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Full Steve Ballmer Memo About Microsoft Laying Off Thousands

In some rather dismal news, Microsoft will be laying off thousands of employees based on horribly missed expectations for Q2. The cuts will be centered around Redmond, and the full memo from CEO Steve Ballmer to Microsoft employees can be found below.
As SiliconAlley notes, the layoffs will be happening in all of Microsoft’s divisions, such [...]

Tim Cook’s Aggressive Stance Towards Suing Patent Violaters (Palm?)

In Apple’s Q1 financial results earnings call, COO Tim Cook made some particularly aggressive statements pertaining to competitors violating patents Apple holds. When looking at the marketplace, Palm should most likely be prepared to defend the newly announced Palm Pre.
After reiterating Apple’s stance on the netbook category, COO Tim Cook shifted positions to talk about [...]

Apple Shares Bounce Back on Record Breaking Quarter

Apple shares are bouncing back in after hours trading today, after taking a hefty beating on shaky news related to CEO Steve Jobs’ health. News delivered from Apple in the Q1 2009 Financial Earnings Call has revealed another record breaking quarter for the company.
As the specific numbers state, Apple’s iPod has become an incredibly well [...]

Apple Posts Record Quarter, $1.6 Billion Profit for Q1 2009

Apple has posted some record numbers pertaining to first quarter revenue in 2009. Most notably, 22,727,000 iPods were shipped making this is the company’s most successful quarter ever recorded.
For the fiscal quarter, which ended December 27, 2008, Apple specifically posted record breaking numbers making it the most successful quarter in the company’s history, in terms [...]

iLounge Pavilion at CES 2010 to House iPod and iPhone Product Vendors

For the first time at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the dedicated iLounge Pavilion will give iPod and iPhone third-part manufacturers a chance to showcase their products within the exhibit.
“Debuting at the 2010 CES, this pavilion will for the first time give iPod and iPhone vendors their own dedicated, prominent stage at the world’s [...]

Apple Quietly Updates White, Entry-Level Macbook Specs

Apple has quietly updated its entry-level white macbook bringing it closer in specs to its unibody cousins. The update may be on behalf of Apple trying to upgrade all of its notebooks before Snow Leopard is unveiled.

Core upgrades (via MacRumors):
• Processor moved to 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo with 1066 MHz frontside bus from [...]

Apple’s Health Disclosures About Steve Jobs Lead to SEC Review

Bloomberg is reporting that “a person familiar with the matter” says the SEC is reviewing the way Apple handled and released information about CEO Steve Jobs’ health.
Bloomberg was the site that accidentally published Steve Jobs’ obituary back in late August. In addition to that mishap, some of Bloomberg’s coverage regarding Steve Jobs’ health has been [...]

Reminder: Apple Announcing Q1-2009 Financial Results

Apple’s 1st quarter-2009 Financial Results Conference Call will begin Wednesday, January 21, at 2:00pm PT/5:00pm ET. If you are planning on listening to the webcast, please make sure you have QuickTime installed before the event begins.

Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and [...]

Apple Market Data: Mac and iPod On the Rise, iPhone Sales Slow

Reports regarding Apple’s overall sales have been making the rounds today. Morgan Stanley is issuing reports that iPhone sales have dropped significantly in the 4th quarter, while Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reports healthy rises in nearly everything but the iPhone.
According to a new survey published by Morgan Stanley, Apple sold 1.75 million iPhone in [...]

Steve Wozniak Sheds Some Light On Steve Jobs’ Health Issues (Video)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been making rounds in the media weighing in on Steve Jobs’ medical leave of absence with his own analysis. The latest is a video interview on NBC where he mentions a few crucial elements regarding Apple’s future endeavors, and business model as a whole.
Last week Wozniak explicitly stated how he [...]

Apple’s App Store Hits Half a Billion Downloaded Apps

Apple today has changed the homepage of their website (apple.com) to reveal that users have downloaded nearly half a billion apps. This shows a semi-strong acceleration in the app store’s download rate since previous numbers were reported.

Back in December, Apple reported that they had passed the 10,000 application mark, and 300 million downloads. As you [...]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Takes Leave of Absence Until June (Full Email)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and Apple’s board have made clear that Jobs will be taking a medical leave of absence until June due to declining health reasons.
After initially releasing a report from both Apple’s board and Steve Jobs himself claiming he was healthy and would remain CEO until June, this about-face comes as a striking [...]

Apple to Pay $500 Million Advancement to LG for Flat Panel Displays

In tough economic times, LG has managed to secure a high profile deal with Apple Inc, to supply the tech giant a “massive amount” of flat panel displays.
In a statement by the Korean based company, they explained, “LG Display has made a long-term agreement to supply a massive amount of LCD to Apple in the [...]

iPhone Tethering: AT&T May Shock Us All and Charge $10

AT&T may shock and surprise most of us as well as their competitors and charge much less than initially expected for an iPhone tethering plan. Additionally, sources report that there is much buzz surrounding iPhone tethering internally at AT&T.
An iPhone tethering plan has been in the works for some time now. We know for a [...]

Apple Should Take Notice of the Palm Pre

In what was believed to be Palm’s last chance to compete in the mobile industry, Palm unveiled a brand new device called the Palm Pre alongside a new operating system which they call Palm web OS. The device was announced and shown off during Palm’s press gathering at CES and initial reactions are very positive.
Back [...]

Boxee Officially Goes Public, Adds BBC iPlayer and Joost Content

Boxee, a service which lets users play and view their music, videos and photos on a connected laptop, HDTV or Apple TV, has officially stepped out of private alpha and into the public eye. Users can now sign up for Boxee on the company’s website, as they claim “you are now free to be entertained.”
Boxee [...]

Apple Unveils 17″ Unibody Macbook Pro

After some initial delays, Apple has finally unveiled the unibody 17″ Macbook Pro. The new notebook comes with some major internal changes, such as a non-user replaceable battery.
In keeping with their solid track record, 9to5mac accurately predicted a few changes that the new notebook would see. For one, a non-user replaceable battery has been developed [...]

Apple Unveils iWork ‘09, Cloud Computing Push Was True

Apple has released a new version of its work suit, iWork ‘09. As well as major features being added, a big cloud computing push is being made by Apple to bring collaboration and working online to the forefront.

Following up Seth Weintraub’s reports, our sources had explained that Apple was going to be making a big [...]

Steve Jobs is Healthy, Will Remain Apple’s CEO

Addressing CEO Steve Jobs’ absence from this year’s Macworld Conference and Expo, Apple and the company’s board of directors have issued a pair of statements.

Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs:
Dear Apple Community,
For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld [...]

Garmin Nuvifone UI: Looks Like iPhone/Android Spawn

Garmin has released some official screenshots from their upcoming Nuvifone. The interface (not surprisingly) closely resembles that of Apple’s iPhone mashed up with Google’s Android, only this device will have real GPS.
Garmin is expected to give an official first look at the Nuvifone during CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in early January in Las Vegas. [...]