TIM COOK

The newest gadget hits stores on Friday.

Apple shares hit an all-time high of $600 on the Nasdaq on Thursday, after the new iPad went on sale in Australia Friday morning.

Apple Inc's new iPad went on sale in Australia early on Friday, greeted by throngs of fans hungry to get hold of the U.S. consumer giant's latest, 4G-ready tablet computer.

Shares of Apple hit $600 for the first time, boosting the computer and electronics developer’s market capitalization above $560 billion.

Apple Inc's new iPad went on sale in Australia early on Friday, greeted by throngs of fans hungry to get hold of the U.S. consumer giant's latest, 4G-ready tablet computer.

Apple might have more cash than the U.S. government, but a wave of disillusionment with the seemingly magical tech giant may be underway. The latest example includes a class-action lawsuit over its false and misleading Siri advertisements.

Although fans are anticipating the new Apple iPad that hits stores tomorrow, the electronics company may have another surprise to unveil in the near future. An unnamed Samsung official said that Apple will be obtaining parts from the Korean company for various devices in 2012, according to The Korea Times.

Apple Inc is seeing record pre-orders for its latest iPad with wait times for shipping the tablet now reaching two to three weeks, said Canaccord Genuity analysts, who now expect the company to sell 65.6 million iPads this year.

Apple Inc is seeing record pre-orders for its latest iPad with wait times for shipping the tablet now reaching two to three weeks, said Canaccord Genuity analysts, who now expect the company to sell 65.6 million iPads this year.

Apple (AAPL) stock continues to pound the competition, closing at $552.00 on Monday, an all-time record for the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company. Monday's high now puts Apple's market cap over $514 billion, which now exceeds Exxon's market cap -- currently standing at $403 billion -- by more than $100 billion.

Top-tier technology companies including Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), among others, all buy back shares. Qualcomm and Applied Materials have just refreshed their buyback programs and hiked their dividends, too.

Apple doesn't openly tell the media what the company is building, but in an e-mail exchange with a fan, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple will soon offer Italian language support for Siri, the company's AI personal assistant exclusive to the iPhone 4S.

Apple has finally introduced the “new iPad,” which will begin shipping from March 19. Apple’s rival – Samsung, on the other hand, has also stretched its Galaxy lineup with two more tablets – Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1. Will the new iPad pose a threat to Samsung tablets or will it be the other way round?

Mark Twain would have been amused by the remarks of new Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook last week when he announced the post-PC era. As Twain observed after reading his obituary, The report of my death was an exaggeration.

Apple announced Wednesday that customers will now be able to store some movies purchased through iTunes on its iCloud online data storage service, which comes before the release of an upgraded Apple TV device.

On Wednesday, Apple finally unveiled its third-generation iPad, known simply as the new iPad to tech aficionados and customers around the world. The new iPad will officially be released and available to customers on March 16, 2012, globally. But is it worth an upgrade from the iPad 2? Here, we review the two tablets and give a final verdict on whether the new iPad is worth it.

Apple has finally launched its much-awaited iPad - the New iPad. Stunning features, zippy processor and an amazing HD display, all that you wanted to see in your tablet, are now packed in Apple's latest iPad. But are they enough to compete with its Android rival Samsung?

Just hours after Apple unveiled the new iPad on Wednesday, Samsung wasted no time in badmouthing the device with a comparison chart of its own Galaxy Note 10.1 and the new iPad. Onstage during the Apple event, CEO Tim Cook tool shots at Android, Android based tablets and their lack of meaningful user experience, so this move by Samsung could be in retaliation.

Apple unveiled the new iPad yesterday and decided to keep selling the iPad 2, albeit after dropping the $499 price by $100, making it competitive with the $199 Kindle Fire from Amazon.

Apple’s new iPad has been the talk of the tech community this week, but media gurus shouldn’t ignore the company’s other release: an upgraded Apple TV. Especially since a new software system allows an Apple TV to function almost entirely like an iPad, reported Australian news source News.com.au.

The folks over at cultofmac.com edited Cook's keynote down to 90 seconds so you can listen to all the new features of the new iPad and Apple TV in an efficient way.