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Tim Cook: Tablet market will eventually exceed PC market

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 24th, 2012)

As part of today's earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said he believes tablets will eventually eclipse PCs. "I believe there will come a day when tablet market by unit is larger than the PC market," he said. Cook emphasized that Apple would continue to be innovative in the tablet market, and that ...

The computer market with, without the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 13th, 2012)

It's the question analysts have been asking since the launch of the iPad - is the iPad a PC? Some analysts believe that the iPad should be a new category of devices and its performance compared to similar offerings running Android. Others notice that PC sales are declining, iPad sales are ...

Ultrabook manufacturers look to plastic as Apple commandeers supplies

by Chris Rawson (Nov 21st, 2011)

Intel's new "Ultrabook" initiative designed to help PC manufacturers churn out MacBook Air clones has hit a snag. According to Digitimes, Apple has gobbled up almost all of the available capacity for producing unibody aluminum parts, which it uses to build the chassis for its notebooks. ...

Apple posts record Mac quarter despite some iPad cannibalization

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 18th, 2011)

Along with the iPad, Mac sales were one of the highlights of Apple's quarterly earnings report. In the quarter that just ended, Apple sold 4.89 million Macs, a 26 percent increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple CEO Tim Cook was pleased about the Mac performance, but in response to an ...

Study: 2/3 of tablet users play games on the device

by Mike Schramm (Oct 14th, 2011)

ComScore has released a new study of the habits of tablet users, and it's interesting to note that like smartphones, tablet devices are more often running games than not. 67% of tablet users report that they're playing games on the devices at least once in the last month, and almost a quarter ...

British broadcaster ITV makes the move to Mac

by Mike Schramm (Oct 12th, 2011)

Another major company has made the switch to the Mac. This time it's British broadcaster ITV, which is currently in the middle of a five-year technology transition. The company will switch out its employees' PCs with Macs and include Google Apps in the deal, installing Google's software on ...

Riot Games shutting down League of Legends for Mac

by Mike Schramm (Sep 4th, 2011)

Bad news for League of Legends gamers on the Mac -- after years of teasing about a Mac client for the popular free-to-play title (I even saw it running way back when), Riot has decided to pull the plug on plans to make the game Mac compatible. There has been a beta client floating around for ...

Apple expands recycling options for old computers, mobile devices

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 9th, 2011)

Apple announced today that is is expanding and updating its Reuse and Recycling Program. The updated service allows anyone to send their old computers and monitors to Apple to be recycled for free -- regardless of brand. Previously Apple offered free recycling of old Macs and PCs for free for ...

The iPad's incredible effect on the PC industry is only beginning

by Chris Rawson (Jul 27th, 2011)

We already know based on Apple's latest quarterly earnings report that the iPad is pretty much eating the PC industry's lunch. Writing for Forbes, Bob Evans points out that as impressive as the iPad's effect on the industry has been thus far, we've only begun to see the sea change Apple's ...

Temkin Group study finds satisfied Mac users

by Mike Schramm (Jul 5th, 2011)

Apple has topped the charts in another customer satisfaction survey, this time from the Temkin Group. That company studied 842 recent PC buyers, and found that Apple won across all of five categories versus PC brands like Dell and HP. From information pre-purchase to setup, customer service ...

More app sales for Mac and iOS over the Independence Day weekend

by Mike Schramm (Jul 1st, 2011)

July 4th is the weekend for fireworks, BBQs, and good times in the United States of America -- not to mention some excellent app sales. Here's a few more: MacGameStore has a big Independence Day sales weekend going on, featuring Mac versions of Civ IV for $14.95, Spore for $9.99, and Call ...

Looking back at Apple's Cube, ten years later

by Mike Schramm (Jun 30th, 2011)

The Register has an excellent writeup posted with a look back at Apple's Power Mac G4 Cube (affectionately referred to as "The Cube"), which was released to the public 'suspended' from production 10 years ago this coming weekend. At the time, back in 2001, the Cube drew a lot of jeers, ...

Consumer PC sales growth declines for first time ever: iPad the culprit?

by Michael Grothaus (May 29th, 2011)

Business Insider has posted a chart that tracks consumer PC growth from June of 2007 to March of 2011. According to the chart consumer PC sales have grown by at least 10 percent every quarter, until December 2010 when it remained flat. In the quarter ending March 2011, consumer PC sales ...

Apple helping to shape Intel's future

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 19th, 2011)

Intel Senior Vice president Tom Kilroy revealed that Intel is working closely with Apple on future products. This relationship is so cozy that Kilroy claims Apple even "helps shape our roadmap." Apple is an attractive customer for Intel as the Cupertino company is often regarded as ...

Official Minecraft app, Final Fantasy 3 coming to iPhone and iPad

by Mike Schramm (Feb 21st, 2011)

Two pieces of good news for iOS gamers. First up, we've seen an unofficial Minecraft app appear (and disappear) on the App Store before, but it looks like an official client is coming. Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson says that an official iOS client for the popular sandbox game will be out ...