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Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and computer software products. The company's best-known hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod and the iPhone. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system, the iTunes media browser, the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software, the iWork suite of productivity software, and Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio and film-industry software products. The company operates more than 250 retail stores in nine countries and an online store where hardware and software products are sold.

Established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977, the company was called Apple Computer Inc. for its first 30 years, but dropped the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007 to reflect the company's ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers. Apple has about 35,000 employees worldwide and had worldwide annual sales of US$32.48 billion in its fiscal year ending September 29, 2008. For reasons as various as its philosophy of comprehensive aesthetic design to its distinctive advertising campaigns, Apple has established a unique reputation in the consumer electronics industry. This includes a customer base that is devoted to the company and its brand, particularly in the United States. Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world in 2009.

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GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 05, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways.

Conserving historic apple trees

Biology / Ecology

Nov 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

The apple trees of yesteryear are slowly disappearing. Many apple varieties common in the United States a century ago can no longer be found in today's orchards and nurseries. But some historic apple trees ...

Reflective film can boost profits for apple growers

Biology / Ecology

Nov 03, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

In a research report published in a recent issue of HortTechnology, scientists Ignasi Iglesias and Simó Alegre examined the effects of covering orchard floors with reflective films on fruit color, fruit ...

China Unicom eyes one million China 3G subscribers per month

Technology / Telecom

Nov 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Mobile operator China Unicom said Tuesday it aimed to boost the number of its 3G mobile phone subscribers in China by one million per month, following its launch of Apple's iPhone there.

Spider mite predators serve as biological control

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in Pennsylvania apple ...

Little-known HTC ready to bring its brand into the limelight

Technology / Business

Oct 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

If you haven't yet heard of HTC, you will soon. The Taiwanese mobile-phone company with U.S. headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., is launching a huge campaign this week to raise the profile of the HTC brand.

Music service Lala heralds MP3-killing iPhone app

Technology / Internet

Oct 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- Online music retailer Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format.

The new iPhone 3Gs is displayed at an Apple store in June 2009 in San Francisco, California

New from NASA, an iPhone application

Technology / Software

Oct 23, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 3

NASA is coming to the iPhone. The US space agency announced on Friday that it has created a free NASA application for the popular Apple smartphone and the iPod Touch.

Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

Technology / Business

Oct 22, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 1

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.

Apple unveils new features for desktop, laptop models

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 21, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 0

Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer desktop and laptop lines, one day after announcing record quarterly computer sales.

Apple updates iMac line, adds `multitouch' mouse (AP)

Apple updates iMac line, adds 'multitouch' mouse (w/ Video)

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Oct 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels.

Investors lap up Apple's 47 percent profit jump

Technology / Business

Oct 19, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 3

(AP) -- Wall Street knew Apple Inc.'s results for the most recent quarter would blow past the company's guidance, but investors clearly weren't prepared for the 47 percent jump in profit that Apple delivered.

A man displays an iPhone along a street in Beijing in July 2009

Apple lets iPhone apps get down to business

Technology / Software

Oct 17, 2009 | 2.6 / 5 (5) | 0

Apple said Friday that it is allowing businesses to sell content or services through applications given away for free at the iPhone maker's online App Store.