Apple this week, with a Dell executive predicting that the iPad will fail, while an HP executive criticized Apple's relationships with its partners. ( 233 comments )
Dell previews conceptual tablet running Windows 7
Tue, Feb 8, 2011 - Without providing a price or release date, Dell has begun showing a non-working prototype representing a 10 inch tablet running Windows 7. ( 55 comments )
Apple slipping, but still leads Dell and HP in tech support satisfaction
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 - Apple's lead over HP and Dell in customer service satisfaction rankings has narrowed over the last year, but its customers still reported fewer nuisance issues and greater satisfaction by a significant margin. ( 39 comments )
Apple becomes No. 3 global PC maker with 241% growth, if iPad is included
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - With Mac and iPad sales combined, Apple computer sales grew 241 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2010, vaulting the company into third place in worldwide PC sales research, firm Canalys revealed on Wednesday. ( 196 comments )
iPad tops Mossberg's list of best reviewed products of 2010
Fri, Dec 24, 2010 - Technology journalist Walt Mossberg listed the iPad as his best reviewed product of the year, while he called out the Dell Streak and Google TV as the worst products of 2010. ( 64 comments )
Lawsuit accuses Apple, Dell, HTC of infringing MP3-related patent
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 - A lawsuit filed this week accuses a number of major electronics companies, including Apple, of violating a patent related to playback of MP3 files. ( 12 comments )
Apple supplier arrested in insider trading probe over future iPhone, iPad details
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 - An insider trading sweep by federal prosecutors that led to the arrest of five suspects included a senior director for Apple supplier Flextronics, who was arrested on charges that he leaked confidential details about an upcoming iPhone and the unreleased iPad. ( 12 comments )
As corporate interest in tablets spikes, Apple's iPad remains tops
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 - A new survey has found a "corporate explosion" of interest in tablets, with the potential market for Apple's iPad doubling in the first quarter of 2011. ( 20 comments )
Mac pricing gives Apple top dollar share in U.S. home PC market
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 - For the first time ever, Apple is the dollar share leader in the U.S. home PC market, with the Mac taking 29.4 percent of every dollar earned from domestic home computer sales. ( 76 comments )
Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 - Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email. ( 49 comments )
Categorizing iPad as PC would make Apple largest US seller
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 - Reclassifying the iPad as a PC in terms of sales would catapult Apple past rivals Dell and HP, elevating the Mac maker to the No. 1 computer manufacturer in the U.S., one Wall Street analyst has noted. ( 122 comments )
Microsoft unveils plans for first nine Windows Phone 7 handsets
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 - Microsoft on Monday announced its initial arsenal of handsets built around the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, in what many believe is the company's last-ditch attempt to regain traction in the mobile handset arena that's fallen into the hands of rivals like Apple and Google. ( 334 comments )
Dell to launch 7-inch tablet in 'next few weeks' to challenge iPad
Wed, Sep 29, 2010 - U.S. computer maker Dell reportedly plans to take on Apple's iPad with a smaller, 7-inch device set to launch in a matter of weeks, as well as a 10-inch touchscreen device planned to debut in the next year. ( 130 comments )
PC industry customer satisfaction again dominated by Apple
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 - Apple remains the best in its class for customer service, with the Mac maker again leading all other PC makers for the seventh straight year, despite industry-wide improvement, according to a new study. ( 45 comments )
Dell announces Streak tablet phone US launch on Friday
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 - Dell's latest touchscreen tablet-cum-smartphone will take on Apple's iPhone and iPad in the US on Friday when the company launches its 5-inch Streak for $299 with contract, $549 without. ( 197 comments )
iSuppli: Apple was only US PC maker to outgrow market in Q1 2010
Fri, Jun 4, 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. ( 20 comments )
Dell announces Streak, a 5-inch Android-based iPad competitor
Tue, May 25, 2010 - Dell's entry into the tablet market was made official Tuesday with the Streak, previously shown at CES 2010 as a concept, now set to take on Apple's iPad in the U.K. in early June, and in the U.S. later this summer. ( 131 comments )
Apple jumps to No. 56 in annual Fortune 500 rankings
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 - Fortune magazine on Thursday released its annual list of the Fortune 500 U.S. companies with the highest gross revenue in 2010, and Apple moved up 15 spots to take the 56th overall position. ( 12 comments )
Growth in netbook sales slows in anticipation of Apple's iPad
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 - As the launch of Apple's iPad looms, a new report alleges that HP and Dell have cut back production of low-cost, low-power netbooks after the market saw relatively slow growth in the first quarter of 2010. ( 99 comments )
HP plans to beat Apple iPad price, Microsoft Courier still in works
Thu, Feb 18, 2010 - Apple's iPad announcement has not deterred PC competitors, as HP's forthcoming 3G-enabled "slate PC" will reportedly be competitively priced, and Microsoft is still working on its unannounced Courier dual-screen tablet. ( 141 comments )
Apple among top 5 brick-and-mortar, online electronics stores
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 - Apple ranked in the top five electronics retailers in all of 2009, with both its brick-and-mortar retail stores and commercial Web site among the top revenue earners. ( 43 comments )
Apple tops PC rivals in customer experience, but iTunes lags behind
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 - 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. ( 51 comments )
CES: Dell previews 5-inch tablet concept akin to large iPod touch
Thu, Jan 7, 2010 - Piggybacking on industry-wide excitement over an expected Apple tablet unveiling later this month, rival Dell used a portion of its presentation at CES on Thursday to flaunt its own tiny tablet concept that's been brewing in its labs. ( 58 comments )
Hardware makers plan preemptive strike against Apple tablet at CES
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 - As CES kicks off this week, a great deal of focus will be on touchscreen tablet devices, which many companies plan to release in anticipation of Apple's own take on the mobile computing format. ( 166 comments )
Latest Snow Leopard build resurrects Atom compatibility
Wed, Nov 4, 2009 - Development build 10C535 of Snow Leopard update 10.6.2 retains Intel Atom support after the previous build had killed compatibility with the processor. ( 43 comments )
Apple, others hit with lawsuit over '90s Ethernet patents
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 - 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. ( 68 comments )
ITC investigates Apple after flash memory patent complaint
Tue, Aug 25, 2009 - 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. ( 17 comments )
Dell, Apple look to compete in Chinese smartphone market
Mon, Aug 17, 2009 - Dell unveiled Monday a prototype of its upcoming cell phone in China, as both it and Apple hope to launch competing smartphones in the nation very soon. ( 36 comments )
Apple tops magazine tech support survey rankings
Thu, Aug 6, 2009 - 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. ( 30 comments )
Dell working on pocket-sized Internet gadget
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - Dell, which has long been searching for an answer to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch handhelds, is reportedly in the intermediate development stages of a new pocket-sized gadget that will let users access the Internet on the go. ( 98 comments )
Apple fires its return salvo as Microsoft issues misleading 5th ad
Fri, May 15, 2009 - After appearing to remain aloof to Microsoft's jabs that Macs don't give enough choice, Apple has responded with ads which insist that poor Windows PC choices are no choices at all. ( 321 comments )
MacBooks sweep latest Consumer Reports scores
Mon, May 4, 2009 - ( 105 comments )
Snow Leopard Server to offer low cost, secure mobile access to iPhone
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - Apple will leverage the popularity of the iPhone to deliver business users new Mobile Access services in Snow Leopard Server to securely deliver corporate email, contact, calendar, and intranet web services to iPhone and iPod touch users far more cost effectively than Microsoft Windows Server. ( 67 comments )
Apple trumps Windows PC makers in customer experience study
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 - Apple's reputation has been polished with a new customer experience study from Forrester Research that shows happiness and overall satisfaction with Macs being much higher than for several major Windows PC builders. ( 112 comments )
Jobs active at Apple, still working on tablet-sized device
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 - Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs is still very much involved in his company's direction even as he recuperates at home -- and is said to be on track with a new portable device larger than the company's handhelds. ( 175 comments )
Microsoft pays for inaccurate "Apple Tax" study, issues 3rd TV ad
Thu, Apr 9, 2009 - Hoping to persuade possible Mac buyers that Apple charges an arbitrary "tax" for its computers, Microsoft has paid one analyst to create a report that portrays Windows PCs as less expensive -- even if it has to artificially pad the Mac's price and hide Windows' costs to get there. ( 344 comments )
Dell unveils heavier, more expensive MacBook Air rival
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 - Dell on Tuesday took aim at Apple's high-end portable computing dominance with a new design-focused Adamo notebook, but the PC maker is already facing questions about the machine's viability in a slumping economy. ( 83 comments )
Dell may enter smartphone arena as early as next month
Fri, Jan 30, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal is weighing in on Dell's rumored smartphone offering, adding further weight to rumors predicting the PC maker will enter the arena to take on Apple's iPhone. ( 48 comments )
An evolving Dell rumored to enter smartphone market
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 - An equity research note discussing a possible Dell bid for cell phone market share is the latest sign of a company shifting its strategy to better compete against Apple and others. ( 27 comments )
Dell kind of, sort of unveils the Adamo ultra-thin notebook
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 - After weeks of speculation surrounding Dell's rumored MacBook Air competitor, the PC maker finally gave a sneak peek to journalists of its new Adamo portable at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ( 79 comments )
Dell rumored to give MacBook Air a run for its money
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 - Roughly a year after Apple's MacBook Air made its first appearance, Dell is purportedly on the verge of claiming the thinnest-ever notebook crown for itself. ( 173 comments )
Apple snags nearly 10% of US PC market in third quarter
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 - 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 for the three month period ending September, with its unit shipments growing more than six times the industry average. ( 28 comments )
Apple sets new standard in customer satisfaction
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 - Customer satisfaction in the personal computer industry suffered another series of declines last quarter, though one standout was Apple, Inc., which defied the trend by recording its largest gain ever, according to a new consumer satisfaction survey. ( 78 comments )
Windows 7 starts race with Apple to full multi-touch desktop OS
Wed, May 28, 2008 - The first public showing of Microsoft's next major Windows update reveals an operating system with a familiar-looking dock and a more than slight emphasis on multi-touch displays. ( 107 comments )
AT&T expands iPhone distribution; AmTech on Dell; West 14th
Fri, Dec 7, 2007 - AT&T's control of Cellular One is bringing the iPhone to new corners of the US, including Alaska. And Dell's venture into retail is unlikely to dent Apple's influence in retail, according to an investor note from American Technology Research. ( 25 comments )
Briefly: Dell at Best Buy; Mac Pro and 10.5.2 at Macworld?
Thu, Dec 6, 2007 - Dell has bolstered its commitment to retail by placing some of its computer line on Best Buy's shelves. Meanwhile, one rumor suggests Apple will both update the Mac Pro at January's Macworld show and release an update to speed up new Intel processors. ( 37 comments )
French iPhone launch; potential Nokia dispute; Black Friday visits
Wed, Nov 28, 2007 - The iPhone's launch in France was marked by large lines and a VIP visit. Meanwhile, Nokia may square off against Apple if it releases a touchscreen phone, and Apple has overtaken Dell in Black Friday site traffic. ( 17 comments )
