Apple Q3 2009: MacBook Pros, iPhones for the Sales Win
Reporting results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, Apple shattered expectations with big profits boosted by the all-new lineup of MacBook Pros and the iPhone 3GS.
The company reported revenue of $8.34 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 earnings per share (EPS). This beat consensus estimates of $8.2 billion...
Mac Office 2008 SP2: Speed, Stability, Compatibility
Speed, stability, compatibility, that’s the mantra from the Mac Business Unit for SP2, which will be released today at 10:00AM PDT.
Besides bug fixes, general improvements include faster launching of applications, as well as better performance within, like scrolling in Word and calculation speed in Excel. PowerPoint users will now be able to create motion-path animations,...
What to Expect From Apple’s Quarterly Report on Tuesday
The conference call date for Apple’s latest quarterly numbers was finally announced this week as being at Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. PDT. The biggest question isn’t about profit or sales, however, but who will be doing the speaking: Could it be Steve Jobs?
Jobs was last heard on an Apple conference call in October 2008. While...
Mac Market Share Suffers From Netbook Envy
Depending upon which research firm you believe, preliminary estimates for Mac sales are either down or flat for the second quarter compared to last year. Either way, the netbook, or lack thereof, appears to be the problem for Apple.
From the Associated Press, IDC analyst Bob O’Donnel notes that “people are focused on $600, $700 notebooks....
App Review: Doom Resurrection — Casual Slaughter for the Masses
Doom Resurrection is aptly named, the archetypal shooter having risen from the grave for the iPhone and iPod touch. The thing is, though, when the dead return, they never come back the same.
You know the story: future, Mars, research facility, teleportation experiments, hell unleashed. Mayhem ensues as you, the sole surviving marine, attempt to thwart...
Mac Quicken Set for 2010 Release
Via the Quicken Blog, Intuit has announced a February release for the oft-delayed Mac financial software.
Intuit spokesperson Scott Gulbransen sought to “clear the air” regarding the rumored demise of Quicken for Mac. In recent days, Intuit had removed information about the formerly-named Quicken Financial Life for Mac from its website. This action, shortly after Microsoft’s...
Safari 4.0.2 Addresses Security, Stability
Apple has released version 4.0.2 of Safari for both OS X 10.4 and 10.5 (but not Snow Leopard), as well as Windows XP, Vista and 7 beta. The 40MB update is available through Software Update and download via Apple’s web site.
The release notes, cryptic as usual, state the update improved “the stability of the Nitro...
More Evidence of a New iPod touch Found
Pinch Media, an analytics firm for iPhone OS developers, has found evidence of a third generation iPod touch. An “iPod3,1″ string has been showing up as the version identifier in their online logs, with first and second generation identifiers for the touch being “iPod1,1″ and “iPod2,1,” respectively.
In a blog posting, Pinch Media reported applications using...
Greenpeace Demands Apple Come Clean
Greenpeace released the 12th edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics today (PDF), with Apple falling somewhere between tangerine and burnt orange. For those who take the rating seriously, Apple scored 4.7 out of 10, unchanged from last time, though the company slipped from 10th to 11th place in the ranking of 18 companies.
The guide...
The MacBook Air is Doomed