WWDC: Apple planning to unveil Magic Trackpad?
Along with a fourth-generation iPhone, 4.0 iPhone Software Update and possible new versions of Apple’s Safari web browser and Apple TV, Steve Jobs and co could be about to unveil a completely new Mac device.
Apple dethrones Microsoft as top US tech company
NEW YORK -Apple, maker of the Macintosh computer, the iPod, iPhone and iPad, dethroned software giant Microsoft on Wednesday as the largest US technology company in terms of market value.
Apple Ousts Microsoft In Wall Street Valuation
Apple has ousted Microsoft to become the most valuable technology company on the planet in terms of share valuation, signifying a shift from desktop to portable computing, The New York Times said this week. The iPod maker, which introduced the iPad this year, edged past the Windows and Xbox house with a Wall Street valuation of $222.12 billion; Microsoft stands at $219.18 billion. The two …
10 Things Microsoft’s Mobile Chief Must Do to Beat Google, Apple
News Analysis: Microsoft has had a slight shake-up in its gaming and mobile divisions. But now that the reshuffling is out of the way, Microsoft needs to get to work on taking on Apple and Google in the mobile market. Time is running out.
Consuming Interests: Why does Apple want credit card info for free tech support?
A reader, Charles, asks if consumers must give up their credit card numbers to get help from Apple, even though tech support is supposed to be free. He wrote that he recently had trouble with his new Apple iPod Nano and called the Apple Store in Columbia, which transferred him to tech support.
From Adobe to Apple With Love (Not Really)
Adobe launched an advertising campaign that takes an unexpected tack in its ongoing feud with Apple: proclaiming, in huge letters, its love for the computer giant.
Adobe and Apple: Please Spare Us the Platitudes About “Open”
In the ongoing Adobe/Apple debate over Flash and its place in the mobile web, a curious term has been invoked by both companies: “open.” Apple cited open as one reason that Flash isn’t allowed on the iPhone and Adobe has adopted a “we love choice” mantra in its response . One can’t help but laugh that two of the most historically closed companies in technology are now in a proverbial pissing …
Report: Apple developing a Flash alternative
Apple introduced the tech, called Gianduia, last summer and is already using it for retail support apps, according to AppleInsider. Could it worsen an already-tense Apple-Adobe relationship?
