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Friday 24th of April 2009
Apple's Gatekeeper Role Draws Scrutiny

The Cupertino, Calif., company's App Store, which lets users access more than 35000 software applications such as games for downloading to their ipod Touch or iphone, has become one of the most compelling reasons to buy an ipod or iphone. ...

App Store Increases In Importance For Apple

By Ben Charny SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) App Store could be the most important growth driver for a company that generated $32.5 billion in annual revenue last year, even though it gives away most of its software downloads for free. ...

Nucor Gets Knocked; amex, Apple Advance

The software maker posted operating earnings in excess of Wall Street estimates. The financial chief at the company said he expects market conditions to remain weak at least through the next quarter. American depositary shares of Credit Suisse Group ...

Steve Jobs Spends Less Time on His Private Jet

He remains active in the company more than three months into his leave, as The Wall Street Journal reported. It just doesn't involve overnights to Beijing anymore. Mr. Jobs has been on a medical leave of absence, announced in January. ...

Thursday 23rd of April 2009
Netflix 1Q Net Soars 68%; Shares Down Amid Muted 2Q View

Major competitor Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) has struggled with impending debt maturities, but Netflix faces growing competition from the likes of Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), which have been broadening their on-demand TV shows and movies. ...

BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Higher, Helped By Apple

By Steve Goldstein US stock futures rose Thursday after a strong quarter from tech darling Apple Inc. (AAPL) as a see-saw week in markets continued. S&P 500 futures recently rose 9 points to 845.9, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 19 points to 1342.5. ...

Apple Margins Facing Pressure>AAPL

Apple also benefited in the second-quarter from one-time events. Those included higher-than-expected sales of new versions of its iWork and iLife software. Software products usually have higher margins than hardware products. Of course, Apple's gross ...

Syncing to an iPhone on MobileMe

But will it allow me to sync to my iPhone directly from my company's corporate calendar, address books and email? A: MobileMe is meant for consumer data, not corporate data. Essentially, Apple's own servers act like a company's servers in order to ...

Apple CFO: Consumer Spending Stronger Than Business, Govt

By Ben Charny Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer expressed confidence in Apple's current quarter, saying that consumer spending on Apple products is "holding up. ...

Wednesday 22nd of April 2009
Apple 2Q Net Rises 15% On Strong Sales, Low Costs

Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) fiscal second-quarter net income rose 15% for what the consumer electronics giant called its "best non-holiday quarter" ever, easing concerns that the weak economy may keep consumers from paying the premium prices on the company's ...

at&t's 1Q Net Down; But iphone Drives Wireless

By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--AT&T Inc.'s (T) first-quarter net income fell 9%, but surprisingly high margins and continued strength from Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone allowed the telecommunications company to top Wall Street ...

AT&T's 1Q Net Down; But IPhone Drives Wireless

By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--AT&T Inc.'s (T) first-quarter net income fell 9%, but surprisingly high margins and continued strength from Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone allowed the telecommunications company to top Wall Street ...

at&t's 1Q Net Down On Pension; iphone Drives Wireless

By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--AT&T Inc.'s (T) first-quarter net income fell 9% on pension charges and the continued deterioration of its landline business, but the wireless unit continues to hum along thanks to the Apple ...

2nd UPDATE BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Lower On Earnings

AT&T, which reported a 9% profit fall, rose 3% amid strong iPhone sales. Apple, which reports results after the close, edged up 0.1%. Yahoo rose 3% as the online search company reported a 78% profit drop and said it would cut 5% of its work force. ...

Leaner Laptops, Lower Prices

Netbooks -- mini-notebooks with small screens and low-powered processors that sell for less than $500 -- have rapidly gained popularity as manufacturers release new models. And in recent months, computer companies have started selling hybrid machines ...

Tuesday 21st of April 2009
With Jobs Tight, MBAs Head for Home

Steve Canale, manager of recruiting and staffing services at General Electric Co., in Fairfield, Conn., says that with so many applicants, previous experience is getting a bigger emphasis when the company weeds out candidates. ...

Monday 20th of April 2009
Apple's App Store Keeps Dialing In The Hits >AAPL

By Ben Charny SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone software store contributes next to nothing to the company's revenue. Yet, the digital bazaar continues to prove a key weapon keeping Apple's iPhone atop a growing number of smartphone ...

Banking on Your Cellphone

This application can be used on Research In Motion Ltd.'s blackberry, Apple Inc.'s iphone and Google Inc.'s G1. Chase offers a similar feature for iphone users that can be found on itunes, while American Express Co. has the same thing for any smart ...

On the Road

This application can be used on Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry, Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Google Inc.'s G1. Chase offers a similar feature for iPhone users that can be found on iTunes, while American Express Co. has the same thing for any smart ...

How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write

Skeptics may ask why anyone would pay for something that was elsewhere available at no charge, but that's precisely what they said when Steve Jobs launched the iTunes Music Store, competing with the free offerings on Napster. We've seen how that turned ...

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