Steve Jobs missed out on $10 billion from stock options adjustment Had Apple co-founder Steve Jobs not cancelled his stock options in exchange for $75 million in shares in 2003, he would have an extra $10.3 billion in profits today. Slash Lane 16 years ago 75
GQ magazine iPad sales start slow, but publisher has high hopes [u] An iPad edition of the magazine GQ sold just 365 copies on Apple's App Store — but the magazine's publisher said the low sales are no cause for concern [updated with comment from Conde Nast]. Slash Lane 16 years ago 81
Hulu has no plans to support iPad browser with HTML5 Video streaming service Hulu posted and quickly retracted an item on its official blog Thursday, in which the company stated that it doesn't see HTML5 in its immediate future. Slash Lane 16 years ago 129
Apple adding Facebook features to iPhone OS 4 - rumor Apple's iPhone OS 4 could sport built-in integration with Facebook, including contact syncing and social connectivity to App Store software, according to a new report. Slash Lane 16 years ago 55
Verizon advertising partner rumored to be working on iPhone campaign Rumors of a Verizon iPhone arriving this summer continue to surface, with CrunchGear claiming Landor Associates, which handles Verizon's branding, is working an advertising campaign regarding Apple's next-generation handset. Slash Lane 16 years ago 92
iWork suite for iPad projected to earn Apple $40M a year A "rough" estimate of sales of the iWork suite of applications for the iPad predicts that Apple could reach more than $40 million a year in sales of its mobile office software. Slash Lane 16 years ago 37
Adobe exec: Apple's fight against Flash is a 19th century tactic Kevin Lynch, Adobe's chief technology officer, compared the Web standards war between his company and Apple to the expansion of U.S. railroads in the 1800s, when different railways were incompatible with rival trains. Slash Lane 16 years ago 178
Spotify plotting US launch to compete with Apple's iTunes As Apple is rumored to be working on its own iTunes streaming music service through the acquisition of Lala, rival European service Spotify could beat Apple to the punch with a 2010 U.S. launch. Slash Lane 16 years ago 44
AT&T not responsible for iPad streaming video restrictions over 3G ABC's streaming video application for the iPad will not work over a 3G cellular network such as AT&T, as a result of Apple's rules for HTTP Live Streaming and ABC's development of the application. Slash Lane 16 years ago 51
Placement in Apple's iAd program could cost $10 million at launch Apple's debut in the advertising business could come at a premium price for those who wish to participate, with an initial fee potentially as high as $10 million to advertise with iAd, according to The Wall Street Journal. Slash Lane 16 years ago 48
Microsoft believes Android infringes on patents, HTC strikes deal While Apple's patent lawsuit against HTC remains ongoing, the Taiwanese handset maker has reached a licensing agreement with Microsoft to avoid another lawsuit over its Android-powered handsets. Slash Lane 16 years ago 45
RIM unveils BlackBerry OS 6 with iPhone-like multitouch Set to arrive in the third quarter of 2010, Research in Motion's new BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system will feature multitouch input for its Web browser, e-mail, media player and more, with iPhone-like features such as pinch-to-zoom. Slash Lane 16 years ago 76
Google cancels Verizon Nexus One, BlackBerry 6 coming Q3 2010 Google on Monday revealed that it has canceled its HTC-manufactured Nexus One smartphone for Verizon in the U.S. In addition, Research in Motion announced that BlackBerry 6, its next mobile operating system, will be available in the next calendar quarter. Slash Lane 16 years ago 59
Apple's Steve Jobs racks up $127K in travel expenses in Q1 2010 After health issues in 2009 kept Apple co-founder Steve Jobs mostly grounded, the chief executive took to the skies again in the first quarter of 2010, with his $127,000 in private jet flights suggesting he is out and about, and making deals. Slash Lane 16 years ago 64
Programmer ports Google Android to first-gen Apple iPhone A programmer has managed to run the Google Android mobile operating system on an iPhone, with features like browsing the Web and making phone calls functional on Apple's hardware. Slash Lane 16 years ago 69
AT&T adds 2.7M iPhones, 1.9M customers in Q1 2010 AT&T reported its first-quarter results on Wednesday, and Apple's exclusive carrier partner in the U.S. revealed that it activated 2.7 million iPhones, with more than a third of those customers new to AT&T. Slash Lane 16 years ago 35
OLED display rumored for Apple's second-generation iPad Despite the high costs associated with OLED panels, a new rumor suggests that development of Apple's next-generation iPad could include the new display technology. Slash Lane 16 years ago 31
Oppenheimer raises Apple target ahead of second quarter earnings Research investment firm Oppenheimer on Friday raised its price target and estimates for Apple through the end of the fiscal year to reflect improving momentum across all the company's product lines and expectations of strong March quarter results. Slash Lane 16 years ago 18
Web use of Apple iPad already rivals Android, BlackBerry With more than 500,000 units sold in its first week, Apple's iPad has tracked as high as 0.04 percent of total daily Web browsing, a number equal to March averages for the Android and BlackBerry platforms, according to a Web analysis firm. Slash Lane 16 years ago 54
Intel profits quadruple as chip maker says industry has recovered Intel, the maker of processors for Apple's entire line of Mac computers, reported record earnings this week, with its strongest first quarter in the company's history fueled by demand for new microprocessors. Slash Lane 16 years ago 7
New MacBook Pros off to strong start, 13-inch model selling out Demand for Apple's newly upgraded line of MacBook Pro notebooks was strong on the first day, with scattered reports of the low-end 13-inch model selling out in some retail locations. Also, Apple has already issued a software update for the 15- and 17-inch models. Slash Lane 16 years ago 85
Evidence of possible Apple-branded car kit found in iPhone OS 4 The pre-release beta of iPhone OS 4 contains a new application that could be used to simply control the device when used in an automobile. Slash Lane 16 years ago 27
Benchmarks show Core i7 MacBook Pros offer 50% speed boost Preliminary benchmark tests with Apple's new 15-inch Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro shows the notebook's CPU has gained a 50 percent performance boost over its Core 2 Duo predecessor. Slash Lane 16 years ago 72
Apple's iPhone 4.0 beta includes linked contacts, iChat sounds A couple of new discoveries were made this past weekend by developers familiarizing themselves with the first external beta of Apple's iPhone 4.0 operating system, namely the addition of a linked contacts feature and the presence of iChat sounds in the resource files. Slash Lane 16 years ago 54
