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Another Apple-heavy Episode
Nov. 06, 2009
Another Apple-heavy Episode
Verizon Droid buzz muted in Boston
Nov. 06, 2009
The around-the-block lines we're used to seeing during major smartphone launches were absent from the Boylston Street Verizon Wireless store in Boston Friday morning, as only around 20 people were standing outside ...
Apple seeks new sheriff to lock up iPhones
Nov. 05, 2009
Just as a new hack, blacksn0w, promises to unlock iPhones with the latest Apple software from AT&T's wireless network, Apple is looking for a sheriff to lock the smartphones back up again, permanently.
STFW, fix Pipes, and repair Mac disks; voila!
Nov. 04, 2009
Gibbs suggests a way to tell people they should have tried using Google, finds a workaround to Yahoo Pipes caching, and fails to fix his Mac disk drive despite using a very good utility.
Pay for iPhone apps low; Sprint expands WiMAX
Nov. 03, 2009
Pay for iPhone apps low; Sprint expands WiMAX
Paid iPhone apps deliver money, but only for the top few
Nov. 03, 2009
About 30% of Apple's App Store downloads are paid applications, and about half of all iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded at least one. These downloads have reaped close to 1 billion dollars in overall developer ...
iPhone cellular unlock promised by hacker this week
Nov. 02, 2009
Ace iPhone hacker George Hotz, know as Geohot, is planning a release this week of new code that promises to let users run their iPhone on the GSM cellular network of their choice.
How we tested Apple Snow Leopard Server
Nov. 02, 2009
We tested Apple Snow Leopard on two Apple-supplied servers, an older one that's been in the lab as a test unit, and a newer XServe with 8GB of DRAM, SSD 128GB boot drive, three SAS secondary drives in RAID 5 ...
Apple Snow Leopard Server: A faster, smoother breed of cat
Nov. 02, 2009
On the surface, Apple's Snow Leopard Server feels like a $499 maintenance release, but underneath, there's much more – improved performance, more polish and new apps focused on collaboration and content sharing.
Apple mulls $99 8GB iPhone 3GS to combat Motorola Droid | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 08, 2009
Rumor has it that Apple is planning to release a $99 8GB version of the iPhone 3GS to combat the well-reviewed Motorola Droid
Apple Snow Leopard Server: 5 things we love, 5 things we hate
Nov. 02, 2009
Week in smartphones: Motorola Droid debuts, iPhone after AT&T, BlackBerry Storm2 blows in ...
Nov. 01, 2009
Weekly roundup of smartphone news, including word about the iPhone expanding beyond AT&T deal, BlackBerry Storm2 pricinig, Motorola Droid's debut and a Palm Pixi preview.
First Look: Apple TV 3.0
Oct. 30, 2009
The Apple TV is a strange beast. Steve Jobs famously referred to his company's media-playback box as "a hobby." In early 2008 Apple released a major software update, Apple TV 2.0, that revamped its interface and added ...
Apple releases Apple TV 3.0 software
Oct. 29, 2009
A month and a half after dropping the 40GB Apple TV model and dropping the price on the remaining, 160GB, version to $229, Apple has now dropped a new software version on Apple TV ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ) ...
Apple TV software 3.0 on its way with iTunes LP
Oct. 29, 2009
It's been some time since the Apple TV has received much attention from Apple, and no, dropping the 40GB model and the price on the 160GB model doesn't count. But just in time for the holidays, a new iTunes Store Terms ...
DoD: Open source is OK; Survey: iPhone No. 2 in U.S. market
Oct. 28, 2009
DoD: Open source is OK; Survey: iPhone No. 2 in U.S. market
Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS: finally, a contender?
Oct. 28, 2009
Today's formal unveiling of the Motorola Droid smartphone on Verizon's network was an anticlimax, given most of the details had been leaked days earlier. Nevertheless, it's the boldest, most open iPhone challenge yet.
Microsoft Is Perfect Example Why Executive Pay Is Broken | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 06, 2009
Microsoft lays off more employees while executives still rake in the dough.
Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS
Oct. 30, 2009
16 Apple products we can only dream about
Oct. 27, 2009
Travel help for road warriors part of expanded iPhone apps catalog
Oct. 24, 2009
Online tool lets you sort apps by more specific categories than the Apple store provides
Is it reality or is it augmented?
Oct. 22, 2009
Mark Gibbs discusses the how augmented reality works and chastises the U.S. Postal Service and General Electric for playing fast and loose with terminology.
Apple's New Magic Mouse is One Clever Rodent
Oct. 21, 2009
Apple's low-key product rollout on Tuesday included updated iMacs and a new $999 MacBook, but one of its more innovative new offerings deserves a closer look: the Magic Mouse. Featuring multi-touch features borrowed ...
Verizon fires shots across iPhone's bow with Droid smartphone
Oct. 19, 2009
Verizon has issued a direct challenge to the iPhone with the launch of its advertising campaign for the Motorola Droid, the carrier's first smartphone based on Google's open source Android platform.
Smartphone smackdown: Motorola Droid vs. iPhone 3GS
Oct. 19, 2009
The new Motorola Droid could be the most serious smartphone challenger yet to the iPhone 3GS. Here's why.
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Apple profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 15
2004 NW200 rank: 22
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
16190 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
66% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
32% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
1605 |
| Change from '04 |
|
463 |
| As percentage of revenue 10 |
|
10 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
- |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
14800 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
10
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
1093919 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
51070 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1977 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Sept |
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