Apple Earnings Up 12% Over Last Year, 15% Increase in Q3 2009

Apple's earnings are up 12% over last year — with an impressive 15% growth in Q3 of 2009.  This is because Apple has sold a ton of iPhones, and a metric ton of iPods. And some laptops. Plus all those App...

PAPER: Steve Jobs got 7.5 million stock options without Apple's board's approval

"Records that purported to show a full board meeting had taken place to approve Mr Jobs’ remuneration, as required by Apple’s procedures, were later falsified."

IPod Gray Market Booms in India

"CHENNAI, India -- It's the same ritual every month. On the first, my wife sends the rent check to our landlord, a Punjabi cloth merchant with an enormous mustache. Five days later, he knocks on the door and tells...

Apple recalls 1.8 million Sony batteries

"Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled 1.8 million Sony-built laptop batteries that could overheat and catch fire. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has received nine reports of batteries overheating, including two consumers who received minor burns after handling overheated...

Scandinavia Chilly to Apple

Apple Computer is taking a defiant stance with Scandinavian regulators, staunchly defending its right to make its iPod the only portable music player compatible with songs purchased from the company's iTunes music store. Norway's consumer agency on Wednesday released...

Apple GUI Gallery: 1978 - 2006

"On April 1, Apple celebrates its 30th birthday. Having created one of the first personal computers and the graphical mouse-and-menu interface most PCs now use, it is now reshaping the music industry with the iPod and iTunes. To celebrate the company's birthday, Wired News...

EFF: Hearing Friday Could Determine the Future of Online Journalists' Rights

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release: San Jose, CA - This Friday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will face attorneys for Apple Computer in a hearing to determine whether three independent online journalists will be given the same legal protections as...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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