Google's chief took no pay as Apple board member
Before he resigned from the company's board of directors this week, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was essentially a volunteer during his tenure with Apple.
Google's chief took no pay as Apple board member
Google's chief took no pay as Apple board member
A new financial analysis predicts that Apple's yet-to-be-announced tablet will launch in early 2010 and sell about 2 million units in its first year -- and at an estimated $600 each, that would be an additional $1.2 billion in revenue.
Apple's tablet will be more than a niche product - report
Apple's tablet will be more than a niche product - report
I find this whole Eric Schmidt-is-a-Google-spy thing terribly amusing, and not because the Fake Steve Jobs is still doing his thing with joyful aplomb. No, the whole situation is funny because Apple's board of directors doesn't direct Apple. Seriously, in the history of corporate boards of directors, can anyone think of a board that is less needed than Apple's?
Schmidt or No Schmidt, Apple's Board Doesn't Steer the Ship
Schmidt or No Schmidt, Apple's Board Doesn't Steer the Ship
In an unprecedented move, Apple executive Phil Schiller has personally responded a report that criticized the company's handling of a third-party dictionary program on the iPhone App Store.
Apple's Schiller personally responds to App Store criticism
Apple's Schiller personally responds to App Store criticism
New Scientist points out an Apple patent application published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that discloses techniques for digitally detecting whether consumer abuse has occurred in an electronic device. The application cites as ex...
Apple Researching Methods to Detect 'Consumer Abuse' in Portable Devices
Apple Researching Methods to Detect 'Consumer Abuse' in Portable Devices
A study of major laptop manufacturers' technical support service found Apple to be at the top of its class, while competitors like Dell and HP lagged well behind the Mac-maker.
Apple tops magazine tech support survey rankings
Apple tops magazine tech support survey rankings
TUAW reports that Apple is now rejecting all e-book iPhone application submissions under the rationale that such applications are commonly used to distribute content to which the applications' authors do not hold publication rights. Rather than taki...
Apple Rejecting All e-Book App Store Submissions
Apple Rejecting All e-Book App Store Submissions
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of failing to pay its employees proper wages for overtime work, alleging the Mac-maker demanded its employees put in more than 40 hours per week without proper compensation.
Former employee hits Apple with unpaid overtime suit
Former employee hits Apple with unpaid overtime suit
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.5.8 for both consumer and server versions of Leopard via Software Update.
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Tiger Security Update 2009-003
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Tiger Security Update 2009-003
A new report predicts that demand for NAND flash memory in cell phones will more than triple by 2013, with a majority of that need being driven by Apple and its iPhone.
Demand for memory in phones to grow, thanks to Apple
Demand for memory in phones to grow, thanks to Apple
Apple has investigated a system where portable devices like iPods and iPhones would detect and remember “consumer abuse events” such as exposure to extreme cold, heat or moisture in void of warranty, a new patent filing reveals.
Apple working on device abuse detection technology
Apple working on device abuse detection technology
Boy Genius Report has received several tips that Rogers Wireless, Apple's Canadian iPhone partner, is in the process of shipping an 8 GB version of the iPhone 3GS to its retail stores. BGR has also received several photos of what appear to be an int...
Apple to Launch 8 GB iPhone 3GS
Apple to Launch 8 GB iPhone 3GS
Apple released the next -- and potentially last -- upgrade to its Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system Wednesday afternoon, bringing minor tweaks before the debut of Snow Leopard in September.
Apple releases Mac OSX 10.5.8 update for Leopard
Apple releases Mac OSX 10.5.8 update for Leopard
On Monday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt stepped down from Apple's board of directors, just three months after vowing to stay on. However, that announcement was apparently not enough to satisfy federal regulators -- the Federal Trade Commission later reiterated that it would continue looking into the two companies' top-level ties.
It's a Big Bowl of Hot Alphabet Soup for Apple
It's a Big Bowl of Hot Alphabet Soup for Apple
Apple's retail stores continued their year-over-year revenue slide last quarter, but a new report predicts that the brick-and-mortar locations could show growth again before the end of 2009, thanks, in part, to Windows switchers.
Despite revenue decline, Apple Stores "turn the corner" - report
Despite revenue decline, Apple Stores "turn the corner" - report
Palm continues to poach former Apple employees for its executive-level talent, with its latest coup the signing of a former creative director at the Cupertino, Calif.-based company.
Palm snags another former Apple employee for exec role
Palm snags another former Apple employee for exec role
On Monday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt stepped down from Apple's board of directors, just three months after vowing to stay on. However, that announcement was apparently not enough to satisfy federal regulators -- the Federal Trade Commission later reiterated that it would continue looking into the two companies' top-level ties.
It's Big Bowl of Hot Alphabet Soup for Apple
It's Big Bowl of Hot Alphabet Soup for Apple
If Apple and Google executives thought that Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Monday resignation from Apple's board of directors would end any governmental interest in their business practices, they may have to reboot their plans. The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it had already been looking into the board membership situation among the Silicon Valley tech giants.
FTC to Apple, Google Boards: We're Watching
FTC to Apple, Google Boards: We're Watching
AppleInsider reports on a research note from analysts at Kaufman Bros. claiming that Apple has investigated a range of tablet screen sizes from 4 to 12 inches over the past several years. Many of the orders have reportedly been large enough to accou...
Apple Investigating a Range of Tablet Screens From 4 to 12 Inches
Apple Investigating a Range of Tablet Screens From 4 to 12 Inches