STEVE JOBS

Last week’s shareholder assassination of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) raises the question: Is it another Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS)?

Computers were perceived as cold and impersonal machines until Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh on Jan. 24, 1984.

Shares of Apple fell as much as 12.4% in Thursday trading, erasing more than $50 billion in its market value.

The acclaimed iPhone 5 and iPad 4, iPad Mini and iPods have sold well globally: Will revenue from those products produce record 1Q earnings?

In terms of Apple’s next generation iPhone, the purported “iPhone 5S,” numerous reports have surfaced recently, but what has fueled the rumor-mill even further of late is a new report saying that the handset will feature a fingerprint sensor hidden beneath the home button.

Apple is not in a mood to take a low cost iPhone into consideration as the company's SVP of Worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, simply turned the rumor down in a one-to-one interview with a Chinese newspaper.

Analysts said Apple plans to release five new products in 2013: Apple Radio, iPad Mini with Retina Display, iOS 7, iPhone 5S and Apple Television.

Rumors are rife that the next iteration of the flagship smartphone, aka iPhone 6, could be less expensive than the currently available iPhone models.

Apple just updated its online store with new information about its redesigned 27-inch iMacs, which will now ship between three to four weeks.

Finally, the curtains are all set to rise above the much-awaited Steve Jobs biopic, "jOBS," starring actor Ashton Kutcher.

In 2012, battles were fought on retail shelves, on TV ads, and in social media and courtrooms -- and living rooms -- around the world.

IBTimes looks at some of the worst media mishaps of the year, including screw-ups from CNN, ABC, FOX, AP, the New York Post and IBTimes itself.

This year looked to define the world's tech giants, as Apple, Google and Microsoft faced their own hurdles. Each came up short in some way.

Apple, which reported record annual income, paid its top officers extremely well in 2012, with stock awards calculated to pay them even better.

After Tim Cook told Brian Williams of his "intense interest" in the TV set, supplier Foxconn says two models are in the works.

Customers are already receiving their brand-new 27-inch iMacs from Apple, even as the company's online store still lists January shipping dates.

Apple opened up the doors to its vast library of movie content in 42 new countries on Wednesday, including Ukraine, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

Apple TV rumors are continuing to circulate as a new report has said that one of Apple's primary suppliers could be testing designs for the device, the Wall Street Journal reports.

After pushing the ship dates for the new iMac to January 2013, early customers noticed their orders have already begun preparing for shipment, ensuring a December delivery.

In a rare move, Apple CEO Tim Cook opened up to Rock Center's Brian Williams about his life, work, and the past and future of Apple.

Microsoft plans to release its Surface Pro tablet in 2013, but it won't be cheap.