Apple Posts ‘Remembering Steve’ Tributes by Fans
Apple has updated their Steve Jobs page on their site with memories, thoughts and feelings submitted by by friends, colleagues, owners of Apple products and others. The website is located…
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Apple Posts Picture from Celebration of Steve Jobs’ Life
Apple held a celebration of Steve Jobs’ life today at the company’s Cupertino headquarters. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook speaks to employees in the picture above.…
Apple to Close Retail Stores Wednesday for Steve Jobs Memorial
Apple is planning to close U.S. retail stores for several hours on Wednesday, October 19 so employees can take part in a company-wide celebration of Steve Jobs’ life. Store employees will…
Apple Announces All-Time Record Mac and iPad Sales
Apple announced financial results today for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter, which ended September 24, 2011. The company posted quarterly revenue of $28.27 billion and quarterly net profit…
What Made Steve Jobs a Genius (Video)
ABC News has a story about Steve Jobs and what made him a genius, his upbringing or his…
The Daily Show and Colbert Report Pay Respect to Steve Jobs
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert both paid tribute to Steve Jobs on their shows last night. Check out the videos…
Apple’s Stock Price Reaches All-Time High at $410
Apple’s stock price is currently above $410, reaching an all-time high for the company. This makes Apple’s market share approximately $25 billion ahead of Exxon Mobile, the world’s second…
Apple Revamps Discussion Forums as Apple Support Communites
Apple launched Apple Support Communities today, a revamped discussion forum to get answers to questions about Apple software and hardware. All past discussions are still there, but they are…
Apple Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh ‘New In Box’ Available on eBay
In the spring of 1997, Apple introduced the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the company. Apple manufactured only 12,000 TAMS, making it very rare…
Steve Jobs is the Biological Brother of Homer Simpson’s Mother
John Brownlee at Cult of Mac brings up an interesting fact, Steve Jobs is Homer Simpson’s uncle. From Cult of Mac: Here’s a weird fun fact for you on a slow news Tuesday: there’s a very…
Donate to American Red Cross for Japan Through iTunes
Apple has enabled an option in the iTunes Store to donate to the American Red Cross for the Japan relief fund. To make a donation to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, click on…
Apple No Longer Shipping TechTool Deluxe with AppleCare
Apple is no longer shipping the TechTool Deluxe CDs with AppleCare boxes. This is a good move in my opinion, since I doubt anyone ever really used them. Those tools could easily be replaced…
Charlie and the Apple Factory (Video)
CollegeHumor has made an Apple version of the Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie, revealing the secret of the Apple factory. Although it’s kinda funny, I don’t agree with the…
Happy 56th Birthday Steve Jobs!
Today is the 56th birthday of Steve Jobs, one of the greatest innovators in the history of the world. The website HappyBirthdaySteveJobs.com is getting pretty popular today. It was created…
Apple Updates Website Design with Darker Navigation Bar
Apple has made a small design change to their website. It has a new dark navigation bar, as well as spring loaded slide-in animations for products. The Apple Online Store was down for a few…
Apple Makes Big Land Purchase in Cupertino
It is being reported that Apple has purchased 98 acres of land from Hewlett-Packard near its home base in Cupertino. This will make Apple the city’s biggest land owner. HP announced the…
iRetrofone
Here’s the iRetrofone, a new “old phone” iPhone dock.…
Apple Online Store is Down
Apple’s media event starts in an hour and the Online Store is down and displaying the familiar “We’ll be back soon” message. We will keep you updated on all the latest changes as they are…
Apple Launches Express Lane Tech Support
Apple launched a new online customer support system to help customers easily find the support they need. You can search by Apple product, register your own products and look up cases that…
Apple Store is Down
Apple’s online store is down. They are probably getting ready for the new products that are rumored to be announced at their media event that’s starting in less than an hour.…
Apple Acquires Web Mapping Firm Poly9
There is no official word yet, but a report suggest that Apple has acquired the web mapping firm Poly9, a company which developed programing interfaces for Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo and…
Apple Opens Shanghai Store Today with Statement By Apple VP Ron Johnson
Statement by Apple Vice President Ron…
Steve Jobs Onstage at ‘D: All Things Digital’ Tuesday Night
Steve Jobs will appear at the eighth D: All Things Digital in an interview Tuesday night. Jobs has been onstage many times at D, including in a famous joint session with Microsoft…
Apple is Now Worth More than Microsoft
Apple has always been worth more to me than Microsoft, but I guess it’s now official as far as enterprise value. From Business Insider: Apple’s stock market capitalization (AAPL) has not…