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

Apple 'to design own computer chips'

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 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 CEO Steve Jobs discusses the new iPod Nano

iPod Nano to come with video camera

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple announced on Wednesday that it was adding a video camera to its iPod Nano and cutting prices of its wildly popular music players.


Apple fiscal 3Q profit jumps 15 percent (AP)

Apple 3Q beats Street despite recession

Technology / Business

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. seems to have missed the memo - you know, the one about the recession.


Jobs has been recovering well and was expected to return to work on schedule later this month

Apple CEO gets liver transplant: report

Technology / Business

created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, on medical leave since January for treatment of an undisclosed condition, received a liver transplant about two months ago in Tennessee, The Wall Street Journal reported ...


Apple drops price of least expensive iPhone to $99 (AP)

Apple drops price of least expensive iPhone to $99

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- Apple Inc. slashed the entry price for an iPhone in half and rolled out new laptops for $300 less than previous models Monday, the company's first dramatic price cuts since the recession began a year ...


A man operates his Apple iPhone in Paris

Apple might give glimpse at Jobs and new iPhone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple on Monday is expected to unveil a next-generation iPhone and possibly provide a glimpse at long-absent chief executive Steve Jobs as it kicks off a software developers conference here.


Bad jobs: Why they make some women bad moms

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The kind of job a woman has may be just as important as whether she works or not when it comes to the well-being of her child.


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US teen's YouTube promo for jobless dad scores big

Technology / Internet

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 4

A YouTube video by an enterprising 14-year-old showcasing the talents of his laid-off dad, a Florida-based marketing specialist, has scored thousands of hits and several job interviews.


Dell to cut further 230 jobs in Ireland

Dell to cut further 230 jobs in Ireland: report

Technology / Business

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US computer giant Dell is set to lay off up to 230 more workers in Ireland as a part of cost-cutting plans, RTE state radio said on Friday.


An teacher instructs a student in a Tokyo computer lab

Japan mulls high-tech economic stimulus

Technology / Business

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japan may invest two billion dollars or more in new information and communication systems under an economic stimulus package with the aim of creating 400,000 jobs by 2011, an official said Tuesday.


Previous work experience not always a positive for a new job

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Employees with previous work experience bring valuable knowledge and skills to their new jobs - but some of what they learned may actually hurt their work performance.


Job growth not the only factor in reducing poverty in large metro areas

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro areas. The study by researchers at Ohio State University and Oklahoma ...


Whitman pledges not in Craigslist contract

Technology / Business

created 12 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Assurances that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman gave Craigslist's officials before eBay bought into the online classifieds company were never put in writing, the founder of Craigslist acknowledged Friday.


Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan

Technology / Business

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.


Adobe Systems announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide

Adobe cutting 680 jobs

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce.