Patent War Resumes: Apple and Samsung Head Back to Court
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — The long $1 billion patent fight between Apple and Samsung resumes on Thursday. The two companies will square off again in a federal courtroom in San Jose, Calif.Samsung wants to overt…
Some New Apple iMacs Say ‘Assembled in USA’
A 2012 iMac bought by iFixit.com reads “Assembled in USA” rather than “Assembled in China.” (iFixit)(NEW YORK) — The new iMacs’ 5mm edges and vivid displays are the first things you will notice about Apple’s brand-new all-in-one desktops, which went o…
Apple Fires Manager over Troubled Maps App
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Apple has been firing top executives, and now another manager is out at Apple.Richard Williamson, who was tasked with overseeing Apple’s mobile mapping service, was fired shortly before Thanksgiving,…
Apple’s Super-Skinny iMac Coming Nov. 30
Apple, Inc.(NEW YORK) — Sure, all the kids are asking for iPads. But the adults? They might just be eyeing Apple’s super-thin new 21.5-inch iMac for the holidays. Apple announced Tuesday that the all-in-one desktop computer will hit stores on Fr…
Apple Black Friday Sale Announced
Apple(NEW YORK) — It’s not often that one can buy Apple products at a discount. But shoppers will have their chance this Friday, when the tech giant will offer Black Friday discounts on its popular gadgets, according to the Apple website.Starting Frid…
Apple Tops List of Most Seductive US Retailers
Apple, Inc.(NEW YORK) — Apple’s retail stores ring up more sales per square foot than any other in the U.S. — $6,050. That’s almost twice as much as runner-up Tiffany ($3,017) and three times the sales of third-placed Lululemon Athletica ($1,93…
Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple announced Monday morning that it sold three million iPad Minis and fourth-generation iPads since it went on sale Friday.While Apple didn’t break down sales between the two, analysts at Piper Jaffr…
iPad Mini Goes On Sale Friday
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It might not be a launch on scale with the iPhone 5 or the new iPad, but that might just be appropriate for Apple’s iPad Mini.The tablet, which was announced at a press event last week, goes on sale Friday st…
Apple’s iOS Chief Ousted for Refusal to Apologize for Maps Snafu, Says WSJ
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – Apple announced on Monday that Scott Forstall, its head of software for the iPad and iPhone, would be leaving the company at the end of the year. It was a dramatic change for the Cupertino, Calif….
Apple’s iOS Chief Ousted for Refusal to Apologize for Maps Snafu, Says WSJ
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – Apple announced on Monday that Scott Forstall, its head of software for the iPad and iPhone, would be leaving the company at the end of the year. It was a dramatic change for the Cupertino, Calif….
Apple’s iOS Chief Ousted for Refusal to Apologize for Maps Snafu, Says WSJ
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – Apple announced on Monday that Scott Forstall, its head of software for the iPad and iPhone, would be leaving the company at the end of the year. It was a dramatic change for the Cupertino, Calif….
Head of iPhone and iPad Software, Scott Forstall, to Leave Apple
Apple(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Silicon Valley isn’t letting Hurricane Sandy get in the way of big tech announcements Monday. On the heels of Google and Microsoft’s big product launches Monday afternoon, Apple has just announced a big executive…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Microsoft’s Surface Tablet ‘Confusing’ and ‘Compromised’
Joanna Stern/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Apple vs. Microsoft post-PC war is just getting started. Microsoft has argued why its new software and Surface tablet are better than the iPad, but Apple’s not staying quiet.“I haven’t played wit…
Apple Sold 27 Million iPhones in 4th Quarter; Earnings Lower Than Expected
Feng Li/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world’s most valuable company, reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Thursday because it’s having trouble keeping up with demand for its market-leading products.Inventory i…
Apple Sold 27 Million iPhones in 4th Quarter; Earnings Lower Than Expected
Feng Li/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world’s most valuable company, reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Thursday because it’s having trouble keeping up with demand for its market-leading products.Inventory i…
Apple to Announce iPad Mini at Event?
AppleUPDATE: Apple unveiled a smaller iPad on Tuesday, what it calls the iPad mini, meant to compete with other small tablets currently on the market. It’s as thin as a pencil, fits right in your hand and has its smallest price point ever, says Apple m…
Apple to Announce iPad Mini at Event?
AppleUPDATE: Apple unveiled a smaller iPad on Tuesday, what it calls the iPad mini, meant to compete with other small tablets currently on the market. It’s as thin as a pencil, fits right in your hand and has its smallest price point ever, says Apple m…
Underage Workers Found at Foxconn Factory in China
Karson Yiu/ABC News(BEIJING) — Foxconn Technology Group, the company that manufactures Apple’s iPhone, has confirmed reports that underage employees as young as 14 years old have been found working as interns at a factory site in China. The comp…
Apple’s iPad Mini Could Now Be Announced Oct. 23
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While Fortune had predicted that Apple would hold an event on Oct. 17 to announce its new iPad Mini, with invites going out to reporters Oct. 10, there’s now a new rumored date: Oct 23. AllThingsD, a t…
Google Adds 250,000 Miles of Street View as Apple Tries to Improve
Google(NEW YORK) — While Apple is apologizing for its new Maps app and trying to mend the glitches, Google is trying to stomp it into the ground.For those who haven’t been following the mobile maps war between the two tech giants: Apple’s new maps app…