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Apple jumps to no. 3 in US PC market, even without iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jul 14th, 2011)

Gartner and the market intelligence firm IDC have made their quarterly proclamation about PC retail shipments, and things aren't too great for that market: Growth is much slower than expected, picking up only 2.3%, way off from the predictions of 6.7 growth made in the first quarter of this ...

Tim Cook: Tablets will outsell PCs (no kidding)

by Mike Schramm (Jun 2nd, 2011)

Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope has been talking to Apple's higher-ups lately according to BI (including COO Tim Cook), and that they're extremely bullish on iOS devices, even more so than they've been in the past. That's hardly surprising -- not only would you expect Apple executives to be ...

PC malware targeting iTunes, iPad users

by Mel Martin (Apr 26th, 2010)

Here's a cute trick. Some PC owners are getting emails alerting them to a new version of iTunes that has been updated "...for best iPad performance, newer features and security." The email provides a link, asking recipients to download a "new" version of iTunes. You see where this is going, of ...

Macs at Microsoft fail to shock

by Mike Schramm (Feb 25th, 2008)

Let's all point and laugh: the folks at Microsoft use Macs! Because, you know, they make Windows, and Macs aren't Windows, and Microsoft and Apple are competitors, and isn't it funny and aren't cats and dogs different? Actually, let's not do this. Let's realize that Microsoft is a company and ...