Archives for January 2009
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Analyst: Apple Is One of the Best Growth Stories in Tech
Apple's results for its first fiscal quarter were solid enough to lead Barclays Capital to conclude that the company, "is…
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The Half-life of Steve Jobs’ Leadership
John Martellaro looks at the hidden forces behind Apple leadership, the eventual departure of Steve Jobs from Apple, some wishful…
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EA Reveals More Spore Games For 2009
Electronic Arts (EA) on Thursday revealed plans to release four more games in its Spore franchise this year, one of…
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PlayFirst Debuts Third Chocolatier Game
PlayFirst on Thursday released Chocolatier: Decadence by Design, the third in its series of economic simulation games that revolve around…
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Microsoft to Cut 5000 Jobs
Microsoft plans to cut 5,000 employees out of its workforce, starting with a 1,400 cut on Thursday. The company is…
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Reader Reactions: AAPL Q1 Earnings Report
Today TMO readers are sharing their reactions to Apple's first quarter earnings report.
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Analyst: Apple Beating Recession So Far
The economy may be hurting, but Apple is still showing strong quarterly results and is doing well despite slowing Mac…
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Intego: Pirated iWork ‘09 Hides Trojan
Mac users hoping to download pirated copies of Apple's iWork '09 may get more than they bargained for thanks to…
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Analyst: Portability Driving Apple Sales
Apple's record breaking first quarter earnings were driven by the company's portable devices, namely the MacBook and iPhone 3G, and…
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AAPL Climbs Ahead of Opening Bell
Apple Inc's stock started an upward climb overnight following the report of its first fiscal quarter earnings that beat analyst…
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Apple COO Tim Cook Lays Out Apple Manifesto, With or Without Steve Jobs
Apple COO Tim Cook, the company's acting CEO while Steve Jobs is on medical leave of absence, laid out his…
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Apple: 25 New Stores in 2009
Apple Inc COO Tim Cook claimed the Cupertino-based company plans to open about 25 new retail locations during 2009, and…
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Apple COO Says No to Apple Netbook, Denigrates Existing Models
Apple COO Tim Cook told analysts Wednesday that while his company was watching the netbook space, there were no plans…
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Apple’s Slightly Lower Mac Sales Translates to Huge Win
With the stock market oscillating wildly, with huge declines overnight, and banks suffering massive convulsions, Apple's ever so slight decline…
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Apple Beats Earnings & Revenue Estimates with Record December Quarter [Updated]
Apple Inc. turned in a better-than-expected quarter for the December quarter, the company's first fiscal quarter. Apple reported earnings of…
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AAPL Rallies Ahead of Earnings, up 5.7%
Shares in Apple Inc. traded higher in late afternoon trading on Wednesday, ahead of the company's earnings report and conference…
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Apple Updates QuickTime to 7.6 with Improvements & Security Fixes
Apple released QuickTime 7.6 for Mac OS X and Windows Wednesday, an update that addresses seven security issues and includes…
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Intel to Manufacture Double-Capacity Flash-Based Hard Drives in 2009
Recently, hardware and processor giant Intel announced that the company will be manufacturing a new series of hard drives capable…
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Apple Posts Leopard Security Guide, 2nd Edition
Apple posted the second edition of its "Mac OS X Security Configuration for Version 10.5 Leopard" on Tuesday. The guide…
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Apple Bumps White MacBook Specs
Apple quietly updated the specs for its entry level MacBook this week to more closely match the features of its…
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AAPL Q1 Earnings Estimates
Today TMO readers are talking about what they expect from Apple's first quarter earnings report scheduled for 5PM eastern time…
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SEC Probes Steve Jobs Health Disclosure
Apple may have fallen under the watchful eye of the Securities and Exchange Commission for potentially misleading investors with information…
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EazyDraw 3: Best of Breed Drawing on Mac
If a developer were to set out to design the friendliest, most capable, backwards compatible, best documented vector drawing program…
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GossTech Intros Eon Desktop Calendar
GossTech announced the immediate availability of Eon on Wednesday. Eon is an application that displays iCal events on your desktop…
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Apple Q1 Earnings Report Scheduled for January 21
Apple's fiscal first quarter earnings report is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21 at 5PM eastern time. Be sure to check…
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Apple Begins Offering Refurb Products in China
Apple has begun offering refurbished products in China, an attempt to boost the company's position in the world's largest consumer…
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Episode #86: What Does Apple’s New iTunes Pricing Strategy Really Mean?
Well I woke up this morning and I couldn't get the song "Bargain" from the Who's Next album out of…
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Motley Fool on Apple in 2012: Tim Cook CEO, iTunes Subscription Music, More
Motley Fool Rick Aristotle Munarriz predicts that in 2012 Apple will be headed by CEO Tim Cook, offer a music…
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Analyst “Feels Comfortable” Recommending AAPL at Current Price
Analyst Brian Marshall of Broadpoint AmTech told clients Tuesday that he "feels comfortable" recommending AAPL at current levels. The comments came in…
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Blizzard Releases World of Warcraft 3.0.8 Content Update: Classes, Professions, PVP, More
Blizzard released a new content update patch for World of Warcraft, version 3.0.8, Tuesday. The update includes major changes to…
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Smile 3.4 Improves Data Browsing, Graphics
Satimage Software announced the immediate availability of Smile 3.4 on Tuesday. The update for the data visualization application improved data…
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Mellel 2.6 Adds Quick Look Support, More
RedleX announced the immediate availability of Mellel 2.6 on Tuesday. The update for the word processor application added support for…
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EyeTV 3.1 Adds TV Guide, Smart Series Support
Elgato announced the immediate availability of EyeTV 3.1 on Tuesday. The update for the Mac-based application for controlling TV tuners…
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A Deeper Look at the Worlds vs. NCsoft Lawsuit
There's an old curse, purported to be Chinese in origin: "May you live in interesting times." For senior executives at…
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Apple Hit with Permissions Law Suit
Apple Inc is the target in yet another law suit, this time over accusations that it is infringing on patents…
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Mac Geek Gab #188: Safari Vulnerability, iPhoto Facial Recognition, Listener Tips, and More!
Dave starts off discussing a strange issue with his monitor setup and how he got it resolved, then he and…
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Time Out For the Macintosh Boogie
Duane Straub, Mac IT expert, member of the Macworld All Star Band, and Director of the Root Boy Slim Memorial…
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Steve Jobs Stands for Reelection at Disney Despite Leave of Absence
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is standing for reelection as a member of the Board of Directors of Walt Disney despite…
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Who Needs an 8 Hour Battery Anyway?
Apple's new 17" MacBook Pro features the "longest-lasting Mac notebook battery ever," lasting up to 8 hours. To which I say:…
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A Frustrating Week in Macville
If you stay within certain boundaries, the Macintosh experience is very pleasant. However, I've been doing Macs for 25 years,…
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Managing Multiple Macs with MobileMe
Today one TMO reader is looking for the best way to work with two Macs and MobileMe.
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Want to Check Out Open Source Virtualization? Check Out VirtualBox!
John F. Braun take a look at VirtualBox, and Open Source virtualization environment that rivals some commercial offerings.
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TechRestore Offers MacBook Pro Matte Displays
TechRestore announced the immediate availability of its matte finish display replacement for Apple's 15-inch unibody MacBook Pro on Monday. The…
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EU: Internet Explorer Violates Antitrust Laws
Microsoft has run afoul of the European Commission again over claims that its Internet Explorer Web browser violates antitrust laws.…
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Share iPhone Applications Just Like iTunes Songs
It's a little-known fact that iPhone applications can be shared amongst family members or a select few trusted friends. The…
