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Mossberg pans MobileMe amid service outages

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:14:00 PDT

In a rare slap at an Apple product, the Journal's Walt Mossberg suggests people avoid the MobileMe service, even before taking into account the e-mail outages of its first few weeks.

Video: Cars charging forward for a plug-in future

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:53:00 PDT

From scooters to off-road trucks to utility vehicles, all sorts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are on display at the Plug-In 2008 car conference in San Jose, Calif. CNET News reporter Kara Tsuboi stops by the world's first showcase of its kind to see what's new in the industry.

iPhone 3G network issues frustrating early adopters

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:12:00 PDT

iPhone 3G users around the world are reporting problems with signal strength and quality of service on their new handsets, but no specific issues have been identified.

The Apple imprint on open source continues

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:07:00 PDT

The Mac once again dominates OSCON.

Crossing the line on Steve Jobs' health

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:20:00 PDT

CEO health issues are serious business for corporate boards and shareholders. But that doesn't give writers license to make cancer diagnoses from the 12th row--or worse yet, a photo.

Apple getting ready for 'product transition'

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:16:00 PDT

Sometime over the next few months, it will be out with the old and in with the new at Apple. But what's in store: new iPods, new Macs, or something else altogether?

Live blog of Apple's third-quarter 2008 earnings call

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:58:00 PDT

Check back for updates as Apple executives explain what lifted the company to record Mac sales between April and June.

Mac shipments set an Apple record

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:40:00 PDT

Strong Mac sales lift Apple above Wall Street's expectations for its third quarter, and the company follows its usual practice of guiding well below analyst forecasts.

MP3 player upgrades and transferring iTunes content--Ask the Editors

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:09:00 PDT

Get the answers to all of your questions about MP3 players, headphones, and more in this weekly feature.

At Last HOPE conference, everyone can hack it

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:33:00 PDT

Gathering in New York brings together the hacker community for sessions on hacking the usual (computer systems) and not so usual (the media, food, and sex).

Jobs' health to blame for recent Apple issues?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT

Apple has had more problems of late than it has in a long time, prompting speculation that the alleged declining health of powerhouse CEO Steve Jobs may be related.

What iPhone? Apple earnings (still) about the Mac

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

It's time for Apple to show investors its quarterly report card, and while iPhone sales were down ahead of the iPhone 3G launch, the Mac was strong yet again.

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the iPhone 3G, a portable hard drive from Iomega, and the Linksys Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router.

Circuit board orders point to new MacBooks?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:14:00 PDT

A surge in orders of printed circuit boards by Apple seems to fit nicely with other suggestions that the company is getting ready to introduce new notebooks for back-to-school time.

Photos: Game on at E3--the sequel

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:37:00 PDT

More scenes from the scaled-down game expo in Los Angeles.

iPhone apps: Testing Shazam's limits - classical music

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:46:00 PDT

iPhone app review

Ask the editor (that's me) about Apple at 11 a.m. PDT

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:43:00 PDT

We're going to open the CNET Forums at 11 a.m. PDT for your questions on anything and everything related to Apple.

The Mac owns the U.S. Windows owns the world. Nary the two shall meet?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:37:00 PDT

The Mac is making great strides in the U.S., while Windows dominates the rest of the world. Do the two growth curves reflect different stages of global expansion?

Apple apologizes for its MobileMe "push" service (Update)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Apple has struck out on its MobileMe service. It's not what it claims to be.

Apple's free pass on open source

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:07:00 PDT

Why does Apple get to borrow from open source but give little back? Because it's shiny.