Archives: November 2008

Good for Great Britain, For Defending Truth In Advertising

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 26

Apple wouldn't want to pay for the ad time to show someone actually check that website, get that map, download that file and make that call.

Interesting Observations About iPhone Numbers

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 26

One largely missed observation from the iPhone sales numbers that emerged as a part of Apple's last earnings report concerned the number of iPhones reported as sold, versus the number...

Analysts Sounds Off On Apple

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 25

Three big reports on Apple from financial analysts have hit the wires today. Charlie Wolf of Needham and Co. released his latest WolfBytes report, while Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray...

Apple Just Delivered Item No. 1 On My iTunes Wish List. What's On Yours?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 21

I use the iTunes functionality of iPhone almost exclusively for podcasts (also for audio books, but not for music). And I've resented having to synch the darn thing every time...

Microsoft Zune: Not There Yet

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 21

Given some of its new features, I'm giving Zune and its ZunePass subscription service another try (I'm not paying, as it's comp'd by the company). Gotta say, it's fairly frustrating....

Microsoft Adds Free Download Sweetener to its ZunePass Music Subscription Service

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 20

Just when it was starting to look really dire for music subscriptions, Microsoft is making some really smart tweaks to its ZunePass offering that just might get more people to...

More on the subject of touch interfaces

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 19

Would you or would you not use this if it were available on a Mac?...

RjDj Wants To Be The SoundTrack Of Your Life

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 19

Since Oct. 10, there have been more than 150,000 downloads of a bizarre new music app for the iPhone, called RjDj. Created by a five person company called Reality Jockey,...

Ceci N'est Pas Un Ecran (This is not a display)

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 19

I've been getting lots and lots of email from irate readers who can't stand what I wrote today about HP's Touchsmart tx2 notebook. (PC Mag has some coverage about it...

Gene Munster on Latest NPD Numbers: Apple Looks Strong So Far

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 17

Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster published a research note today in response to the latest data from research firm NPD on Apple's latest retail sales. Mac sales during the month of...

Mac Mini: Maybe Not Dead After All

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 07

Something's up with the Mac Mini, it seems. Appleinsider relates the tale of how one customer contacted Apple, concerned that given the state of the rumor mill that Apple might...

Is Last Quarter's Massive iPhone Sales Momentum Sustainable?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 03

Not according to FBR Capital Markets chip analyst Craig Berger. He thinks Apple has cut its fourth quarter production plans by 40%, compared to a previous plan to trim production...