Apple Inc surprised no one with yet another quarter packed with spectacular numbers. But a miss in sales targets on the iPad may prompt some to temper their lofty views.
During Apple's first quarter 2011 earnings Wednesday, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook updated stockholders and analysts on the status of CEO Steve Jobs, who has been on a medical leave of absence since January.
Apple Inc is expected to report another spectacular quarter on Wednesday, tempered by growing caution over how supply constraints will squeeze margins and restrain iPhone and iPad sales.
The global tablet computer market, born last year with Apple's iPad, will grow to a $49-billion business by 2015, research firm Strategy Analytics said.
Apple Inc may provide the first signs this week that the Japanese crisis is pressuring margins, clouding what should otherwise be another dazzling second quarter for the makers of the iPad and iPhone.
Apple is due to delay the launch of its much awaited cloud-integrated iteration of iOS 5 which, if Apple followed its tradition, would have been launched this spring.
Apple Inc will stick to plans to roll out its newest iPad on Friday to 25 more markets, including France and the United Kingdom, even as it fails to meet the high demand for the gadget in the United States.
Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs surprised investors by presenting the company's new iPad personally at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, calming some fears about his health and helping the company's stock higher.
Apple Inc's maestro Steve Jobs took the stage to unveil the iPad 2 on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation with his surprise return to the spotlight after a brief medical absence.
Steve Jobs made it to the iPad 2 launch at Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters.
Speculation is rife that Jobs will attend the event, despite skipping many Apple events, including the company's annual shareholders meeting, since he went on medical leave in January.
Apple could be a victim of its own hype, created by its muted response to media prodding for details about the upcoming iPad 2.
Roughly 30 percent of Apple shareholder votes cast were in favor of a proposal to disclose a succession planning policy for Chief Executive Steve Jobs, according to a tally released by the company.
Apple's ambitions to boost its cloud-computing prowess got a significant push as its $1-billion data center in North Carolina approaches its opening this spring.
Shortly after being photographed exiting the Stanford Cancer Clinic last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been recorded leaving a California cafe.
Apple is ready to plug any loopholes in its supply chain to avert shortages, as it has placed a $7.8 billion order for key components used in handheld devices from Samsung Electronics Co. for this year.
Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Inc, who is on medical leave since past three weeks, is still taking company’s strategic decisions and is closely involved in Apple’s day-to-day functioning
Recently a video of Steve Jobs circa 1978, preparing for an interview, was uncovered.
Influential investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has thrown its weight behind a shareholder proposal to require Apple Inc to disclose a succession plan for Chief Executive Steve Jobs.
The iPad is not good for business; at least according to Microsoft.
As the market will be concerned in the near-term with the management shuffle, an analyst at Jefferies hinted at a possibility that Eric Schmidt could become the Chief Executive of Apple.
Apple Inc landed blockbuster results and a strong outlook on dazzling sales of the iPhone and iPad, reassuring investors that visionary CEO Steve Jobs's medical leave will have no impact on growth.
