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/09/11/19/dell.hurt.by.acer.corporate.fears/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/delladamoxps.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell today posted disappointing results for its latest quarter ended in October. The company saw its year-over-year revenue drop 15 percent to about $12.9 billion and its net income drop even further, falling 54 percent to $337 million. Both decreases were blamed on poor results both in the public sector and in its staple home PC business, where its shipments were up about 17 percent compared to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/dell.hurt.by.acer.corporate.fears/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/npd.says.win.7.units.soar.cash.modest/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/windows7homepremium-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The NPD Group today revealed that initial Windows 7 sales were more than twice as strong as for Vista. Although declining to provide the number of copies estimated sold, the researchers note that boxed, retail unit sales of the new OS were 234 percent higher in the first few days than the 2007 release. The jump is credited to both to steep pre-order discounts, strong marketing and similar approa... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/npd.says.win.7.units.soar.cash.modest/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/win.7.10.day.sales.best.ever.for.ms/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/steveballmer-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sales of Windows 7 have broken Microsoft's sales records for an initial operating system launch, company CEO Steve Ballmer said at a Japanese press event today. The executive said early sales have been "fantastic" and that the new OS has generated more revenue in its first 10 days than any earlier version of Windows during a similar timeframe. He declined to provide specific revenue or unit numb... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/win.7.10.day.sales.best.ever.for.ms/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/microsoft.cuts.go.beyond.planned.5k/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/windows7ultimate-photo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today confirmed late rumors and said it has cut 800 additional jobs. The positions are spread across many of the company's divisions and are above and beyond the 5,000 cuts planned at the start of the year. No direct explanation is given other than that the company says it still has to "manage [its] businesses closely" and watch for where it can trim costs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/microsoft.cuts.go.beyond.planned.5k/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/download.geared.for.latest.imacs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/bluetooth.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple on Wednesday released a Bluetooth firmware update designed for users running Windows via Boot Camp. The download is said to improve the wireless performance with Vista and XP on the latest 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs released earlier this month, although specific details have not been provided.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/download.geared.for.latest.imacs/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/win.7.amazon.sales.beat.harry.potter/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/windows7ultimate-photo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Advance sales of Windows 7 at Amazon UK set an all-time record, the online retailer said this morning. Pre-orders for the Microsoft OS, which began in July, have been higher than for even the final Harry Potter book and in sheer numbers has only been outweighed by the release of Dan Brown's Lost Symbol. Windows 7 has also significantly outsold Windows Vista and took only eight hours to exceed wh... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/win.7.amazon.sales.beat.harry.potter/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/michael.dell.says.own.netbooks.poor/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/dellinspironmini10-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell's namesake Michael Dell in a talk late Tuesday criticized both his own products and Microsoft. Despite his company offering multiple netbooks, including the Mini 10, the CEO largely dismissed the category and said a "fair amount" of buyers are unhappy with them for both their smaller screens and slow performance. Many existing notebook owners in particular often come back disappointed as th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/michael.dell.says.own.netbooks.poor/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/analyst.notes.mac.uptick.with.windows.releases/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/windows7startmenu-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft's launch next week of Windows 7 could paradoxically help Apple's Mac sales, analyst data shows today. Broadpoint AmTech researcher Brian Marshall notes that, historically, every major Windows release in the past 10 years has coincided with a significant spike in Mac purchases either during the same calendar quarter or within a few quarters afterwards. The effect was particularly pronou... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/analyst.notes.mac.uptick.with.windows.releases/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/microsofts.first.tv.spot.for.windows.7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/windows7-ad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft tonight reversed course on its ad strategy with the launch of its first Windows 7 ad. The 30-second TV spot (seen below) draws on the same little girl, Kylie, that starred in a Windows Live Photo Gallery ad in February and avoids the pseudo-realistic but targeted anti-Apple attacks that have characterized the "Laptop Hunters" ads. Instead, the commercial is uniformly positive and has K... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/microsofts.first.tv.spot.for.windows.7/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/08/windows.7.returns.remote.bsod/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/bsod.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with Microsoft advisory) Windows 7 when it ships next month will be vulnerable to an attack that hasn't been possible since 1999, a new vulnerability found by a security researcher shows. Sending a deliberately malformed network negotiation request can force a Windows 7 system into a page fault that triggers a "blue screen of death" error, even without the user's help in launching the co... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/08/windows.7.returns.remote.bsod/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:50:00 GMT