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Steve Jobs defended Apple Inc's decision to maintain a $40 billion cash pile and said it was better to save the money for bold risks, like acquisitions, than to spend it on stock buybacks or cash dividends.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs said his company has to think big and its $40 billion cash hoard offers flexibility, suggesting that he had no immediate plans to spend the money on a share buyback or dividend.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs holds his annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders on Thursday, and there will be no shortage of questions for a company famously stingy with information.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.4 to 0.6 percent, pointing to a weaker start for equities on Wall Street on Thursday.

Apple is overdue for a refresh of its popular MacBook Pro product line, and recent checks indicate that a new model may come as soon as this summer.

The massive manufacturing complex in the South China city of Longhua resembles an industrial fortress. To enter the facility, workers swipe security cards at the gate. Guards check the occupants of each vehicle with fingerprint recognition scanners.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is reported to be sealing a deal to launch the first authorized biography of his life.

The iPad may still be weeks away from launch, but the companies that feed off the popularity of Apple Inc's products are already hard at work prepping for the new tablet.

Browser firm Opera Software will introduce next week a version of its Mini browser for Apple's iPhone, the Norwegian firm said on Wednesday.

Apple released on Tuesday the next generation of its professional photography workflow software, Aperture 3, along with a series of tutorial videos.

Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook from his Harvard dormitory, but after the social networking website exploded in popularity, he promptly quit school and became a full-time entrepreneur.

The newly released Apple iPad tablet retails at $499, but according to an analyst, the tablet device costs Apple about $270 to make.

Apple unveiled its iPad tablet computer on Jan 27 amid much fanfare and anticipation.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Verizon was dealt a blow yesterday after Apple unveiled that its latest creation will use AT&T services rather than Verizon's.

If consumers love Apple's new iPad as much as Wall Street does, it is destined to be a hit.

AT&T Inc appears to have fended off Verizon Wireless for now and retained its status as the preferred U.S. carrier for Apple Inc with a deal to support the new iPad tablet computer.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated iPad tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated iPad tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled a $499 iPad tablet computer on Wednesday.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated iPad tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.