Tim Cook exposes the lie that Steve Jobs ignored philanthropy

Speaking to employees, Apple's chief executive outlined how the company has participated in corporate philanthropy for years, a subject the company didn't aggressively boast about in public under Steve Jobs.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 70

More reliable sources say no Apple event scheduled for February

A well respected journalist is citing his sources Thursday in pouring cold water on rumors that Apple has scheduled any formal event for this month.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 20

New Sony CEO looking to shift to Apple-like integration of hardware, software [u]

Kazuo Hirai, Sony's newly-announced President and CEO, has ambitious plans for the consumer electronics giant that entail strategies that are often strongly associated with Apple: centralized top-down decision-making on products and a focus on software and service combined with hardware.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 49

Steve Jobs inspired Best Buy to switch from celebrities to inventors for Super Bowl ad

The numerous tributes to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs after he died last October prompted big-box retailer Best Buy to change its Super Bowl advertising strategy from using celebrities to spotlighting inventors instead, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 30

Amazon earnings miss Street estimates, Kindle sales nearly triple

Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 131

Samsung target of official EU antitrust probe

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation to decide whether Samsung's use of standard-essential FRAND patents as leverage in high profile cases, such as the company's worldwide battle with Apple, violates EU antitrust laws.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 32

Apple hires Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as new SVP of Retail

Apple announced on Monday that it had hired John Browett, former CEO at European Technology Retailer Dixons, to be its new Senior Vice President of Retail, a move that reflects the company's increased focus on its overseas retail operations.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 66

Samsung looks to replicate Apple's advertising thunder [u]

A report published on Monday outlines a recent interview with Samsung's marketing chief who explains the impetus behind the South Korean electronic's maker's Apple-bashing commercials, and details the company's plan to win over the hearts and minds of consumers worldwide.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 95

Apple puts some new hires on fake projects until they can be trusted

Apple's penchant for secrecy sometimes sees new engineers tasked with working on decoy products for a lengthy period of time while management vets their trustworthiness.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 47

Video: Weekend Tech Review: Macworld Week 4 2012

Here's a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the fourth week of 2012, including a look at Apple's earnings, Macworld, product news, the week's business stories, and upcoming events.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 10

Facebook IPO filing expected within weeks, could reach $100B valuation

Facebook is making plans to file papers for an initial public offering as early as next week with a valuation that is expected to range between $75 and $100 billion, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 67

Steve Jobs asked Google to stop poaching Apple workers

As part of a civil suit involving the employment practices of seven major tech firms, a court filing was unveiled on Friday that includes an email which late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs personally sent to former Google chief Eric Schmidt requesting an end to worker poaching.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 45

Before he died, Steve Jobs kept a letter from Bill Gates by his bed

In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates reveals he wrote a letter to Steve Jobs before he passed away, and the letter apparently meant so much to Jobs that he kept it at his bedside.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 127

Former Apple exec and Palm chief Jon Rubinstein leaves HP

Hewlett-Packard on Friday confirmed that Jon Rubinstein, who came to the company through its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm, has left the company.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 53

Apple features 'communication to protect consumers' in Italy after court ruling

Apple has complied with a court order in Italy and begun informing customers at its online store about a legally mandated two-year warranty.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 8

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