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Early Apple employee Jerry Manock remembers Steve Jobs

Kelly Hodgkins — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

When you think of notable, early Apple employees, you think of the big names like Steve Wozniak, Andy Hertzfeld, and John Sculley. Beyond these key names are a multitude of lesser-known people who played a crucial role in the early years of the compa...

Lowest price Mac desktops from MacMall: New Minis start at $551, iMacs at $1086

9to5 Staff — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:04 +0000

From 9to5Toys.com: MacMall is offering 9to5 readers an additional 3% off of their already lowest prices on Mac Minis and iMacs this month yielding the lowest prices you’ll find anywhere (by as much as $50) with free shipping via this link. The 3% is deducted at checkout and MacMall doesn’t charge tax in most states. All discounts, [...]

Mac desktop lowest price special from MacMall: New Minis start at $551, iMacs at $1086

9to5 Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:37:34 +0000

Video: Gruber, Ihnatko and Snell on Apple after Steve Jobs

Philip Elmer-DeWitt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:13:01 +0000

One of the most fascinating panels on the Macworld stage during last week's Macworld | iWorld expo in San Francisco was a conversion about "The State of Apple" among Macworld editor Jason Snell, Daring Fireball's John Gruber and Chicago Sun Times columnist Andy Ihnatko.

We've excerpted the part that interested us most: 5:40 about what happens to Apple (AAPL) without Steve Jobs at the helm.

Our favorite bit: Ihnatko on why more companies don't emulate Apple.

"When you try to MORE

Macworld | iWorld 2012 highlights for general Apple users

Dave Greenbaum — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:22:57 +0000

We've already talked about some key highlights from the Macworld | iWorld 2012 show, particularly from the prosumer and developer angles. But my focus here is on those products average Apple users might be interested in, for both Mac and iOS devices.

CBS probes Apple’s relationship with Foxconn

Jake Smith — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:09:45 +0000

Flashless After the NYTimes exposé and Tim Cook’s response, the question remains: Why Apple and not all of the other electronics companies that choose to manufacture with Foxconn in China? Related articles Foxconn employee tells us that the next iPhone is ready for production, indicates likely summer launch (9to5mac.com) The dark side of shiny [...]

CBS probes Apple’s relationship with Foxconn

Jake Smith — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:09:45 +0000

Flashless After the NYTimes exposé and Tim Cook’s response, the question remains: Why is the media focusing on Apple and not questioning any of the other electronics companies that manufacture with Foxconn in China? Obviously, Apple has the money, the brand, the prestige, and it grabs attention. However, it is not like Apple can make gold from [...]

Macworld | iWorld 2012 highlights for home theater nuts and audiophiles

Weldon Dodd — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:31:24 +0000

One of the trends I saw on the floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012 is an increasing number of companies producing high-end audio and home theater equipment to use with your Mac and/or iOS devices. Here are some standouts from the show floor.

Apple’s enterprise mojo: One in 5 use iPhones, iPads, Macs at work

Christian Zibreg — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:28:15 +0000

Forrester Research today published an interesting and extensive analysis (via CNET) based on a large-scale poll of 10,000 information workers from North America and Western Europe, including 3,350 higher-ups that make purchasing decisions. The report, titled “Apple Infiltrates The Enterprise And Reshapes The Markets For Personal Devices At Work,” found out that 21 percent use one [...]

What Wall Street is saying about Apple’s record quarter

Darrell Etherington — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:43 +0000

Apple's record quarter is prompting a lot of analysts and Wall Street watchers to up their estimates for the stock's performance. A slew of investor notes released Wednesday suggest few believe Apple's fortunes have reached their apex. Investors seem to agree, as Apple's stock opened strong.

‘Inside Apple’ book on how Apple ‘really works’ is now available in iBookstore

Mark Gurman — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:05:49 +0000

Apple just emailed customers who pre-ordered the book “Inside Apple” from the iBookstore to let them know the book is now available to download and read. Those interested in downloading the book can do so from this direct link. The Amazon Kindle version should be available in less than an hour. Related articles Steve Jobs bio [...]

Tim Cook sends congratulatory email, plans to ‘discuss some exciting new things going on at Apple’ at Town Hall meeting

Mark Gurman — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:14:22 +0000

We’ve just received word that Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent the following email to Apple employees congratulating them on an incredible holiday quarter and start to 2012. Perhaps most enticing, Cook tells all to report to Town Hall tomorrow either in person or via Web to discuss ‘some exciting new things going on at Apple’. The [...]

Mac 101: Breathe new life into your Mac with a memory upgrade

Darrell Etherington — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:19:22 +0000

Every time new Macs come along, people inevitably get the itch to upgrade. There are no new ones on the immediate horizon, but that new computer experience might be available for a lot less money, if your Mac is eligible for a simple, DIY memory upgrade.

Here’s a rare prototype translucent Apple hard drive circa 1985

Christian Zibreg — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:24:00 +0000

Apple and its cofounder Steve Jobs certainly helped design and popularize storage devices throughout computing history. For example, the Mac mainstreamed Sony’s 3.5-inch floppy drive in the 1980s, but Apple was working on its own storage devices even before the Mac debuted. One of our buddies discovered this eBay listing advertising for what appears to be a [...]

Apple unveils iBooks Author, a Mac app for easy interactive e-book authoring

Darrell Etherington — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:24:30 +0000

Apple's Roger Rosner, Apple VP of productivity software, showed off Apple's new iBooks Author on Thursday at Apple's special media event in NYC. iBooks author is a Mac app that provides tools to help anyone publish interactive digital books, complete with rich media features.