The personal computer revolution, mixed with Apple's vertical integration of its products and services,[1] has increased popularity.
Apple's corporate policy of extreme secrecy about future products intensify interest in the company's activities.
MacLife (stylized as Mac|Life) is a San Francisco-based American publication, originally known as MacAddict between September 1996 and February 2007.
Published by Future US, it started as a monthly magazine, focusing on the Macintosh personal computer and other related Apple products.
[5] 9to5Mac[6] was founded in 2007 by Seth Weintraub as an Apple news website originally focused on Macs in the enterprise.
[9] iMore was an Apple-enthusiast website founded in 2008, previously as Phonedifferent, with its main focus on all aspects of Apple devices (also featuring sections on several other platforms).
[24] It was cited by MacRumors with a forecast for the second generation Mac Pro in April 2013;[25] Apple announced it in June.
His early work was noticed and referenced by other print media including CNET,[27] Forbes,[28] and Mac the Knife in MacWEEK.
After a brief shutdown of the site at the request of Apple, MacOS Rumors was obtained by Ryan Meader after a domain expiration within two years of its creation.
Originally with Ethan, the site posted most of its rumors based on screenshots and info sent via email from followers.
With Ryan at the helm, MacOS Rumors collected content from message boards and Usenet posts but later claimed (unsubstantiated) to have developed contacts inside Apple.
MacRumors attempts to keep track of the rumor community by consolidating reports and cross-referencing claims, along with having extensive online forums for most Apple products and services.
The site has expanded to cover a wide range of digital security and privacy topics, but has retained its focus on Apple products and software.
SecureMac has been credited with discovering several significant macOS threats, including the Boonana Trojan,[33] a new variant of the rogue security program Mac Defender.
TUAW published news stories, credible rumors, and how-tos covering a variety of topics daily.
On February 3, 2015, TUAW was shut down by its owners, Weblogs, Inc.[42] In July 2024, its domain name was sold to ad agency Web Orange Limited (WOL) and was reused as an AI-generated content farm.
Former Macintosh division lead Jean-Louis Gassée, a Frenchman, was an advocate in France for personal computing, and contributed to Apple's "remarkable" success in that country.
[47][48][49] Bernard Le Du, a French Macworld journalist, later started his own magazine, Vous et votre Mac.
[citation needed] However, Apple's suit against Think Secret in 2005 targeted whether these sites have the right to knowingly publish this protected information.
During his January 10, 2006, keynote address to the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs lampooned the rumor community by pretending to create a "Super Secret Apple Rumors" podcast during his demonstration of new features in GarageBand.