Archives: December 2008

HP's MediaSmart Server Is Now Mac-Friendly

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 29

Hewlett-Packard said today it is launching a version of its MediaSmart home server that is suitable for use in homes with both Macs and Windows computers. The MediaSmart Server ex485...

Apple May Not Need Macworld, But Many Apple Partners May

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 17

While Apple is able to host their own events very successfully, I feel that Macworld is really the opportunity for those third Party developers to really show their wares. This eco system of third party developers is part of what makes a Mac so great.

Might Apple Be Ditching Macworld For CES?

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 17

Many have been the times that I attended the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and wished that I were actually at Macworld, which often coincides or overlaps on...

The No Stevenote Macworld: What The Analysts Are Saying

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 17

Here’s a quick roundup of observations from various analysts commenting on Apple’s decision not to have CEO Steve Jobs appear in his customary keynote address at the Macworld Expo in...

Bailing On Macworld Is A Good Thing

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 16

The first thing that’s coming to so many minds in the wake of today’s announcement from Apple that CEO Steve Jobs won’t be making his customary keynote address at the...

What Was Steve Jobs' Most Important Macworld Keynote?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 16

I suppose you've got to go with the first "Stevenote", when a suit-and-tie wearing Jobs introduced the Mac in 1983. I wasn't there, but people who were say it was...

What To Make Of Apple's Exit From Macworld

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 16

As Arik just blogged, Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will not be doing the keynote at this year's Macworld show, and that this will be the last year Apple...

No Jobs At Macworld After All

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 16

Well now we see why Paul Kent was more than a little evasive on the topic yesterday. Apple just announced that Steve Jobs will not be delivering a keynote address...

Mac Sales Down? Hold On Just A Minute!

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 16

Today's Wall Street Journal focuses on how according to the latest NPD figures, Mac sales in November as compared to November of last year are down by 1%, and thus...

Gene Munster: Macs Up, iPods Down

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 15

PiperJaffray's Gene Munster just issued a note with the latest NPD sales data, and it more or less confirms the thesis of the story I did for the Dec. 15...

Steve Jobs Will MAY Be At Macworld Expo, Event Manager Says

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 15

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will give his usual keynote address at the Macworld Expo next month, says the show's general manager. Paul Kent, VP at IDG World Expo and the...

Can Jon Rubinstein Save Palm?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 10

This is a momentous, critical, live-or-die, make-or-break announcement for the company, which has been pretty much been left for dead by many investors since a brutal pre-announcment on Dec. 1.

A Call To Open-Source The iPhone

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 10

Last year Olga Kharif and I asked if Apple (AAPL) should open up the iPhone to software developers. The answer has since proven to be a resounding yes. Now William...

More Good News for Apple on the Enterprise Front

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 10

Remember if you will from our cover story from earlier this year “The Mac In The Gray Flannel Suit,” some interesting research from the Yankee Group. At the time the...

Apple's iPhone Advertising Opportunity

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 09

In a Web world in which so many companies peg their futures on advertising revenue, Apple has always showed incredible discipline in not degrading its products by selling space on...

This Weekend, Apple's Price For An iPhone Couldn't Have Been Low Enough For Me

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 08

With the rumor mill buzzing about a $99 iPhone to go on sale at Wal-Mart in the coming weeks, I'm starting to think that Apple would indeed be well-advised to...

iPhone At Walmart? Yes. At $99? Unlikely.

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 08

Everyone has been buzzing about the rumor on the Boy Genius Report suggesting that a 4 GB iPhone with a $99 price tag would be soon appearing at Walmart. The...