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Fox Mobile Entertainment and Chillingo Release Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Game for Apple s iPhone and iPod Touch [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 54 minutes ago
Fox Mobile Entertainment (FME) today announced the launch of a new Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs iPhone game based on Twentieth Century Fox’s popular animated feature film.
Palm shares push up following upgrades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 22 hours 27 minutes ago
By midday trading Tuesday, Palm shares were up nearly 5% at $12.41. They've slumped by more than a third since peaking above $18 in late September.
Tech stocks off; Applied Materials to buy Semitool - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 1 hour ago
Semitool, based in Kalispell, Mont., makes technology used in the cleaning and preparing of semiconductor wafers.
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Apple, Inc., Sohu.com, Loews Corporation, CNA Financial Corporation and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 18 hours 54 minutes ago
Zacks Equity Research highlights Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) as the Bull of the Day and Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Loews Corporation (NYSE: L), CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO).
Windows 7 may dent Apple's winning streak, analysts say
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 1 hour 43 minutes ago
Apple Inc.'s Mac computers have steadily gained market share over the years, a winning streak that may be tested by next week's launch of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system.Few expect the new software to dent Apple's standing in the market in the long run, given the company's premium position and the fact that its dedicated user base largely ignores events in the Windows universe.
Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself) is Live on the Apple App Store [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 days 22 hours 54 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES and HONG KONG, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Artificial Life, Inc.,
Tech stocks head into the red in early action - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 1 hour ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were in the red early Tuesday, with most sector leaders declining ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting on the U.S. economy.
China Unicom 3G revenue trending up, CEO says - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 13 hours 19 minutes ago
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Jenzabar Demonstrates New iPhone Applications for Jenzabar s Internet Campus Solution at EDUCAUSE 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 23 hours 17 minutes ago
Jenzabar, Inc., a leading provider of software, services and strategies for higher education, announced today that new Apple® iPhone® mobile device applications for Jenzabar’s Internet Campus Solution are being demonstrated at EDUCAUSE 2009, in Denver, Colorado.
Ambac shares jump more than 30% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 1 hour 30 minutes ago
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Retail stocks drop as BJ's outlook disappoints - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 1 hour 14 minutes ago
The S&P Retail Index /quotes/comstock/10u!rlx.x (RLX 403.67, -0.56, -0.14%) fell 0.4% to 402.83.
Drug stocks move lower; Vivus, Poniard gain - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 1 hour 15 minutes ago
Shares of Vivus /quotes/comstock/15*!vvus/quotes/nls/vvus (VVUS 8.99, +0.42, +4.90%) climbed 9% to $9.31.
Financials rise, besting broader market - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study
IneoQuest Develops the First and Only Solutions for Monitoring, Analyzing and Reporting the Quality of Streaming Video to the iPhone(TM) [Press Release]
MarketWire | 19 days 19 hours 8 minutes ago
MANSFIELD, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/04/09 --
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Company Overview
| Company: | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Personal Computers |
| Website: | http://www.apple.com |
Apple aims for nothing short of a revolution, whether in personal computing or digital media distribution. The company's desktop and laptop computers -- all of which feature its OS X operating system -- include its Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook for the consumer and education markets, and more powerful Mac Pro and MacBook Pro for high-end consumers and professionals involved in design and publishing. Apple scored a runaway hit with its digital music players (iPod) and online music store (iTunes). Other products include mobile phones (iPhone), servers (Xserve), wireless networking equipment (Airport), and publishing and multimedia software. Its FileMaker subsidiary provides database software.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 36,537 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 12.5 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,704 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 18.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 35,100 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 62.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | September |