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Reportedly aiming to take on Intel’s upcoming ultra-books priced around $700 US (roughly 538 EUR), Apple is said to be planning the release of a $799 MacBook Air model in the third quarter of 2012. Citing the usual industry sources from Apple’s upstream supply chain, the hit-and-miss DigiTimes has a new ... |
7 May 2012
08:55 GMT |
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Apple gives every new staffer a motivational note to get him / her started with tremendous spirit and confidence. An Instagram user says the note pictured above has been so inspirational to him that he keeps it hanging on his dresser’s door. It’s been there for two years. The note has Steve Jobs written... |
7 May 2012
08:30 GMT |
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Apple is seeing huge interest in its smartphones from the Asian market, particularly in China and Japan, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics, whose researchers believe Apple is in for a tough year because of the coming wave of Android devices. In a report titled "Q1:12: Apple: Asia Demand Leads to anothe... |
30 April 2012
04:44 GMT |
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The NY Times is at it again, this time accusing Apple (and other hot-shot companies) of side-stepping taxes in order to maximize profits. We’re not going to delve into the specifics, since most people will want to hear it directly from those who made the original accusations. The problem is that it’s leg... |
30 April 2012
03:38 GMT |
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Former Dixons Chief Operating Officer John Browett has officially taken up his role as senior vice president of retail at Apple. Cult of Mac points out to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which reveals that Browett was awarded 100,000 stock shares (which translate into about $60 milli... |
26 April 2012
03:14 GMT |
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For those less interested in how Apple got where they are, and more interested in the raw numbers for its last reported quarter, read on below. During yesterday’s conference call, Apple confirmed quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion. 35.1 million iPhones were sold, an 8... |
25 April 2012
19:31 GMT |
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After announcing a conference call to reveal the outcome of discussions concerning its cash balance, Apple has officially confirmed plans to initiate a dividend and share repurchase program later this year.
The Mac maker said it had plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in the fourth qua... |
19 March 2012
09:15 GMT |
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A regulatory filing spanning 18-pages with the North Carolina Utilities Commission reveals that iPhone-maker Apple Inc. has chosen SunPower as the supplier for its massive solar panel array scheduled to kick into gear later this year.The solar farm for Apple’s North Carolina data center will be built in phases,... |
7 March 2012
09:04 GMT |
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Apple has posted a new page on its web site to inform the masses that the company has created, and helped create more than half a million jobs across the United States of America.“Throughout our history, Apple has created entirely new products — and entirely new industries — by focusing on innovatio... |
3 March 2012
18:11 GMT |
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Five years straight, Apple is still Fortune’s “most admired company,” with a market cap of $500 billion (which makes it the most valuable company by far), and a record past quarter with tens of billions in profit.
The magazine commented on the company’s impressive performance: “To say i... |
2 March 2012
04:28 GMT |
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UBM TechInsights has published its landscape analysis on Apple Inc. with a focus on the Mac maker’s patent portfolio and IP investments.
The report points out to some of the most significant innovations, acquisitions and recent litigation activities involving the Cupertino giant.
Of the 15,500 patents Apple o... |
28 February 2012
13:21 GMT |
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In a statement issued this week, Greenpeace confirmed the exclusion of two major technology giants from its "Cool IT Leaderboard" for failing to demonstrate commitment to help reduce their carbon footprint.
The non-profit said in a press release issued Wednesday, “Apple & Facebook, two of the sector's mos... |
9 February 2012
07:49 GMT |
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David Tupman, who has been on Apple’s payroll for over a decade now, is no longer working for the Cupertino, California-based computer giant. The reason behind his departure is unknown. What is known for a fact is that Apple has been leaking executives like a sinking ship over the past year. Tupman was Apple&... |
7 February 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Apple has posted yet another record quarter this week, adding several dozen billion dollars to its cash pile to reach a whopping $97 billion that the company now has in the bank. More than half of that money is currently held overseas.During yesterday’s conference call, Apple Chief Financial Officer, Peter Oppe... |
25 January 2012
05:33 GMT |
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Apple has reported all-time record sales of its iPhone, iPad and Macintosh computers in what the company calls the “highest quarterly revenue and earnings ever.”Yesterday, Apple posted the results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter, ended December 31, 2011, which included a record quarterly revenue of $46.... |
25 January 2012
02:41 GMT |
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Technology research firm Gartner issued a report today confirming that Apple was the largest single buyer of semiconductors last year, being trailed only by Samsung and Hewlett-Packard. Redefining the meaning of stating the obvious, Gartner points out that semiconductor spending increased because Apple sold more stu... |
24 January 2012
08:26 GMT |
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Adam Lashinsky’s upcoming book, Inside Apple, is arguably the most revelatory piece of material when it comes to the level of secrecy imposed by the Cupertino company. The author has published a huge excerpt from his book dedicated to the subject. One particularly interesting aspect is how Apple employees lear... |
19 January 2012
04:32 GMT |
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling in a patent case involving Apple Inc. and Motorola stating that the latter’s smartphones do not violate the patents at heartAlthough the ITC’s preliminary decision still requires approval by the entire panel, it appears that the... |
15 January 2012
11:23 GMT |
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In a rare move, Apple has disclosed all of its suppliers, its relationship with these partners, and the measures it takes to ensure proper working conditions for the people making its iPods, iPhones, iPads, and Macs.Disclosed in a PDF document on the Apple web site, the 156 companies are listed in alphabetical order.... |
15 January 2012
10:35 GMT |
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Apple is leasing a research and office complex in Sunnyvale, California, as well as additional space, just miles away from its iconic campus in Cupertino.
MercuryNews reports that Apple is conducting a major expansion outside of its hometown, and that thousands of Apple employees could end up working in buildings le... |
13 January 2012
06:00 GMT |
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On February 23rd, Apple Inc. plans to hold its annual meeting of shareholders where the company will elect the Board of Directors, hold an advisory vote on executive compensation, and consider four new shareholder proposals.
A notice was issued this week by Apple announcing that “that the 2012 annual meeting o... |
11 January 2012
10:47 GMT |
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Apple’s 2012 proxy statement reveals that the newly instated CEO, Timothy D. Cook, received an annual salary of $900,000, whereas Steven P. Jobs was credited his annual $1 compensation.
According to the 2012 Proxy Statement posted online by Apple this week, “As of the end of 2011, Mr. Jobs owned approxim... |
10 January 2012
05:08 GMT |
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The Italian news agency ANSA has revealed that Judge Marina Tavassi of Tribunale di Milano, Italy, has rejected Samsung’s request for a preliminary injunction against the sale of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the country.The decision of the Milan-based Italian first-instance court for patent cases comes as a resul... |
6 January 2012
04:24 GMT |
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In addition to naming Arthur D. Levinson as Chairman of the Board, Apple has announced that Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, will join Apple’s board and will serve on the audit committee.Apple describes Iger as “the steward of the world’s largest medi... |
16 November 2011
03:03 GMT |
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Apple has announced it has a new, non-executive Chairman of the Board, Arthur D. Levinson, who has been a co-lead director of Apple’s board since 2005. Levinson has served on all three board committees— audit and finance, nominating and corporate governance, and compensation. In addition to being Chairma... |
16 November 2011
02:19 GMT |
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A Spanish Android tablet vendor going by the name of NT-K has managed to win a lawsuit Apple had kickstarted last year attempting to shutter its business.The Google-translated announcement says “Needless to clear all the damage it has caused this unjust accusation, both economically and emotionally to our compa... |
2 November 2011
09:29 GMT |
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Tuesday, October 18, at 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT, Apple will be disclosing its fourth quarterly earnings for fiscal 2011, the company has confirmed.
In usual manner, the conference call will be available as a continuous rebroadcast beginning Tuesday at the above-mentioned hours through Tuesday, November 1st.
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14 October 2011
02:37 GMT |
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The problems surrounding iOS 4 appear to to be substantially more difficult to resolve, if we are to look at how Apple has dealt with minor iPhone OS problems in the past.Soon after introducing iPhone OS 2.0, the first major upgrade to the iPhone OS (now iOS), Apple was faced with having to tweak a feature here and t... |
30 August 2010
09:05 GMT |
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The Corporate Gifting and Rewards Program, announced by Apple today, is aimed at companies that want to award their staff, but also to attract customers, with iPods, iTunes Gift Cards or iPod accessories. Companies are also encouraged to offer iPods pre-loaded with special content to their employees."Show your star p... |
21 May 2008
08:45 GMT |
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Even though Hawaii is a warm place, Apple can still leave folks there out in the cold. This is the case of an investor who has been unable to participate in proxy voting for Apple's annual meeting for years. The reason? Because he lives in State 5.0 of the USA.The respective Five-O resident copied the letter he ... |
8 May 2008
16:21 GMT |
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Apple has announced that, beginning this May, the company will be taking its professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X, Final Cut Studio 2, and the server-based tool for managing Final Cut Pro files, Final Cut Server, on a world tour. Mac owners, Apple fans and pretty much everyone else can attend a ... |
25 April 2008
02:43 GMT |
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Recent not-so-good news surrounding Apple concern a certain Software Update mechanism that enables Windows users to improve the operability of iTunes, QuickTime and Safari, the latter being Apple's standard web browser. The latter, again, has been quite a PITA for some Windows users who, unwillingly, have downlo... |
18 April 2008
15:46 GMT |
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As some of you may recall, a recent Ars Technica report has said that several Apple employees received an internal email (Excel spreadsheet) revealing what looked like a chart ranking top music retailers in the US for the month of January 2008. Apple's iTunes was placed right at the top, as the #1 music retailer... |
4 April 2008
07:06 GMT |
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A federal class action lawsuit filed yesterday by Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP (a consumer law firm), says that Apple is deliberately deceiving its customers. Apple lineup of iMacs sports different quality displays for each model, and while most boast an impressive 16 million colors on 8-bit in-plane switching (IPS) s... |
1 April 2008
08:19 GMT |
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