As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
No Apple dividend despite cash cache (Pioneer Press)
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc., buoyed by the success of its iPhones, iPods and computers, could give some of its $25 billion in cash back to shareholders. But CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday that he thinks Apple is better off keeping that money stockpiled.
Business news in brief | Apple ponders surplus; Coca-Cola eyes bottlers (The Kansas City Star)
Apple surplus Apple Inc. , buoyed by the success of the iPhones, iPods and computers it churns out to breathless buyers, could give some of its $25 billion in cash back to shareholders. But CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday at the company’s annual meeting that he thought Apple was better off keeping that money stockpiled — staying flexible in case a good acquisition opportunity comes along.
Apple’s Environmental Measures Rejected By Shareholders (The Huffington Post)
CUPERTINO, Calif. Apple Inc., buoyed by the success of the iPhones, iPods and computers it churns out to breathless buyers, could give some of its $25 billion in cash back to shareholders. But CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday that he thinks Apple is better off keeping that money stockpiled.
Back to the Future: How Apple is Becoming More Like a Carrier Every Day (TechCrunch)
Editor's note : Is Apple going too far with its restrictions on developers? Alistair Goodman thinks so and explains why in this guest post. He is the CEO of 1020 Placecast , a location-based mobile advertising startup. Apple’s recent behavior bears an increasing resemblance to carriers with respect to the walled garden they are creating around the iPhone. Restricting applications, restricting ...
Apple to sell ‘intimate’ iPad for $499 (The Washington Times)
SAN FRANCISCO | Apple Inc. will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting. The iPad, which is larger in size but similar in design to Apple's popular iPhone, was billed by CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday as "so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone." Mr. Jobs, 54, a pancreatic ...
Apple set to unveil new take on tablet? (The Columbus Dispatch)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple has scheduled a product unveiling for Jan. 27, at which CEO Steve Jobs is expected to present a long-rumored touch-screen tablet for surfing the Web and playing movies and music.
Video: The year in review for Apple (Macworld)
2009 was a good year for Apple with a bevy of new products including new MacBooks, iPods and a new iPhone. It also saw the return of CEO Steve Jobs. Financials for the tech giant were strong, with its stock price more than doubling.
2009 Year in Review: Apple (CIO)
2009 was a good year for Apple with a bevy of new products including new MacBooks, iPods and a new iPhone. It also saw the return of CEO Steve Jobs. Financials for the tech giant were strong, with its stock price more than doubling.
Happy Eighth Birthday, iPod
Where were you on Oct. 23, 2001? That was the day that Apple introduced the product that changed the company from an also-ran into a company whose every move is watched. That was the day Apple introduced the iPod. In fact, things have turned around so much for Apple that not only is the company watched, its CEO is watched. The mere hint of an illness on the part of Steve Jobs sends the stock into a tailspin . The first iPod was hard-drive based, had 10 hours of battery life, a FireWire p