Nortel bondholders; Microsoft and Android; Facebook Project Spartan Nortel's creditors are optimistic that the proceeds from an Apple-led consortium's $4.5 billion purchase of a cache of the company's patents will cover its remaining debt, while Microsoft has now secured patent licensing deals from five Android vendors. Finally, a new report claims Facebook's rumored Project Spartan HTML5 application platform is nearing completion and will reportedly launch by August 1. Josh Ong 14 years ago 22
Facebook's Zuckerberg modeled early management style after Steve Jobs According to one of Facebook's early employees, founder Mark Zuckerberg admired Apple CEO Steve Jobs and modeled his early management style after Jobs' "aggressive" style. Josh Ong 14 years ago 77
Rumor: Apple helping Facebook's 'secret' HTML5 project A new report claims Apple knows about and is lending support to Facebook's "Project Spartan" HTML5 web app platform, even as Facebook's PR team has attempted to downplay rumors of the project. AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 48
Facebook looking to circumvent Apple's App Store with HTML5 platform A new report claims social network Facebook is partnering with roughly 80 developers on a secretive "Project Spartan" HTML5-based application platform that would circumvent Apple's App Store on iOS devices. Josh Ong 15 years ago 133
Apple ranked world's most valuable brand at $153 billion A new survey ranks Apple as the world's most valuable brand, worth an estimated $153 billion, beating mainstays like Coca-Cola, BMW and Disney, as well as tech rival and the previous No. 1 company, Google. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 48
Palm, Facebook investor changes tune on Apple over iPad, apps In a marked shift from his former belief that sales of the iPhone would dry up after two years, Roger McNamee, a prominent venture capitalist who has invested heavily in Palm and Facebook, said in an interview that Apple will likely lead a 10-year technology growth cycle with the continued success of the iPad and its App Store ecosystem. Josh Ong 15 years ago 41
Apple CEO Steve Jobs photographed at dinner with President Obama Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs sat directly beside President Barack Obama at a special dinner featuring some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley on this week. Slash Lane 15 years ago 176
Apple's Steve Jobs to meet with President Obama on Thursday Apple CEO Steve Jobs will reportedly join Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in a meeting with US President Barack Obama in San Francisco on Thursday. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 121
Apple launches App Store social links on Twitter, Facebook Following up on its efforts to defend the trademark "App Store," Apple has launched a Twitter account promising exclusive offers and new app discovery, similar to its existing iTunes Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 6
Facebook's Zuckerberg beats Apple's Steve Jobs as Time Person of the Year Time magazine this week unveiled its annual "Person of the Year," with the distinction being granted to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Apple's Steve Jobs came up short, but was named one of the magazine's "People Who Mattered." Slash Lane 15 years ago 81
Steve Jobs invites Facebook's Zuckerberg to talk Ping over dinner After having balked at social networking site Facebook's "onerous" terms for Apple's Ping social music service, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs may now be ready to work with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with a new report claiming that the two recently met for dinner to discuss Ping. Josh Ong 15 years ago 45
Facebook executive expects to reach Ping deal with Apple The chief technology officer of social networking site Facebook said he expects that his company will reach a deal with Apple to integrate with its own music-centric social networking service, Ping. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 28
Ping talks between Apple, Facebook failed after 18 months - report Apple and Facebook were reportedly in negotiations for a year and a half before a deal for connectivity with Ping, Apple's fledgling music-centered social network, fell apart at the last minute. Slash Lane 15 years ago 111
Facebook adding new Places feature to iPhone app Facebook unveiled a location-based services feature called Places for its iPhone app at a media event late Wednesday. Josh Ong 15 years ago 22
Time Inc. demos tablet-friendly magazine concept Time Inc. released a video walkthrough as well as a working model of its digital magazine format designed for touchscreen tablets. Brian Garner 16 years ago 78
