Labor advocate challenges accuracy of NYT report on Apple, Foxconn
Sun, Jan 29, 2012 - The non-profit organization Business for Social Responsibilty has published an open letter to The New York Times pointing out several inaccuracies and misleading statements in the publication's recent report that suggested Apple has ignored worker problems at manufacturing partner Foxconn. ( 123 comments )
Apple's overseas manufacturing operations offer flexibility, not just savings - report
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 - An in-depth report on Apple's manufacturing operations details the gains in flexibility, diligence and skilled labor availability that the company gains from producing its devices overseas, while offering rare commentary from its current and former executives. ( 149 comments )
Photography pioneer Kodak files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 - Unable to maintain a steady supply of money from its digital imaging patents, storied photography pioneer Eastman Kodak announced late Wednesday that it is filing for chapter 11 business reorganization and bankruptcy protection. ( 55 comments )
Wolfram unveils interactive education portal on eve of Apple NYC event
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 - On the eve of Apple's education-related event in New York City, Wolfram has launched an education portal that features an interactive textbook, dynamic teaching tools and lesson plans. ( 22 comments )
Former Apple CEO John Sculley says he never fired co-founder Steve Jobs
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - Former Apple Chief Executive John Sculley has said in recent interviews that the late Steve Jobs was never fired from the company he helped found, an assertion that runs counter to Jobs' own public claims on the matter. ( 122 comments )
Rumor: 250 Apple employees attending CES despite no official presence
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 - Though Apple elects not to exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., a new report claims more than 250 of its employees, including vice president Greg Joswiak, are attending the event. ( 37 comments )
Apple design chief Jonathan Ive awarded knighthood
Fri, Dec 30, 2011 - Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president of industrial design, has been named a Knight Commander of the British Empire in the U.K.'s 2012 New Year Honours list, an honor he has described as "absolutely thrilling." ( 80 comments )
Employees rate Apple 10th best company to work for
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 - Apple has cracked the top 10 list of the best companies to work for, alongside fellow tech giants Facebook and Google, according to a new employee survey. ( 11 comments )
Apple submits updated renderings, plans for Cupertino 'spaceship' campus
Tue, Dec 6, 2011 - Newly submitted renderings of Apple's proposed 13,000-employee mega-campus in Cupertino, Calif., depict a roof with a dark-grey material, a jogging path and modest changes to the ancillary fitness center. ( 39 comments )
Apple's founding contract expected to bring $150,000 at auction
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 - The signed contract that established what would become the world's most valuable tech company is one of the highlights of an upcoming auction, and is estimated to sell for at least $100,000. ( 21 comments )
1,000 workers strike at Apple keyboard supplier over long hours
Thu, Nov 24, 2011 - Workers at a factory in southern China that supplies parts to Apple went on strike this week with complaints of grueling overtime requirements. ( 119 comments )
Apple VP shares four keys to company's success
Sat, Nov 19, 2011 - Drawing from 20 years of experience at Apple, Greg Joswiak, the company's vice president of worldwide iOS product marketing, has explained four keys to the company's success: focus, simplicity, courage and a commitment to being the best. ( 42 comments )
Apple grows employee headcount to 60K, building space to 13.2M square feet
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - A recently filed 10-K form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Apple reveals that the number of full-time employees at the company has swelled to 60,400, while owned or leased building space has increased to 13.2 million square feet. ( 6 comments )
Apple director says Steve Jobs told team not to ask "What would Steve do?"
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - Apple board member Al Gore said in an interview on Friday that the late Steve Jobs had specifically told CEO Tim Cook and others to avoid asking themselves what he would have done while attempting to carry on his legacy. ( 62 comments )
Samsung COO met with Apple's Tim Cook to discuss supplying 'better parts' through 2014
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - After attending a memorial service in honor of the late Steve Jobs, Samsung's chief operating officer met with Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss supplying the company with "even better parts" in 2013 and 2014, after its current contract ends next year. ( 43 comments )
Police break up New York fraud ring targeting Apple products
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - New York police announced on Friday that they have busted a massive crime network that used stolen credit card information to purchase Apple products and resell them overseas. ( 14 comments )
Apple rival Samsung honors Steve Jobs amid legal battle
Thu, Oct 6, 2011 - Despite being locked in a bitter legal dispute with Apple, South Korean electronics maker Samsung praised its competitor's late co-founder Steve Jobs in a statement on Thursday. ( 57 comments )
Apple co-founder says time with Steve Jobs was a 'great privilege' of his life
Wed, Oct 5, 2011 - Ron Wayne, the often overlooked third co-founder of Apple, mourned Steve Jobs' passing in an interview with AppleInsider, noting that the time he had spent with him was one of the "great privileges" of his life. ( 14 comments )
ITC to investigate latest HTC complaint against Apple
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 - The U.S. international Trade Commission announced on Tuesday plans to investigate handset maker HTC's most recent lawsuit, which includes five patents recently obtained from Google, against rival Apple. ( 6 comments )
Apple joins coalition lobbying for electronic privacy rights
Fri, Sep 23, 2011 - Apple has joined the Digital Due Process coalition, a group that is advocating for reforms to surveillance laws in the U.S. that would secure individuals' rights to privacy on modern Internet technologies. ( 15 comments )
Apple closes at new all-time high as world's largest company
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 - Shares of Apple rose nearly 3 percent Monday to close at a new all-time high of $411.63, padding the electronic giant’s lead over Exxon Mobile as the world’s most valuable company. ( 107 comments )
LA Times critic disparages Apple Campus 2 as 'retrograde cocoon'
Mon, Sep 12, 2011 - The architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times has panned Apple's proposed mega-campus in Cupertino, Calif., as lacking vision and resembling a "retrograde cocoon." ( 307 comments )
US government approves patent bill in effort to reform system
Fri, Sep 9, 2011 - 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, Google and Apple. ( 44 comments )
Kodak patent sale attracting 'large numbers' of interested buyers
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 - Eastman Kodak revealed this week that interest in the company's digital imaging patents is high, as numerous people are seriously considering buying the patent collection. ( 19 comments )
Apple design guru Jonathan Ive featured in German exhibition
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 - Apple's chief designer Jonathan Ive is being featured in an exhibit at a German art museum, which for the first time will gather together in one show all of the Apple products designed by him. ( 40 comments )
Apple suppliers anticipate 'minimal' impact from Steve Jobs' resignation
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 - According to sources at Apple's major suppliers, including Foxconn and Quanta, Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of the company will have "little impact" on orders due to his successor Tim Cook's wealth of operations experience. ( 8 comments )
iPhone 'jailbreak' prodigy to join Apple as intern
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 - "Comex," the hacker responsible for several high-profile jailbreak exploits of Apple's iPhone, revealed Thursday that he will be starting an internship with Apple in early September. ( 51 comments )
New Apple chief Tim Cook regarded as operational genius
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - Apple's newly-appointed CEO Tim Cook has been praised as an operations mastermind who, despite lacking Steve Jobs' charisma and vision, can keep the company's momentum going long after receiving the reins. ( 59 comments )
Kodak's patents valued at more than 5 times market cap
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 - A recent analysis has estimated that Kodak's digital-imaging patents, which make up just 10 percent of its intellectual property portfolio, are worth $3 billion, more than five times the struggling photography pioneer's current value in terms of market capitalization. ( 26 comments )
City of Cupertino posts further details, renders of Apple mega-campus
Sat, Aug 13, 2011 - The City of Cupertino has revealed more details and renderings regarding Apple's plans to build a 2.8 million square-foot spaceship-like circular office building in the city. ( 125 comments )
Samsung considers bid for InterDigital as Apple patent dispute heightens
Wed, Aug 3, 2011 - South Korean electronics giant Samsung is said to be taking a look at InterDigital's patent portfolio and may consider bidding for the company as its legal battle with Apple escalates. ( 26 comments )
Apple leases 1,300-worker Cupertino office space amid growth surge
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 - Apple has signed a deal to take over 373,000 square feet of office space in its home town of Cupertino, Calif., even as it plans new headquarters that will take up a mammoth 1 million square feet. ( 23 comments )
Apple shopping for lawyers as patent suits mount
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 - On the heels of reports that the company's chief patent counsel is leaving, new job postings reveal that Apple is shopping for lawyers to reinforce its litigation team as the company continues to vigorously defend its intellectual property. ( 23 comments )
Canada, US courts approve Apple-led group's $4.5B purchase of Nortel patents
Mon, Jul 11, 2011 - Courts in both Canada and the U.S. have approved the proposed $4.5 billion purchase of more than 6,000 wireless patents from bankrupt Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel by Apple and five other companies. ( 33 comments )
Inside look at $4.5B Nortel auction reveals battle of wills between Apple, Google [u]
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 - A behind-the-scenes profile of this week's auction for a group of patents from Nortel revealed a "fast and furious" battle between technology giants Apple and Google. ( 304 comments )
Apple, Microsoft, RIM group bid wins Nortel patent auction for $4.5B
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 - Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel announced late Thursday that a consortium of companies, including Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research in Motion and Sony, placed the winning bid in a high-profile auction for a collection of more than 6,000 patents. ( 50 comments )
Apple spent $560K on lobbying in Q1, competitors nearly three times as much
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 - According to a recent disclosure report, Apple spent $560,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter of 2011, roughly one-third the amount that Google and Microsoft each spent in the same period. ( 20 comments )
Neighboring cities amenable to Apple's proposed Cupertino mega-campus
Sun, Jun 19, 2011 - The initial response from neighboring mayors toward Apple's unveiling of plans for a massive new campus in Cupertino, Calif., has been positive, despite a history of "border wars" between cities. ( 44 comments )
Apple approved to bid on Nortel patents, sources say
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 - Apple has received approval to proceed with plans to bid on a group of wireless technology patents from bankrupt Canadian company Nortel, while significant interest in the patents has led to the auction being pushed back a week. ( 22 comments )
DOJ approves Google bid for Nortel patents, still in talks with Apple
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded an antitrust investigation into Google's bid for a collection of wireless-related patents from Nortel and has approved the bid, while talks with Apple and Research in Motion over their potential bids remain ongoing. ( 21 comments )
Apple planning massive 12,000 employee 'spaceship' campus in Cupertino
Wed, Jun 8, 2011 - The day after giving a keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple CEO Steve Jobs presented the company's plans for a second campus in Cupertino, Calif., which would feature a round building that would hold 12,000 Apple employees, to the city council. ( 309 comments )
Pranksters affix Windows logo to upcoming Hamburg Apple Store
Sat, Jun 4, 2011 - A group of pranksters disguised themselves as construction workers on Saturday in order to post a Windows logo onto the facade of a future Apple Store in Hamburg, Germany. ( 104 comments )
DOJ probes Apple's interest in Nortel patents
Fri, Jun 3, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Justice is concerned about potential bids from Apple for a cache of patents being sold by Canadian telecom company Nortel, given the iPhone maker's legal track record. ( 100 comments )
Apple clamping down on free iPad, iPhone promotions
Thu, Jun 2, 2011 - Apple has been more strictly enforcing its guidelines for promotions, which forbid the use of the iPad, iPhone or an iPhone gift card, according to a new report. ( 32 comments )
SEC internal probe investigates Apple's role in $1 million purchasing scandal
Wed, May 25, 2011 - The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission has implicated itself in a report detailing a series of internal purchasing violations of Apple products that cost the SEC as much as $1 million. ( 44 comments )
ITC judge sides with Kodak in Apple patent suit
Thu, May 12, 2011 - A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled on Thursday that Eastman Kodak did not infringe upon digital-camera patents owned by Apple. ( 15 comments )
Apple beats Microsoft in quarterly sales and profits
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 - Apple's revenues and net earnings for the first calendar quarter of 2011 both beat the reported sales and profits of its rival Microsoft for the first time in recent history. ( 144 comments )
Briefly: RIM defends PlayBook; It Gets Better employee video; white iPhone 4
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 - Research in Motion executives spoke out in defense of the BlackBerry PlayBook, calling it "superior," while Apple employees from the LGBT community have posted a video for the It Gets Better project. Finally, Apple has again confirmed that the white iPhone 4 will launch this spring. ( 61 comments )
Labor union votes against Steve Jobs' reelection to Disney board
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 - A prominent federation of labor unions has voted against the reelection of Steve Jobs to the board of directors of the Walt Disney Co., while an influential shareholder advisory firm has questioned whether Jobs is fit to remain on the company's board. ( 75 comments )
Inside Apple's shareholder meeting and Q&A with Tim Cook
Wed, Feb 23, 2011 - Apple shareholders met at the company's Cupertino, California headquarters today to vote on six proposals and voice questions directed at Apple's executive team, followed by comments and a question and answer session handled by the company's chief operations officer Tim Cook. ( 54 comments )
Apple products appeared in 30% of all top movies in 2010
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 - Apple product placements appeared 30 percent of the top films of 2010, more than any other brand, including Nike, Chevrolet and Ford, which all tied for second place with placement in 24 percent of the top movies. ( 23 comments )
Apple cofounded effort to design and build $2 billion New Stanford Hospital
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 - This month, Apple joined eBay, HP, Intel, Intuit and Oracle in an "unprecedented" joint philanthropic effort to help Stanford Medical Center build a new $2 billion hospital, designed to use the latest technology available in ways mirroring the innovation of Silicon Valley tech companies. ( 29 comments )
Steve Jobs reported in attendance in meeting with Obama
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 - Despite being on medical leave, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs attended the meeting with President Obama he was invited to as Silicon Valley leader. ( 59 comments )
Apple lobbies for offshore tax holiday to bring cash to US
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 - Apple has joined a consortium of companies including Cisco, Duke Energy, Oracle, and Pfizer to lobby the US government for a tax holiday that would allow corporations to bring home an estimated $1 trillion now parked in overseas accounts. ( 190 comments )
Steve Jobs prioritizing Apple's next-gen iPad, iPhone on medical leave
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - While on medical leave for undisclosed health issues, Apple CEO Steve Jobs continues to work from home, remaining especially involved in work on the second-generation iPad and the next version of the iPhone, according to a new report. ( 31 comments )
HP hires former Apple exec to pitch webOS to developers
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - HP has hired Richard Kerris, Apple's former Senior Director of Worldwide Developer Relations, to help attract developers to the webOS platform as it attempts to challenge Apple in the smartphone and tablet markets. ( 23 comments )
ARM posts record profits with help from Apple's iPhone, iPad successes
Tue, Feb 1, 2011 - Bolstered by record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad, chip designer ARM Holdings announced its highest ever annual revenue and earnings Tuesday. ( 6 comments )
PayPal hires Apple veteran as VP of Global Design
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 - eBay-owned PayPal has hired a seven-year design veteran of Apple as the company's VP of Global Design, according to a new report. ( 9 comments )
Netgear CEO rails on Apple's Steve Jobs, praises Android
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 - Netgear chairman and CEO Patrick Lo went on a rant Monday against Apple and its CEO Steve Jobs, criticizing Jobs' "ego" and Apple's "closed" business model. ( 224 comments )
Apple must wait another day to best Microsoft on earnings
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 - After numerous analysts had predicted weakened income for Microsoft, the Windows maker surprised Wall Street Thursday by posting a quarterly profit of $6.63 billion, enough to stay ahead of Apple on earnings for the time being. ( 68 comments )
Netflix says Apple TVs streaming more of its movies than iPads
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Within Netflix earnings release, the company noted that Apple TV's support for its Watch Instantly video streaming has already passed up iPad users in viewing hours. ( 57 comments )
Apple revamps its public website using HTML5
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Apple has relaunched its entire website with a new design using HTML5, adding a darker, glossy navigation bar and speedy new animated page layouts for Mac and iPod pages. ( 87 comments )
iPhone, iPad extend lead over Android in mobile enterprise adoption
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported a 64 percent increase in the iPad's share of all device activations over the past quarter among its more than 2,000 companies deploying mobile devices. The jump extended Apple's iOS lead over Android, with more than twice as many device activations over all of 2010. ( 9 comments )
Apple poised to beat Microsoft's quarterly profits for first time in 20 years
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - Microsoft is expected to report lower profits than last year as PC market growth stalls, making it almost certain that Apple's latest $6 billion earnings record will exceed Microsoft's for the first time since 1990. ( 46 comments )
New 'iPad is iconic' ad touts 60,000 apps
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - Apple has begun showing a new commercial that highlights a growing number of iPad-specific apps, now pushing past 60,000 titles. ( 7 comments )
Pixelmator reports $1 million haul from Mac App Store in just 20 days
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - Less than three weeks after listing Pixelmator on Apple's new Mac App Store, its developers report grossing a million dollars from the title, while Microsoft and some other big Mac developers have yet to engage the new online market. ( 53 comments )
Deutsche Bank very positive on iPhone trial, 'no going back' to BlackBerry
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 - After a two month iPhone trial using Good Technology's secure email app, Deutsche Bank Equity Research reports an "overwhelmingly positive" experience that left it waving goodbye to RIM's BlackBerry. ( 45 comments )
Apple launches App Store social links on Twitter, Facebook
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 - Following up on its efforts to defend the trademark "App Store," Apple has launched a Twitter account promising exclusive offers and new app discovery, similar to its existing iTunes Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. ( 7 comments )
Kodak loses imaging patent claim against Apple, RIM
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 - A patent infringement case filed by Eastman Kodak against Apple and RIM has been ruled to be invalid by a US International Trade Commission judge. ( 35 comments )
Apple's Tim Cook profiled as "most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley"
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs has left operations chief Tim Cook in command during extended periods of medical leave three times now, indicating confidence in a man who has been described as Jobs' heir apparent for years. ( 336 comments )
Apple outlook raised to 7 million iPads, 4.3 million Macs for Q1 2011
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 - Apple is expected to beat even some above-consensus revenue numbers when it announces earnings Tuesday night, having sold new peak numbers of iPhones, iPads and Macs in the winter quarter. ( 21 comments )
Apple seen selling 100 million iPhones, 40 million iPads in 2011
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 - Any drop in Apple's share price tomorrow "presents a buying opportunity ahead of earnings," according to the latest analyst to weigh in on the impact Steve Jobs' leave of absence may have on investors, noting an improved outlook for iOS and more favorable component costs than previously expected. ( 8 comments )
Analysts: 'Stay the course with Apple,' $450 price target set
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 - While traders on the Frankfurt DAX sent Apple shares sliding 6 percent today, similar to the drop that occurred in the US the last time Apple announced that its chief executive Steve Jobs was taking a leave of absence, US analysts expressed more confidence in Apple's market strength. ( 42 comments )
Gartner: Apple takes 9.7% share in Q4, grows Mac sales by 23%
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 - Gartner has released its own estimates on US and global PC markets for Q4 and 2010, which paint a slightly better picture for Apple and a slightly worse outlook for other PC makers, compared to its market research rival IDC. Both continue to ignore the iPad. ( 69 comments )
IDC: Apple hits 8.7% share as fastest growing PC maker in US 4Q sales
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 - Even without counting iPad sales, IDC's preliminary Q4 2010 report on PC shipments shows Apple experienced the fastest growth in an industry where average growth went negative due to tablet sales. ( 37 comments )
Pixelmator banks on Mac App Store for exclusive distribution
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - Pixelmator, the developers of streamlined Mac image editor that compares to Adobe Photoshop at a much lower price, has announced exclusive commitment to Apple's new Mac App Store for its software sales and distribution. ( 79 comments )
Dutch iPhone carrier challenging Apple's exclusive European contracts
Tue, Jan 4, 2011 - National Dutch phone carrier KPN has reportedly decided that Apple's exclusive iPhone contract with Mobistar in Belgium is illegal, and has begun offering the iPhone in Belgium through its Base subsidiary. ( 40 comments )
2011 marks Apple's tenth anniversary of Mac OS X, iPod, Apple Retail
Mon, Jan 3, 2011 - As Apple begins 2011 by opening its new Mac App Store and expanding its partnerships with Verizon, later this year the company can look forward to celebrating the tenth anniversary of three of its greatest successes: Mac OS X, the iPod, and the company's uniquely successful retail initiative. ( 23 comments )
Report: iPad will grow 250% in 2011 at the expense of PCs
Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - A new report claims tablet sales will more than triple next year, but says Apple will hold on to its dominant position with the iPad, jumping from 14 million units in 2010 to 36 million next year. ( 65 comments )
Apple to expand CPU design group beyond iPad A4
Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - Apple is seeking to hire engineers to design a new CPU micro-architecture, expanding upon its acquisitions of two fabless chip design companies and the release of its new A4 application processor used in the iPad and iPhone 4. ( 170 comments )
Report: Apple slows iPad production, Kindle matches shipments
Wed, Dec 29, 2010 - Shipments of Amazon's Kindle from suppliers in Taiwan reached 1.6 million units in December, matching the month's estimated iPad production, although Apple is ramping down to accommodate the coming new version, a new report says. ( 55 comments )
Report: Apple ordering 65 million iPad screens for 2011
Wed, Dec 29, 2010 - While most market estimates figure Apple will sell 45-48 million iPads next year, the company has reportedly placed orders with suppliers for 65 million 9.7 inch iPad displays. ( 54 comments )
Apple targeting iPad at corporate buyers with Verizon
Mon, Dec 27, 2010 - Apple is working with carrier business teams at Verizon Wireless to "drive adoption of iPad in enterprise accounts," following an initial push aimed at consumers. ( 34 comments )
Samsung to rival Apple's iPod touch with Android Galaxy Player
Mon, Dec 27, 2010 - Samsung, the world's second largest mobile manufacturer, intends to release a media player device aimed at Apple's iPod touch, and says it will unveil the new Galaxy Player at CES. ( 100 comments )
Obama calls Steve Jobs' success prime example of American wealth
Thu, Dec 23, 2010 - During a speech Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama referred to Apple CEO Steve Jobs as an example of the "American dream" and one whose wealth should be celebrated. ( 137 comments )
HP's Jon Rubinstein slams Android, takes on Apple's iPad
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal has posed its interview with HP's Jon Rubinstein, shedding additional light on the firm's future plans for webOS in light of his past as a top engineer working with Steve Jobs at Apple and NeXT. ( 49 comments )
Verizon reportedly sees iPhone as "essential to future success"
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 - Verizon is "still excited" about launching Apple's iPhone early next year "to combat slowing Android momentum in the US," according to analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Bros. ( 36 comments )
Apple TV, iTunes downloads slowed by Google DNS [u]
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 - Users experiencing slow movie rental downloads via Apple TV or iTunes should make sure they're not using a centralized domain name service such as Google DNS, which can dramatically slow down media access to Content Delivery Networks. ( 91 comments )
Google activating 300,000 Android devices per day, for free
Thu, Dec 9, 2010 - Google's vice president of engineering Andy Rubin sent out his second tweet, this time announcing the company is now activating 300,000 Android phones each day. That's unlikely to have passed Apple's current activation rate for iOS devices, and Google is making no direct revenues from the widespread distribution of its software. ( 176 comments )
Apple owes Steve Jobs some money: $37.91
Thu, Dec 9, 2010 - 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. ( 23 comments )
iOS game designer Graeme Devine leaves Apple to make Mac, iOS games
Wed, Dec 8, 2010 - Graeme Devine, a member of Apple's iPhone Game Technologies group, is moving on to pursue an independent role in iOS game development. ( 16 comments )
Apple drops appeal of $21.7 million OPTi patent suit
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 - One day prior to its scheduled hearing, Apple has dropped its appeal of a $21.7 million patent infringement case won against it by OPTi Inc last year. ( 30 comments )
Mobiles, iPod touch killing off Nintendo DS, Sony PSP
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 - In contrast to all the "iPod-killers" imagined by Apple's competitors, new research quantifies just how much Apple's iOS platform has done to actually displace standalone gaming devices like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. ( 93 comments )
Apple co-founder offered first computer design to HP 5 times
Mon, Dec 6, 2010 - During a guided tour of a newly renovated computer museum, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak highlighted the fact that he had offered his original design for the Apple I personal computer to his former employer, HP, 5 times, but was turned down each time. ( 29 comments )
Old Navy piloting Apple's iOS EasyPay retail software
Wed, Dec 1, 2010 - Apple has launched a pilot of its EasyPay custom mobile retail software in a trial with Gap subsidiary Old Navy, opening a new market for the iPod touch in handheld payment transactions. [Update: This third-party report is erroneous, see here.] ( 29 comments )
Apple Global Data Center Director Olivier Sanche dies at 41
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 - Olivier Sanche, the head of Apple's global data center operations, died of a heart attack on Thanksgiving; he was 41. ( 58 comments )
Apple nabs HP's former 98 acre campus in Cupertino
Thu, Nov 25, 2010 - Apple has greatly expanded its Cupertino, California land holdings with the purchase of a 98 acre campus vacated by HP earlier this summer. The spot is adjacent to land Apple bought in 2006. ( 70 comments )
Apple posts Black Friday deals [u]
Thu, Nov 25, 2010 - Apple's retail store deals for Black Friday have posted in Australia, indicating its discounts in the US will translate to around $100 savings on desktops and notebooks, and $25 to $50 on iPads and iPods. ( 12 comments )
Apple I computer sells for $174K at London auction
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 - A rare example of Apple's first computer, the Apple I, in "superb" condition sold for $174,000 at an auction in London on Tuesday. ( 40 comments )
iTunes sales of Beatles albums top 450,000 in first week
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 - A week after adding the Beatles to iTunes, Apple has sold 450,000 albums and 2 million songs. ( 29 comments )
