Businessweek's Arik Hesseldahl analyzes Microsoft's latest ad campaign "Laptop Hunters". We've highlighted the ads here which have generated a massive amount of reader discussion. The ads specifically target Apple's Macs as having a higher cost tha...
Apple Researching Movement-Aware Interfaces for iPhones
Apple has been conducting ongoing research into how to further improve their mobile device interfaces as evidenced by a couple of patent applications published over the past couple of weeks. Two different patent applications reveal a couple of different approaches to movement-aware interfaces found on portable devices.
Apple responds to Microsoft ads: "a PC is no bargain"
Apple has responded to the new Microsoft ads promoting low-cost generic PCs as a cheaper alternative to the Mac, stating "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want."
Apple's US Market Share Slips in 1Q 2009
Gartner has released a preliminary report detailing U.S. and worldwide PC shipments for the first quarter of 2009. The report pegs Apple's U.S. market share in fourth place among vendors at 7.4%, down from 8.0% in the fourth quarter of 2008. More importantly, the report shows a slight decline in market share over the year-ago quarter, when Apple he
First Photos of the Future MacBook Processors
The future big evolution in Intel Mobile platform will arrive in 2010. It will be feature 32 nm engraved Havendale CPU associated to the Nehalem architecture with its important advantages such as hyperthreading, integrated memory controller, etc...
One member from Xtremesystem forum has posted photos of the first samples of such CPU:
The Clarkdale CPU shown nearby is a the model dedicated to the desktop computer. It will offer higher performance level at the cost of higher power consumption. As you can notice it, there are much more pins than for previous CPUs. This is linked to the fact that several components are now included on the die. It should make life easier for motherboard manufacturers, and could also reduce their price, as one will need less components to be soldered on the PCB.
Problem with Bluetooth on New Mac Pro Models
Several reports posted on Apple discussion forum (here and there) mention a problem encountered on the new Mac Pro. From time to time, without any reason nor relation to the computer status, the Mac Pro will reboot, making all unsaved data lost.
According to the first investigation, it could be a bug linked to Bluetooth appearing when peripherals are connected (such as keyboard or mouse). To prevent any problem, it is recommended ti deactivate BT or at least, not use it. However, this can not be considered as the final solution. Apple did not officially reacted to this bug, and many unfortunate Mac Pro owners are now hoping that the forthcoming Mac OS X 10.5.7 update will fix the issue.
Apple market share drops slightly in the past year
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and ends, Apple Financial
Does that mean it's time to sell the AAPL stock? Probably not -- as you can see from the graph, there's still been a nice steady growth in market share since 2006, and the current economy has all ships falling a little bit with the tide as it goes out. But it does mean that Apple might be having more trouble than they want breaking out into more of the market. If that is their goal anyway -- Gartner's report also notes that Apple's relatively higher ASP (Average Selling Price) "created challenges for it in the tough economy," but when have we ever known them to go cheap?
So Apple's not up in the short term, but who is? Well maybe Goldman Sachs is. But we don't entirely trust those guys. And in case you're wondering: none of this is actual financial advice, and none of it should be used to make any decisions that might lose you money. You've been warned.
[via TechMeme]
TUAWApple market share drops slightly in the past year originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Biting parody of Microsoft’s ‘Laptop Hunter’ campaign debuts
It's funny because its true.
Apple Comments on Microsoft's Laptop Hunter Ads
Businessweek's Arik Hesseldahl analyzes Microsoft's latest ad campaign "Laptop Hunters". We've highlighted the ads here which have generated a massive amount of reader discussion. The ads specifically target Apple's Macs as having a higher cost tha...
Apple Researching Movement-Aware Interfaces for iPhones
Apple has been conducting ongoing research into how to further improve their mobile device interfaces as evidenced by a couple of patent applications published over the past couple of weeks. Two different patent applications reveal a couple of different approaches to movement-aware interfaces found on portable devices.
Apple responds to Microsoft ads: "a PC is no bargain"
Apple has responded to the new Microsoft ads promoting low-cost generic PCs as a cheaper alternative to the Mac, stating "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want."
Apple's US Market Share Slips in 1Q 2009
Gartner has released a preliminary report detailing U.S. and worldwide PC shipments for the first quarter of 2009. The report pegs Apple's U.S. market share in fourth place among vendors at 7.4%, down from 8.0% in the fourth quarter of 2008. More importantly, the report shows a slight decline in market share over the year-ago quarter, when Apple he
First Photos of the Future MacBook Processors
The future big evolution in Intel Mobile platform will arrive in 2010. It will be feature 32 nm engraved Havendale CPU associated to the Nehalem architecture with its important advantages such as hyperthreading, integrated memory controller, etc...
One member from Xtremesystem forum has posted photos of the first samples of such CPU:
The Clarkdale CPU shown nearby is a the model dedicated to the desktop computer. It will offer higher performance level at the cost of higher power consumption. As you can notice it, there are much more pins than for previous CPUs. This is linked to the fact that several components are now included on the die. It should make life easier for motherboard manufacturers, and could also reduce their price, as one will need less components to be soldered on the PCB.
Problem with Bluetooth on New Mac Pro Models
Several reports posted on Apple discussion forum (here and there) mention a problem encountered on the new Mac Pro. From time to time, without any reason nor relation to the computer status, the Mac Pro will reboot, making all unsaved data lost.
According to the first investigation, it could be a bug linked to Bluetooth appearing when peripherals are connected (such as keyboard or mouse). To prevent any problem, it is recommended ti deactivate BT or at least, not use it. However, this can not be considered as the final solution. Apple did not officially reacted to this bug, and many unfortunate Mac Pro owners are now hoping that the forthcoming Mac OS X 10.5.7 update will fix the issue.
Apple market share drops slightly in the past year
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and ends, Apple Financial
Does that mean it's time to sell the AAPL stock? Probably not -- as you can see from the graph, there's still been a nice steady growth in market share since 2006, and the current economy has all ships falling a little bit with the tide as it goes out. But it does mean that Apple might be having more trouble than they want breaking out into more of the market. If that is their goal anyway -- Gartner's report also notes that Apple's relatively higher ASP (Average Selling Price) "created challenges for it in the tough economy," but when have we ever known them to go cheap?
So Apple's not up in the short term, but who is? Well maybe Goldman Sachs is. But we don't entirely trust those guys. And in case you're wondering: none of this is actual financial advice, and none of it should be used to make any decisions that might lose you money. You've been warned.
[via TechMeme]
TUAWApple market share drops slightly in the past year originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Biting parody of Microsoft’s ‘Laptop Hunter’ campaign debuts
It's funny because its true.
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