IOS

It has been a long journey since Steve Jobs came up with the name Apple Computers but the company now known as Apple has become synonymous with the man. Pundits have often predicted that Apple will fail without having Jobs at the helm.

Apple is set to report earnings today, and analysts are expecting revenue to jump to as much as $24 billion, a rise of 55 percent over the year-ago quarter. But the thought of the company without Steve Jopbs is casting a pall over the good news.

Apple Inc is set to report a stunning 50 percent jump in quarterly sales on Tuesday, as its iPhone and iPad excited holiday shoppers, but the consumer electronics powerhouse may face more pressing questions about the health of iconic chief executive Steve Jobs.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn -- an Apple investor -- said in December that one shouldn't worry too much about CEO Steve Jobs' health at these cheap valuations.

Most iPad users prefer free content or ad-supported apps.

Steve Jobs has changed the course of personal computing during his two stints as chief executive of Apple, while his idiosyncratic style and the iconic iPod, iPhone, iPad and Mac have made him a household name.

Apple shifting from Infineon to Qualcomm for a new processor.

Hot smartphone models, the iPhone 4 and Samsung's Galaxy S, are forecast to have helped their makers race further ahead of rivals in the holiday sales season at the end of 2010.

Apple's next edition of iPhone and iPad are due to feature the new ARM Cortex A8 processor with SGX543 architecture.

Apple's iOS App Store and other similar app stores act as checkpoints and are therefore 'dangerous, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said.

Apple Inc enters 2011 on a roll, a cash-generating machine with surging sales across its product lines -- even as it confronts a sea of restive rivals determined to halt its stunning run of success.

Apple released its iOS 4.3 beta version for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV (2nd Generation), giving a possible preview into the upcoming iPad 2 and iPhone 5 features.

Google's mobile operating system Android will continue to grow at more than twice the rate of its major smart phone competitors in 2011, according to a latest estimate from market research firm Canalys.

Apple could lose its 'App Store' trademark if Microsoft has its sway. Microsoft has filed a lawsuit challenging Apple's use of its 'App Store' trademark, arguing that the term is too generic, PC World has reported.

Android phones and other mobile devices are more vulnerable to hackers than Apple iPhones due to Google's open-source policy in apps development, according to the chief of a security firm.

The iPhone on Verizon's network will be a big win for Apple, as pent-up demand driven by users who were waiting for an alternative to AT&T drives sales of the iPhone 4.

(Corrects Verizon Wireless planned iPhone release date to 2011 from 2010 in FIRST IPHONE SALES section)

Verizon Wireless will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on February 10, bringing to an end AT&T's exclusive run with the smartphone.

Verizon Wireless plans to sell Apple Inc's iPhone for as low as $200 starting next month, putting the smartphone at the center of its high-stakes battle with AT&T Inc for wireless customers.

After months of rumors, Verizon subscribers will finally get the iPhone.

Shares of AT&T Inc fell 1.5 percent on Monday as investors bet that sales of an Apple Inc iPhone at its bigger rival Verizon Wireless would take away customers from AT&T.