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NEWS ABOUT: Mac

Mac stories: 10 news summaries
QUARTERLY EARNINGS

 Apple Profits Surge 
 47% on iPhones, Macs 

iPhone, Mac sales lead to blowout quarter

Oct 20, 09 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple rocketed to a 47% increase in quarterly profits as consumers kept buying iPhones and Macs through the recession, helped by a price drop and overseas expansion. The company posted a profit of $1.67 billion last night, exceeding even the highest expectations on the Street. The biggest surprise was... More »

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iPhone • Apple • third quarter earnings • quarterly reports • Mac

(Newser) - Mac users, beware: the Russians are after you. A notorious network of spammers in the country pays hackers 43 cents for every Mac they infect with fake software, an investigator says. At a security conference in Switzerland, the researcher laid out a specific scheme to get Mac users to install... More »

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spam • Apple • hackers • Mac • computers

Apple Earnings Up 15% on iPhone, Mac Success

Firm sold 5.2 million iPhones last quarter

Jul 21, 09 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple reported a strong quarterly profit, beating analysts’ expectations by selling 5.2 million iPhones and 2.6 million Mac computers, MarketWatch reports. The firm reported earning $1.23 billion on revenue of $8.34 billion in the quarter ending June 26. Sales of iPhones were the highlight, as the... More »

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iPhone • Apple • earnings reports • corporate earnings • quarterly reports • Mac • quarterly profits • iPhone 3GS

 Apple Revamps Desktops 

Energy efficiency key to overhaul

Mar 3, 09 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple today announced updates to its desktop line: All computers got a boost in energy efficiency and meet upcoming EnergyStar 5.0 regulations, CNET reports. Prices dropped on some models as well: The new Mac Pros start at $2,499 and feature Intel Xeon processors; the iMac now starts at... More »

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Apple • iMac • Mac • EnergyStar • energy consumption

 Apple Harvests 
 Record Profit 

Holiday iPod sales surge defies Wall Street

Jan 22, 09 3:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A late surge in holiday iPod sales boosted Apple quarterly revenue and profits to a record high, reports the Los Angeles Times. Wall Street analysts had predicted a slump of up to 18% in Apple sales, but despite the recession, the company is reporting $1.61 billion in profits on... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • record sales • Mac • MacBook • iPods • what recession?

 Recession Bites Into Apple 

November sales down, stock falls

Dec 16, 08 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Even apparently recession-proof Apple is now beginning to show signs of strain, and some analysts are predicting a major slowdown for the computer giant next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. US sales of Macs last month declined 1% over a year ago, while PC sales rose 2%. One analyst... More »

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Steve Jobs • Dell • iPhone • Goldman Sachs • electronics • Apple • recession • retail sales • Mac • Wal-Mart • computers • MacBook • Hewlett-Packard

ANALYSIS

 Apple Notebooks Set 
 for Upgrades, Price Drop 

Speculation centers on MacBook enhancements, a cheaper model

Oct 13, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tomorrow, Apple will unveil its latest notebook incarnation—but what that will involve remains shrouded in secrecy, CNET reports. It’s likely to be some kind of major update to the 2-year-old MacBook line, perhaps a new graphics chipset and aluminum casing for the lower-end models. It could also be... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • laptop • Mac

Shares Dip Ahead of Apple Announcement

Seeming iPod focus may make tomorrow's event 'underwhelming'

Sep 8, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple's shares have been off as much as 5% today ahead of a much-publicized event tomorrow at which the company is expected to drop a new iPod Nano and give an update on iPhone sales, Reuters reports. One analyst worries the news will underwhelm; another says the dip isn’t... More »

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music • iPhone • Apple • iPod Nano • Mac

 Office Workers Demand Macs 

Apple expects 33% growth thanks to business market

May 4, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The exclusive club of Mac devotees is quietly expanding from students and artists to the corporate world, BusinessWeek reports. And the change is fueled by workers, not sales calls: In fact, nearly nine in 10 recently surveyed companies admitted that Mac-loving workers are influencing computer buys. And it's contributing to... More »

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work • corporate • workers • Business trends • Mac

Apple's Bite Bigger Than Ever

Computer sales surge as new operating system nears debut

Oct 22, 07 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of Mac computers are booming, boosted by the success of Apple's iPod and iPhone among PC users. Apple will move into third place among computer makers today—behind Hewlett Packard and Dell, reports the New York Times. The surge comes just as Apple is about to release the new... More »

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Steve Jobs • Dell • iPhone • Apple • iPod • OS X • laptop • Mac • Mac OS X Leopard • computer • Hewlett-Packard

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