Apple
Are the lights going out for television?
After Netflix's blockbuster earnings sent its stock soaring last week, the company's chief executive made a prediction: TV as we know it is coming to an end.Billions of people around the world will abandon remote controls and begin tapping video apps across an array of...
Date: 04/28/2013 | Nation & World
Windows 8 getting blame for PC sales plunge of 14%
SAN FRANCISCO -- The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it's starting to look like it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile devices reshapes the way people use technology.
Date: 04/10/2013 | Business
Apple to release updated phone this summer
NEW YORK -- The Wall Street Journal says Apple is set for a possible summer launch of the next iPhone, rather than a fall launch like the last two models.
Date: 04/02/2013 | Business
Goldman takes Apple stock off 'preferred' list
NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs dropped Apple off its list of most highly recommended stocks Tuesday as it joined other analysts in reducing expectations for a company that hasn't had a revolutionary new product since the iPad in 2010.
Date: 04/02/2013 | Business
Is a smart watch next for Apple?
With Apple's stock hobbling and questions lingering about its ability to innovate in the post-Steve Jobs era, investors and fans are latching on to hopes that the tech giant's next big thing will be the iWatch.
Date: 03/24/2013 | Business
Apple's mobile dominance done for now, analyses find
Apple Inc. has dominated the mobile device market since basically inventing the sector with the iPhone and iPad, but tablets running the Android operating system will overtake the iPad in 2013 much as Android-based smartphones already have, according to analyses from IDC.
Date: 03/12/2013 | Business
Google overtakes Apple as largest holding in U.S. mutual funds
Google, operator of the world's largest Web-search engine, has passed Apple to become the most-owned stock by the 50 biggest actively managed U.S. mutual funds, according to a report by Citigroup.
Date: 03/08/2013 | Business
Apple CEO dismisses criticism of cash hoard, calls lawsuit 'silly sideshow'
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday dismissed complaints from activist shareholder David Einhorn that the company has a "Depression-era" attitude about hoarding cash, called his lawsuit challenging a proxy that would limit the ability to create a special class of stock "a silly sideshow"...
Date: 02/12/2013 | Business
9 things Apple could do with $137B
Apple Inc. has recently come under attack for its practice of stockpiling cash. At the end of last year, the company was sitting on $137 billion --and the heap keeps growing.Corporations normally don't hoard cash the way Apple does. They keep enough around for immediate...
Date: 02/08/2013 | Business
Apple jumps after saying in discussions to return more cash
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple's board and management are actively discussing the return of more cash to shareholders and considering a proposal that it issue preferred stock.
Date: 02/07/2013 | Business
Apple iPhone now top-selling phone in U.S.
NEW YORK -- The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday.
Date: 02/01/2013 | Business
Don't believe the critics, Apple is stronger than ever
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- This week, Apple announced that during the last three months of 2012, it earned more money than any other non-oil company has ever earned in a single quarter. (Gazprom, Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil have each topped Apple's earnings one time.) What's more, during all of...
Date: 01/26/2013 | Business
Microsoft, Google will never kill annoying software
For a few years now, I've been expecting to write an obituary for annoying software.
Date: 01/25/2013 | Business
Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company
NEW YORK -- Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.
Date: 01/25/2013 | Business
Analysts to Apple: Bend your knee to Wall Street
NEW YORK -- Apple needs to come down off its perch and start making nice with Wall Street, analysts said Thursday as investors hammered the company's stock.
Date: 01/24/2013 | Business
Apple warns soaring sales growth is slowing
NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. warned Wednesday that the blockbuster sales growth of the past five years is slowing drastically, as iPhone sales are starting to plateau.The outlook sent Apple shares plunging by 10 percent, wiping out a year's worth of gains.
Date: 01/24/2013 | Business
Apple may build less expensive iPhone, newspaper reports
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of the market share lost to cheaper phones running Google's Android software, according to a published report.
Date: 01/09/2013 | Business
Inspectors seize counterfeit iPhone cables
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Anchorage-based customs inspectors say they'll destroy more than 12,000 counterfeit iPhone connector cables and adapters seized last month.
Date: 01/05/2013 | Northwest
Two Steve Jobs movies in works
LOS ANGELES -- "jOBS," the first of two Steve Jobs biopics, is scheduled to hit theaters in April.The film stars Ashton Kutcher as the iconic founder of Apple and depicts key moments in his life from 1977 to 2000.It is slated to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this month.
Date: 01/04/2013 | Business
Patent office rejects Apple claim on 'pinch-to-zoom'
Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent, which the company has used as an anchor in its legal wars against rival Samsung, was preliminarily rejected Wednesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Date: 12/20/2012 | Nation & World
Tech review: Google Maps benefitted from its time away from iPhone
NEW YORK -- Like a lot of people, I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone.
Date: 12/14/2012 | Business
Google Maps return to iPhone with new mobile app
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.
Date: 12/13/2012 | Business
Apple Maps misdirect drivers into Aussie desert
SYDNEY -- The city of Mildura is not at the end of a dirt road in the Australian bush, in tire-choking desert sand far from food and water. Unfortunately, Apple's much-maligned mapping application thinks it is.
Date: 12/11/2012 | Off the Wire
Why is Wall Street losing its appetite for Apple?
SAN FRANCISCO -- This holiday season is shaping up to be a record-breaking period for Apple as shoppers snap up iPhones and iPads. So, why is the world's most valuable company losing its luster with investors?
Date: 12/08/2012 | Business
Apple adds T-Mobile as final big U.S. carrier to sell iPhone
FRANKFURT, Germany -- T-Mobile USA will begin offering Apple's iPhone next year, becoming the last of the four largest U.S. carriers to offer the best-selling device.
Date: 12/07/2012 | Business
Apple to produce line of Macs in the U.S. next year
NEW YORK -- Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers to the United States next year.
Date: 12/06/2012 | Business
T-Mobile to get Apple devices soon, iPhone likely
NEW YORK -- T-Mobile will likely start carrying the iPhone next year after its parent company, Deutsche Telekom, said it has reached a new deal with Apple.
Date: 12/06/2012 | Business
What leading tablets cost to make
LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft and Apple are garnering the highest profit margins for their tablets, followed by Google and then Amazon, according to research firm IHS.
Date: 11/07/2012 | Business
Beneath the Surface: Microsoft tablet is too slow and buggy
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- There's only one question anyone should ask about Microsoft's Surface tablet: Is it better than the iPad?
Date: 11/06/2012 | Business
British judges tell Apple to apologize again to Samsung
LONDON — British judges say Apple needs to apologize once more for falsely claiming that South Korea's Samsung copied its iPad, the latest embarrassing episode in the tech rivals' world-spanning patent battle.
Date: 11/01/2012 | Business
Microsoft gambling with Apple-like hybrid Windows 8
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The first thing you'll notice about Windows 8 is that it isn't one operating system. It's two.
Date: 11/01/2012 | Business
Apple prices new iPad Mini at $329
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc. is refusing to compete on price with its rivals in the tablet market -- it's pricing its new, smaller iPad well above the competition.
Date: 10/23/2012 | Business
Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO -- In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns.
Date: 10/21/2012 | Nation & World
Road trip reveals maligned Apple map app isn't that bad
FREMONT, Ind. -- Apple's new maps app came out the day I started a 2,243-mile road trip through four states. As complaints about it trickled in and Apple's CEO apologized, I was left wondering whether people were using the same app I was.
Date: 10/06/2012 | Business
Google: No maps app planned for iPhone
By Teo Chian WeiBloomberg NewsTOKYO -- Apple's iPhone customers won't be getting Google's map application on their new devices anytime soon.
Date: 09/25/2012 | Business
Apple supplier stops work at China factory after brawl
BEIJING -- The company that makes Apple's iPhones suspended production at a factory in China on Monday after a brawl by as many as 2,000 employees at a dormitory injured 40 people.
Date: 09/24/2012 | Business
Apple shares top $700 on strong iPhone orders
NEW YORK -- Apple's stock topped $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours.
Date: 09/18/2012 | Business
High-tech textbooks
A Marysville school switches to iPads, one of the first in state
Date: 09/18/2012 | Local News
Change in Apple iPhone 5 dock connector irks consumers
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- A dock connector may not seem like a controversial feature, but for some consumers it could be the difference between buying the new iPhone 5 or not.
Date: 09/15/2012 | Business
Steve Jobs would have been pleased with iPhone 5
SAN FRANCISCO -- As I played around with the iPhone 5, I wondered what the late Steve Jobs would have thought about the latest twist on Apple's best-selling device.
Date: 09/14/2012 | Business
Delivery dates pushed out for iPhone 5
NEW YORK -- Delivery times climbed quickly as Apple Inc. started taking orders for the iPhone 5 on Friday, suggesting strong demand.Apple began taking orders for the phone at 12 a.m. Pacific time, promising delivery by next Friday, when the new phone also goes on sale in stores.
Date: 09/14/2012 | Business
New features for all iPhone users in iOS 6 update
SAN FRANCISCO -- Not ready for a new iPhone? Don't worry. Many software features are coming to older iPhones as well.
Date: 09/12/2012 | Business
Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone
NEW YORK -- The iPhone 5, out later this month, is thinner, lighter and has a bigger screen than its predecessors. For hordes of Apple fans who have some money to spare, the question is: What should you do with your old iPhone after you buy a new one?
Date: 09/12/2012 | Business
Apple's iPhone 5 could provide boost to U.S. economy
The conventional wisdom holds that we shouldn't expect too many tech miracles from the iPhone 5. The latest iteration of Apple's popular smartphone will mainly just be an incremental upgrade over previous versions. Ho-hum.
Date: 09/11/2012 | Business
IPhone redesign seen selling 10 million units within weeks
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple's debut of its redesigned iPhone will test anew its high-stakes strategy of once-a-year upgrades for a product that accounts for about 70 percent of the company's profits.
Date: 09/11/2012 | Business
Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States.
Date: 09/01/2012 | Business
Tokyo court: Samsung didn't infringe Apple patent
TOKYO -- A Tokyo court on Friday dismissed Apple Inc.'s claim that Samsung had infringed on its patent -- the latest ruling in the global legal battle between the two technology titans over smartphones.
Date: 09/01/2012 | Business
Federal publications now on iTunes
WASHINGTON -- Looking for a copy of the appendix to the budget of the United States? It's available on iTunes.The Government Printing Office has signed an agreement with Apple to sell some federal publications in e-book form for iPads, eReaders, PCs and Macs.
Date: 09/01/2012 | Business
What Apple's $1B victory means for consumers
NEW YORK -- Apple's $1 billion court victory over Samsung poses a lot of questions for consumers. Will Samsung phones still be available for sale? Will they be more expensive? Will owners of existing phones need to worry?
Date: 08/27/2012 | Business
Apple lists 8 Samsung products it wants banned
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. on Monday submitted a list of eight Samsung Electronics Co. products it wants pulled from shelves and banned from the U.S. market.Apple submitted the list after a jury found Samsung copied the iPhone and iPad in creating and marketing the products.
Date: 08/27/2012 | Business
Judge orders Samsung to pay Apple $1B in patent case
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad.The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion. An appeal is expected.
Date: 08/24/2012 | Business
S. Korean court rules Samsung didn't copy iPhone
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean phone maker Samsung won a home court ruling Friday in its global patent battle against Apple and its popular iPhone and iPad devices.
Date: 08/24/2012 | Business
Epic patent trial over iPhone in jury's hands
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A lawyer for Apple said Tuesday that Samsung was having a "crisis of design" after the launch of the iPhone, and executives with the South Korean company were determined to illegally cash in on the success of the revolutionary device.
Date: 08/22/2012 | Business
Apple v. Samsung jury given choice between hero and villain
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For the past three weeks, a federal jury has been given competing portraits of Apple and Samsung, two of the largest, most powerful technology companies in the world - one as a hero, the other a villain.
Date: 08/20/2012 | Business
Apple now most valuable company ever at $623B
NEW YORK -- Apple is Wall Street's all-time MVP --that's Most Valuable Property.
Date: 08/20/2012 | Business
Apple valued at record $621 billion
NEW YORK -- Apple is the world's most valuable company, ever.On Monday, its surging stock propelled the company's value to $621 billion, beating the record for market capitalization set by Microsoft Corp. in the heady days of the Internet boom.
Date: 08/20/2012 | Business
Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dip
NEW YORK -- Apple's stock hit a new high Friday after a four-month swoon, as investors look ahead to the release of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad.
Date: 08/18/2012 | Business
Clown caught with Steve Jobs' iPad
SAN FRANCISCO -- A professional clown who used an iPad pilfered from the home of the late Steve Jobs to play pop songs at a street fair while he made balloon animals said Friday he had no idea his friend had snatched the tablet.
Date: 08/17/2012 | Off the Wire
Burglar hits Steve Jobs' home
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Kariem McFarlin told detectives he was desperate for easy cash when he saw the Palo Alto home being renovated, hopped over the fence, found a spare key and went inside. No lights, no alarm, no one home. Then he discovered what hallowed ground he was on: the home of iconic,...
Date: 08/14/2012 | Off the Wire
Buying an iPhone from an Apple Store? Ask them to price-match
LOS ANGELES -- Apple has authorized Apple Stores to price-match other retailers' discounts on the iPhone 4S, according to a report.The discounts are limited to $49.01, but appear to apply to all versions of the iPhone 4S, in black and white versions.
Date: 08/11/2012 | Business
Apple’s Mac OS update mimics mobile features
NEW YORK -- I didn't need to spend a lot of time with the new Mac operating system to see that phones and tablet computers have won out over personal computers at Apple.
Date: 07/28/2012 | Business
Textbooks out; iPads in
Every student will have a tablet at Marysville middle school
Date: 07/25/2012 | Local News
New iPad goes on sale in China after suit settled
BEIJING -- Apple released its newest iPad in China on Friday after settling a lawsuit over ownership of its name and requiring buyers to place orders in advance to control crowds.
Date: 07/19/2012 | Business
New iPhone to have thinner screen, report says
NEW YORK -- A published report says the new iPhone will have a thinner screen. That could leave more room for a larger battery.
Date: 07/18/2012 | Business
Apple pays $60M for iPad name in China; sales to resume
NEW YORK -- Apple will start selling the iPad in China on July 20 after paying $60 million to settle a dispute over the ownership of the tablet computer's name.Apple Inc. says it will begin selling its latest iPad starting at $499 and the older iPad 2 starting at $399.
Date: 07/11/2012 | Business
Amazon considers joining smartphone club
SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple's iPhone and handheld devices that run Google's Android operating system, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Date: 07/07/2012 | Business
Apple is said to plan smaller iPad to compete with Google Nexus
Apple plans to debut a smaller, cheaper iPad by year-end, two people with knowledge of the plans said Tuesday, to help maintain dominance of the tablet market as Google and Microsoft ready competing handheld devices.
Date: 07/05/2012 | Business
Google releases Chrome browser for iPhone, iPad
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google's Chrome browser can now be used to surf the Web on the iPhone and iPad.The Chrome application released Thursday is the latest volley in the escalating rivalry between Google and Apple, the maker of the popular mobile devices.
Date: 06/29/2012 | Business
Judge in Apple-Samsung case hits 'pause' on Galaxy sales
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A federal judge on Tuesday handed Apple a major legal win in its patent war with rival Samsung, blocking the Korean tech giant from selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the United States.
Date: 06/28/2012 | Business
Google sells small tablet, challenges Kindle Fire
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is unveiling a small tablet computer bearing its brand in a challenge to Amazon's Kindle Fire.
Date: 06/27/2012 | Business
Apps to scan a document or light your way
When a video won't run on your smartphone's native browser, or you need to scan and share a document, it would be good to have some software applications on hand that serve the moment. Here are some to keep in mind.
Date: 06/17/2012 | Business
Review: Three ways to protect your iPhone
There are people who need iPhone protection and then there are people who really need iPhone protection.
Date: 06/17/2012 | Business
Source: Microsoft to reveal Windows tablet Monday
SEATTLE — Microsoft will announce plans to sell a tablet running the next version of the Windows operating system under its own brand, a major departure from a strategy of partnering with computer makers, according to a person familiar...
Date: 06/15/2012 | Business
First Look: New MacBook screen is epiphany
NEW YORK -- When I was 13, I was sent to the optician for the first time, and came home with glasses. Suddenly, the world was sharp all around me. I was surprised by the crisp lines of the tree branches against the sky. It was news to me that I was near-sighted, because I had been used to seeing...
Date: 06/14/2012 | Business
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