TIM COOK

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, made available the latest version of its OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, for developers Thursday so that it will be able to ship new products by the third quarter.

Apple announced its upcoming operating system for Mac computers on Thursday, dubbed Mountain Lion. Here's a breakdown of all of the newest features:

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's new Macintosh operating system, dubbed the Mountain Lion, will use several different features from the iPhone.

Apple has tweaked its apps privacy policies in the wake of recent instructions from U.S House Energy and Commerce Committee requesting the Cupertino company to provide sufficient information about its privacy policies to the user before taking their personal contact names and data

Apple is gearing up to release the iPad 3 for an early March release, but reports are now surfacing that the next-generation tablet will also feature Siri, the AI virtual assistant currently exclusive to the iPhone 4S. Siri may have debuted on an iPhone, but it can make a name for itself on the iPad.

Under pressure from U.S. legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone and iPad apps to seek explicit approval in separate user prompts before accessing users' address book data.

U.S. legislators on Wednesday sought more information from Apple Inc regarding its privacy policies, pulling the iPhone manufacturer into a swelling controversy over how developers on its popular iOS mobile platform have been able to access users' private address book data.

Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called iPad 3 -- on March 7. But while most reports say Apple's third iPad will mirror the form factor of the iPad 2, is there a chance that Apple will release an 8-inch iPad instead?

Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a tantalizing sneak peek of Apple's future strategy to investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke briefly about Apple TV--the set-top box Apple product--at the Goldman Sachs Technology Conference on Tuesday. Cook alluded to the fact that Apple may be exploring other ways to market a TV product.

The rumors about Apple's next generation iPad - dubbed iPad 3 - are always buzzing around the Internet, but it won't keep for long, if the latest report of iMore that the new tablet will be unveiled on March 7, is true.

Apple Inc is in very active discussions at the board level about what to do with its steadily growing hoard of cash and securities, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday, responding to calls for the world's most valuable electronics company to put its massive cash reserves to work.

The iPad 3 will be the first Apple device to accommodate the high-speed Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, according to the Wall Street Journal. But if Apple releases its next iPad with LTE, it's a near-certainty that LTE will also come to the iPhone 5, which is set to release in June or July 2012.

Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called iPad 3 -- on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The report comes from iMore's Rene Ritchie, who also correctly predicted the name and release date of the iPhone 4S.

Apple has said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections of the Chinese factories, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, which manufacture its iPad and iPhone.

Apple made history Monday as shares of the world’s most valuable company exceeded $500 for the first time. They closed at a record $502.60.

Apple Inc said on Monday that a U.S. non-profit labor group has begun an unprecedented inspection of working conditions at its main contract manufacturers, including Foxconn's plants in southern China, as the maker of the IPhone continues to grapple with persistent image problems there.

Apple issued a press release on Monday announcing that the Fair Labor Association has begun investigating Foxconn's upon Apple's request. It was a necessary move, but it would never have happened without CEO Tim Cook at the helm.

As Apple readies its next-generation tablet -- the iPad 3 -- for a March release date, countless questions about the device still remain. Who made the display? Is it thinner or thicker than the iPad 2? What does it look like?

Apple, under attack for poor labor practices at its Asian contract manufacturers, said it had asked the Fair Labor Association to inspect them.

Shares of Apple, the world’s most valuable technology company, hit the $500 mark Monday valuing the company at $462 billion. It remains the world's most valuable company.