Jeff Gamet

Based on NPD data, hitting the 2.9 million mark would push Mac sales up 15 percent compared to the same quarter last year.Apple sold 3.05 million Macs during its September quarter, along with 7.4 million iPhones and 10.2 million iPods with US$1.67 billion in profit on $9.87 billion in revenue.Sales for Macs in the December…

Apple Web ad targets Windows 7 upgraders.Apple has targeted PC users interested in other ads, too.Google searches for Windows 7 often return ads from Apple that claim “There’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac,” and the company also released several commercials in its Get a Mac series suggesting Windows users should…

The entire floor staff in the Microsoft Store broke into dance for over four and a half minutes while several customers watched. The routine looked to be an attempt to show customers how cool and fun Microsoft stores are, although most of the customers appeared to either ignore the employees or offer up looks of…

Marware’s Eco-runner iPod nano caseThe case is compatible with the Nike + iPod receiver, includes an adjustable band for your arm or wrist, protects the iPod nano’s screen and Click Wheel with a clear vinyl cover, and is available in black, blue or pink.The Eco-runner is priced at US$34.99.

“With Reserve and Pick Up, you can make sure the top things on your list are definitely under the tree. Reserve an iPod or Mac online today and it will be waiting for you to pick up and purchase at an Apple Retail Store from December 15 to 24. You can even have many products…

Add the Instapaper bookmarklet to your browser for quick tagging. To tag a Web page for later reading, just click the Read Later bookmarklet in your bookmark bar. The Web page will appear in your Instapaper Read Later list. To see your Instapaper Web page list, head back over to the Instapaper Web site. It’s…

In an updated complaint filed in Florida, Psystar said “A declaration by this Court of the legal rights of Apple and Psystar with respect to Psystar computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard would clarify, to put it bluntly, the legality of Psystar’s business — and would remove the substantial negative effect on Psystar’s business…

Apple is also adding more older music-related titles to its catalog such as “The Song Remains the Same,” “U2: Rattle and Hum,” “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Don’t Look Back-Bob Dylan,” John Lennon Imagine,” “Neil Young: Heart of Gold,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Purple Rain,” and “The Doors.”The new iTunes Store section looks to be a…

ICANN is the organization that’s responsible for managing identifying codes on the Internet including domains and country codes.”The coming introduction of non-Latin characters represents the biggest technical change to the Internet since it was created four decades ago,” commented ICANN chairman Peter Dengate Thrush. “Right now Internet address endings are limited to Latin characters –…