Computer Market

Apple begins recommending Antivirus utilities to users — It looks like the care free days when Mac owners could sit back and relax without having to worry about malware are indeed coming to an end - maybe. Last month we told you about two new pieces of OS X malware that had been discovered and while neither poses a significant threat in most people’s eyes, it is clearly a sign of things to come. As loyal and vocal as Mac computer users are, until recently they hardly represented a significant portion of the market. As such, those responsible for creating end user-targeted malware focused on Windows since... [Tags: antivirus solutions, antivirus utilities, apple online store, complacency, computer market]

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Lenovo's Tiny Laptop Raises the Mini Bar — Senior Technology Correspondent Gary Krakow tests Lenovo's new entry into the mini-laptop computer market, the S-10 Ideapad, and says it's a contender for the best mini, especially when compared to Asus' Eee PC.... [Tags: computer market, contender, gary krakow, laptop computer, lenovo]

Apple stole share from Dell, HP in summer — Apple has likely been cannibalizing the computer market share of its top rivals during the summer, according to early IDC estimates. The company's portion of the market is estimated to have shot up from 7.3 percent in summer 2007 to 9.1 percent just a year later, giving it the single largest growth by an individual computer builder of the top five with just over 1.65 million Macs shipped and a 32...... [Tags: apple, computer builder, computer market, dell, hp]

Samsung plans foray into crowded US laptop computer market (AFP) — AFP - South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung is reportedly planning to break into the packed US laptop computer arena next year.... [Tags: afp, computer arena, computer market, consumer electronics giant, foray]

Samsung Jumps Back into US Notebook Market with a Varied Lineup — Samsung this week announced plans to re-enter the U.S. computer market with a lineup ranging from ultraportable to desktop replacements aimed at business professionals. On the lighter side, Samsung's X-Series looks to position itself as a strong competitor to Apple's MacBook Air, and the company isn't shy about letting this be known. read more... [Tags: apple, business professionals, competitor, computer market, desktop replacements]

Steve Jobs: Blu-ray is a "bag of hurt" — In a Q&A session after the launch of Apple’s new notebooks today, Steve Jobs called Sony’s Blu-ray a “bag of hurt” and stated that licensing the standard for Blu-ray hardware and software is currently too complex. Jobs then remarked that Apple is waiting for Blu-ray to “take off in the marketplace.” However, the company was quick to point out that it supports HD video -- as long as it's not on a disc. Speaking after Jobs, Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of marketing, noted iTunes already has the "best" HD movie and TV options. Apple has spent years developing... [Tags: ap photo, apple tv, blu ray, computer market, developing products]

Calacanis: Apple Developing Networked LCD With Built-in Apple TV [Rumor] — As we get closer to yet another Apple event, the rumor mill is operating at full speed and everyone has "sources." The latest to offer up a juicy bit of gossip is Jason Calacanis, who went on record in an interview with CNET UK as saying that he has direct sources telling him Apple is developing a networked LCD HDTV that will have built-in Apple TV capabilities. Immediately, this brought up a smattering of conflicting ideas and opinions from a few of us at Giz as to whether or not this makes sense. And if it does happen, we almost... [Tags: apple event, apple tv, chinese manufacturers, cnet, computer market]

Calacanis Rumor: Apple Developing Networked LCD With Built-in Apple TV [Rumor] — As we get closer to yet another Apple event, the rumor mill is operating at full speed and everyone has "sources." The latest to offer up a juicy bit of gossip is Jason Calacanis, who went on record in an interview with CNET UK as saying that he has direct sources telling him Apple is developing a networked LCD HDTV that will have built-in Apple TV capabilities. Immediately, this brought up a smattering of conflicting ideas and opinions from a few of us at Giz as to whether or not this makes sense. And if it does happen, we almost... [Tags: apple event, apple tv, chinese manufacturers, cnet, computer market]

Rumor: Apple Developing Networked LCD With Built-in Apple TV [Rumor] — As we get closer to yet another Apple event, the rumor mill is operating at full speed and everyone has "sources." The latest to offer up a juicy bit of gossip is Jason Calacanis, who went on record in an interview with CNET UK as saying that he has direct sources telling him Apple is developing a networked LCD HDTV that will have built-in Apple TV capabilities. Immediately, this brought up a smattering of conflicting ideas and opinions from a few of us at Giz as to whether or not this makes sense. And if it does happen, we almost... [Tags: apple event, apple tv, chinese manufacturers, cnet, computer market]

Bill Gates Reimagined As Penis for Condom Ad [Nsfw] — We're not sure that Bill Gates signed off on this unofficial endorsement for 'Belgium for Love' brand condoms, but that didn't stop the company from placing his more characaturish features on a condom-wrapped penis with the caption, "I finally discovered an efficient antivirus!!" In case dominating the worldwide computer market, being one of the richest men alive and breaking entirely new ground on what it means to be a philanthropist wasn't enough, Bill can finally say he's made it. To see the full NSFW photo, hit the link. [Coilhouse via CopyRanter]... [Tags: antivirus, belgium, bill gates, brand condoms, caption]

AOL updates AIM for Mac, first time in four years — AOL has finally removed the "away" message from its instant messaging clients for Mac computers. After a four-year lull in development of AIM for Macs, AOL recently released a new test version. The AIM for Mac Beta program adds a laundry list of features to bring the software up to speed with its Windows counterpart. With a renewed attention to Apple computer users, AOL is hoping to add the long-ignored group to its buddy list. But the Internet company (a unit of media giant Time Warner) may have a difficult time rekindling that friendship, with the myriad of options that... [Tags: adium, aim icons, apple computer, apple computer users, apple computers]

How To: Buy a Fan Controller — There are plenty of people out there that use their computers for more than one thing. More often than not, this blend consists of gaming and something else, be it work, photo or video editing, or simple email and word processing. Because of this situation, we find ourselves needing a quiet PC some days, and a cooling machine on others. Luckily for us, there is a segment of the computer market beyond just fans that is thinking of us. Enter the fan controller. What To Look For Brand Reputation: Obviously, brand reputation is important when you are stuffing parts into... [Tags: brand reputation, case time, computer case, computer market, email]

Albatron Technology Tee Mini-Tablet — Russia’s Albatron Technology is entering the computer market with its first Tee PC. The mini-tablet comes with all the hard and software you need, including an adapter, a stylus, and docking station. Running on Windows CE 6.0, it has a software-based keyboard but will also support a USB alternate. At a size of 18.8x11.3x 1.3 cm and a weight of 343 grams, it has a 0.3/1.3M swivel cam, included internal speakers, SD Card slot, and has 128 MB of Nand flash and 128MB of SO-DIMM DDR memory. Contact Albatron for more details and price. Tags: albatron technology (T), docking... [Tags: 3m, albatron, computer market, first tee, internal speakers]

Apple is firing on all cylinders as iPhone App Store grows — Apple seems to be making quite a little side business for itself out of iPhone App Store sales. Last November I laid out a plan for Apple to become larger than Google based mainly around a "tripod" of profit-generating businesses: the Mac and related software sales; the iPod and iTunes Music Store sales; and the iPhone and App Store sales. Apple sold almost 2.5 million Macs last quarter, a new record for the company showing 43 percent revenue growth year over year. The company sold more than 11 million iPods as well, delivering 7 percent revenue growth YoY. Apple... [Tags: 30 million, best buy, calendar 2008, computer market, firing on all cylinders]

Is Jobs's health anything to worry about? — "Steve's health is a private matter." That's how Apple addressed the question of CEO Steve Jobs's health during the quarterly earnings conference call yesterday. Not very reassuring for shareholders, especially from a company that didn't disclose an earlier health scare for nine months. Earlier this summer, Fake Steve Jobs author Dan Lyons quit writing Fake Steve in part because of concerns over his health. "I just didn't want to get into a situation where I had to say 'oh, well its been a good run but it's in bad taste now,'" Lyons later told the Industry Standard. Jobs' health... [Tags: apple fans, bad taste, bloggers, computer market, conference call]

IDC: Apple now tied for 3rd in U.S. computer market share — Slightly more cautious than its research rivals, IDC says in a study that Apple should finally break through a symbolic barrier and tie as the third-largest U.S. computer vendor in the most recent quarter. Although a Gartner report claims Apple ha...... [Tags: apple, computer market, computer vendor, gartner report, idc]

CyberLink sees opportunities in Netbooks, Linux — Multimedia software maker CyberLink sees a lot of opportunities in the fast-growing netbook segment of the computer market, from online access to files stored on home PCs to multimedia software made for Linux OSs.Some of the most popular netbooks, or mini-laptops, being launched come with options for far less storage space than mainstream laptops, such as Asustek's Eee PC 1000 , Eee PC 901 and Acer's Aspire one .[ Get the latest on mobile developments with InfoWorld's Mobile Report newsletter. ]Many of them also run on a Linux OS, such as Linpus Linux Lite on the Aspire one and Linux... [Tags: annoying features, asustek, computer market, eee pc, free version]