Tag archive: Tim Cook

Since Tim Cook took over at Apple last year shortly before the death of Steve Jobs, not a great deal has been heard from the man at the top. But on Tuesday the new CEO appeared on stage at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco to take part in a wide-ranging discussion about the company, its current situation and where it’s heading. The event gave observers an opportunity to get to know the new CEO a little better… Read More

Amidst celebration of a record quarter, during which Apple brought in more than $46 billion in revenue, a stench of worker mistreatment at Foxconn factories in China, where Apple's popular iPhone and iPad devices are assembled, arose out of the media ether. “In the last decade, Apple has become one of the mightiest, richest and most successful companies in the world, in part by mastering global manufacturing. Apple and its… Read More

According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was… Read More

Apple's stock price hit an all-time hight of $431.37 a share in early trading today, pushing its market capitalization above $400 billion. At that price, Apple's value was higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Greece, Austria, Argentina or South Africa, reports CNN. Apple stock has since fallen below its record price, to a little over $429.60, at the time of this writing. Apple remains the most-valuable technology company… Read More

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple disclosed that it has awarded new CEO Tim Cook an award of restricted stock units (RSUs) valued at some $376 million, designed to serve as a “promotion and retention award.” Under the deal, Cook would receive one million RSUs: half the stock options would vest on the fifth anniversary of Cook's assumption of the CEO role; the other half would vest on the… Read More

Apple is beginning the process of re-arranging its corporate governance in the wake of Steve Jobs' death in October. The company has named Arthur Levinson as the company's new non-executive Chairman of the Board, nominally filling the last seat occupied by Steve Jobs before his death. Apple has also named Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger as a new member of Apple's board of directors. “[Levinson] has been our longest… Read More

Some years back, tech pundits used to throw out the words “Apple tax” when describing Apple's products. Macs were often much more expensive than Windows-based machines, but people would pay more for what they considered an exemplary product. In the last decade, things have changed. Now, Apple's MacBook Air, iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone are all leading devices in terms of price. They aren't the least expensive, but… Read More

Apple is one of the most-watched — and most admired — technology firms in the world. After all, the company essentially launched the personal computer business way back in the 1970s, re-invented it with a graphical interface in the 1980s, mainstreamed the portable media player business in the 1990s, kick-started the smartphone business, and most recently jolted the tablet market into existence. The company is a world-recognized brand leader,… Read More

Update: Check out our ongoing iPhone 4S coverage below for a full run-down on the latest iPhone, or read on for a blow-by-blow with all the nitty-gritty details, as penned lived during the October 4 announcement. Ongoing iPhone 4S Coverage Apple iPhone 4S: Everything you need to know What’s missing from the iPhone 4S? Turns out plenty Siri voice control for iPhone: Everything you need to know How to get your hands on a new iPhone 4S   The… Read More

The recently installed Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out an email to employees on Thursday announcing a matching gift program for charitable donations. According to the email, obtained by MacRumors, when an Apple employee gives money to a non-profit organization, the Cupertino company will equal the donation up to $10,000 annually. The scheme kicks off on September 15. The new program currently applies only to US employees of the computer giant,… Read More

There's been no shortage of speculation regarding Apple's future now that Tim Cook has replaced Steve Jobs as CEO, and now it looks like we'll have plenty of time to see the company evolve under its new chief's leadership. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple reported that Cook will be offered 1 million shares of the company's stock, to be dispersed in two installments between now and… Read More

Steve Jobs’ resignation has captivated not only fanboys but the entire world. And while we contemplate the future of Apple, we’re also looking back on the man that shaped and molded what has become one of the most powerful companies in existance. We also want to know more about who’s going to be running that company in lieu of Jobs’ resignation. Tim Cook first stepped up to the plate this past January when the now-former CEO took a medical… Read More

Steve Jobs changed the world once again this week, by stepping down as CEO of Apple Inc. His resignation brings the end of a profound era of consumer technology innovation, one that brought us the personal computer, iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad — gadgets that have transformed culture around the globe, how we consume information and the ways in which we interact with one another. Apple will, of course, go on without Jobs holding the reigns.… Read More

The day all Apple fans have been dreading has finally arrived: Steve Jobs has announced his resignation. He will no longer run Apple's day-to-day operations. And upon Jobs' recommendation, Tim Cook has been officially voted in as Apple's new CEO, a role he has held since January, filling in for Jobs as he's dealt with a mysterious health issue, possibly related to his ongoing struggles with pancreatic cancer. It was the… Read More

Startling news rocked Apple's Cupertino empire today as Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple. Jobs will become the Chairman of the Board, while Tim Cook will take over as Jobs’ successor, and will also be joining Apple’s board of directors. All of these changes are to take effect immediately. Jobs is credited with making Apple the most valuable tech company in the world, and for a short time, the most valuable company overall in the world.… Read More