http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/09/office.for.mac.updates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/ms_080204_officesm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft has released updates to its Office 2004 and Office 2008 software for Mac. Office 2004 11.5.3 is claimed to offer enhanced stability and performance. A bug has been fixed that had previously caused the program to quit unexpectedly when a document was opened. Several vulnerabilities have also been addressed, now preventing an attacker from crafting a malicious Word, Excel or RTF file that ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/09/office.for.mac.updates/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/16/apple.edges.acer.for.no.3/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/asuseeepc901-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Research firm IDC reports that worldwide PC shipments grew at 15 percent in the second quarter of 2008. The quarter also saw Apple roughly tie Acer in the US market, assuming fourth place and missing third place by only a few thousand units. Demand in the United States suffered from the ongoing economic pressure, with rowth in the low single-digits. Dell continued its recovery with another quarter... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/16/apple.edges.acer.for.no.3/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/24/office.2004.2008.updates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/ms_080204_officesm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled updates for Office 2004 and 2008, offering users some stability, security, performance, and compatibility fixes with the two business productivity suites. Office 2004 11.5.0 adds compatibility with documents from Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2007 for Windows by offering an update to the Open XML File Format Converter, allowing users to convert files from the newer v... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/24/office.2004.2008.updates/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/11/idc.sees.pc.growth/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/macbookpro-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />IDC is projecting worldwide PC shipment growth of 15.2 percent in 2008, reaching 310 million units. The analysis firm predicts that growth will remain in the double-digits through 2010, followed by high single-digit growth through 2012, boosting annual shipments to over 472 million in 2012. Meanwhile, the fall in average PC selling price will be offset by an ongoing transition to sale of notebooks... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/11/idc.sees.pc.growth/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/11/vodafone.nz/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/Vodaphonenz.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Despite a series of conflicting news releases, Vodafone has confirmed that there will not be a pay-as-you-go version of the iPhone 3G available in New Zealand. NZMac.com first spotted the confusion in statements from Vodafone and Apple New Zealand which announced both contract and prepaid versions of the iPhone in various press releases. Vodafone cleared things up this morning, saying only the con... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/11/vodafone.nz/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/30/rogers.data.plan.limits/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/iphone-rogersmock.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Rogers Communications recently unveiled plans for a Canadian iPhone release, and while official details are scarce, RBC analyst Jonathan Allan predicts the plan will include a "virtually unlimited" data portion of 100 to 200MB per month. According to the National Post, Rogers would offer consumers 250 to 500 anytime minutes, as well as unlimited evenings and weekends after 9PM. Allen suggested the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/30/rogers.data.plan.limits/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/apple.shares.up.45/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Shares of Apple Computer Inc. are up $6.51 to $161 near the end of trading on friday, representing a gain of 4.21 percent. The uptick could be due, at least in part, to strong market share gains posted by the company in recent surveys from various research firms. Apple saw the biggest gain among the top 5 vendors in the U.S. market according to Gartner, enjoying strong retail sales coupled with "d... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/apple.shares.up.45/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/google.beats.estimates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/googleandroid-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google today posted its first quarter profits, thoroughly outpacing Wall Street analyst estimates, which were based on the effects a slowing economy would have on sales and earnings. According to CNN Money, the news follows a weak fourth quarter last year, with earnings coming in under analyst estimates. The report shows Google's income rising 30 percent to $1.31 billion ๑ $4.12 a share ๑ with $1.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/google.beats.estimates/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/02/rim.posts.large.profits/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/blackberrypearl8120.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BlackBerry manufacturer RIM today posted its fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal 2008, with quarterly revenue topping 1.88 billion, or a 102-percent increase from the year ago quarter. RIM boasts a user base of 14 million, 2.18 million of which were new subscribers for the quarter, or an increase of 32-percent from the previous quarter. Overall, RIM posted a 98-percent revenue increase ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/02/rim.posts.large.profits/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/02/ipod.sales.08/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/16-ipod-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As part of his "3 Cylinder Engine" report on Apple's three core product lines, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster recently looked at Apple's iPod, discussing the business unit's growth trajectory, upcoming iPods and more. Saying that the iPod will be a slower growing segment than the Mac or iPhone, Munster expects iPod unit growth to be flat in the calendar year 2008, but also thinks that Apple ca... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/02/ipod.sales.08/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:10:00 GMT