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NPD: MacBook Pro goosed Apple sales 47% while PC rivals sank
Apr 18th
New NPD data in a research note later on Monday from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster suggested that the by Gartner and IDC, either of which saw it shipping as little as 9.6 percent more Macs in the US and no greater than 18.9 percent more.
Its fast rise could lead to a major upset in market share. Overall American computer shipments were expected to drop between 6.1 and 10.7 percent in the US. Most of it has been at Acer’s expense after it failed to treat the iPad seriously and eventually reorganized its business around competing more in non-PC hardware.
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Square readers reaching Apple stores in major partnership
Apr 17th
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s Square payment readers got a major lift this weekend after Apple started officially selling them in stores. Both the online Apple Store and its retail shops are carrying the reader this week, including in a new black color. The company confirmed that it would be the only one with a payment device in Apple’s shops and that Apple was coordinating with Square on in-store seminars, TechCrunch said.
The reader costs $ 10 and includes $ 10 of Square credit to handle the first few transactions. Square may be breaking even or losing money on the device sales More >
Harris: Motorola, HP pip Apple for best-valued tech brands
Apr 12th
A new Harris study on Tuesday provided a rare upset for Apple as it was outranked in two categories for the best-regarded brand by users. Motorola outranked it in a large January survey of Americans, giving the Droid creator a top score of 64.4 among phone makers where Apple managed 59.3. It wasn’t even second place as the study also put HTC (60.6), Sony Ericsson (59.8), and even Nokia (59.5) slightly higher.
The uncharacteristic gap was attributed not to Android but to basic feature phones. Without anything of the sort to give phone users, Apple wasn’t reaching as many people More >
Apple hires carbon fiber bike expert as senior engineer
Apr 11th
Apple has quietly hired in a move that could realize its plans for carbon fiber-based devices. The CEO of carbon fiber bike designer Kestrel Bicycles, Kevin Kenney, has listed himself as having become a Senior Composites Engineer at Apple as of this month. He had already been working with Apple on a carbon fiber shell patent as early as 2009 and may have attracted enough attention through his work to become a permanent employee.
His experience may make him an ideal fit for leading composite design. Along with 20 years of direct design work, he has experience in creating and More >
Apple looks into Verizon iPad 2 connection drops
Apr 10th
Apple in a statement quickly confirmed awareness of a Verizon iPad 2 connection flaw. It told AllThingsD it knew of a “small number” of iPad 2 users who couldn’t get online and was investigating the problem. The spokesperson wasn’t ready to estimate when it might be fixed.
The issue might be solved with iOS 4.3.2 in a matter of a few weeks, though the patch hasn’t been directly linked to the iPad 2′s 3G connection.
So far, the issue is limited to Verizon models and is triggered by reinitializing the EVDO 3G link. Owners end up either falsely listed as roaming or More >