Wed, May 13th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Wednesday was not listed as among the executives who would participate in the opening keynote at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. Jobs is on a six-month medical leave because of complications stemming from an operation ...Read More

Apple Denying Support to Smokers? [Apple]

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | SciTech |

Apple Denying Support to Smokers? [Apple] The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second hand smoke, but because of OSHA regulations. According to separate reports, Apple denied coverage for two ...Read More

Steve Jobs: Born to Tweet?

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | SciTech |

Steve Jobs: Born to Tweet? When The Little App Factory received a legal letter from Apple requesting that they change the name of their popular Mac app, "iPodRip," CEO John Devor decidSteve Jobsed to pen a heartfelt e-mail to Apple CEO Steve Jobs himself. iPodRip, ...Read More

Apple Tablet Speculation Reignited by CNN Report

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | SciTech |

Apple Tablet Speculation Reignited by CNN Report What mythical product will simultaneously kill off the Kindle, iPod, Zune, iPod, Nintendo DS, and a whole slew of cheap netbooks? Oh, and during recharges, it'll save newspapers and magazines, reinvent TV viewing (and maybe deep-six the cable guys), and ...Read More

Apple wins attack of the clones

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | SciTech |

Apple has won its long legal battle against clone Mac maker Psystar. Psystar came to the attention of Apple's many lawyers in July 2008 a few months after it started selling a $400 box capable of running Apple's OSX. Judge William Alsup's ...Read More

Apple under Jobs: from muck to mountaintop

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

Steve Jobs has been crowned CEO of the Decade by the preeminent house organ of US corporate shillery, Fortune magazine. Love him or hate him - or both - Jobs has earned the honor. The article recounts Jobs's series of canny moves ...Read More

Congratulations to Steve Jobs, Fortune's CEO of the decade

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

Congratulations to Steve Jobs, Fortune's CEO of the decade Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has had a helluva decade. Consider that, under his helm, Apple defined the portable music player market with theiPod, has shaken up the mobile industry with theiPhone, ...Read More

Fortune Names Apple's Jobs 'CEO of the Decade'

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

When Steve Jobs came back to Apple in 1997, one of the first orders of business was to go on stage at MacWorld and thank Microsoft and Bill Gates for investing $150 million in the floundering computer maker, which was ...Read More

Could Steve Jobs, "CEO of the Decade," Run Your Company?

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

Before naming him CEO of the Decade, perhaps Fortune magazine should have asked other successful CEOs: Could Steve Jobs run your company? The question is not meant to diminish Job's success, just put it into perspective. Apple is a company that ...Read More

Steve Jobs named "CEO of the Decade" by Fortune

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

Steve Jobs named Fortune has named Apple CEO Steve Jobs its "CEO of the Decade." Beyond his eye for innovation and legendary charisma, the iconic CEO was recognized for the indelible marks he's left on four different industries. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is no ...Read More

Steve Jobs Is Fortune's CEO of the Decade

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

Steve Jobs has been down this year-the leave of absence, the liver transplant-and he's been up-his triumphant return, Apple's continued success. Fortune clearly thinks that over the past ten years, his ups outweigh his downs; the publication has named Steve ...Read More

App Store Hits 100K in 481 Days

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009 | SciTech |

481 days. That's how long it took the App Store (AAPL) to go from opening its virtual doors with 500 applications on July 11, 2008 to a catalog of more than 100,000 applications downloaded more than 2 billion times. Not surprisingly, ...Read More

Apple Pitching $30-Per-Month iTunes TV Service: Report

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | SciTech |

Apple is pitching TV networks about a new service that delivers TV programs via its iTunes software and store across a wide range of hardware via a $30-per-month subscription service.The networks are both intrigued by and wary of the new ...Read More

iPhone goes on sale in China

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | SciTech |

iPhone goes on sale in China At long last, citizens of the world’s most populous country can buy iPhones on their own shores, as the device went on sale in China over the weekend. Rumors of a deal with China stretch back to 2007, when the ...Read More

Visionary behind Apple's '1984' advertisement steps down

Fri, Oct 30th, 2009 | SciTech |

Visionary behind Apple's '1984' advertisement steps down Lee Clow, creator of numerous legendary Apple ads including the iconic "1984" TV spot, has resigned from his position as chief creative officer at TBWA/Media Arts Lab. For decades, the lab has handled TBWA's client Apple, bringing cultural cornerstones ranging from ...Read More

Dr. Mac: Magic Mouse' may keep Apple rolling

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | SciTech |

Apple is on a roll. Last week it reported its best quarterly results ever. I hate to be snarky (yeah, right) but not long after Steve Jobs returned to Apple, Michael Dell was asked what he'd do to fix that company. ...Read More

What Will The Apple Tablet Look Like? (AAPL)

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | SciTech |

What Will The Apple Tablet Look Like? (AAPL) Apple is working on a tablet computer that could be announced early next year. Apple chief Steve Jobs has been "pouring almost all of his attention" into the device, the WSJ reported earlier this year. What will it look like? That's one of ...Read More

In Hindsight: New Macs, new Windows and (mostly) encouraging tech earnings

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | SciTech |

Here's some news you may have missed last week, based on staff and wire reports. Leading a parade of tech titans announcing earnings last week, Cupertino iPhone, iPod and Mac computer maker Apple said profit in its latest quarter jumped nearly ...Read More

Inside Apple's iPhone subscription accounting changes

Wed, Oct 21st, 2009 | SciTech |

Inside Apple's iPhone subscription accounting changes Apple's April 2007 Q2 earnings call announced that the company planned to book revenue for its new iPhone and Apple TV using the "subscription method of accounting," a decision that startled analysts and left many users confused. Here's what resulted ...Read More

Apple, Win7 products unveiled

Wed, Oct 21st, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech, Top Stories |

Apple Inc. has made significant upgrades to its venerable iMac computers and several other products. The announcement of the new wares came Tuesday, which is perhaps not coincidental. On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. is set to unveil its Windows 7 operating system, ...Read More

Apple Q4 Results: Another Big Quarter, More Macs And iPhones Sold Than Ever Before

Tue, Oct 20th, 2009 | Business |

Apple Q4 Results: Another Big Quarter, More Macs And iPhones Sold Than Ever Before The Q4 numbers are in for Apple and they're good. Quite good. Really good. The company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. Apple's own earnings projections for Q4 were ...Read More