Thu - November 1, 2007

On-campus Mac users quadruple


I never thought I'd switch to a Mac. After all, I have used PCs since I was 5 years old. I carried around my old Dell Inspiron 8000, a bulky nine-pound beast of a laptop, throughout high school, and it never suffered from any hardware problems over its five-year lifespan.

    The trouble was Windows — the operating system from hell.

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Mon - October 29, 2007

An Apple a day, or more, for Bookstore


With discounts and new OS, orders up for Apple computers

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Want the fastest Vista PC? Try a Mac


"The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year is a Mac."

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Wed - October 24, 2007

Apple posts $904M profit as Mac sales top 2 million


Apple posts $904M profit as Mac sales top 2 million
October 22, 2007 - Apple earned a profit of $904 million on revenue of $6.22 billion for its fiscal fourth-quarter ending September 29, the company announced Monday. Apple sold 2.164 million Macs, 10.2 million iPods, and 1.119 million iPhones during the quarter.

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Sat - October 13, 2007

Gore Shares Peace Prize for Climate Change Work


Published: October 13, 2007
OSLO, Oct. 12 — Former Vice President Al Gore, who emerged from his loss in the muddled 2000 presidential election to devote himself to his passion as an environmental crusader, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations network of scientists.

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Sat - September 22, 2007

Apple Mac Sales Surging


Phone fever may have obscured the robust growth in Apple's (AAPL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) Macs.
People familiar with the company say Apple is selling computers at a blockbuster pace. The Cupertino, Calif., company is expected to sell 2.35 million iMacs and MacBooks this quarter, TheStreet.com has learned.

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Sat - September 8, 2007

Apple’s New Line-up of Gadgets


Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, explains features of its new iPod, “iPod Touch,” during the launching ceremony of the new MP3 player, held on Thursday in San Francisco. As the gadget is equipped with wireless Internet capabilities, its users will be able to download songs played at Starbucks in the U.S. on the spot. Apple has also decided to strengthen its iPhone marketing by reducing the price of its eight-gigabyte model by $200.

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A Message from Steve Jobs


To all iPhone customers:
I have received hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two months after it went on sale. After reading every one of these emails, I have some observations and conclusions.

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Thu - September 6, 2007

Apple Cuts iPhone Price Ahead of Holidays



SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5 — Apple unexpectedly cut the price of its iPhone Wednesday, claiming that it was seeking to broaden the market for the popular but expensive phone for the Christmas season.
Bits: More on the Apple Announcement

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Wed - September 5, 2007

iPhone sales prove Steve Ballmer wrong and suggest unprecedented dominance



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Sat - August 25, 2007

Online Language Finds Its Voice


'Leetspeak' Is Hot Button With Gamers, Scholars; One Campus Isn't 'LOL'

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Fri - August 24, 2007

Running Windows Vista on a Mac


August 23, 2007; Page B4
There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.

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Thu - August 23, 2007

Research: Students Actually Use the Internet for Education


by Dave Nagel
New research released by the National School Boards Association reveals data showing we all might need to reevaluate our assumptions: It turns out kids are actually using the Internet for educational purposes. In fact, according to the study, "Creating & Connecting: Research and Guidelines on Online Social--and Educational--Networking," the percentage of children specifically discussing schoolwork online outpaces the percentage that spend time downloading music.

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Wed - August 22, 2007

Educators assess iPhones for instruction


As education-specific applications emerge, schools mull whether to invest in the devices

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School Is Hot Topic for Teens on Web


Nearly all US students who go online use social networking technologies such as chatting, text messaging and blogging and visit Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, according to the National School Boards Association's "Creating & Connecting: Research and Guidelines on Online Social and Educational Networking" report conducted by Grunwald Associates.

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