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In a bit of non-Earth-shattering news, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) this week was deemed the world's most valuable consumer brand.

And before founding NEA, chairman Dick Kramlich was one of the first to invest in a little startup called Apple (AAPL).

Every Apple (AAPL) product has obsolescence built in, and if I lose my laptop's power cord, they charge me $80 for a new one.

And, true to its maker's sharp-nosed retail roots, it undercuts its biggest competitor, the Apple (AAPL) iPad, by at least $300.

One of these is the dominance of smartphones like those running Android and Apple Inc. 's (AAPL) iPhone devices.

Apple Inc and Amazon. com were among the top traffic gainers in an overall bleak period, comScore said.

In 1997, Michael Dell famously declared that if he were CEO of Apple (AAPL), he would close shop and return the money to shareholders.

But it still looks to me that Apple (AAPL, news, msgs) has missed its chance.

Their complementary skills, helped Apple (AAPL) engineer one of the most remarkable turnarounds in American history.

As you may have heard, Apple's (AAPL) new and improved iPad 2 goes on sale in the U. S. Friday at 5 p. m. local time.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) won a U. S. trade ruling in a patent fight brought by Nokia Oyj (NOK) over technology used in mobile telephones.

That's quite a comedown since May, when one HP exec predicted that the TouchPad would eventually overtake Apple's iPad (AAPL).

Apple Computer (AAPL), now celebrating 30 years of innovation, has revolutionized the way we use computers and listen to music.

Apple (AAPL) has said time and time again that its CEO, Steve Jobs, will be back from his six-month medical leave at the end of June.

Smarter brands like Pepsi or Apple (AAPL) are taking advantage of the downturn to penetrate regions that MNCs often ignore.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - When 27-year-old Kas Tsai wanted to get a mobile Internet device, he picked an Apple iPhone over a low-cost netbook PC.

Salka points to the humiliation colleagues felt watching Apple (AAPL) mock them in its 'I'm a Mac, You're a PC' campaign.

Its new UP is a slick, water-resistant wristband with a built-in accelerometer, much like Apple's (AAPL) iPhone.

Apple's (AAPL) iPods in general have been slightly declining in sales overall due largely to the move to the iPhone for PMP services.

The question became even more important on Wednesday when Jobs resigned from Apple Inc and Cook took his place, with Jobs' recommendation.

No, but someone has started selling a $1, 000 crimekit that could produce a new wave of malware targeting Apple (AAPL) computers.

They find it difficult to understand when Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL) will approve their application.

Apple (AAPL) now has an almost 14 percent share of the smartphone market and an almost three percent share of the overall handset market.

So is it heretical to suggest that you ignore Apple (AAPL) for the moment and give HP (HPQ) shares another shot?

Four times as much money is held in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock alone as in the entire GLD.

The website, etnews. co. kr, says AAPL will hold a special event in June to unveil the device a few weeks before its release.

In the past couple of weeks, Microsoft and Apple (AAPL) have shown off revamped versions of their computing operating systems.

Most major magazine publishers, when shown this screen by Apple (AAPL) representatives, blanched.

Jobs resigned in August, and his recent death saddened Apple (AAPL) employees and tech appreciators everywhere.

Apple's (AAPL) devices have a combination of wide uses and low cost that make it attractive handheld device to the modern soldier.

Clearly, Nokia wants to remain in the same league as RIM (RIMM) and Apple (AAPL), which develop both hardware and software.

The topic was Ping, Apple's (AAPL) "music social networking" service and recommendation engine for iTunes.

Apple's (AAPL) App Store began accepting payments in Chinese Yuan on Nov. 19, less than five weeks ago.

Just ask Mark Hamblin, who helped design the original touchscreen for the Apple (AAPL) iPhone.

Before launching that business, McDowell interned at Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL).

The program left a lasting impression: He now sends Apple (AAPL) middle managers to similar courses.

Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) have both been summoned to appear before a Senate judiciary hearing in May.

Apple (AAPL) on Thursday offered the public a rare and surprisingly intimate look at some of the people who help make its products.

But many tech executives agree that an Apple (AAPL) TV set is likely to make use of humankind's most natural interface: the voice.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said last week he expects an industry shortage of disk drives.

When it comes to Apple (AAPL) iPhone sales, it seems South Korea has got China beat.

By several accounts he spent much of the past two days at Apple (AAPL) headquarters.

In the three months ended in June, Apple (AAPL) sold 10. 2 million iPods, versus 11 million a year earlier.

Companies from Apple ( AAPL - news - people ) to IBM ( IBM - news - people ) to Louis Vuitton make serious money in the country.

They waited until midnight to buy the Apple (AAPL) iPad, which finally went on sale in Brazil months after its international launch.

Apple, up 1. 1 percent at $298. 54, led the Nasdaq's advance after Barclays raised its price target on the company's stock.

Indeed, Americans lined up on Friday to buy Apple Inc's latest iPhone as it went on sale.

How about Apple Inc. (AAPL), which at $90 is trading at less than half its 52-week high?

After the bell on Monday, Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) reported its third-quarter profit jumped 31%, beating Wall Street's expectations.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) shareholders haven't had much to carp about, with the stock up 1, 474% since 2003.

Apple (AAPL) will report its earnings for the June quarter on July 19, two weeks from today.

It also sounds similar to MobileMe, the cloud-syncing service Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL) launched along side the iPhone 3G last summer.

What in the world was Walter Isaacson doing at an Apple (AAPL) event in San Francisco?

Apple (AAPL) bought Siri earlier this year.

But there's a lot more to Misek's full report that the suggestion that Apple (AAPL) could selling television sets by mid-2012.

Today Jobs owns 7. 4% of the entertainment giant, worth roughly $4. 5 billion, or more than twice his Apple (AAPL) stake.

A sampling of analysts' reactions to Apple's (AAPL) iPad 2 event. By midday Thursday we'd received 20 reports.

Since Apple (AAPL) introduced its iPhone in January 2007, Nokia shares have fallen 49 percent.

Apple (AAPL) is a leading example.

Apple (AAPL) announced Monday that it sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S units between 8 a. m. Friday and 12 midnight Sunday.

According to Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, 65% of Fortune 500 companies are either testing or deploying iPads.

Not only is Apple (AAPL) No. 1 on Fortune's list of the world's Most Admired Companies.

Since Apple's (AAPL) iPhone launched in July 2007, Palm has been in a downward sales spiral.

Apple's (AAPL, Fortune 500) stock price rose 5% after hours, at one point soaring above $400 for the first time.

AAPL this morning is down $1. 52, or 0. 6%, to $257.

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