Topic: General
Inside Apple's push for comprehensive corporate tax reform
2013/20/05, 03:05 pm
When Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook testifies before the U.S. Senate this week, he will make his case for comprehensive corporate tax reform, arguing that the current tax system actually undermines the competitiveness of American companies.
Apple details 'extraordinary amount' of taxes it pays in testimony to US Senate
2013/20/05, 03:05 pm
Apple on Monday published in full the formal testimony that Chief Executive Tim Cook plans to give before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. Senate.
Apple's retail stores now earn record $58 per visitor
2013/20/05, 12:05 pm
For every person who visited an Apple retail store last quarter, the company took in a record setting $57.60 in revenue, according to a new analysis.
Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1B, 'promises not to screw it up'
2013/20/05, 09:05 am
Yahoo on Monday announced it has reached a $1.1 billion agreement to buy Tumblr, the popular microblogging platform with a strong presence on Apple's iOS.
Google engineers talk fragmentation, how to make Android work for emerging markets
2013/18/05, 09:05 pm
This week's Google I/O saw no announcements of any new versions of the company's mobile operating system, Android, and that may be because the team that is building the system is working to address the platform's biggest problem: fragmentation.
Editorial: Apple's billions are building an empire for the future
2013/18/05, 06:05 pm
Given that Apple now sits on well over $144.7 billion in liquid resources, there's lots of discussion about how the company could or should be spending it. What Apple is already doing with its cash is actually more interesting.
Review: AL13 raises the bar for iPhone bumper design
2013/18/05, 07:05 am
Designed by m has managed to craft one of the most exquisite and well designed iPhone bumpers we've ever seen — in fact "bumper" seems too unrefined a descriptor — but one flaw could mar for some people what is otherwise a nearly perfect companion to Apple's smartphone.
Song skipping feature in Apple's 'iRadio' reportedly holding up Sony deal
2013/17/05, 06:05 pm
Adding to an earlier report regarding Apple's much rumored "iRadio" streaming music service, another potential stumbling block has been detailed regarding Sony's unwillingness to agree to "skip song" terms.
Music service's structure, plus Apple's culture, holding up 'iRadio' service
2013/17/05, 01:05 pm
Industry sources are saying that Google's willingness to acquiesce to music label demands and the structure of the hybrid service Apple is trying to build are the main reasons why the search giant's music service is live now while the iPhone maker's offering might miss WWDC.
Apple fixes MacBook Air crashing issue in critical firmware update
2013/16/05, 10:05 pm
Apple on Thursday released a storage firmware update that addresses an issue that would cause MacBook Airs to be unrecoverable after a system crash.
Apple TV to get CW content in new streaming deal
2013/16/05, 06:05 pm
Television network The CW on Thursday announced it has reached a deal to stream content to the Apple TV, expanding its current at home digital options beyond Microsoft's Windows and Xbox platforms.
Apple CEO talks taxes ahead of hearing: 'We pay every dollar that we owe'
2013/16/05, 04:05 pm
Tim Cook is going to Washington to talk taxes and overseas cash holdings, and the Apple CEO is heading to the hill with a message: We pay every dollar that we owe.
Report: Apple supplier Foxconn still exceeding work hour laws
2013/16/05, 04:05 pm
Hon Hai Precision Industry has made some strides toward improved labor conditions, according to a new report, but the Apple supplier is still working its employees more than Chinese labor law allows.
New Pebble developer tools allow smart watch apps to talk to iPhone apps
2013/16/05, 03:05 pm
The Pebble smart watch development kit was updated on Thursday to allow two-way communication between watch and phone apps, along with a new sports API for tracking exercise.
Building permits detail $16M in new work at Apple's Reno iCloud data center
2013/16/05, 01:05 pm
Apple has paid over $100,072 in fees for new building permits on three construction projects valued at over $16 million, all to be located within its new Reno, Nev. iCloud data center site.
Apple plans to move flagship San Francisco store to Union Square
2013/16/05, 10:05 am
Apple has submitted plans for a new retail location in San Francisco's Union Square that would replace the Apple Store currently at Stockton and Ellis.
Apple's 'social camera flash' connects multiple iPhones, iPads to light a scene
2013/16/05, 04:05 am
An Apple patent filing discovered on Thursday describes a system in which a primary iOS device, such as an iPhone, remotely controls multiple secondary devices, which can also be iPhones, as slave flashes for the first handset's on-board camera.
DOJ: Email from Steve Jobs implies Apple wanted to create falsely inflated e-book pricing
2013/15/05, 11:05 pm
An email from late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs to then CEO of News Corp. James Murdoch suggests the Cupertino company was looking to set the price of e-books sold through the iBookstore at rates higher than market leader Amazon, says the U.S. Department of Justice.
Google tells Microsoft to take down unofficial YouTube app from Windows Phone store due to lack of ads [u]
2013/15/05, 08:05 pm
Google's YouTube on Wednesday sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft requesting the company remove the made-for-Windows Phone YouTube client app from its store, citing a number of reasons for the takedown, one of which being an inability to garner advertising revenue.
Tim Cook to reportedly testify on offshore tax practices in Senate investigation
2013/15/05, 06:05 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook will reportedly give testimony to the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation pertaining to how the company deals with taxes, a much debated topic as Apple is thought to have about $100 billion in offshore funds.

