(Reuters) – Apple is to hire 500 people in Ireland in the latest boost to the indebted euro zone country’s multinational sector, one of the few bright spots in a struggling economy. The consumer electronics giant will increase the headcount at its European headquarters in the southern city of Cork over the next 18 months [...]
Apple announced a new 4G LTE iPad featuring a 9.7-inch retina display Wednesday, following months of speculation about the company’s next big launch. Its name? The new iPad. The company made the reveal on stage at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, home to Apple’s previous two iPad launches. The new iPad — [...]
Cupertino says it is has suspended push email via iCloud or MobileMe for users in Germany, due to “recent patent litigation by Motorola Mobility.” Numerous disputes currently rage between the two companies, but this issue likely relates to a recent injunction Motorola won against iCloud. Push still works for Contacts and Calendars, but there’s a [...]
FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. In the FBI documents released Thursday, many of those who knew Jobs praised him, speaking highly of Jobs’ character and integrity and asserting that he always conducted [...]
Samsung has won the most important round yet in its global legal battle with Apple – after the Californian company’s bid to halt U.S. sales of Samsung’s Galaxy products was rejected. The companies are embroiled in bitter patent disputes in 10 countries – but none is more important than the U.S., Samsung’s biggest market. The [...]
Apple will reportedly launch a 15-inch version of the Macbook Air in early 2012 alongside upgrades to the 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models of the ultraslim laptop. DigiTimes reports that manufacturers have started the pilot production of the new MacBook Airs, which will include a 15-inch model. Apple may also drop the price of its current [...]
The company says that a fix for iOS 5, which runs Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, will be available “in a few weeks”. Apple said in a statement: “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices. We have found a few bugs that are affecting [...]
Steve Jobs expressed admiration for the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for not selling out and dominating the social networking space, his official biographer has revealed. Steve Jobs expressed admiration for the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for not selling out and dominating the social networking space, his official biographer has revealed. According to Walter Isaacson, the [...]
Lower than predicted iPhone sales saw Apple fall uncharacteristically short of analysts’ expectations as it posted its fourth-quarter earnings. In the first figures posted since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs earlier this month, the California-based company recorded revenues of $28.3bn (£18bn) – some way short of analysts expectations. In the last quarter just over [...]
Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone arrives in stores Friday in the U.S. and a half-dozen countries, as the company hopes to cement its position as the world’s leading smartphone maker. As has become the custom for Apple product launches, throngs of eager customers lined up in front of Apple’s retail stores to be among the first [...]
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