International Business News - apple http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Acer and Apple have gained the most market share in PC sales in Europe, especially in the UK, while most other vendors are facing a difficult time, Gartner said in a research note on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223957-acer-and-apple-advance-pc-shipments-in-europe.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091111/acer-and-apple-advance-pc-shipments-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091111/acer-and-apple-advance-pc-shipments-europe.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:25:51 EST The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223889-advertisement-for-the-apple-iphone-is-displayed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-tops-phone-chart-nokia-samsung-step-up.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-tops-phone-chart-nokia-samsung-step-up.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:01 EST Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223882-advertisement-for-the-apple-iphone-is-displayed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-becomes-top-phone-maker-by-profits-research.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-becomes-top-phone-maker-by-profits-research.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:08:01 EST Apple rolled out its second security update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2, which puts an end to “hackintoshes” – a PC netbook that's based on Intel's Atom processor which has been hacked in order to run Apple's operating system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-mac-os-update-does-away-with-atom-hackintoshes-snow-leopard-update-hackintosh.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:47 EST Apple released a Mac OS X 10.6.2 update on Tuesday which fixes 58 bugs, including a bug which deletes user data from their Macs. Along with fixes, Apple's update also disables support for Intel Atom processors, in a move to stop users from hacking their netbooks and creating "hackintosh" systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223836-hackintosh.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apples-snow-leopard-update-says-bye-bye-hackintoshes-hackintosh-mac-os102.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apples-snow-leopard-update-says-bye-bye-hackintoshes-hackintosh-mac-os102.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:40:47 EST Apple released on Tuesday a Mac OS X 10.6.2 update which fixes 58 bugs including a bug which has been deleting user data from their Macs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223822-snow-leopard.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/osx-snow-leopard-102-update-released-removes-intels-atom-mac-os102.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/osx-snow-leopard-102-update-released-removes-intels-atom-mac-os102.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:06:09 EST Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223675-general-view-of-paris-louvre-museume.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091106/louvre-plays-home-to-apples-first-french-store.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091106/louvre-plays-home-to-apples-first-french-store.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:48:02 EST The Apple iPhone now represents almost one third of all touchscreen phones in the US, according to a new study. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223409-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/iphone-makes-33-pct-all-touchscreen-phones-comscore.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/iphone-makes-33-pct-all-touchscreen-phones-comscore.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:41:07 EST Apple's Chinese partner sold 5,000 iPhones in the country after the handset made its debut last week, but is still hopeful it will increase the number of its third-generation mobile users by more than 1 million a month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223406-iphone-china.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/1-000-priced-iphone-nothit-china-apple-iphone-sales-hong-kong-aapl.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/1-000-priced-iphone-nothit-china-apple-iphone-sales-hong-kong-aapl.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:45:02 EST Motorola's growing popularity with its upcoming Motorola Droid smartphone with Google's Android operating system may help increase the company's market share, but analysts warn this will largely affect rivals like Research In Motion and Palm. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223355-motorola-droid.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091102/analyst-motorola-droid-steal-customers-from-rim-palm-iphone-apple.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091102/analyst-motorola-droid-steal-customers-from-rim-palm-iphone-apple.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:42:37 EST After weeks of buzz, Verizon Wireless today officially took the wraps off the Droid, a smartphone built by Motorola and powered by Google's Android 2.0 operating system, by confirming the new phone will hit stores on November 6. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223178-motorola-droid.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091028/droid-phones-verizon-droid-price-motorola-droid-phone-verizon-announcement-motorola-droid-price.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091028/droid-phones-verizon-droid-price-motorola-droid-phone-verizon-announcement-motorola-droid-price.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:12:25 EDT Microsoft is ratcheting up for the launch of its latest and greatest operating system next week, riding the heels of Apple's earnings report, but the Mac maker shouldn't fear the new salvo from its long-time arch-rival. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222536-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091016/no-worries-apple-on-eve-windows-7.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091016/no-worries-apple-on-eve-windows-7.htm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:57:53 EDT Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system has hit the ground running, according to research data released Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220722-apple.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090918/apples-os-kicks-off-withstrong-start.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090918/apples-os-kicks-off-withstrong-start.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:04:52 EDT Motorola said Thursday it would launch a new cell phone that will run on Google's operating system. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220150-motorola.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/motorola-roll-out-google-phone-cliq-during-holidays.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/motorola-roll-out-google-phone-cliq-during-holidays.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:33:41 EDT Following Steve Jobs appearance at the Apple event held on Wednesday in San Francisco, the Apple co-founder spoke out in an interview about the new iPod lineup, his weight and health issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220151-steve-jobs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/steve-jobs-speaks-out-about-his-weight-and-ipods.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/steve-jobs-speaks-out-about-his-weight-and-ipods.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:54:53 EDT Steve Jobs made an appearance at Apple's highly anticipated 09/09/09 event today in San Francisco where several new announcements were made, including a new iPod and iPhone OS 3.1 which is now available and ready to download now for free. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/iphone-os1-apple-announcement-today-apple-event9-09-apple-event-september-9.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:03:51 EDT A cyber security coordinator is expected to be announced by President Barack Obama in the next week or two, and the lead candidate is Frank Kramer, who was an assistant Defense secretary under President Bill Clinton, a source said on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220045-national-security-agency-logo-is-shown-on.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/obama-near-choosing-cyber-security-chief-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/obama-near-choosing-cyber-security-chief-source.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:24:01 EDT A gaunt-looking Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in more than half a year on Wednesday, unveiling new iPods for Apple Inc and drawing a standing ovation. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220041-apple-inc-chief-executive-steve-jobs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/thin-looking-steve-jobs-returns-to-apple-stage.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/thin-looking-steve-jobs-returns-to-apple-stage.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:56:01 EDT Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, is confirmed to have arrived at today's big Apple 09/09/09 music event in San Francisco today. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/steve-jobs-takes-stage-09-09-09-apple-event.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:07:51 EDT Just ahead of Apple's much anticipated 09/09/09 event later today, the company quietly dropped prices for its line of iPods. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/apple-quietly-drops-ipod-prices-ahead-09-09-09-annoucement.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:56:43 EDT