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Apple

Apple

Apple Inc. is a California based computer hardware and software manufacturer. The company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. The company operates worldwide with 34,000 employees and made $8 billion profit in 2009. The company is most famous for its mp3 player, the iPod.

# apple - Thursday 15 March, 2012

Apple shares hit record high of $600

Investors are salivating at the imminent iPad3 release.

# apple - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

£50 iPads will not be delivered by Tesco

‘Every little helps’ slogan not applied in this case.

# apple - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…

iPad 3 launched, goes on sale in Ireland on 23 March

Apple CEO Tim Cook was in San Francisco today to launch the latest version of the tablet device.

Here’s your iPad 3 rumour round-up ahead of Apple’s expected unveiling

Will this evening’s Apple event reveal the next iPad?

# apple - Tuesday 28 February, 2012

Apple expected to unveil iPad 3 at event next week

Invitations were sent to the news media today with it widely anticipated that the latest version of Apple’s hugely successful tablet will be unveiled.

# apple - Friday 24 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Friday

Your nightly news round-up…

Apple’s third co-founder explains why he left the company after 12 days

Ron Wayne could have been a part of history – instead, he’s a footnote. Now he’s explained why.

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day

Fake Apple Product of the Day

Nope, it’s not an iPhone…

In pictures: Latest iPhone 5 concept designs

Concept design includes a curved back and a handy backlit Apple logo for finding your phone in the dark.

# apple - Sunday 19 February, 2012

Here are the 10 most important new features in Apple’s new Mac OS

Apple’s Mountain Lion operating system will be rolling out in late summer – here’s what you need to know about it.

# apple - Thursday 16 February, 2012

One year after Lion, Apple previews Mountain Lion

The new Mac operating system update will copy even more iPhone/iPad features and apps.

# apple - Monday 13 February, 2012

Apple shares now cost more than iPads

Apple is now the most valuable company in the world, with a single share setting you back more than an iPad 2.

Apple supplier Foxconn audited by independent group

Tech company Apple says that the Fair Labor Association will inspect manufacturing areas and dormitories at the plants.

# apple - Friday 10 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: Anglo, ministerial Mercs, and Eircom customer data…

FBI releases file on ‘deceptive individual’ Steve Jobs

Jobs would “twist the truth and distort reality”, those who knew him told FBI investigators.

# apple - Thursday 9 February, 2012

Apple to launch iPad 3 next month – report

The company will debut its tablet upgrade in the first week of March, according to reports.

# apple - Monday 6 February, 2012

German online sales ban for iPhone and iPad overturned

A temporary suspension on the ban, which came in after a patent infringement case brought by Motorola Mobility, may last days or weeks.

# apple - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Apple

Steve Jobs ‘never listened to his iPod at home’

The Apple founder shunned the digital music he pioneered – and listened to vinyl LPs instead, according to rock musician Neil Young.

Here are all the iPad 3 rumours we know about so far…

We’ve got some titbits on the size, shape and features of the new iPad – and how likely they are…

EU to investigate Samsung as Germany blocks sale of its tablets

Samsung and Apple are engaged in a strategic war over patents in many countries across the world as they try to draw market share away from each other.

From The Daily Edge Work Can Wait

What brands register with a five-year-old?

Jaguar, Puma and Greyhound lose out and unsurprisingly Disney and McDonald’s are in.

# apple - Sunday 29 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# apple - Wednesday 25 January, 2012

iPhones sales soar and profits double at Apple

As one analyst put it: “They just demolished it”.

# apple - Thursday 19 January, 2012

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Apple claims to ‘reinvent textbooks’ with move into education market

Apple unveils a new textbook section of its iBookstore, which it says will eliminate the need for heavy and expensive books.

# apple - Friday 13 January, 2012

Apple discloses suppliers for the first time

The company been criticised for its labour and environmental practices, especially in China.

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Beijing Apple store egged over iPhone delay

Video, photos: Crowds turn angry after queueing overnight for iPhone 4S release.

# apple - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

Apple confirms plans for mysterious ‘education announcement’

What’s Apple got up its sleeve – could it be unveiling the third edition of the iPad? Or something else entirely?

Guess how much the new chief of Apple earns?

Tim Cook took over from the late Steve Jobs last year. What do you think is in his pay packet?

# apple - Thursday 5 January, 2012

Yay! 12 things that will be cheaper in 2012

2012 will be a year for wine-drinking holidaymakers who love electronics, seemingly.

# apple - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

Let the rumours begin: iPad 3 to be released in March?

The only thing analysts appear to be agreed on is that a release of the next generation iPad will happen in the first quarter of this year.

# apple - Tuesday 3 January, 2012

Over 1 billion apps downloaded in Christmas week

The downloads total between December 25 and 31 is thought to be the highest number of downloads ever recorded.

# apple - Sunday 1 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Preview 2012

Prediction: The top trends in 2012

What is going to be hot in 2012? We’ve scoured the world – OK, the internet – and our minds to figure out what’s going to be hot next year. Buckle your seatbelts!

# apple - Thursday 29 December, 2011

Apple archive reveals why Steve Jobs chose the name ‘Apple’

In an interview, which is part of the Apple archive located in Stanford University in California, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak describe why they chose the iconic name.

# apple - Thursday 22 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Music

Steve Jobs to be honoured with posthumous Grammy award

The Recording Academy is recognising the late Apple CEO’s significant technical contribution to the recording field.

# apple - Tuesday 20 December, 2011

Apple scores first victory in patent disputes with ruling against HTC

The International Trade Commission has ruled that Taiwanese phone maker HTC has infringed on one Apple patent, a key win for the Californian tech giant.

# apple - Saturday 10 December, 2011

Column: Why business execs shouldn’t read the Steve Jobs biography

Business Insider reporter Kim Bhasin on why the business world can look up to Steve Jobs – but shouldn’t necessarily want its top people to be emulate him.

# apple - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

Apple may be forced to rename iPad in China after court ruling

A Chinese court says another company registered the ‘iPad’ name in 2000 – meaning Apple may be forced to rename the unit there.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Nine things you should know this morning…