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Apple Archive

Archives for August 2016

After Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO, he was still working on an Apple TV set
Technology

A new story about a five-year-old conversation, via Walt Mossberg.

By Peter Kafka
Samsung announced its new smartwatch just in time to scoop Apple
Technology

The Gear S3 packs fast cellular abilities and GPS, among other features.

By Ina Fried
Mossberg: The post-Jobs Apple has soared financially, but lacks a breakthrough product
Technology

It’s still too soon to judge the Tim Cook era.

By Walt Mossberg
Apple’s little-known (and somewhat unsexy) secret to success
Technology

Very few companies go to Apple’s level of detail when it comes to their supply chain.

By Tim Bajarin
Two-lens phone cameras are nothing new. Could Apple make them click?
Technology

HTC, LG and Huawei have all tried the idea before.

By Ina Fried
Apple’s iPhone event will be on September 7 in San Francisco
Technology

It’s at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

By Ina Fried
Spotify says it isn’t punishing artists who cut exclusive deals with Apple and Tidal
Technology

Spotify doesn’t like exclusives. But it says it won’t bury Frank Ocean and other acts in its search results.

By Peter Kafka
This rare Apple 1 prototype, possibly assembled by Steve Jobs, sold to cosmetics executives for $815,000
Technology

The winning couple already own one of six working Apple 1 computers.

By Ina Fried
Apple’s Tim Cook era in five charts
Technology

It’s been five years since Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO.

By Dan Frommer
A rare Apple 1 is up for auction. Bids are already over $270,000 with nearly a week to go.
Technology

The unit, for sale on Charitybuzz, could be an early prototype.

By Ina Fried
Technology
When will we see a touch-enabled Mac?When will we see a touch-enabled Mac?
Technology

It’s simply no longer amusing when I absent-mindedly tap on my Macbook Air’s screen.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
We read that 10,000-word interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook so you don’t have toWe read that 10,000-word interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook so you don’t have to
Technology

Sometimes you gotta say “tl;dr” — even to Tim Cook.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
A different kind of Apple at the coreA different kind of Apple at the core
Technology

We actually don’t know what Steve Jobs would have done. And today’s market is very different than it was when Jobs was CEO.

By Carolina Milanesi
Technology
Apple is buying a Seattle-area startup to get smarter about artificial intelligenceApple is buying a Seattle-area startup to get smarter about artificial intelligence
Technology

The company is reportedly paying $200 million for Turi, run by a University of Washington professor.

By Ina Fried
Apple’s new TV plan is a TV guide
Technology

Tim Cook doesn’t want to sell you TV anymore. He wants to tell you what’s on TV.

By Peter Kafka