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Apple's Next-Gen MacBook Pro Might Change the World of Portable Computing
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 2:20pm | 483Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro combines the best of both worlds, creating the ultimate device in portable computing. Throw in a touch screen and it would be perfect. But we're not quite there yet. However, we are (finally) at a place where video and photo-editing professionals can use a...
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WWDC 2012 Preview: What if Apple Blew Our Minds for a Change?
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 11:48am | 757In less than two hours, the Mac maker will give its annual keynote speech to remind the development community why it is the most imitated tech manufacturer in the world. The highlight of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) presentation may very well be iOS 6, the much-hyped (and now confirmed) sequel to the...
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New Mac Pros and MacBooks About to be Unveiled
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 8:12am | 526New reports suggest that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to buck the trend of low-key announcements at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference and announce a new slate of Macs this morning. According to 9to5Mac, the new Macs include (per the publication's "reliable sources") a Mac Pro with a 3....
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MacBook Retina Displays to Raise Consumer Price by $300?
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 7:55am | 436Rumors are mounting that the next MacBook will contain the power of the Retina Display. But is it worth the extra expense? Last week, MacRumors and numerous other outlets reported that if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chooses to add a higher-res screen to its portable line of computers, the company will...
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Once You Clone a Mac, You Never Go Back
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 10:56am | 359Just make sure you clone the hardware and leave the software behind. Otherwise, a U.S. District Court might decide that you have "violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works." In fact, that's just what happened in 2009. And according to...
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Has Intel Finally Beaten Apple?
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 8:14am | 874The company behind the Core 2 Duo and Pentium processors is gearing up for its most astonishing year yet. According to DigiTimes (via AppleInsider), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) expects to ship 20 million to 30 million ultrabooks -- the thin, MacBook Air competitors -- by the end of 2012. In the following...
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iPad Wins 84% of Growing Market
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 7:56am | 953With demand on the rise, the headline should have read, “Get in line now!” The new iPad is just a few days away from release and we are already seeing unprecedented demand for a product that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has referred to as the next “revolutionary” step forward in tablet design. ChangeWave...
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Is Apple Killing Off the MacBook?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 1:46pm | 326The iPad is slowly taking over the laptop market. Does this mean the MacBook's days are numbered? Last year, there were mountains of reports suggesting that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would cease development of its old-school white MacBook due to slowing sales and the rise of the MacBook Air. Now rumors...
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One Controversy Could Hurt Apple's TV Debut
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 9:46am | 831Apple is encountering a major obstacle in developing its first television set. What should it be called? The obvious assumption is “Apple TV,” but that name has already been used in promoting the company's set-top device that enables users to stream iTunes videos on their existing television sets...
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Apple is Destroying the Laptop Market
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 11:43am | 851A new study by IDG Connect reveals that one Apple product is having a negative impact on a hugely popular device. Laptops. While the study did not answer the obvious question – are users abandoning their standard laptops, MacBooks, or both? – the results are still very intriguing. According to...
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Apple Crushes Windows by More Than 4 to 1?
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 9:48am | 722As personal computer shipments decline in the United States, Apple's greatly increase. The increase is so great, in fact, that it suggests that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is actually growing the market beyond the presumed reach of the business. According to TechCrunch, Gartner (NYSE: IT) – an...
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Five Predictions for 2012
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:02am | 1667What can we expect from Apple, Zynga, and insider trading reform in the coming year? It's almost hard to believe that we are less than 30 days away from 2012. But after the confetti has settled and people drag their drunken bodies back to their homes and apartments, we will be faced with another...
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Apple's Black Friday Sale May Have Sucked, But it Still Broke Records
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 1:17pm | 289Was Black Friday one of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) biggest days in retail history? Yes, according to a source at 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). 9to5Mac's source claims that “Apple Retail was forecast and broke Retail sales records all over the country today, this is from [redacted] today, the forecast...
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Apple's Black Friday Sale in One Word: zzzzz
Friday, November 25, 2011 - 10:58am | 521Some of you camped out last night on the sidewalks of New York City, and some of you decided just to visit store.apple.com. Regardless of your shopping preference, Apple's once-a-year sale is finally here. Continuing its tradition of offering a store-wide sale for only a single day per year, Apple'...
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Apple Product Overhaul in 2012…Haven't We Heard This Rumor Before?
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 3:04pm | 209The word on the street is that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will actually change the look of its MacBook Air computers in the coming year. Bear in mind that this has been a steady rumor for the MacBook line of computers since last winter. This time, however, the news comes from DigiTimes (via Forbes),...