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Point, click. The gestures and metaphors of icon-driven computing seem so natural and effortless to us now that ...READ»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
Whenever you buy a new Mac, you're probably thinking (as I do): "Man, I'll never fill this hard drive up." Fat chance: Cut to a year later, when you're suddenly getting error messages that your seemingly bottomless storage has somehow ...READ»
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»
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»
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»
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»
A few months ago, over dinner, I somehow fell into a discussion about printers and printer ink. I know it's a pretty bizarre conversation for a dinner out among friends but stranger things happen. So, to make a long story even ...READ»
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 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»
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»
