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Secure Your Digital Life In The Time It Takes To Have A Coffee Break

Fix your passwords, safeguard against email break-ins, and theft-proof your devices before that cup of joe gets cold.READ»

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How Much Can Asus, HP, And Others Rip Off Apple's Designs?

Apple's competitors are mimicking the company's designs on everything from tablets to laptops. There's short-term benefit here for consumers looking for inexpensive Apple alternatives this holiday season. But more significantly, it demonstrates how much Steve Jobs's legacy has impacted device makers--and how lost they'd likely be without Jobs's vision.READ»

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What Apple Will And Won't Share Today

Apple is about to reveal its first financial report since the death of Steve Jobs, in a quarter that preceded the successful launch of the iPhone 4S. Here's what to expect, and what we'd like to hear but which may be unlikely.READ»

Imagining Life Without Apple

As a right-brain person, I can hardly imagine what my life or the world would be like if images and ideas hadn't had Apple to power our storytelling nature.READ»

Video: How Steve Jobs's Early Vision For Apple Inspired A Decade Of Innovation

Steve Jobs's return to Apple in 1997 is often referred to as the greatest second act in business history. Here's how he brought a new approach to the company and sparked a decade of innovation.READ»

11 Life Lessons I Learned From Steve Jobs

Whether you’re building a tech startup, raising three kids, or running a soup kitchen, Steve Jobs's indelible philosophies serve as a roadmap to success.READ»

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Google Street View's Japan Quake Project, Facebook's Music Plans, College Kids Love Apple, Twitter Value Hits $8 Billion

Post quake, Google finds its place in Japan. "Hey, I'm a Mac, I'm off to college!" New investment puts Twitter at $8 billion. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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Apple's iCloud, Steve Jobs Set To Star At Next Week's WWDC

Apple's just revealed that Steve Jobs will be presenting the keynote at next week's WWDC event, and it will include the next Mac operating system, OS X Lion, the next iOS operating system, iOS 5, and the word everyone's been waiting for: iCloud.READ»

What Apple's Balance Sheet Will Reveal About The Tech Industry

Apple's second-quarter call is tonight at 5 p.m. Eastern. The statistics will be telling, since they encompass the Verizon iPhone and the iPad 2's early sales. Here are the need-to-know numbers buried in all that data. READ»

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Apple Patents Glowing, All-Metal Touchpads--What Wondeful Future Does New Tech Suggest?

For starters: invisible keypads, multitouch touchpads, and squeezable iPhones! READ»

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Feel Better, Steve Jobs: Apple Boasts $26 Billion Revenue, Ships 7.3 Million iPads, 16 Million iPhones

Despite its fearless leader taking medical leave, Apple boasted some impressive numbers at its earnings call today.READ»

Apple Launches Mac App Store, Sells iPhone 3GS for $49, Steals CES's Thunder

Last year it was the iPad. This year it is the Mac App Store and an iPhone price slash. Steve Jobs and the gang sure are good at annoying CES exhibitors. READ»

Work Smart 2: Time Management Tips for Mac Users

Want to get organized? First you need to find a great task manager to organize all your to-do's in one place. In this week's episode, entrepreneur, student and Mac user Quintin Carlson asks for the best to-do list application to organize his busy life.READ»

Apple's New MacBook Air: The End of the Conventional Hard Drive?

Apple introduced the latest version of the MacBook Air today, and it's a feat of miniaturization. Steve Jobs described it as "what would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up." Perhaps most intriguingly, the new MacBook Air ...READ»

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Apple Launches New MacBook Air, Lion OS X, Mac App Store, iLife 11

Steve Jobs shows off Apple's latest MacBook Air, its latest operating system Lion, and the Mac app store.READ»

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Apple Crushes iPhone Sales, iPad Disappoints

Steve Jobs and company have reason for a Cupertino celebratory cha-cha: Apple crushed quarterly revenues on the tails of huge iPhone sales. Today, Apple posted record earnings of $20.34 billion--way up from last year's quarterly ...READ»