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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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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.

E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.

Microsoft Reviews HTML 5 Standards

Technology / Software

Aug 11, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (8) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft's Internet Explorer Program Manager, Adrian Bateman will be reviewing the specifications for HTML 5 that has been taken more seriously by Apple, Google, Opera, and Mozilla.

First Smartphone with 1GHZ Processor (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 24, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Looks like the Apple iPhone 3G S may soon have some serious competition with the soon to be announced, Toshiba TG01 smartphone. The TG01 is expected to be officially announced at the Mobile ...

Apple iPhone to Receive Some Upgrades

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

May 26, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (4) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Apple iPhone is one of the most versatile smart phones around today and it's about to get better. The news of what the next generation iPhone will be like is traveling fast.

The Wall Street Journal said Apple has been hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry

Apple 'to design own computer chips'

Technology / Semiconductors

Apr 30, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 6

Apple is building the capability to design its own computer chips in a strategic shift aimed at cutting its reliance on outside suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod

Apple sued for stifling iPod tricks

Technology / Business

Apr 28, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 5

Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes.

Microsoft's Zune HD Leaked

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 15, 2009 | 2.6 / 5 (7) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- It looks like Microsoft's Zune HD player will be a strong competition for Apple's iPod Touch. Uunconfirmed technical specifications of Microsoft's Zune HD player have now emerged and the new ...

Review: How an iPod can be a poor man's iPhone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 18, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1

(AP) -- I try to keep a stiff upper lip about not having an iPhone. Just couldn't afford it - not with the $75 a month or so AT&T charges for service on top of the $199 upfront cost for the device.

Apple to unveil next-generation iPhone software

Technology / Software

Mar 12, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones.

Should I buy a PC or Mac?

Technology / Software

Nov 25, 2009 | 2.4 / 5 (21) | 35

Q. Our 6-year-old PC computer is dying a slow death and we are considering moving to a new iMac but have a few concerns. First, of all, we have several Word documents on our disk drive now that we want to keep and add to ...

Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 11, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.

iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (9) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...

Spider mite predators serve as biological control

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 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 ...