by Rob Larimer Published: February 9,2012
Tags: Apple, Sam's club
Apple is in talks with Wal-Mart Stores about adding retail stores inside Sam’s Club discount warehouses. The news was reported in 9to5 Mac, a magazine for Apple enthusiasts. The move would expand an existing partnership between the two retailers. Sam’s Club already sells Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod. The move would also expand Apple’s reach beyond its initial [...] [...]
Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books. The electronic textbooks, which include “Biology” and “Environmental Science” from Pearson and “Algebra 1″ and “Chemistry” from McGraw-Hill, contain videos and other interactive elements. But [...] [...]
Apple Inc. unveiled a new iPhone on Tuesday that is faster and more powerful but stops short of a more radical upgrade. It said Sprint customers will now be able to use one. The new iPhone 4S has an improved camera with a higher-resolution sensor. The processor is faster, which helps run smoother, more realistic action [...] [...]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday showed off the Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet computer , challenging Apple’s iPad by extending its Kindle brand into the world of full-color, multipurpose devices. Bezos also took the opportunity to show off a new line of Kindle e-readers with black-and-white screens and lower prices, further pressuring competitors like Barnes [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 25,2011
Tags: Apple, Steve Jobs
Apple fans: Company is more than Steve Jobs Apple fans and would-be customers seemed to agree that while Steve Jobs’ charisma and innovative genius is one-of-a-kind, the company he built will survive without him. After he resigned as CEO of the iconic gadget maker, Jobs was not the topic of conversation. On the display computers set up around [...] [...]
A jury in Texas has ordered Apple to pay $625.5 million for violating patents owned by a firm founded by a computer science professor. Apple Inc. is challenging Friday’s verdict from the federal court in Tyler, Texas, saying the court has not yet looked at some of its counterclaims. If upheld, the verdict would be one of [...] [...]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – The once-cuddly relationship between Google Inc. and Apple Inc. is morphing into a prickly power struggle as the ambitions and ideas of the technology trendsetters increasingly collide. The growing use of high-powered phones for Web surfing has become a flash point in the brewing battle because both Google and Apple view [...] [...]
(A.P.) Wall Street knew Apple Inc.’s results for the most recent quarter would blow past the company’s conservative guidance, but investors clearly weren’t prepared for the 47 percent jump in profit that Apple delivered. Shares leaped 5.4 percent Tuesday on news that Apple sold more iPhone and Mac computers than ever. Apple’s financial report, released after the [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: September 24,2009
Tags: Apple
Many readers who are likely accessing today’s CSBJ Daily from a laptop or handheld device can appreciate this piece of news that appeared in an October 1989 edition of the Business Journal: Apple introduces Macintosh portable Apple computer has introduced its version of the “totable” Macintosh machine. Retailing for about $6,000 and weighing approximately 16 pounds, Apple refers [...] [...]
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