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A group of 1,000 young people consider the world’s greatest innovator to be Thomas Edison, whose crowning left the late Steve Jobs in second place. Edison, the creator of the light bulb and phonograph, among many other inventions, earned the top title among 52 percent of those polled by Lemelson-MIT, a program that tries to honor inventors [...]
Another patent application has surfaced showing Apple’s interest in changing the way people entertain themselves in their living rooms. It may not be the much-anticipated Apple TV set, but it does provide a hint or two about a control system for such a device. Chronicled by Apple Insider this morning, the patent filing details plans for a [...]
The Macworld expo isn’t what it once was, but you wouldn’t know it from the excitement of both vendors and Mac faithful attending this year’s show. The show started today at Moscone Center North here, and though Macworld no longer attracts the big crowds and big-name vendors it once did, I saw plenty of enthusiastic vendors and [...]
A day after a report detailed harsh working conditions at one of Apple’s component suppliers in China, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company cares about every worker in its supply chain and that any suggestion to the contrary was “patently false and offensive.” Yesterday, The New York Times published an exhaustive report that profiled hazardous factory conditions linked [...]
As the former vice president of retail at Apple, Ron Johnson partnered with Steve Jobs to plan the first Apple store. Now the CEO of J.C. Penney, Johnson reveals why Apple stores work. Writing about his efforts in fashioning the Apple store in a Harvard Business Review guest post, Johnson explained that a store has to [...]
Apple is seeking to ramp up its cloud leadership as the company puts a greater emphasis on how customers store and access their data. The company is looking to recruit executives with backgrounds in Web-based software, according to a Wall Street Journal report tonight. One prominent Internet entrepreneur has already been approached and recruiters have been briefed [...]
Grand Central Station commuters looking to score a holiday deal at Apple’s imminent New York City store may have to wait a while. Recent rumors had pegged the launch of the new Grand Central Terminal store for sometime this week as the holiday shopping season officially kicks into gear. But a construction worker reportedly confirmed to Mashable yesterday that [...]
Apple’s Black Friday plans have apparently been leaked, and if they prove true, there might not be much to write home about. According to 9to5Mac, it has received a “pamphlet” from a “trusted tipster” showing all of Apple’s Black Friday sales. That pamphlet shows Apple cutting the price of its MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and [...]
Apple is readying a MacBook that would extend the ultrathin Air design beyond the 13-inch market segment, according to reports. Japanese-language site Macotakara says a new 15-inch model has entered the test phase. It’s not clear at this point whether this will be an addition to the MacBook Air series–currently offered in 11- and 13-inch sizes–or a [...]
Former C3 Technologies Product Manager Ludvig Emgard pinches an iPad and zooms in toward Big Ben during a demo of the company’s product at CES 2011. An Apple buy of C3 has reportedly been confirmed. (Credit: Netbooknews.com YouTube video. Screenshot by Edward Moyer/CNET) Apple has bought its third mapping company, beefing up its cartographic portfolio [...]