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Ahead of Apple's Annual Shareholder Meeting
Tomorrow Apple will hold its annual shareholder meeting on its Cupertino campus in California. The expectations for this meeting are greater than normal, they’re practically sky high and honestly largely improbable. Apple’s ASM is actually a relatively under-reported event despite its importance. Last year’s meeting…
Apple's Death Wish for the Rumour
It’s impossible to avoid using the term “post Jobs-era” but this week has proved more than any that with Tim Cook at the helm Apple is a changing company, and I believe changing for the better.
There's a New Cat in Town
Today it was revealed that late this Summer Apple will release its ninth major release of its desktop OS called OS X 10.8 ‘Mountain Lion’. The announcement which was planned in advance and cleverly timed to be unveiled by a number of large blogs at…
Highlights of Tim Cook Speaking at Goldman Sachs' Conference
Yesterday we were treated to a never before heard of event. Whilst Tim Cook has spoke at Goldman Sachs’ Internet and Technology conference in past years this year marked the first time that Apple has opted to offer a stream of the interview on its…
iPad 3 Set to Land in March
Amongst the ranks following the path of Apple's iPad updates it has been of reasonable certainty that the next major update to Apple's hugely popular tablet would come in the March/April time period. With just one month to go before the iPad is announced the…
Apple Hires Dixons CEO John Brewett as Retail Chief
So today we got the answer to a question that we’ve been pondering for a number of months and we got Tim Cook’s first major hire as the official CEO of Apple. But I for one am a little skeptical.
Apple Announces Record Quarterly Revenue of $46.33 billion
Apple today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2012 which ran from September 25 until December 31. The Company posted revenue of $46.33 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of…
Predictions Ahead of Apple's Q112 Fiscal Results
Earlier this month I wrote a short piece on Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2012. The quarter which ran from September 25 until December 31 looks likely to be an all round record breaker for Apple. In that post I focused on Apple’s quarterly revenue…
Apple's Education Event: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?
Apple's education-focused event held today in the Guggenheim Museum in New York City is over and it's now time to take stock of what the company announced. What we saw today was almost exactly as we expected, some of the more nuanced details such as…
Apple's Latest iPad Sales Tactic
On Thursday Apple will hold its first event of 2012. The event which will be held in New York City early on Thursday morning is guaranteed to be focused solely on the education market. Thankfully Apple clarified this intention with the actual event invite itself…
Reflecting on Change
There's no easy way to say it, 2011 was a bad year for this website. Such a statement isn't easy for me to write because it isn't easy for me to hear; in July World of Apple will be seven years old and anyone who…
Mac App Store at One
Today the Mac App Store celebrates its first year of existence and what a year it was. Despite being a fledging service trying to break the mould of a decades old model of distributing software the Mac App Store successfully made an impact and changed…
The Forty Billion Dollar Quarter
On the very last day of 2011 Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2012 ended and what happened during the preceding three months will drop jaws across Wall Street. Unlike previous years the quarter ran for 14 weeks rather than 13, this is something that happens…
Apple's 2011 in Pictures
2011 was a truly momentous year for Apple in many ways, during the year that has just passed the company released an unprecedented number of products in terms of both hardware and software cementing its place as the world's most popular consumer electronics company. Apple…
Ten Years of the iPod
Ten years ago today the late Steve Jobs took to the small stage in Apple’s auditorium. Dressed in his trademark black turtleneck and blue jeans and addressing a room of only 200 journalists and Apple staff he said, “We have something really stunning for you…
Apple's Fourth Quarter and an End to Fiscal Year 2011
On Tuesday Apple announced the results of its fourth fiscal quarter of 2011, the results of which came as a bit of a shock to many analysts who expected Apple to continue its strong streak but weakened iPhone sales dented the outcome of the quarter.
Apple Reports $28.3 Billion in Revenue During Q411
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter which ended in September 2011. The Company posted revenue of $28.3 billion and net quarterly profit of $6.62 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share.
Apple Looks Set to Report Another Record Breaking Quarter
Later today Apple will announces its fiscal results for the quarter ending in late September. The fourth quarter of Apple’s 2011 financial year are those to be watched carefully, most notable this year for the back to school Mac sales and how iPhone 4 sales…
Steve Jobs: February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011
Steve Jobs was one of the greatest inventors and visionaries to ever grace this planet. His work and his passion are in the hands of hundreds of millions of people and the effects of such innovation enter every corner of our lives.
Steve Jobs Passes Away at 56
Apple has today said that Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56 . In a statement Apple said that the company "has lost a visionary and creative genius" and that the world "has lost an amazing…