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Fusion-io Brings Flash Madness to Workstations and Movies Like “Hugo”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 12 at 7:35 am PT

Long focused primarily on servers, Fusion-io is now going after professional workstations, like the ones used by visual effects artists.

Meet Mountain Lion: The Latest Mac OS

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 16 at 5:33 am PT

Apple is previewing the latest version of its Mac OS X software today.

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Apple: Where Are The TV Apps, Asks Kaufman

Tiernan Ray, Blogger, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on December 22, 2010 at 9:46 am PT

Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu this morning responds to Apple’s (AAPL) announcement yesterday it was closing in on one million units sold of the Apple TV, writing that the company should add support for its iOS apps on the device.

Hey Kids! Max Out Your Credit With Apple’s Back-to-School Season Refresh!

John Paczkowski in News on July 27, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

That tell-tale “We’ll be back soon” sign appeared on Apple’s online store early Tuesday morning and when it disappeared a few hours later the company had refreshed a number of its product lines and debuted some entirely new gear as well. Announced this morning: new Mac Pro desktops, new iMacs, a 27-inch LED Cinema Display, an eco-friendly battery charger and a multi-touch Magic Trackpad.

Apple to Debut iTunes.com, Mac Pro and MacBook Air Refreshes at WWDC?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 28, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

The big news coming out of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 in early June will almost certainly be a next-generation iPhone, a device with specs much like those leaked earlier this spring. But there may be a few other announcements as well. The next version of the Mac OS X, perhaps. And beyond that, some news about the Mac and iTunes.

New From Apple: Recession Macs

John Paczkowski in News on March 3, 2009 at 6:06 am PT

The rumors were true. Well, partially true anyway. Apple was planning a sweeping refresh of its desktops–but it was one that didn’t merit a special-event rollout. This morning Apple refreshed its desktop line, announcing a new Nehalem-based Mac Pro, a more robust Mac mini and four new iMacs, among them three with 24-inch screens. All three lines boast fundamental enhancements, but also more affordable prices. These days, Apple’s new Macs are not simply faster and shinier, they’re a bargain as well. “Insanely great!” has become “insanely affordable!”

Beware the iMacs of March?

John Paczkowski in News on March 2, 2009 at 8:54 am PT

The new Mac desktops that Apple had been expected to debut at Macworld may finally be announced later this month. According to the latest rumors, anyway. Sources tell World of Apple that Cupertino is planning a special event on March 24, one that will likely introduce updates to the Mac Pro, Mac mini and iMac.

Nothing Sadder Than to Awake Christmas Morning and Not Be a Mac User

John Paczkowski in News on November 11, 2008 at 5:15 am PT

A third of all consumers (33 percent) who said that they were planning on buying a laptop in the next three months intend to buy one of Apple’s MacBooks, and nearly a third of those in the market for a desktops (27 percent) plan to purchase one of its Mac Pros, according to new data from ChangeWave. This, despite an ugly dip in spending that threatens to turn the upcoming holidays into lean ones for all.