Mac zigs while the PC market zags
Our survey of analysts suggests that Apple is set to report its first 4 million Mac quarter In the Gartner report issued this week, U.S. sales of Apple's (AAPL) Macintosh computers grew 23% year over year last quarter while overall PC sales (even including the Mac) fell 6.6%. That's been the story for much of...
Munster: Apple’s lineup for 2011
Piper Jaffray's top Apple analyst offers his annual product predictions Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to break into any new hardware categories in 2011, according to a note to clients issued Monday by Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster. But that doesn't mean the company won't have a busy year. Here's what he sees as the major announcements...
Manage How You Use Your Disk Space on Any Mac [How To]
Apple’s new 11-inch Macbook Air with a 64Gb SSD drive is said to be very popular and flying off the shelves at Apple Stores everywhere and beyond. It represents the smallest notebook computer that Apple makes and the default base model ships with the smallest...The Valentine’s Day iPhone
Is Cupid's day the date for the long-awaited launch of an iPhone for Verizon? Here's how these rumors get started. Someone tipped off Peter Burrows at Bloomberg Businessweek that Apple (AAPL) was waiting until after next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to launch an iPhone for Verizon (VZ). Apparently his anonymous source or...
2010 – OWC’s Year in Review
As the year winds down, we take the opportunity to look back over the last 12 months or so to see just how far we’ve come and give ourselves hope for the future. Looking back at 2010, we can sum it up as a year of innovations and advancement, both ...
Apple’s iMac spurs demand for all-in-one PCs
When demand for an electronic product goes through the roof, you can be sure that suppliers will start talking. Taiwan-based Digitimes is reporting that demand for all-in-one computers like the iMac has been climbing lately. That's a little odd in this...
Opinion: …on the trackpads
COMPUTERWORLD: Apple is making Macs more touch-friendly when touch makes sense. Magic Trackpad is the touch interface for desktops, but how long will it be until we see the Mac keyboard replaced by a touch-sensitive, intelligent device? What would i...
Six of the best Apple books — ever
Apple generates more column inches of coverage than any other firm on the planet. Love or loathe, millions worldwide are fascinated by what happens in Cupertino — and that’s probably why the company is now one of the biggest in the world dominating the smartphone and tablet industries. What follows are some of the most...
A peek at next year’s Macs
Reports from Apple's Asian suppliers hint at lighter, more affordable machines An item in Thursday's DigiTimes offers an early glimpse at Apple's (AAPL) plans for its flagship computer line in 2011. The details -- based on reports from unnamed "upstream component makers" -- are sparse: At least four new MacBook Pro models with a "slight"...
Rumor: New iMacs and MacBook Pros in the first half of 2011
This rumor is like saying it will rain somewhere in the world during the first half of 2011, but DigiTimes reports that Apple will launch new MacBook Pros and iMacs in the first half of next year. The iMac was last updated in July 2010, and the MacBoo...
AppleTV for $90
From the Toys section:
MacConnection has the AppleTV for $89 with free shipping. That’s $10 off of retail and the best deal we’ve seen since Black Friday. They also have some other holiday deals on offer as well including $150 off on ...
TUAW’s Holiday Gift Guide: Which Mac should you buy?
When you're an alpha Mac geek, you can expect a common Christmas greeting from friends and relatives each and every year. It goes something like this: "My son/daughter/mom/dad/wife wants a new Mac for Christmas -- what should I get them?"
When I hear ...
