Bryan Chaffin

Microsoft has been battling declining revenues exacerbated by the economic downturn that manifested in 2008. The company recently reported results for the September quarter that were ahead of analyst expectations, but the company felt the need to further react to its current business levels. In a statement released to PaidContent.org, Microsoft sounded much like Apple…

“Apple’s recent 10K forecasts FY10 CapEx increasing a whopping ~70%Y/Y to US$1.9B from FY09’s $1.1B,” Mr. Cihra wrote. “And while we recognize this might just be typical Apple conservatism (e.g., FY09 capex originally seen +36% vs. ultimately reported +5%), we do believe Apply may be in motion on some strategic new infrastructure.” Mr. Cihra also…

The newspaper reported that fans of Microsoft and Mr. Bieber began lining up on Wednesday, the day before the store opened. Many of those people wanted to be sure they were in time to get their hands on some of those free Justin Bieber tickets – this included one Mac user who there as a…

Apple announced it had passed the 85K milestone on September 28th, and will likely announce the 100K milestone the day that number is available for actual download, which could be as early as the next three or four weeks at the current rate of progress. Google’s Android platform is #2 in terms of the number…

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The comment came during a briefing last week on the recently announced iMac and MacBook updates, but Gizmodo ran the quote today for those still holding out for some kind of big announcement still to come. In recent weeks, Apple has launched Snow Leopard, introduced new iPods, updated the iMac, updated the MacBook, and introduced…

I kid, or at least I exaggerate, but there’s something here that speaks to broader issues, and that’s the ongoing transformation of the book, newspaper, and magazine publishing businesses. For context, let’s back up a bit and look at the fundamental issues behind what both John and I are on about: Apple is rumored (or…

The move comes in the midst of a legal battle between Psystar and Apple over the former’s selling of unauthorized Mac clones, and hot on the heels of an audacious move by Psystar to certify third party computers for Snow Leopard. The release of Rebel EFI, however, is a direct-to-consumer way for Psystar to profit…

At one point, the stock surpassed its all-time high of $202.96 per share, which it hit in December of 2007, but profit taking pared the stock back to the levels mentioned above. *In the interest of full disclosure, the author holds a small share in AAPL stock that was not an influence in the creation…

In the Summary Judgement, Judge Cote wrote, “Verizon does not recite, render, play, dance or act the ringtone either directly or by means of any device, and thus does not perform the music.” In other words, the judge ruled that Verizon, the main carrier in this particular suit, isn’t responsible for when and how a…

The video is hosted by Kellie Eickmeyer, a senior program manager on Microsoft’s Windows team, who tells us at the beginning that, “Installing Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP requires more steps than a typical upgrade; and we’ll be honest; it could take a couple of hours.” Enjoy the full video for a…

Dell first announced its desire to enter the cell phone market in August, where it showed a device being developed by Chinese manufacturing partners. The Android-based product is, apparently, similar to the product first shown at that time, but it includes a camera, too. Android is Google’s smartphone OS that it licenses to companies like…

“I am sorry to learn of Apple’s resignation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,” Mr. Donohue wrote in a letter obtained by The Mac Observer. “It is unfortunate that your company didn’t take the time to understand the Chamber’s position on climate and forfeited the opportunity to advance a 21st century approach to climate change.”…

While a far cry from a Flash plugin for Apple’s Safari for iPhone, the announcement marks a step forward for Adobe’s Flash platform which is currently on the fast track to nowhere on the hottest mobile phone platform on the planet. When Adobe is able to bring it to market, the conversion tools in Flash…

The press release offers a litany of boring features aimed at business users, but it’s the wireless inductive charging option that caught our attention. The default charging option is via a standard external power supply, and indeed, that’s the only option that is available today. “In a couple of weeks,” Dell said that a wireless…