http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:16:08 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_jumps_9_spots_to_become_8th_most_valuable_brand_in_the_world/ Apple was ranked the eighth most valuable brand of the world in 2011, with an estimated total value of $33.49 billion, making it bigger than Disney, Mercedes-Benz and Budweiser. The 2011 rankings w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_jumps_9_spots_to_become_8th_most_valuable_brand_in_the_world/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/apple_awarded_676_patents_in_2011_ranks_39th_among_all_companies/ Apple was awarded a total of 676 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2011, ranking it No. 39 among companies awarded inventions in the U.S. The No. 1 inventor in America, as it has b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/apple_awarded_676_patents_in_2011_ranks_39th_among_all_companies/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:22:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/30/rare_photo_pictures_young_rebellious_steve_jobs_flipping_ibm_the_bird/ A photo captured nearly 30 years ago and brought to light this week shows a shaggy-haired Steve Jobs, clad in blue jeans and a leather jacket, expressing his affection for then rival IBM while walking... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/30/rare_photo_pictures_young_rebellious_steve_jobs_flipping_ibm_the_bird/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:22:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apple_licensed_scrolling_patent_to_ibmnokia_offered_to_samsung/ Contradicting a belief that Apple refuses to license its patented technology to competing companies, a new report reveals that both Nokia and IBM licensed a patent covering iOS touch-based scrolling, ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apple_licensed_scrolling_patent_to_ibmnokia_offered_to_samsung/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_graphics_properties_holdings_battle_with_multiple_patent_suits/ In a handful of newly filed patent infringement lawsuits, Apple is suing and also being sued by Graphics Properties Holdings, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc. Apple this month filed two comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_graphics_properties_holdings_battle_with_multiple_patent_suits/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/14/google_bolsters_android_with_purchase_of_1k_more_ibm_patents/ Google has continued its run of intellectual property purchases by acquiring 1,023 patents from IBM in an effort to shore up the defenses of its Android mobile operating system. The U.S. Patent and... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/14/google_bolsters_android_with_purchase_of_1k_more_ibm_patents/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/09/us_government_approves_patent_bill_in_effort_to_reform_system/ The U.S. Senate has approved the most substantial changes to the nation's patent system in over 50 years in the form of the America Invents Act, a measure supported by tech titans such as Microsoft, G... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/09/us_government_approves_patent_bill_in_effort_to_reform_system/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/29/google_purchases_ibm_inventions_as_patent_arms_race_looms/ Google announced on Thursday that it had acquired a group of patents from IBM, even as growing interest in intellectual property suggests a coming legal face-off between Apple and Google. Bloomberg... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/29/google_purchases_ibm_inventions_as_patent_arms_race_looms/ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_ranked_worlds_most_valuable_brand_at_153_billion/ A new survey ranks Apple as the world's most valuable brand, worth an estimated $153 billion, beating mainstays like Coca-Cola, BMW and Disney, as well as tech rival and the previous No. 1 company, Go... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_ranked_worlds_most_valuable_brand_at_153_billion/ Mon, 09 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/apple_doubles_awarded_patents_reaching_563_in_2010/ Apple was awarded 563 patents in 2010, making it the No. 46 global company in terms of inventions recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year. According to IFI Claims Patent Servic... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/apple_doubles_awarded_patents_reaching_563_in_2010/ Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/09/apple_owes_steve_jobs_some_money_37_91/ Steve Jobs has some unclaimed property, ranging from unclaimed wages at Apple to shares of IBM and Time Warner as well as unclaimed annuity and insurance checks. Apple's chief executive probably i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/09/apple_owes_steve_jobs_some_money_37_91/ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/07/iphone_head_mark_papermaster_leaves_apple/ Apple has announced the departure of Mark Papermaster, the head of its iPod and iPhone division. The company's Mac hardware engineering lead Bob Mansfield will assume his responsibilities. The new... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/07/iphone_head_mark_papermaster_leaves_apple/ Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/12/ibm_plans_lotus_for_apple_ipad_e_reader_eye_strain_explored/ IBM just released its Lotus software for the iPhone and has now turned its attention to the iPad, while a new article explores the facts and myths of LCD eye strain from reading books on devices like ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/12/ibm_plans_lotus_for_apple_ipad_e_reader_eye_strain_explored/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/20/oracle_to_acquire_sun_for_5_6_billion/ Oracle Corporation said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems in a cash deal valued at $5.6 billion, paving the way for the enterprise software maker to deliver... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/20/oracle_to_acquire_sun_for_5_6_billion/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/19/apple_partners_ibm_and_sun_consider_merger/ IBM and Sun Microsystems, two companies that at one point in the 90s each danced around the idea of buying up Apple, are now discussing the option to merge together according to reports in the Wall St... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/19/apple_partners_ibm_and_sun_consider_merger/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/28/ibm_to_keep_tabs_on_papermasters_new_position_at_apple/ As part of his settlement with IBM last week, Mark Papermaster will be required to sign and submit court-governed declarations every few months saying he hasn't divulged any of the company's trade sec... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/28/ibm_to_keep_tabs_on_papermasters_new_position_at_apple/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/22/job_cuts_enroute_for_microsoft_other_tech_industry_giants/ Some of tech's biggest and and normally safest players, including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Sony, and Google, are trimming their workforces in a bid to lower costs and stave off a harsh economy. Micro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/22/job_cuts_enroute_for_microsoft_other_tech_industry_giants/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/14/new_apple_hire_fights_back_in_countersuit_against_ibm/ The tug of war over the future of Mark Papermaster, an executive hired away from his post at IBM to head up Apple's handheld efforts, got a bit nastier on Thursday when the microprocessor expert count... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/14/new_apple_hire_fights_back_in_countersuit_against_ibm/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/12/docs_show_apple_failed_to_find_ideal_successor_for_ipod_chief/ A series of statements made in court filings by tentative iPod & iPhone chief Mark Papermaster and those who recruited him at Apple show that the company at first considered him a secondary pick. The... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/12/docs_show_apple_failed_to_find_ideal_successor_for_ipod_chief/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/11/apple_shreds_bio_of_recent_ibm_hire_amid_proceedings/ Apple has taken down its bio for Mark Papermaster, the senior vice president of "Devices Hardware Engineering" that the company hired from IBM, signaling new uncertainty surrounding the position. A... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/11/apple_shreds_bio_of_recent_ibm_hire_amid_proceedings/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/08/update_judge_orders_apples_new_mobile_head_to_stop_work/ Apple's plans for its new recruit from IBM, Mark Papermaster, have been dealt an at least temporary setback as a federal judge has ordered him to halt any work at his new employer. US Federal Distr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/08/update_judge_orders_apples_new_mobile_head_to_stop_work/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/07/court_response_defends_new_apple_mobile_hires_jump_from_ibm/ Apple's contentious decision to hire a former IBM executive has been explained by the iPhone and iPod maker -- and the new recruit himself -- as a carefully thought-out decision that doesn't run afoul... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/07/court_response_defends_new_apple_mobile_hires_jump_from_ibm/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/apple_recruits_top_chip_designer_ibm_responds_with_suit/ Apple recently recruited a top chip designer from IBM, resulting in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the executive from taking his knowledge as "IBM's top expert in Power architecture and technology" t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/apple_recruits_top_chip_designer_ibm_responds_with_suit/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/07/ibm_expands_lotus_notes_mac_support_to_iphone_screenshots/ IBM has unveiled a sneak peek of its new Lotus iNotes, a web app client for its Lotus Domino messaging server to bring email, calendar, and contacts to iPhone. The move fulfills rumors of customized i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/07/ibm_expands_lotus_notes_mac_support_to_iphone_screenshots/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/16/ibm_launches_internal_pilot_program_to_test_migration_to_macs/ Long-time Microsoft Windows supporter IBM has recently initiated an internal pilot program to study the possibility of moving a significant number of its employees to Apple's Mac platform, leaked comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/16/ibm_launches_internal_pilot_program_to_test_migration_to_macs/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/11/ibms_racetrack_technology_could_increase_iphone_storage_tenfold/ A new form of digital storage technology under development at IBM could deliver more than tenfold increases in both the storage capacity and battery life of handheld gadgets like Apple's iPod and iPho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/11/ibms_racetrack_technology_could_increase_iphone_storage_tenfold/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/06/apples_iphone_takes_on_the_enterprise/ Apple's SDK roadmap announcements were expected to primarily introduce the company's plans for releasing development tools for casual developers, but chief executive Steve Jobs started the event by in... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/06/apples_iphone_takes_on_the_enterprise/ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/28/iphone_to_gain_better_exchange_lotus_notes_support_at_sdk_event/ Following months of beta testing, Apple Inc. next week will address one of the key weakness of its iPhone handset by introducing improved support for enterprise level e-mail platforms from Microsoft a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/28/iphone_to_gain_better_exchange_lotus_notes_support_at_sdk_event/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/ibms_lotus_software_coming_to_apples_iphone_ipod_touch_macs/ Microsoft rivals Apple Inc. and IBM Corp. will soon announce a partnership that will deliver a handful of IBM's Lotus software packages for Apple's handheld and Mac products, the Associated Press is r... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/17/ibms_lotus_software_coming_to_apples_iphone_ipod_touch_macs/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:40:00 GMT