WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. (more)
Like clockwork, Apple is preparing to launch a successor to its popular iPad 2. The unveiling is expected in San Francisco in March, only a year after the iPad 2’s debut. (more)
Apple’s iPhone is the most profitable product offered by the most valuable company in the world. (more)
As Google is set to acquire Motorola and the company’s 17,000 patents, it’s planning on asking for the same 2.25% maximum royalty per unit that Motorola is already demanding for every iPhone sold, reports Philip Elmer-DeWitt of CNN. (more)
Few milestones are as memorable as a child’s sixteenth birthday. With the celebration of newfound independence comes a parent’s realization that in what seems like a very short time, so much has changed. (more)
Apple has hired former Xbox LIVE marketing chief Robin Burrowes as the head of App Store Marketing for iTunes Europe, reports The Next Web. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon as the most valuable U.S. company after an excellent quarter, though the oil company has regained the lead at the market’s close. (more)
Moments ago at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple’s VP of marketing Phil Schiller announced what has been rumored for weeks — Apple is setting its sights on the textbook industry. (more)
A conservative think tank that holds shares in Apple is asking the company to investigate whether board member Al Gore violated the company’s business policies by advocating for actions that would be benefit him personally, but not necessarily benefit the company. (more)
Target confirmed on Thursday that it planned to test Apple mini-stores at 25 of its retail locations this year. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is scheduling a media event in New York next week, but the company isn’t saying much about the topic it plans to discuss. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple confirmed Wednesday that it has bought Anobit Technologies, an Israeli maker of flash memory technology already used in many of Apple’s gadgets. (more)
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will receive compensation for 2011 worth $378 million, boosted by restricted stock awards that are payable over the coming decade. (more)
Apple is coming to the Big Apple at the end of January to make a media-related announcement which may not be related to the iPad 3 or the Apple TV, tech writers say. (more)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II. (more)
SEATTLE (AP) — Online retailer Amazon says 2011 was the best holiday ever for its Kindle-brand e-readers and tablet computers. (more)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts. (more)
Sharing apps such as Foursquare already let us share where we eat, drink and shop. (more)
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In the Hungarian capital, Steve Jobs has been cast in bronze. (more)

























