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Apple Computer Contract Papers Fetch $1.6 Million

The documents that attest the founding of Apple Computer in 1976 headed for auction last month have been sold for almost  $1.6 Million. Sotheby's had estimated that the papers would fetch no less than $150,000.According to Sotheby's web site, the multi-page document sold for $1,594,500, of which 12% we...

14 December 2011
08:05 GMT

Apple Co-Founding Papers Go on Auction Next Month

The documents that attest how April 1, 1976 saw Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne get together to found Apple Computer Co. is going on auction at Sotheby’s in New York.The agreement papers, making the rounds in pictures across the entire Apple blogosphere today, are expected to fetch between $100,000 t...

29 November 2011
09:55 GMT

Canalys: iPad 3 to Propel Apple to 1st Spot in PC Market

Analysts at Canalys believe Apple will soon be the #1 PC vendor in The States if it continues to perform this well in the computer segment, which includes tablet devices.According to the research firm, Apple’s PC market share has expand from 9% to 15% in a matter of just a few quarters.However, “iPad ship...

21 November 2011
10:01 GMT

Steve Jobs on Where the Name ‘Apple’ Came From

There are many stories about where Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer) got its name, including one related to Sir. Isaac Newton’s falling apple which fueled his theories about gravity. That’s not it, though.According to Steve Jobs’ recount during one of his interviews with Walter Isaacson, the auth...

21 October 2011
08:02 GMT

Guy Sells ‘Official Apple Computer Playing Cards’ on eBay

A person is selling a deck of Official Apple Computer Playing Cards allegedly bought from the on-campus Apple Shop located at Apple Computer's Cupertino HQ in 1997. Currently at £303.57, the bid is set to end in five days from now. “Bid on these highly collectible Official Apple Computer Playi...

22 February 2011
03:39 GMT

Happy Birthday Macintosh - 27th Anniversary

The computer that allowed the user to concentrate on working, rather than struggling to get the computer to work, is 27 years old today. Released on January 24th, 1984, the Macintosh (128k) was the first affordable computer to include a Graphical User Interface. Although it was announced several months earlier, mos...

24 January 2011
06:37 GMT

Original Apple-1 Computer with Rare Steve Jobs Letter to Sell for cca. $200,000

The first computer that Steve Jobs ever sold from his parents’ garage is up for sale for an estimated $161,600 - $242,400 at Christie’s in London. The lucky (and wealthy geek) setting their mind to buy it will also be glad to receive a commercially rare letter from Steve Jobs with the unit.According ...

12 November 2010
09:00 GMT

Apple Is 34 April Fools Old

On April 1st, 1976, two college dropouts going by the name of Steve co-founded what was to become the most iconic company in the world - Apple. Of course, at the time, it was named Apple Computer, and it wasn’t until 2007 that the Mac maker changed its name to Apple Inc., in order to reflect the company's ...

1 April 2010
14:47 GMT

Computer Collector Buys Apple 1 for $18,000

Earlier this month, a computer collector bought a rare Apple 1 on eBay. The computer had an estimated value of $14,000 – $16,000, given that no more than 50 still exist out there. The buyer ended up paying $18,000 for it, while the seller (Monroe Postman) wasn’t even sure if it would still work, according...

27 October 2009
10:36 GMT

Happy Birthday Apple

Established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977, Apple Inc. is responsible for the iPod and iTunes, the Mac laptop and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the revolutionary iPhone. The company's motto is "Think Different."The company was called Apple Computer,...

1 April 2009
11:01 GMT

12 Years Ago Today, Apple Completed the Acquisition of NeXT Computer

NeXT was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It developed and manufactured computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets.It was 1984. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was the head of Apple's SuperMicro division, which was responsible for the developme...

5 February 2009
03:42 GMT

Macintosh Turns 25

This week, the Macintosh celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Macintosh was the first successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface, GUI.Following a personality conflict between Jef Raskin and Steve Jobs, the final Mac design was self-contained and had the complete QuickDraw picture l...

27 January 2009
08:41 GMT

Mactracker 5.0.4 Adds iPhone 3G, New Machine IDs

Mactracker is a hefty free utility program for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later which provides detailed information on pretty all of Apple's computers starting with the oldest models and ending with the newest-released Macs. The application has recently been updated to include information about the latest released Apple...

25 August 2008
05:16 GMT

Steve Wozniak on Humans and Machines at Intel's Developer Forum

Steve Wozniak will be one of the speakers at the next Intel Developer Forum (IDF) held August 19-21 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, according to MacsimumNews. The subject of debate will be "Crossing the chasm between humans and machines". Schedule and other sessions are disclosed below.More than 180 lead...

30 July 2008
17:06 GMT

8 in 10 Businesses Choose Macs

According to a Computerworld report, more than 700 surveyed senior IT administrators and C-level executives revealed that Macs are clearly a better choice for their business. Some of the reasons include the ability to virtualize other operating systems and reliability."Then, we were talking about onesies and twosies,...

30 June 2008
04:19 GMT

Not Everyone Should Switch to Mac

CNN Money writer Jonathan Blum weighs in on "the switch to Mac" and how it can be quite beneficial for some companies, but also costly and unnecessary for others. Blum speaks from the point of view of a small business and highlights a few aspects that should be taken into consideration, should you, as the big boss, b...

5 June 2008
09:06 GMT

3,889 iMacs Heading to Las Vegas

A $2.9 billion resort, set to open its doors in Las Vegas next fall and going by the name of Fontainebleau, will sport, among other "small" stuff, an iMac in each and every room. Guests are encouraged to use the Apple computers for "personal expression.""Fontainebleau guests experience a new sensory landscape through...

2 June 2008
16:16 GMT


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