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Apple TV to Go Beyond Remote Control; Will it Arrive in 2012?

First it was Smart TV, then 3D TV and now it's time for Apple iTV to complement living rooms. There's already widespread speculation about the company planning a cloud-based TV service, and the rumor received new legs when Walter Isaacson's posthumous Steve Jobs autobiography was released. In the book, Jobs discussed that television was the next domain Apple would conquer.

Steve Jobs: Apple Founder Mocked in Taiwan Ad for Google Android Action Pad Tablet

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A TV advert that uses a Steve Jobs impersonator dressed in wings and a halo to sell an Android tablet computer has been criticized for its poor taste. In the ad, Taiwanese comedian and impersonator Ah-Ken, dressed in Jobs' trademark black turtle neck sweater and blue jeans, extols the virtues of Action Electronics Co.'s combined tablet PC and multi-language dictionary, which runs on Google's Android.
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JC Penney Revamped: Can Ron Johnson Save Department Stores?

JC Penney's new Chief Executive Ron Johnson thinks shoppers have dropped the coupon-hounding, sale-chasing era when department stores reigned. Retail territory has been ceded to bargain sellers such as Walmart and Target. The former Apple retail executive offered a much-hyped solution last week, mixing branding, a new pricing structure and a buoyant ethos.
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Neil Young to Apple: Give Us High-Def iTunes Music

Iconic rock musician Neil Young shared a passion for great sounding music with Apple founder Steve Jobs, but Young expressed his dismay at Apple's seemingly disinterested stance on high-definition music since Jobs died. Jobs had wanted to improve the quality of music available on iTunes, but Apple has not made any overtures to that affect since Jobs' death, Young said during an interview at News Corp.'s D: Dive into Media conference Jan. 31.
Apple is Top PC Maker

Apple is Top PC Maker: Can John Browett Sustain Market Share?

Apple Inc. just can't lose. After becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world (the market cap is currently at $425.61 billion), Apple followed up by becoming the top PC maker in the world. The achievement is a testament to the company's ability to sell innovative products and to its rabid fan base. Whether Apple is able to remain the top PC maker remains largely dependent on new senior vice president of retail operations John Browett's ability to keep sales strong.
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Apple Assigns Dummy Projects to Engineers it Doesn't Trust, Book Says

Wondering how Apple has always managed to keep details about yet-to-be-released products a top secret? Here's how - according to Adam Lashinsky's new book Inside Apple, Apple makes its new hires work on fake projects for several months until the company is certain the new engineer won't leak out its product information.
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Build Your Own Apple: How to Run A Company Like Steve Jobs

Apple co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs inspired his company to create some of the world's greatest inventions, from computers to smartphones to tablets. But you don't need to work in the tech industry, or wear a black turtleneck and jeans, to run your company like Apple.
Steve Jobs, Apple's Chief Executive Officer, speaks at the company's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco

Steve Jobs Warned Google on Poaching Workers

Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
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Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers

Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
Apple employees look over the new iPhone 4S at Apple's flagship retail store in San Francisco

Tim Cook Rewards Apple Employees - $250 discount on iPads, $500 on Macs

Apple leadership has unveiled the tech-forward reward for Apple all employees, which number well over 60,000. Soon after announcing that in the holiday quarter, Apple has sold a record 37.04 million iPhones with a 128% growth compared to same period last year and 15.43 million iPad with a 11% increase, Apple CEO Tim Cook followed up by announcing in a town hall meeting that Apple will offer a total $750 discount on its products, which can be used once every three years.

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