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Macintosh stories: 22 news summaries

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Windows-to-Mac Software Should Scare Microsoft

Parallels' product makes choice of operating system less important

Nov 4, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Conflicted about choosing sides in the apocalyptic showdown between Microsoft and Apple? No need to worry—in this brave new world, you can have your cake and eat it. Parallels is Mac software that allows users to seamlessly integrate Windows programs, even the entire desktop. So, for just $79.99—... More »

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Apple • Microsoft Windows • Macintosh • Mac OS X • operating system • personal computers • software applications • Parallels

walt MOSSBERG

Gap Narrows, But Macs
Still Beat PCs

Performance and price gaps close but Mac is still value

Oct 29, 09 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Windows 7 and Mac’s Snow Leopard operating systems both available, it’s time for Walter S. Mossberg to drop some science on the arduous task of picking a computer. Things aren’t too different this time around: Macs are still more expensive, though “prices on Windows... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Apple • Macintosh • Mac OS X • personal computers • laptops • Windows 7 • Snow Leopard

 Microsoft Pinching Apple 
 Employees to Staff Stores 

Managers enticed with higher salaries and sent back to poach sales people

Sep 22, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft’s planned expansion into the brick-and-mortar retail sector will be staffed at least in part by…Apple Store employees, reports the Loop. The software giant is hiring away Apple managers with higher salaries, sources tell the tech blog. Those managers in turn are trying to bring aboard Apple's top... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • poaching • Macintosh • retail stores • computer • Apple Store • manager • employees

Nerd Alert: Roddenberry's Mac for Sale

Apple gave early model to Star Trek creator
as a gift in 1986

Sep 18, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Deep-pocketed Star Trek and Apple fanatics will battle it out next month in an auction for the first Macintosh Plus—a computer that happened to be owned by Gene Roddenberry. The Mac Plus was the third Mac model, released 2 years after the original, and the first to offer a... More »

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Apple • Macintosh • Star Trek • Gene Roddenberry

 PC Marketing Drops 
 the Technobabble 

'Fact tags' only confused customers: Intel exec

Sep 12, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - PC makers seem to have gotten the hint and are beginning to hawk their wares not with dazzling technobabble but with information useful to the average consumer, the New York Times reports. For years, tech concerns have touted their achievements in impenetrable language on “fact tags” (DDR2 RAM,... More »

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advertising • Intel • Apple • Macintosh • computer chip • consumer electronics • AMD • PC makers • personal computers • technical

Experts: Apple's First Worm Nothing to Fret About

'Groundbreaking' Mac virus only affects a few thousand users

Apr 23, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Malware that hijacks Macs has shown up for the first time, but it shouldn't be cause for panic, an expert tells the Globe & Mail. The malware, nicknamed iBotNet, only affects a few thousand users who downloaded a pirated copy of iWork and it's not spreading from computer to computer,... More »

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Apple • Macintosh • Symantec • Trojan viruses • malware • botnet • iBotNet

(Newser) - Apple’s Macintosh, the seminal device that helped usher in the age of personal computing as we know it today, turns 25 this week, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The original Macintosh combined a svelte form—by 1980s standards—with an accessible graphical interface, eschewing complex text commands for... More »

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Apple • Macintosh • anniversary • computer

Obama's Staff Finds High Office Means Low Tech

'Kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,' one says of White House's rigid apparatus

Jan 22, 09 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Tech-savvy Obama staffers had a rude awakening on their first day at the White House, saddled with disconnected phone lines, limited Internet access, and 6-year-old PCs, the Washington Post reports. “It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,” a spokesman said of the disconnect... More »

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Barack Obama • technology • White House • BlackBerry • Macintosh • telephone • computers • Obama administration • President Obama • staff • WhiteHouse.gov

ANALYSIS

 MacWorld Snoozefest 
 Signals Apple's Decline 

Swansong keynote labeled the dullest tech talk since Vista's rollout

Jan 7, 09 2:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Apple's keynote address at the MacWorld expo yesterday felt a lot like the end of an era to those who managed to keep their eyes open during it, Dan Lyon writes in Newsweek. Marketing chief Phil Schiller's "almost unbearable" rollout of various new software features instead of thrilling announcements... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Macintosh • Macworld • Phil Schiller

(Newser) - Hackers today attacked an Apple gossip site covering the Macworld convention and falsely reported Steve Jobs’ death on a live blog, CNET reports. The hack is likely the work of shadowy collective 4Chan, which is also responsible for the “Anonymous” attacks on Scientology. The attack, which included random insertions... More »

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Steve Jobs • hacker • Apple • Macintosh • Macworld • Anonymous • live blogging • 4Chan

Apple to Quit Macworld Expo

Jobs won't be giving keynote address for company's last appearance next month

Dec 17, 08 3:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Apple shocked observers by announcing yesterday that its appearance at next month's Macworld Expo will be its last, Marketwatch reports. CEO Steve Jobs will not be giving a final keynote address at the San Francisco industry gathering where he has traditionally unveiled new products. The company's stock dived 5% following... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Macintosh • Macworld • trade show

New Mac Notebooks Weigh Less, Do More, Cost Same

iPhone style trackpad and better graphics cards spurred by consumer input

Oct 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs rolled out redesigns of Apple’s MacBook line today, adding many desired features such as iPhone-type trackpads and better video cards, Ars Technica reports. A new entry into the line of flat-panel monitors was also unveiled. Though prices remain the same for each laptop (except the entry-level MacBook),... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • Macintosh • MacBook Air • multitouch • MacBook Pro • MacBook • redesign

Clone-Maker Files Countersuit Against Apple

Psystar alleges trust violations, tries to open market for OS X

Aug 29, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mac clone-maker Psystar countersued Apple this week and charged it with violating antitrust law, PC Magazine reports. The battle centers on a provision in Apple’s end user agreement that prohibits non-Mac hardware from running its operating system. Psystar admits to selling computers with such hardware, and says they... More »

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Apple • antitrust • lawsuit • Macintosh • copyright infringement • computer • Psystar

 'Cheaper, Smaller' iPhone to
 Be Unveiled Today 

Company future could rest on public response

Jun 9, 08 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple chief Steve Jobs will unveil the second generation iPhone today, ending the frantic guessing game about the company's new key product. The future of Apple and its ability to regenerate sales of its computers may depend on how the public responds to the new iPhone, reports the Los Angeles ... More »

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iPhone • Apple • iPod • Macintosh • iPod Touch • iPhone applications

EARNINGS REPORT

Apple's Profit Rises 36%
on Strong Mac Sales

Company clears $1.05B, helped by 'sex appeal' of Air

Apr 23, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple's profit surged 36% in its second quarter, beating analysts' estimates thanks to strong sales of laptops, Bloomberg reports. The company earned $1.05 billion, or $1.16 a share; analysts expected $1.06 a share. Revenue grew 43%, to $7.5 billion, despite the sluggish economy. The company sold... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • iPod • Macintosh • MacBook Air

How 'Bout
Them Rotten Apples?

Before era of iPod
and iPhone, company had some stinkers

Jan 24, 08 8:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops.
  1. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for
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Apple • list • consumer goods • Macintosh • product design • inventions

Is WiMac In the Air at Macworld?

Steve Jobs will reveal what's up his sleeve next at Macworld

Jan 13, 08 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - For Apple fanistas, Christmas—as in Macworld—is just around the corner. The annual Mac lovefest in San Francisco opens with a Steve Jobs keynote that usually reveals Apple’s latest and greatest, such as last year’s show-stopping iPhone. What’s in store next week? It could be the... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Macintosh • WiFi • Sprint • WiMax • Macworld

Apple Shares Smash $200 Barrier

Hot gadgets help company muscle past IBM, Dell, Intel in value

Dec 26, 07 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple's shares hit a record high today, climbing $1.80 to $200.60 before retreating to close at $198.95. Strong sales of the Macintosh computer, iPod, and iPhone fueled the rally, reports Bloomberg, and Apple says sales this holiday season will be the highest in its 31-year history. The... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • stocks • iPod • Macintosh

Malicious Mac "Trojan Horse" App Discovered

Program may be the first in a wave of OS X targeted malware

Nov 2, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rare "Trojan horse" program designed to fleece Mac users has been discovered, the Wall Street Journal reports. Luring users with spam directing to porn sites, the Trojan poses as a missing video codec necessary for the naughty vids. Installation of the "codec" requires an administrator login, which... More »

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Apple • Trojans • computer virus • Macintosh • malware

Apple Fourth Quarter Swamps Wall Street Estimates

New Mac sales records lead earnings success

Oct 22, 07 11:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple reported yesterday that it dramatically outstripped estimates for fourth-quarter profits, news that bumped the company's stock up 6% in after-hours trading. Apple saw $6.22 billion in sales this quarter for earnings of $904 million ($1.01 per share), a 67% improvement over the same time last year. Analysts... More »

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iPhone • Apple • iPod • earnings reports • Macintosh • laptop • profit growth • computer

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