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Wed, Nov 19, 2008 - 12:25 PM EST  —  AAPL: 88.93 (-0.98, -1.09%)  |  NASDAQ: 1436.39 (-46.88, -3.16%)

Report: Apple iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart, select Sam’s Club stores on December 28th
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:01 PM EST

It looks like Wal-Mart will indeed begin selling the iPhone 3G on December 28th... [Read More]

Insider emails show Microsoft feared Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista comparison in 2005
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:51 AM EST

More than a year before Windows Vista's release -- and long before Apple Inc. started poking fun... [Read More]

Apple exec: Mac OS X Snow Leopard to be released first quarter of 2009
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:38 AM EST

Apple's Director of Engineering of Unix Technologies Jordan Hubbard spoke at LISA '08 last week... [Read More]

BusinessWeek blows it: reports Apple has no Multi-Touch notebooks, ‘beaten’ by HP
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 09:05 AM EST

From the first time Steve Jobs demonstrated 'the pinch'—the two-finger gesture used to zoom in and out... [Read More]

Judge dismisses ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar’s antitrust counterclaim; Apple not a monopolist
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:55 PM EST

Psystar's counterclaims against Apple have been dismissed... [Read More]

The Washington Times reviews Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook: ‘Worth every penny’
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 06:50 PM EST

From the sleek case to the high-powered computing plant behind the brushed aluminum, this is a computer with a lot going for it... [Read More]

IBM to acquire Transitive
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 05:45 PM EST

IBM today announced it plans to acquire Transitive Corporation, a privately held technology company... [Read More]

Microsoft discounts Zunes in desperate bid to increase anemic sales
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 05:00 PM EST

A mere two months after introducing Zunes with minor updates, Microsoft plans... [Read More]

As Macintosh approaches 25, The Register offers up an Apple Inc. report card
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 04:39 PM EST

In two short months, Apple's Macintosh will turn 25 years old... [Read More]

NPD: New MacBook family fuels 28% YOY surge in October Apple Mac sales
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 03:37 PM EST

A slowing global economy had little impact on Apple's computer business last month... [Read More]

Apple Store Online now taking orders for new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 02:19 PM EST

Apple's new 24-inch LED Cinema Display is now available for order from the U.S. Apple Store... [Read More]

Beleaguered Motorola stoops to bribery to woo developers from Apple iPhone
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 01:31 PM EST

How does once-hot mobile phone maker Motorola plan to capture developers' attention away from Apple's iPhone? [Read More]

Can IBM keep Mark Papermaster from working at Apple?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 01:06 PM EST

Apple may have a real fight on its hands if it believes Mark Papermaster is the right man to nurture the iPhone... [Read More]

After dumping Microsoft Access, Macy’s prepares for Thanksgiving Day Parade with FileMaker Pro 9
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:26 PM EST

Macy's Parade & Entertainment Group is gearing up for next week's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City... [Read More]

Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang steps down
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:15 PM EST

Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang is stepping down. Here is Yang's memo to Yahoo employees verbatim... [Read More]

CNET reviews Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook: ‘a winner’
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:49 AM EST

With the new 13-inch MacBook looking and feeling more like the more expensive 15-inch MacBook Pro line than ever... [Read More]

Gamers’ iPhones can emulate Wii Remotes; game uses iPhone as motion-based controller
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:37 AM EST

A Palo Alto company has released the first video game that wirelessly connects a personal computer... [Read More]

MLB.com dumps Microsoft’s Silverlight for Adobe’s Flash
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:10 AM EST

Microsoft is losing MLB.com, Major League Baseball's online unit and one of the Web's most successful subscription services... [Read More]

China Mobile CEO says company still in talks with Apple for iPhone launch
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 09:45 AM EST

China Mobile's chairman and chief executive Wang Jianzhou, speaking at the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress in Macau on Tuesday, said... [Read More]

Apple’s new MacBooks use High Definition Content Protection (HDCP) to protect iTunes Store media
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 09:16 AM EST

This movie cannot be played because a display that is not authorized to play protected movies is connected... [Read More]

Apple’s iTunes App Store posts Google Mobile App featuring iPhone voice search
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 08:43 AM EST

Apple has (finally!) posted Google's updated Google Mobile App for iPhone and iPod touch which now features... [Read More]

Apple releases Trackpad Firmware Update 1.0 for new unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro models
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 08:28 AM EST

Apple has released Trackpad Firmware Update 1.0 which addresses an issue where trackpad... [Read More]

Apple releases QuickTime H.264 Compatibility Update 7.5.5
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 04:55 PM EST

Apple has released QuickTime H.264 Compatibility Update 7.5.5... [Read More]

U.S. Postal Service’s ‘Shipping Assistant’ excludes Apple Mac users
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 04:40 PM EST

The United States Postal Service, supported by customers and taxpayers to the tune of roughly $75 billion annually... [Read More]

Sun releases StarOffice 9; adds with native support for Apple’s Mac OS X
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 03:38 PM EST

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the availability of StarOffice 9 and its... [Read More]

Apple sued for ‘hairline cracks’ in iPhone casing
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 03:32 PM EST

A lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T on November 4, 2008 charging misrepresentation... [Read More]

Should Apple institute ‘kill switch’ for stolen iPods?
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 03:22 PM EST

With police urging iPod users to be wary of would-be muggers in the face of what some call an 'epidemic' of thefts... [Read More]

Piper Jaffray: Apple’s Mac, iPhone, and iPod sales expected to do okay in holiday quarter
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 03:14 PM EST

Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster unveiled his latest read on Apple demand Monday... [Read More]

Apple’s Mac OS X security strategy differs from Microsoft’s Windows
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 01:22 PM EST

Like Microsoft, Apple must issue security patches from time to time, but the two companies have very different distribution approaches... [Read More]

Obama forced to quit CrackBerry addiction, but likely to keep using his Mac
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:27 PM EST

The president's e-mail can be subpoenaed by Congress and courts and may be subject to public records laws, so... [Read More]

Aspyr launches first slate of games and apps for iPhone and iPod touch
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:00 PM EST

In this last quarter of 2008, Aspyr will be launching a handful of games and apps for the iPhone and iPod touch... [Read More]

Apple set to release Mac OS X 10.5.6 soon
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:46 AM EST

The release of Mac OS X 10.5.6 could be just around the corner... [Read More]

Associated Press ‘journalist’ smears Apple Mac
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 09:49 AM EST

Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it's letting us chat... [Read More]

Some companies better-positioned as cellphone makers brace for shake-up
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 09:03 AM EST

The cellphone industry is poised for its first major shake-up since the beginning of the decade... [Read More]

Apple’s iPhone 3G launched in Venezuela
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 08:35 AM EST

Venezuela, the only Latin American country so far that hasn't sold Apple's iPhone 3G, now has it... [Read More]

Apple iPod user: ‘I’d rather be stabbed than give up my iPod’
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 12:35 PM EST

Ashley Roberts had an iPod tucked in her pocket when three teens surrounded her in her Scarborough... [Read More]

The StarPhoenix reviews Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Pro: light, incredibly strong, a wonder
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:14 AM EST

Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro's new unibody enclosure is a wonder... [Read More]

Apple delaying Google voice search app for iPhone and iPod touch?
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:32 AM EST

Google today unleashed its improved Google Mobile App for Apple iPhone and iPod touch to the press and supposedly to Apple. But... [Read More]

iPhone developer course launches in UK on Dec. 10
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 09:57 AM EST

Intrinsic Development has launched a new iPhone developer training course in the UK... [Read More]

BlackBerry Storm: No Wi-Fi. No iPod. No iTunes App Store. No sale.
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 06:06 PM EST

With the BlackBerry Storm, Research in Motion Ltd.'s first-ever, touch-screen device... [Read More]

Microsoft has one, so where’s Apple’s online Mac software store?
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 05:06 PM EST

Microsoft today launched a new U.S. online store, allowing anyone to buy software direct from the company... [Read More]

Google offers voice search on Apple iPhone
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 04:12 PM EST

Pushing ahead in the decades-long effort to get computers to understand human speech, Google researchers... [Read More]

The saga continues: Apple’s Mark Papermaster countersues IBM
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 03:12 PM EST

Mark Papermaster, the microchip expert that a court last week ordered to stop working at Apple... [Read More]

Retail sales slump kills short-lived U.S. market rebound
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 02:57 PM EST

U.S. stocks slid on Friday after a record slump in retailers' sales last month heightened concerns... [Read More]