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Yahoo,
Microsoft
Talks On Again

Microsoft may now be seeking partial deal,
not full buyout

Jun 25, 08 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A deal may still be in the works between Microsoft and Yahoo—but not for a full acquisition of Yahoo, according to Fortune. Microsoft may be after Yahoo's search business, which the software giant needs to tackle competitor Google. Yahoo is also under investor pressure to revive talks. Its shares... More »

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 Gaunt Jobs'
 Health Gets Buzz 

Apple CEO had cancer surgery 4 years ago

Jun 11, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple watchers are expressing concern over the gaunt appearance of CEO Steve Jobs at the iPhone 3G coming-out party Monday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apple says Jobs, who underwent successful surgery after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 4 years ago, was simply suffering from a “common bug” and... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • pancreatic cancer • software developers

ANALYSIS

Don't Assume iPhone 2.0 Will Be a Smash

Apple, not bulletproof, could hurt more than help in fixing flaws

Jun 4, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - With more than a 27% market share after just a year on the market, and a new iPhone expected to be released in the next week, Apple watchers are hoping the next-generation device delivers the same, simple functional beauty of its predecessor. But, Forbes cautions, the lumpy original iBook is... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • iBook

Apple Ready With June 9 iPhone Splash

Millions of 3G versions already in US, ready to be uncloaked: analysts

Jun 2, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The much-anticipated next generation of iPhones, which are expected to be faster and built around a more robust communications chip, may already be positioned in major US markets, Forbes reports. Analysts believe the 3G version will debut—or, given unprecedented secrecy even for Apple, be uncloaked—at a conference next... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • cell phone industry

Online Apple Stores Sold Out of iPhones

Shortage could spur early release of 3G model, analysts say

May 12, 08 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s online stores in the US and UK are sold out of iPhones, Bloomberg reports. The shortage is stoking analysts' predictions that a new handset will be released a month earlier than expected, after Apple's developer conference in June. The new phones are said to boast faster download speeds,... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • release • smartphones • handsets

 Apple Snaps Up Chip Design Company

iPhones and iPods could get efficient next-generation chips

Apr 24, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has acquired a designer of sophisticated, low-power computer chips, Forbes reports. Analysts say the move will likely lead to a new kind of chip powering future iPhones and iPods, as well as new Apple designs, helping the company differentiate itself from competition scrambling to keep up. The news comes... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Intel • Apple • iPod • computer chip • PA Semi

EARNINGS REPORT

Apple's Profit Rises 36%
on Strong Mac Sales

Company clears $1.05B, helped by 'sex appeal' of Air

Apr 23, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple's profit surged 36% in its second quarter, beating analysts' estimates thanks to strong sales of laptops, Bloomberg reports. The company earned $1.05 billion, or $1.16 a share; analysts expected $1.06 a share. Revenue grew 43%, to $7.5 billion, despite the sluggish economy. The company sold... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • iPod • Macintosh • MacBook Air

book review

 Cracking the Steve Jobs Code 

Author peers into the brain of Apple's elusive guiding force

Apr 21, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it’s near impossible to get an interview with Steve Jobs, author Leander Kahney’s book Inside Steve’s Brain gives a “fresh, noble perspective” on the Apple icon’s impenetrable mind, Jon Swartz writes in USA Today. Like most who try, Kahney couldn’t score facetime, but... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • iPod • Pixar • biography • book reviews • book

Obituary

 'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66 

First road manager became guardian of group's legacy

Mar 25, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise,... More »

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Paul McCartney • Steve Jobs • obituary • John Lennon • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • Neil Aspinall • Pete Best • Apple Corps • Fab Four • Cirque du Soleil • Sgt Pepper • Mad Lads • Quarrymen

Steve Jobs: Brilliant Tyrant

Apple's mercurial CEO creates a risky rollercoaster ride for shareholders

Mar 5, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is an undisputed Silicon Valley superstar, but his genius has a price, Fortune reports. Jobs is a risk-taking, short-tempered tyrant, and those foibles make Apple a potential rollercoaster for investors. Jobs threatened the company—and his own freedom—in two separate backdating scandals, and, reports the magazine, risked... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • shareholders • Apple • Pixar • pancreatic cancer • stock option backdating • corporate governance • backdating scandal

Apple Shareholders Demand Say on Executive Pay

Union proposal OK'd at annual meeting

Mar 5, 08 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Apple shareholders have approved a motion giving them some input into executive pay levels, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "I hope it will help me with my $1 a year salary," quipped CEO Steve Jobs after the vote at the company's annual meeting—though Jobs bags millions of... More »

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Steve Jobs • executive compensation • shareholders • Apple • salary • AFL CIO • stock options

Jobs Pulls Thin Laptop Out of Air

Apple debuts ultra-thin MacBook Air at Macworld; confirms foray into movie rentals

Jan 15, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs today slid his latest trick not from up his sleeve, but from a manila envelope. The Apple CEO unveiled the ultra-thin MacBook Air laptop at the Macworld Expo, reports the AP. Boasting a 13-inch screen, the new Mac ranges in thickness from 0.16 inches to 0.76... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • laptop • Macworld • online movie rentals • MacBook Air

Is WiMac In the Air at Macworld?

Steve Jobs will reveal what's up his sleeve next at Macworld

Jan 13, 08 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - For Apple fanistas, Christmas—as in Macworld—is just around the corner. The annual Mac lovefest in San Francisco opens with a Steve Jobs keynote that usually reveals Apple’s latest and greatest, such as last year’s show-stopping iPhone. What’s in store next week? It could be the... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Macintosh • WiFi • Sprint • WiMax • Macworld

Cable Companies to Apple: OK, Let's Rumble

Jobs plans video push, but Hollywood doesn't plan to give him any special deals

Jan 11, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs wants to take the world of video entertainment by storm, but Hollywood and the cable companies aren’t scared, reports BusinessWeek. Apple is planning an iTunes movie rental service and is well on its way to sealed deals with four major movie studios, but it’s not... More »

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Steve Jobs • Comcast • Apple • video • AppleTV

Apple Shares Smash $200 Barrier

Hot gadgets help company muscle past IBM, Dell, Intel in value

Dec 26, 07 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple's shares hit a record high today, climbing $1.80 to $200.60 before retreating to close at $198.95. Strong sales of the Macintosh computer, iPod, and iPhone fueled the rally, reports Bloomberg, and Apple says sales this holiday season will be the highest in its 31-year history. The... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • stocks • iPod • Macintosh

Is Apple Trying to Silence Fake Steve Jobs?

Or is this just core satire by the popular spoof blog?

Dec 24, 07 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Is Apple trying to shut down Fake Steve Jobs? Real Steve Jobs has said he finds his impersonator’s satirical blog amusing, but now Fake Steve writes that Apple has offered him $500,000 to quit, at one point threatening to sue him if he declined. FSJ stood on principle... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • fake news

Apple Crushes News Leak Website

Think Secret published unreleased corporate info, inside scoops

Dec 20, 07 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - After seven years publishing sneak previews on all things Apple, website Think Secret has been run out of the water by its biggest target. While die-hard Apple-pickers flocked to the site for breaking news on updates and upcoming software, Apple found the site a nuisance, and launched a lawsuit in... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • trade secrets • Think Secret

Apple Plays the Field in Japan

Seeks exclusive partner for iPhones

Dec 18, 07 10:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple wants to bring the iPhone to Japan to compete with some of the most futuristic phones around, but it's being choosy in its search for a partner, Reuters reports. Apple is in talks with DoCoMo and Softbank, the country's biggest and third-biggest mobile operators respectively, but they're both wary... More »

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Steve Jobs • cell phones • Japan • iPhone • Apple • DoCoMo • Softbank

Faster iPhone Coming in '08

AT&T CEO reveals news at Silicon Valley meeting; Apple isn't commenting

Nov 29, 07 9:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A faster iPhone is on the way, Bloomberg reports. Apple will unveil its 3G version sometime next year, said AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Wednesday at a meeting of the Churchill Club, a Silicon Valley business and technology forum. AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the... More »

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Steve Jobs • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • AT and T • 3G wireless networks • handsets

Time Names iPhone Year's Best Invention

Design, system, revolutionary service deal shoot gadget to top

Nov 2, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Time magazine is naming the iPhone its invention of the year. Why?
  1. It demonstrates that good design is as important as good technology.
  2. Its touchscreen creates a whole new kind of user interface.
  3. Other companies will seek the freedoms that AT&T granted Apple in designing the
... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • inventions • gadget

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