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/09/01/26/iphone.treats.stuttering/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/stutter.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone is being used as a "real-life" therapy tool for stuttering. The Hollins Communications Research Institute says it has developed special software for the device that monitors and evaluates speech patterns to help patients overcome the speech impediment which affects an estimated 66 million people worldwide. The software provides training and feedback for patients in their everyday lives,... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/26/iphone.treats.stuttering/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:15:00 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/08/06/06/3g.iphone.impact.mobile.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/iphone-youtube.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has a window of opportunity to make a significant impact on the mobile TV market with it's imminent launch of the 3G iPhone around the world, according to the latest report from Analysys Mason. Market research shows that many iPhone owners have accessed TV and video content, with greater frequency than subscribers using other types of mobile handsets. If a new iPhone based on AT&T faster "3G... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/3g.iphone.impact.mobile.tv/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/apple.takes.63rd.place/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/applelogo-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A private New York-based research and consulting firm, Reputation Institute, recently compiled a list of the 600 largest companies with the best reputations, with Apple taking the 63rd spot, ahead of Microsoft at 137th place. Forbes reports that the electronics manufacturer went up 1.71 points from 73.71 a year ago, to 75.42 in the 2008 "Pulse" score, more than 11 points ahead of the global averag... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/apple.takes.63rd.place/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/sente.55.enhances.pdf/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/7-sente-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Third Street Software has released Sente 5.5 with enhanced PDF management. Sente is an academic reference manager that helps users find, organize, review and cite the academic literature. Version 5.5 offers the ability to create references directly from the PDF files they already have, as well as new PDFs that they receive from colleagues. It also adds the ability to create complete references by ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/sente.55.enhances.pdf/ Wed, 07 May 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/05/amtech/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/applelogo-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has reversed a prior downgrade on share's of Apple Inc, changing his rating on the stock to from Neutral to Buy. Wu's downgrade came right before Apple's blowout March quarter, in which the company announced record revenues on surging Mac sales. Barrons quotes Wu: "We overestimated the potential negative reaction on the quarter and in hindsight should h... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/05/amtech/ Mon, 05 May 2008 17:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/bookmaker/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mactracker 5.0.2 (donationware) database of Mac models. The latest Apple hardware has been added along with numerous improvements to the "My Models" category in the main window. New specification entries include "Brightness" and "DPI" information (where available) for the built-in display on MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models. The maximum supported resolution for an external display is n... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/18/bookmaker/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:40:00 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/08/04/14/analyst.apple.myths/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0710/leoparddock.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Michael Gartenberg of Jupiter Research has published an article addressing the suitability of Apple products -- the Mac and iPhone in particular -- for business purposes. Noting that Most IT departments are not deploying Macintosh systems in large numbers and those that are are deploying are usually in niche spaces such as graphic arts, Gartenberg says that the Mac OS has changed significantly in ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/14/analyst.apple.myths/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/01/mathematica.player.pro/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/wol_080401_playerpro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wolfram Research has announced the release of Mathematica Player Pro, the new delivery system for Mathematica applications and interactive documents. Player Pro gives access to any Mathematica-6-based notebook files to users who do not have the full version of the software, allowing performance of adaptive visualization, controlling interface elements, connecting to real-time data, and more. Devel... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/01/mathematica.player.pro/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT