Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook

Avery Dennison plans to introduce DesignPro, new label and card design software to work with its line of stationery, at Macworld Expo.

After taking stock of the hottest Internet and technology stories of the year, Michael Krey (Investor’s Business Daily) puts the release of iPhone at the top of the list. “The iPhone marked Apple’s first smart phone, and the cell phone industry will never be the same. Apple’s product doubles as an iPod digital music and video player.” iPhone, Krey concludes, ushers in “an era of more user-friendly handheld gadgets.”

2007 was by all accounts an outstanding year for Steve Jobs and his beloved Apple Inc. But 2008 can shape up to be even better…

Before we begin a new year of Mac 911 questions and answers, I follow up on a few questions from last year.

Consider it a battle less for hearts and minds than for thumbs and ears…

Hitachi Ltd, Japan’s biggest electronics conglomerate, plans to exit the business of making small hard disk drives…

The iPod version of this classic side-scrolling game is a picture-perfect recreation of the original. But despite the developer’s best efforts, the control system for Sonic just isn’t suited for the iPod’s interface.

Technology stocks mostly gave up early session gains Wednesday as broad-market concerns over oil prices…

Less than a year after its introduction, it’s clear “the iPhone has had a profound impact on the mobile phone business and likely will keep on influencing it for years to come,” Troy Wolverton (mercurynews.com) reports. “With its large, full-screen display, its notable lack of a keypad and its simple black-on-silver color scheme, the iPhone instantly became an icon—and a model for the rest of the industry.”

In his initial look at PowerPoint 2008, Franklin N. Tessler discovers an improved interface and richer graphics in Microsoft’s presentation application. But a few features are still missing.

Dan Ackerman (CNET.com) awards MacBook an “Excellent” 8.3 (out of 10) rating while proclaiming it “one of the best-loved laptops on the planet.” Now shipping with Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, MacBook remains “in our top tier of laptop recommendations.”

I’ll make this simple. Apple (AAPL) is 2008’s best stock because…

To help select the year’s most memorable ad moments in 10 major categories…

Apple is set to unveil a new ultraportable laptop at Macworld Expo on January 15…

Apple’s market share gains in the last days of December are nothing short of spectacular…