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.
ComiXology Gets ROB LIEFELD Creator-Owned Work Exclusively (Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News)
ComiXology has landed another exclusive creator, just as the company expands it horizons in the digital world and prepares for the launch of its new app for the Apple iPad.
Apple cracks down on labor abuses at gadget factories (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Apple is pressing makers of its popular gadgets to avoid child labor, sloppy disposal of hazardous waste, and overworking employees in the wake of an audit by the company.
Apple: Underage Workers May Have Built Your iPhone (PC World via Yahoo! News)
That iPhone you adore may have been built by a child.
Apple board re-elected as company sits on its cash (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Thursday presided over an annual meeting of stockholders that re-elected the company's board including former US vice president Al Gore.
10 Billion Songs Sold by Apple’s iTunes Store (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
The number-crunchers at Apple aren't counting just profits these days. Less than two months after it announced three billion applications had been downloaded from its App Store, the computer giant boasted Thursday that its iTunes Store has sold its 10 billionth song.
Apple CEO Jobs favors flexibility of cash hoard (AP via Yahoo! News)
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.
Apple CEO Jobs favors flexibility of cash hoard (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- 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.
Apple: Billions of Songs, Billions of Apps, Not Much Profit (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Apple is patting itself on the back for delivering 10 billion songs from its iTunes store. And it frequently boasts about the number of Apps customers download from iTunes, as well -- the tally is now past 3 billion.
Apple’s ITunes Store Serves up 10 Billionth Song (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Apple's iTunes Store hit a landmark on Wednesday with the download of its 10 billionth song.