Apple

Apple sells three million Wi-Fi iPad 4s and iPad minis in three days

By chrissyboy6969, Monday, Nov 5, 2012 a 9:04 am

Apple has just announced that it has sold a staggering three million Wi-Fi-only iPad and iPad minis over the opening three days of sales. The figure of three million has not been broken down between devices so includes both the iPad 4th generation and the iPad mini. It does not include cellular iPads which may have been pre-ordered but won't ship for another couple of weeks. The three million figure eclipses the last opening weekend figures of just 1.5 million Wi-Fi units sold of the new iPad (third generation).

Apple paying less than 2% tax on overseas profits in the billions

By chrissyboy6969, Monday, Nov 5, 2012 a 4:29 am

Apple is paying less than 2% tax on its profits from overseas sales which are thought to be in the region of 37 billion dollars. The details were revealed in Apple’s 10K filing which was presented to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The news comes for UK newspaper The Guardian

iMore show 324: Reorganized

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Nov 4, 2012 a 12:25 pm

Rene Ritchie and Ryan Block of GDGT talk Apple's recent management re-organization, the future of Forstall, the iPad mini launch and where Apple goes from here, and the LTE compromise in the new Nexus 4. This is an iMore show special edition.

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Apple rewrites its apology to Samsung, now appearing in UK newspapers

By chrissyboy6969, Friday, Nov 2, 2012 a 7:17 am

Apple has rewritten its apology to Samsung following its previous version which was labeled as “non-compliant” by the court that made the initial ruling. Apple was told by Lord Justice Longmore, Lord Justice Kitchin and Sir Robin Jacob that it had to change the wording of the statement and that it should be carried on its home page with at least an 11-point font. The new statement is now appearing in UK newspapers but has not yet appeared on Apple.com.

Tim Cook's Apple

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 a 9:30 pm

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple from NeXT he famously found their product lines confounding. When Tim Cook inherited Apple, an argument could be made that Steve Jobs' greatest product, Apple itself, was confounding. Steve Jobs' solution, famously, was to draw a simple grid and in each of its four quadrants, laptop and pro laptop, desktop and pro desktop, placed a core product. Tim Cook just did the same thing, drawing up a simple grid, and in each of its four quadrants, design and technology, software and services, placed a core person -- Jony Ive and Bob Mansfield, Craig Federighi and Eddy Cue.

Apple delays iTunes 11 refresh until the end of November

By chrissyboy6969, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 a 4:55 pm

Disappointing news today for those eagerly awaiting the promised October launch of iTunes 11. Apple has just announced that it has had to delay its release until the end of November. Apple talked about the iTunes 11 refresh back in September at the iPhone 5 media event and said that it would be out by the end of October.

Iterate 32: The future of Apple design

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Oct 29, 2012 a 11:57 pm

Marc, Dave, and Rene talk Scott Forstall's departure from Apple and Jonathan Ive's new roll as head of Human Interface, and what it means for OS X and iOS, and for Apple's influence on interface design in general. Also, some talk on Apple TV, iPad 4, and what comes next.

Apple announces departure of SVP of iOS, Scott Forstall and SVP of retail, John Browett

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Oct 29, 2012 a 5:17 pm

Apple announced today that Scott Forstall, senior vice-president of iOS, and John Browett, recent SVP of retail, are leaving the company. Forstall, who came to Apple from NeXT when Steve Jobs returned to the company, will stay on until next year as an advisor to Tim Cook. John Browett sounds like he's leaving far more immediately. Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Craig Federighi, and Bob Manfield will be divvying up a lot of their duties.

Amazon attacks iPad mini, forgets Kindle Fire is useless in most countries

By Joseph Keller, Friday, Oct 26, 2012 a 6:02 pm

While announcing their Q3 numbers yesterday, Amazon took the opportunity to take a few shots at Apple and the newly announced iPad mini. Amazon listed what they think are key advantages for their Kindle Fire HD over the iPad mini, including higher screen resolutions, better speakers, and lower cost. This, perhaps, to help distract from the loss Amazon suffered during the quarter.

Apple Q4 2012 financial results: 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPads, 5.3 million iPods, 4.9 million Macs,

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 a 4:41 pm

Apple has posted their Q4 2012 financial results, which includes revenue of $36 billion and profit of 8.2 billion. In terms of devices sold, they reported 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPods, 5.3 million iPods, and 4.9 million Macs.