News on Apple Inc.

Apple Executive Bonus

2010-03-12T14:32:48Z

FILE - In this June 8, 2009 file photo, Apple interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook smiles before the start of the the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the ...

Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus

2010-03-12T16:30:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Apple gives COO Cook $5 million bonus, stock for performance during Steve Jobs' medical leave</div><div><p>Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave.</p><p>Timothy Cook, 49, will also receive 75,000 restricted stock units s...

Apple takes pre-orders for April 3 iPad launch

2010-03-12T16:30:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Don't want to wait in the iLine? Apple is taking pre-orders for April 3 release of Wi-Fi iPad</div><div><p>Apple is accepting pre-orders for the iPad, its new touch-screen gadget for reading books, watching video and surfing the Web.</p><p>IPads with Wi-Fi wireless connections will go on sale on April 3 for $499 and up. Apple Inc. says peo...

Apple COO gets $22 million reward as Jobs stand-in

2010-03-12T15:33:37Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has awarded its chief operating officer a bonus valued at $22 million for leading the company while Chief Executive Steve Jobs was on 6-months' medical leave last year.</p><p>The cash-and-stock award came...

Summary Box: Apple doles out $5M bonus to COO

2010-03-12T15:30:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Apple gives COO Cook $5 million bonus, stock for running Apple during Jobs' leave</div><div><p>THE PRIZE: Apple is giving Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook a $5 million bonus, plus 75,000 shares of restricted stock.</p><p>THE WHY: The bonus is for a job well done. Cook, 49, ran Apple for the first half of 2009, while HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the specter of a prolonged legal strug...

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market

2010-03-11T00:30:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm, struggling in turnaround, may find innovative smart phones and software are not enough</div><div><p>Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.</p><p>Instead, the company is in danger of going the way of it...

Summary Box: Palm struggles in its phone comeback

2010-03-10T13:15:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Struggling Palm may find strong technology, accomplished leader not enough</div><div><p>PALM'S PROBLEM: As smart phones have gotten more popular, Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.'s SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon.</p><p>Analysts and vent...

iPad to hit stores April 3

2010-03-08T21:45:09Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.</...

kelly bensimon

2010-03-08T18:16:17Z

Kelly Bensimon, star of 'The Real Housewives of New York City', seen shopping in Soho having bought a new laptop form the Apple Store. New York City, USA - 08.03.10

Apple hits record high after iPad announcement

2010-03-06T00:32:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Apple shares hit record high following announcement iPad will be available April 3 in US</div><div><p>Shares of Apple Inc. jumped to a record high Friday amid a broader market rally after the technology company said its highly anticipated iPad tablets will go on sale April 3.</p><p>Investors shrugged off a slight delay — and instead seemed...

US Apple iPad launch slightly delayed to April 3

2010-03-05T15:15:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Apple says first iPad tablet to go on sale April 3 in the US, a slight delay</div><div><p>The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.</p><p>When Apple unveiled the touch-screen de...

Apple iPad launch slightly delayed, on US sale on April 3

2010-03-05T13:17:09Z

<div><p>Apple said Friday its eagerly awaited iPad tablet computer will go on sale in US stores on April 3 and in other countries in late April, slightly later than originally announced.</p><p>Unveiling the touchscreen multi-media device on January 27, the California company behind the iPod,

Summary Box: Apple iPad launch slightly delayed

2010-03-05T13:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Apple says first iPad tablet to go on sale April 3 in the US, a slight delay</div><div><p>DELAYED GRATIFICATION: Apple's iPad tablet computer is due to hit U.S. stores April 3 and international markets later in April. Originally Apple had said the launch would begin in late March.&...

IPad to hit stores April 3

2010-03-05T11:45:28Z

Apple iPad to go on sale in US on April 3

2010-03-05T08:17:57Z

<div><p>Apple said Friday that its hotly awaited iPad tablet computer will go on sale in US stores on April 3 and in other countries in late April, slightly later than originally announced.</p><p>Unveiling the touchscreen multi-media device on January 27, the California company behind the iPod,

Apple iPad launch slightly delayed, on sale in US on April 3

2010-03-05T08:17:16Z

Sony developing handheld devices to counter Apple: WSJ

2010-03-04T22:17:02Z

<div><p>Japanese electronics giant Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products to counter Apple's stable of portable devices, according to The Wall Street Journal.</p><p>The newspaper, citing "people familiar with the matter," said the products under development include a ...