Apple CEO hints at no ARM-based MacBook Air as iPad to "soon satisfy" that niche
Fri, Feb 3, 2012 - After meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook and chief financial officer Peter Openheimer, Citi analysts noted a strong iPad outlook leaving little likelihood of an ARM-based MacBook Air, vast growth potential in China, an indistinct future role for Apple TV, and the strength and importance of iCloud. ( 75 comments )
Apple CEO Tim Cook allegedly defends new SVP of Retail amid criticisms
Wed, Feb 1, 2012 - As some pundits have questioned the wisdom in Apple's decision to bring an outsider in as its new Senior Vice President of Retail, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly defended the hiring in an email, noting that he talked to many people and Dixons CEO John Browett was "the best by far." ( 55 comments )
Tim Cook calls assault on Apple's ethics in China "patently false and offensive"
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 - Responding to a report by the New York Times that castigated Apple over an alleged permissiveness and indifference for workers' conditions among the suppliers it contract with in China, its chief executive Tim Cook rebutted the accusations in an email expressing "any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us." ( 182 comments )
Briefly: Verizon pulls away from AT&T, Apple philanthropy
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - AT&T announced a significant quarterly loss as a result of a failed T-Mobile takeover and is now adding fewer new customers than rival Verizon Wireless, while Apple extends its charitable matching program to include part-time employees. ( 20 comments )
Apple to offer employees $500 off a new Mac, $250 off iPads - report [u]
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook reportedly informed employees this week that later this year they will be able to buy an iPad with a $250 discount, while Macs will be available for $500 off. ( 43 comments )
Apple's 44.7% gross margins are highest in at least 15 years
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - Apple's record setting quarter included another major achievement for the company with gross margins of 44.7 percent, a number that was its highest in at least 15 years, and maybe its highest ever. ( 62 comments )
iPhone vs. Android a tight race but iPad puts iOS 'way ahead' in mobile OS war
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - Apple CEO Tim Cook outlined his thoughts on the company's iOS device performance during Q1 2012 and sees iPhone sales momentum closing the gap with rival handsets running Google's Android platform, while iPad and iPod touch are in a league of their own. ( 55 comments )
Apple execs are 'actively discussing' what to do with nearly $100B cash hoard
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - Apple's stockpile of cash and reserves grew another $16 billion in the holiday quarter, reaching $97.6 billion, as executives hinted they are considering big plans with their money, even though they aren't in a hurry to spend it. ( 120 comments )
iOS chief Scott Forstall called Apple's 'CEO-in-waiting'
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 - Though Apple just went through a major regime change in 2011, a new book declares that the company's senior vice president of iOS Software, Scott Forstall, is its "CEO-in-waiting." ( 61 comments )
Apple CEO Tim Cook e-mails employees about 'dramatic improvements' in supplier hirings
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook sent out an e-mail to his company's employees on Friday, announcing the release of the latest supplier responsibility support and reiterating his commitment to fair labor practices. ( 33 comments )
Briefly: Sony iOS music service, Tim Cook, Adobe CS6
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 - Sony will be offering an iOS version of its "Music Unlimited" service for iPhones and iPods, while Tim Cook claims "money is not a motivator" and Adobe offers a discounted CS6 upgrade for current CS3 and CS4 users. ( 34 comments )
Tim Cook has option to convert $100M in vested Apple shares
Thu, Jan 5, 2012 - Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will have the option to convert over 200,000 shares of company stock, worth nearly $100 million, which will become vested in the first quarter of 2012. ( 15 comments )
Steve Jobs loses to 'The Protester' as Time's 2011 Person of the Year
Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - Time magazine announced on Wednesday its annual "Person of the Year," awarding the title to "The Protester." Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was recognized in a "Fond Farewell" from the magazine, while Apple CEO Tim Cook was identified as one of 2011's "People Who Mattered." ( 187 comments )
New e-book recounts Steve Jobs e-mails to Apple customers
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 - Long known for engaging in personal correspondence with customers, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and his concise e-mails are the subject of a new e-book. ( 22 comments )
Enterprise adopting Apple products as company becomes 'easier to work with'
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 - Apple's recent success in the enterprise comes as the company has worked to cater to businesses' needs, and also as Chief Executive Tim Cook has shown a friendlier side than companies were used to with Steve Jobs. ( 82 comments )
Dividend seen bringing $4B in additional investments to Apple
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - Though Apple has long resisted paying its shareholders a dividend, one new analysis suggests the company could gain an additional $4 billion in investments if it were to do so. ( 87 comments )
Apple's charitable matching program raises $2.6M for nonprofits
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 - The combined efforts of both Apple and its employees have resulted in more than $2.6 million being donated to nonprofit organizations since a corporate matching program began in mid-September. ( 31 comments )
Apple leverages deep pockets to gain supply chain edge over rivals - report
Fri, Nov 4, 2011 - A close look at Apple's supply chain has revealed that the company wields upfront cash payments and a highly-focused logistics ecosystem, largely credited to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, as "strategic weapons" to secure a significant advantage over its rivals. ( 39 comments )
Apple says Amazon Kindle Fire will further fragment Android
Thu, Nov 3, 2011 - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer recently indicated they are not concerned by Amazon's forthcoming $199 Kindle Fire tablet, as they believe it will only serve to fragment the Google Android platform. ( 130 comments )
CEO Tim Cook looks to mold a more streamlined Apple
Tue, Nov 1, 2011 - Apple CEO Tim Cook is starting to initiate change at the tech giant, looking to create a more streamlined and disciplined organization without straying from the company's forward thinking culture. ( 119 comments )
Apple makes 'Celebrating Steve' event video publicly available
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 - A special event filmed live at Apple's corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif., was published by the company on its website on Sunday, allowing the world to see how Apple said goodbye to its late co-founder, Steve Jobs. ( 53 comments )
Steve Jobs trusted Tim Cook to "know exactly what to do"
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - Excerpts from Steve Jobs' upcoming biography have been leaked online, giving new insight into the relationship between the Apple co-founder his eventual successor. ( 37 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 )
Apple's cash hoard grows to $81B with two-thirds of it offshore
Tue, Oct 18, 2011 - Apple's huge sum of cash and investments continues to grow, reaching $81 billion during the company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, it was revealed on Tuesday. ( 45 comments )
Apple thanks employees with extended paid Thanksgiving holiday
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 - Apple's chief executive Tim Cook has announced an extended, full week of paid Thanksgiving time off for its corporate employees, a benefit that will extended to retail and international employees on alternative dates. ( 26 comments )
Apple to hold celebration of Steve Jobs for employees Wed., Oct. 19
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly sent out an e-mail to his employees informing them of a private celebration of the life of the late Steve Jobs next Wednesday, Oct. 19. ( 10 comments )
Apple Board of Directors at 'crossroads' after death of Steve Jobs
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - The passing of Steve Jobs has put a spotlight on Apple's board of directors, as onlookers wonder whether the company will expand and diversify the board to bring about a new era. ( 122 comments )
Lack of iPhone 4S event feed from Apple triggers media meltdown
Wed, Oct 5, 2011 - An otherwise slick Apple Event was handicapped by the company's failure to broadcast its presentation live, resulting in traffic surges from a curious public that brought down many live blogs during the event and subsequently made portions of the company's site unavailable afterward. ( 46 comments )
Sales of Apple's Mac OS X 10.7 Lion top 6M, 80% more than Snow Leopard
Tue, Oct 4, 2011 - Apple on Tuesday revealed that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is its best-selling operating system yet, with sales having reached 6 million since it launched in July. ( 15 comments )
Steve Jobs 'expected' to appear at Apple's iPhone 5 event - report
Mon, Oct 3, 2011 - Despite the fact that he is no longer CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs is "expected" to appear at Tuesday's iPhone event alongside current Chief Executive Tim Cook, a new report claims. ( 95 comments )
Apple to hold iPhone 5 event Oct. 4 hosted by CEO Tim Cook - report
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 - Apple is now expected to hold a media event on Tuesday, Oct. 4 presided over by its new chief executive, Tim Cook, to introduce the company's fifth-generation iPhone. ( 87 comments )
Steve Jobs resignation has little effect on Apple product demand - report
Tue, Sep 13, 2011 - Consumer demand for Apple products is unlikely to be impacted by the resignation of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, says one of two new studies, while the other reaffirms that the iPad will continue “dominating” the enterprise tablet market for the foreseeable future. ( 29 comments )
Charitable matching of up to $10K now available for Apple employees
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 - Apple this week launched a new program for its employees in which the company will match personal charitable contributions of up to $10,000 per year. ( 28 comments )
Apple awards new Senior VP Eddy Cue with stock bonus of 100k shares
Fri, Sep 2, 2011 - Apple has awarded Eddy Cue, the company's new senior vice president of Internet Software & Services, a promotion bonus of 100,000 restricted stock units, currently worth more than $37 million. ( 3 comments )
Consumer perception of Apple improves after Steve Jobs resignation
Thu, Sep 1, 2011 - Suggesting the Apple brand is bigger than the company's iconic founder, a daily tracking survey has found that consumer perception of Apple actually improved following the resignation of Steve Jobs. ( 59 comments )
Apple locks in Tim Cook as CEO with restricted stock bonus worth $383 million
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 - Apple's new chief executive has been awarded a million restricted shares of Apple that vest over the next decade, ensuring his continued employment through 2021. ( 67 comments )
WSJ: Apple working on new video delivery technology for TVs
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 - According to a new report, Apple's new CEO Tim Cook faces the challenge of advancing the company's plans for digital video, even as it is developing "new technology" for delivering video to televisions. ( 55 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 )
New Apple CEO Tim Cook e-mails employees: 'Our best years lie ahead'
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 - Following his ascension to the role of Apple CEO, Tim Cook on Thursday sent out a company-wide e-mail assuring employees that nothing will change at Apple. ( 147 comments )
Post-Steve Jobs Apple likened to departures of Walt Disney, Henry Ford
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 - The resignation of Steve Jobs as Apple CEO is a significant event for the company, but similar to the departures of visionaries in years past like Henry Ford and Walt Disney, Apple is expected to go on without Jobs. ( 44 comments )
Wall Street expects smooth transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - Responding to the news that Steve Jobs is stepping down as Apple CEO, Wall Street analysts affirmed the company's position, predicting a relatively uneventful transition for the company and calling Tim Cook "the ideal candidate" for the role. ( 16 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 )
Though on leave since January, Steve Jobs stayed visible at Apple
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - Despite relinquishing his day-to-day duties at Apple back in January, Steve Jobs has remained a major force at Apple in 2011, introducing key products and negotiating blockbuster deals. ( 22 comments )
Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, Tim Cook takes over
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he is no longer fit to serve as the company's chief executive officer, officially resigning from the position, which has been filled by Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. ( 330 comments )
WSJ: Apple board members have informally explored CEO succession options
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 - Members of Apple's executive board have reportedly discussed succession plans with outside consultants in the event that Steve Jobs can no longer run the company, though Jobs himself has characterized details in a new report from The Wall Street Journal as "hogwash." ( 32 comments )
Comments from Apple exec Tim Cook hint at lower-priced iPhone options
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 - New comments from Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook that Apple doesn't want its products to be "just for the rich" have fueled speculation that the company is interested in offering a cheaper iPhone. ( 97 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 )
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'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 inks new iPhone deal with AT&T, all exclusive contracts now over
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 - Apple announced that in addition to its new non-exclusive agreement with Verizon, it had signed a new non-exclusive agreement with AT&T that brings to a close all carrier-exclusive iPhone contracts worldwide. ( 71 comments )
Apple sells 160 millionth iOS device as average iPhone price grows to $625
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 - As Apple announced it has sold more than 160 million devices powered by the iOS mobile operating system, the average selling price of the iPhone continues to increase, now at $625 per unit. ( 22 comments )
Steve Jobs to take medical leave of absence but remain Apple CEO
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 - For the second time in two years, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence from his company, but the company co-founder will remain CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions, he said on Monday. ( 254 comments )
Bonuses help Apple's Tim Cook earn $59M in 2010, Steve Jobs keeps $1 salary
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook earned a huge pay increase in 2010, thanks to cash bonuses and stock-based compensation, bringing his total earnings to more than $59 million, while CEO Steve Jobs kept his traditional $1 annual salary. ( 74 comments )
Apple set to launch iPhone 4 in China early next month
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 - Apple will launch iPhone 4 in China in the first part of September with carrier partner China Unicom, just weeks after beginning sales of a WiFi-enabled iPhone 3GS in that market. ( 25 comments )
Apple appoints new Senior VP of Operations to address product quality
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 - Apple has appointed a new Senior Vice President of Operations dedicated to ensuring that Apple products meet "the highest standards of quality, "AppleInsider has learned. ( 39 comments )
Apple executives dodge data center, FaceTime questions in earnings call
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - As usual, Apple's executives kept close to a carefully prepared script on the company's stellar financial results, being careful not to reveal too much about the company's future plans, including its data center cloud services and broader open support for FaceTime video calling. ( 35 comments )
Apple denies creating artificial product shortages for hype
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - Apple does not purposely create artificial product shortages to garner free press and generate hype among consumers, executives with the company said during Tuesday's quarterly earnings conference call. ( 42 comments )
Apple: "international numbers are absolutely killer"
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - While noting domestic growth in the US that has consistently outpaced the overall industry for the last 17 consecutive quarters, Apple drew specific attention to even more dramatic growth in sales internationally in its June quarter conference call. ( 16 comments )
Apple prefers halo effect over fears of iPad cannibalization of Macs
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - Asked about the potential for iPad sales to cannibalize Mac sales, Apple executives shrugged off the issue as insignificant, then pointed toward the potential of iPads to sell even more Macs and iPhones as part of an overall halo effect. ( 19 comments )
Flagship Apple Shanghai megastore now under red curtains
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 - Apple's cylindrical glass tower entrance to the new underground retail megastore in Shanghai China, set to open mid July, is now decked in red curtains, signaling close proximity to launch. ( 40 comments )
Apple COO Tim Cook awarded $22 million bonus
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 - Apple said Friday that Chief Operating Office Tim Cook was awarded nearly 22 million in stock- and cash-based compensation for his performance running the company during Steve Jobs' absence last year. ( 66 comments )
Apple exec Tim Cook talks Apple TV, iPad A4 processor, more
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 - Speaking in San Francisco Tuesday, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook explained why the Apple TV is still considered a "hobby," and talked about custom-built chips in future products. ( 150 comments )
Apple COO Cook taking on more of Jobs' responsibilities
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 - Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook's capacity to successfully manage the company for extended periods of time has recently seen him adopt more of the duties once reserved specifically for Steve Jobs, but it's also made him an attractive target for other high-tech firms looking for a seasoned leader. ( 30 comments )
Steve Jobs' return to Apple linked to liver transplant
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 - While it was never entirely clear what Apple co-founder Steve Jobs would do to recuperate between January and June, a new report maintains that he's had a liver transplant and that his return to work may be gradual at first. ( 116 comments )
Apple shareholder meeting dominated by politics
Wed, Feb 25, 2009 - Apple's annual shareholder meeting was dominated, as usual, by groups using the event as a soapbox for furthering their political agenda. Apple COO Tim Cook only answered a couple real questions from individuals, and the crowd sang out happy birthday to Steve Jobs, who was away on medical leave. ( 110 comments )
International sales rescue Apple from US retail slump
Wed, Jan 21, 2009 - Despite rough economic conditions in the US that are hitting the retail sector particularly hard, Apple released record shipments of iPods and claimed the second-highest quarter of Mac sales in the company's history, thanks to strong international growth, retail strength, new MacBooks, and diversification from Apple's core business. ( 21 comments )
Videos: Woz on Steve Jobs' leave; parents on Tim Cook's rise
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak argued in a television interview this past week that he thinks Steve Jobs' temporary absence from Apple could be a blessing in disguise. Meanwhile, the parents of interim chief Tim Cook discuss the compulsive work ethic that's helped propel their small town boy to the top of Silicon Valley. ( 26 comments )
Industry watchers express confidence in Cook as Apple chief
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 - Profiling Tim Cook: More and more analysts and observers are pointing to acting chief executive Tim Cook's previous accomplishments at Apple in an unofficial vote of confidence in his leadership during Steve Jobs' health-related absence. ( 42 comments )
