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Fri, Mar 12, 2010 - 04:59 PM EST  —  AAPL: 226.60 (+1.10, +0.49%)  |  NASDAQ: 2367.66 (-0.80, -0.03%)

Apple.com adds iPad to menu; separates iPod and iTunes, buries Downloads
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 04:33 PM EST

Apple.com has reorganized a bit with the arrival of iPad... [Read More]

Apple reveals new IPad details: 3G use, iBooks, AVI support, and more
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 04:08 PM EST

iPad users who choose to sign up for the metered 250MB plan will be provided... [Read More]

Hearst jumps into the iPhone apps business
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 03:43 PM EST

Hearst, best known as a publisher of magazines and newspapers, is jumping into the business of developing... [Read More]

25,000 Apple iPad pre-orders per hour?
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 02:00 PM EST

Judging from the order numbers, pre-sales are coming in at the rate of 25,000 per hour... [Read More]

NBC’s The Marriage Ref uses Apple iPad for ‘fact checking’ (with image)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 01:39 PM EST

In the latest episode of NBC's new TV show "The Marriage Ref" hosted by... [Read More]

Apple surges past Wal-Mart to become 3rd most valuable U.S. company
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:28 PM EST

Wal-Mart has dropped to fourth most valuable U.S. company as they were passed by new #3 Apple Inc... [Read More]

Apple currently selling 20,000 iPads per hour?
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:15 PM EST

Based on order ID numbers, Andrew Erlichson, CEO of photo sharing website Phanfare... [Read More]

RUMOR: Apple hit with ‘overwhelming’ iPad orders; Apr. 3 in-store pickup in jeopardy for new orders
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:03 PM EST

Multiple sources are reporting to us about telephone conversations they've had with Apple reps... [Read More]

Apple waits in wings as cable’s ‘TV Everywhere’ stamps out free
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 11:51 AM EST

Once upon a time, not so long ago, a bunch of small companies in Silicon Valley thought... [Read More]

Apple’s future won’t be brought to you by the letter ‘i’
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 10:45 AM EST

A trademarks tribunal has knocked back Apple's bid to stop a small company from trademarking... [Read More]

Apple patent app reveals new high-end Multi-Touch technology
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 10:19 AM EST

Yesterday the USPTO published yet another round of new highly sophisticated multi-touch panel patents... [Read More]

Microsoft loses appeal in Word patent infringement case; ordered to pay $240 million in damages
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 10:07 AM EST

Microsoft has lost an appeal against a court judgement that told it to pay $240 milllion... [Read More]

Apple updates Safari ahead of CanSecWest browser hacking contest
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:29 AM EST

Two weeks before a browser hacking contest is to kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia, Apple yesterday... [Read More]

Apple begins taking iPad pre-orders
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:08 AM EST

As promised, Apple today began taking pre-orders for their revolutionary iPad... [Read More]

Apple releases Safari 4.0.5 for Mac and Windows
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 11:59 PM EST

Apple today released Safari 4.0.5 which is recommended for all Safari users... [Read More]

Apple: iPad pre-orders start Friday, March 12 at 8:30am EST
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 09:55 PM EST

Apple iPad will pre-orders begin in the U.S. on Friday, March 12 at 5:30am PST / 8:30am EST... [Read More]

Apple would gain competitive advantage over Amazon by sharing customer info with publishers
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 05:21 PM EST

Don't expect Apple to get between The New York Times and its customers when a digital version... [Read More]

The Motley Fool’s Beyers: Apple’s iPad might be a winner for digital newspapers
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 05:05 PM EST

Readers of online newspapers spent just 70 seconds per day doing so... [Read More]

Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 04:58 PM EST

Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $0.66, or 0.29%, on lighter than average volume of 14,433,361 shares to set a new all-time high... [Read More]

Richard Belzer claims he did not choke Apple Store employee; just a joke
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 04:14 PM EST

Richard Belzer from 'Law and Order' claims he never choked the Apple employee who called 911... [Read More]

The Motley Fool’s Bylund: ‘HP and friends will kill Apple’s iPad’
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 03:59 PM EST

I think I've mentioned this once or twice before, but it bears repeating until it sinks in: the Apple iPad is not unique... [Read More]

Barnes & Noble preps eReader app for Apple iPad
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 02:14 PM EST

Barnes & Noble has confirmed that they will soon be adding... [Read More]

RUMOR: Apple’s iPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support for third-party apps
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 12:12 PM EST

Apple has developed a 'full-on solution' to multitasking on the iPhone OS... [Read More]

Pink Floyd wins court battle to stop EMI from selling individual songs online
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 11:32 AM EST

Pink Floyd have won a High Court battle to stop their record label EMI selling individual songs online... [Read More]

Who fatally wounded Microsoft? Bill Gates
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:49 AM EST

Why has Microsoft found itself in third place, behind Apple and now Google... [Read More]

PC Magazine’ Segan: Apple’s iPad could kill the Mac
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:27 AM EST

The Mac's greatest enemy may not be Microsoft Windows... [Read More]

Carlos Slim displaces Bill Gates as world’s richest man
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 09:42 AM EST

Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth... [Read More]

Apple and traditional media: One hand will wash the other
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 09:09 AM EST

No less than 63% of mobile web consumption is performed on Apple’s iPhone... [Read More]

Behind the scenes of tomorrow’s Apple iPad launch
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 08:44 AM EST

In the run-up to the April 3 launch of Apple's iPad tablet computer, all appears calm, but... [Read More]

Apple’s Mac dominates Consumer Reports desktop and notebook support rankings
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:31 PM EST

Consumer Reports today gave Apple a major lead in its rankings for both desktop and notebook technical support... [Read More]

Palm Inc. circles the bowl (The Death of Hubris in Sunnyvale, CA)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 05:31 PM EST

Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market... [Read More]

Serious gaming returns to Apple’s Macintosh platform
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 04:51 PM EST

Some serious PC gaming is about to come to Macs, with Valve announcing that its Steam platform... [Read More]

Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 04:22 PM EST

Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $1.82, or 0.82%, on volume of 20,428,109 shares... [Read More]

RUMOR: Apple to release Mac Pro ‘hexacore’ Xeon Core i7-980x on Tuesday, March 16
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 03:48 PM EST

Apple is set to revamp its high-end Mac Pro line, adding a ‘hexacore’ Core i7-980x model... [Read More]

Autodesk Maya 2011 goes 64-bit on Apple’s Mac OS X
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 02:52 PM EST

Autodesk has announced Autodesk Maya 2011 software... [Read More]

AT&T: We’re working hard to make iPhone tethering available ASAP
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 02:32 PM EST

AT&T has failed to deliver the tethering to iPhone users as promised within a reasonable amount of time... [Read More]

Analyst: Apple iPhone could overtake RIM’s BlackBerry in market share by next year
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 02:05 PM EST

Apple and Research in Motion, with their well-known iPhone and BlackBerry mobile phones... [Read More]

ARM expects over 50 new iPad competitors to launch this year
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 01:53 PM EST

The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year... [Read More]

Game developers consider jump to Mac after Valve’s Steam comes to Mac OS X
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 01:47 PM EST

The announcement that the Steam gaming service and Valve's line of games... [Read More]

How Apple’s iPad changes everything
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 12:46 PM EST

Will Apple’s tablet usher in a new era of computing, or simply dominate it? [Read More]

How Epic fit the Unreal Engine into Apple’s iPhone
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 11:07 AM EST

Epic showed off a working version of UE3 running on an iPhone 3GS... [Read More]

Chinese tablet maker threatens, then rips off Apple with iPad knockoff
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 10:28 AM EST

The publicity whores at China's Shenzhen Great Loong Brother tablet-PC maker are at it again... [Read More]

Google working on Android-powered set-top box with Dish Network
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 10:00 AM EST

Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp... [Read More]

Xerox PARC pioneer turned Microsoft researcher Charles Thacker wins Turing Award
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 09:35 AM EST

Mr. Thacker, 67, was a member of the storied crew who shaped the future of computing... [Read More]

Apple’s iPad + Hollywood
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:55 AM EST

Yes, Steve-o really was at the Academy Awards ceremony, looking dapper in a classic black tux... [Read More]

Windows malware found on HTC Android phone; Macintosh and iPhone unaffected
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 09:09 PM EST

An employee at Spanish antivirus firm Panda Security received a new Android-based HTC Magic... [Read More]

TheStreet’s Moritz: Four dubious ‘reasons’ to sell your Apple stock and bank your gains
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 04:54 PM EST

Apple purveyor of hip, the gadget maker with the golden touch... [Read More]

Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 04:17 PM EST

Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $3.94, or 1.80%, on heavier than average volume of 32,647,77 shares to set a new all-time... [Read More]

German publisher tweaks Apple over ‘no nipple policy’
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 03:53 PM EST

The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) is considering making a complaint to Apple... [Read More]

Analyst: Apple on track to build 5 million iPads in first half of 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 03:20 PM EST

Apple is on track to build 5 million iPads in the first half of 2010... [Read More]

Enterprise Desktop Alliance: Apple Macs cost a lot less than Windows PCs to manage
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 01:32 PM EST

Macs in the enterprise aren't just cheaper to manage than Windows PCs, they're a lot cheaper to manage... [Read More]

U.S. Freedom of Information Act exposes iPhone dev agreement
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 01:07 PM EST

The Electonic Frontier Foundation recently used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy of Apple's iPhone OS developer agreement... [Read More]

HP and Microsoft offer vapor as Apple launches iPad
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 12:06 PM EST

HP said Tuesday it's readying a Windows 7-powered slate PC that it claims will offer a more complete... [Read More]

OWC debuts Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini; industry’s first 2.5” 1TB quad interface portable drive
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 11:39 AM EST

OWC announced today its Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini, the first 2.5" 1TB "Quad Interface" bus powered portable storage solution... [Read More]