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/09/11/25/imac.windows.7.timing.help.apple.sales/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-logo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mac desktops represented nearly half of all desktops sold at US retail shops in October, the NPD Group said in a new study. About 47.7 percent of desktop revenue was from iMacs, Mac minis or Mac Pros, an increase from 45 percent in April and a sharp surge from just 33 percent in October 2008. Mac notebooks also saw a sequential gain from 30 percent in April to 34 percent last month, though this ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/imac.windows.7.timing.help.apple.sales/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/discounts.may.exceed.apples.own/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/macbookpro15.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several websites have already begun Mac-related Black Friday sales, including MacMall, OnSale, ClubMac and MacConnection. MacMall is selling Minis for $550 and $745, a 2.66GHz MacBook Pro for $1,799, and a 27-inch, 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo iMac for $1,585. Its MacBook Airs are priced at $1,399 and $1,690.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/discounts.may.exceed.apples.own/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/source.of.flaws.remains.unknown/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/imac2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Some buyers of the 27-inch Core i7 iMac are receiving unusuable systems, threads on Apple's support forums indicate. In a collection of cases the systems are failing to even turn on properly, at best sounding the Mac startup chime, always failing to display anything more. Apple is reportedly offering replacement iMacs for affected customers, but this may involve a shipping time of two weeks, as ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/source.of.flaws.remains.unknown/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/deals.end.before.apple.sales.event/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bestbuyblack.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Big-box retailer Best Buy has announced a brief holiday discount for Macs, already in effect. All iMac prices have been cut by $100, while MacBook Pros are between $100 and $200 cheaper, depending on individual configurations. Notably the deals are set to end after Wednesday, well ahead of Black Friday, the traditional date for Thanksgiving sales. Consequentially, they will also avoid overlappi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/deals.end.before.apple.sales.event/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/quarkpromotecom.for.small.businesses/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/office2008biz.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: To help U.S college and graduate students dealing with heavy educational-based costs, Microsoft's MacBU has announced a special deal for the Office 2008 for Mac, dropping the price by over 70 percent. Office 2008 Business Edition provides a series of different applications to help support all areas of education, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Entourage 2008, and Document Connection f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/quarkpromotecom.for.small.businesses/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/number.draws.on.october.npd.figures/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/imac2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is likely to sell between 2.8 and 2.9 million Macs in the December quarter, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. The forecast is based on October sales data from the NPD Group, which indicates that the month's Macs were up 7 percent year-over-year. Should Apple meet expectations, overall growth for the December period should be 14 percent.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/number.draws.on.october.npd.figures/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/14/apples.fastest.imac.given.a.verdict/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The 27-inch iMac is already a milestone for Apple through its inclusion of a truly greater-than-HD display, but the addition of Core i5 and Core i7 processors transforms it into a near powerhouse. This is the first iMac in recent memory to come close enough to Apple's workstations that it could replace one of them. Our review of the Core i5-equipped iMac will find out how close it comes to that go... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/14/apples.fastest.imac.given.a.verdict/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronista has received one of the first Core i5 iMacs and is putting it through its paces. Since many already are already familiar with the 27-inch iMac in Core 2 Duo form, we'll provide impressions specific to the faster model. We also have some of the first benchmarks of the system, which is Apple's first quad-core system ever outside of its Mac Pro workstations.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/follows.after.core.i5.models/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/imac2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has begun prepping for shipment the more powerful Core i7 version of the 27-inch iMac, according to shipping notices. A variant of the already high-end Core i5 model, which began shipping yesterday, the i7 boosts core speeds from 2.66 to 2.8GHz, and also enables performance-enhancing technologies such as hyperthreading. Features are otherwise identical to the i5, including options for up t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/follows.after.core.i5.models/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/core.i5.imac.ships.c2d.model.delayed/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Update with more shipping info) Apple this morning began sending notices that it has started shipping at least Core i5-equipped versions of the 27-inch iMac. The company's first quad-core consumer desktop is now listed for Electronista and readers as "prepared for shipment" with an unspecified ship date. Such scheduling suggests that the earliest orders may arrive within the week.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/core.i5.imac.ships.c2d.model.delayed/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT