Apple

Apple’s new futuristic headquarters facing delay, new completion date set for 2016

By chrissyboy6969, Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 a 8:22 am

Apple has said that its high spec futuristic new headquarters will not be completed now until mid-2016 due to planning changes. The new timetable was presented to the city of Cupertino earlier this month according to a report by Bloomberg.

Apple announces Black Friday one day shopping event

By chrissyboy6969, Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 a 4:23 am

Apple is sending out emails confirming that it will have some items on sale on Black Friday. For those that don't know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the US and traditionally signifies the first shopping day of the holiday season.

Refuting recent rumors, Samsung says no price hike on Apple processors

By Joseph Keller, Friday, Nov 16, 2012 a 1:52 pm

Samsung, one of Apple’s most important partners in the manufacturing of its iOS devices, and most heated rivals in selling them, has denied previous reports of a price hike. According to one Samsung official, prices are negotiated at the beginning of the year. Raising them before the year is done would break a contract. As Chris Ciaccia of The Street reports, such a move would not be in the best interests of Samsung in the long run:

Are the risks to Apple's stock as serious as some investors think?

By Chris Umiastowski, Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 a 11:11 am

The equity research arm of Barclays just put out a report on Apple, and it has a handy chart summarizing all of the main concerns investors have with the stock right now.

The concerns are: 1) Long term operating margins; 2) competition for iPhone; 3) competition for iPad; 4) no “next big thing; 5) concerns over maps; 6) management changes; 7) production execution; 8) execution risks in vertical integration

Let’s dive into these a bit, shall we?

Apple offering select employees two week breaks to work on their own special projects

By chrissyboy6969, Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 a 5:20 am

Apple has begun a new program which will offer certain employees time off from their normal day to day responsibilities to work on their own projects. The move is seen as very similar to a Google initiative where its employees can spend twenty percent of their time working on side projects in the hope that they may help the company in the future.

The normalization of Apple

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 a 6:11 pm

Absent Steve Jobs, and now absent Scott Forstall, we may have lost Apple's highest highs and the greatest greats. But we may also have lost the lowest lows and worst of the worsts that came with them. Instead of Star Wars under Lucas, we'll have Star Wars under Disney. Instead of Kubrick, we'll have Pixar.

Apple and HTC settle patent litigation, reach 10-year cross-licensing agreement

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 a 9:09 pm

Apple and HTC have reached a global settlement to their long-running patent dispute. The settlement includes a 10-year cross-licensing agreement.

Apple donates $2.5 million to the American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Nov 9, 2012 a 9:33 am

On behalf of its employees, Apple has donated $2.5 million to the American Red Cross to aid in their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane in modern memory, devastating the eastern seaboard from the Caribbean to the northeastern United States between October 22 and October 31, 2012, causing damages estimated to be in excess of $20 billion, and incalculable human impact. Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, informed employees of the donation yesterday via email.

Apple, publishers, reportedly ready to settle EU ebooks probe

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 a 12:25 pm

Regulators in the European Union are reportedly ready to accept the offer made by Apple and four book publishers, bringing an end to an antitrust probe regarding ebook pricing. Apple and these publishers made the offer back in September, and regulators are expected to announce their acceptance of the deal next month. The deal with European regulators addresses aspects of pricing and contracts that prevent lower pricing at rival retailers.

Apple reportedly investigating custom processors for Mac

By Joseph Keller, Monday, Nov 5, 2012 a 8:40 pm

Just like Apple once investigated Intel processors for Macs back when they were still all-in on PowerPC, so once again do we hear about Apple mulling customer processors for their Mac line. This time the story's spun around the new technologies group, headed by Bob Mansfield, and reports they're working on new, custom processors for desktops and laptops that are variations of the A-series processors found in iOS devices.