STEVE JOBS

Microsoft's push into the tablet industry will see only limited success, with the U.S. software maker remaining a distant No 3 after Apple and Google, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.

Sony will cut about 10,000 jobs, which equates to about six percent of its global workforce, by the end of the year. The move comes after an extremely poor annual forecast and the hiring of a new CEO, Kazuo Hirai, who looks to get profit out of the red for the first time in four years.

With Apple's yearly pilgrimage for developers - the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) - is highly rumored to get started June 11 in San Francisco's Moscone West, speculations are rife that the Cupertino tech giant will take the wraps off its iOS 6 and may be the sixth generation iPhone aka iPhone 5 during the event.

If the name Next Media Animation, or NMA, doesn't ring a bell, then how about this: crazy Taiwanese animators. Chances are you've come across one of NMA's signature videos.

Apple headquarters, located at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, Calif., is one of the most exclusive buildings in the world. If you never get a chance to look inside the building yourself, the least you could do is take a virtual tour of Apple headquarters.

It's been one month since Apple unveiled its third-generation iPad in San Francisco, but now, a new report says Apple is experimenting with a 7.85-inch iPad in its labs in Cupertino, Calif.

Notwithstanding an earlier dismissal of a 7-inch iPad by late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, rumors of an iPad mini have been around over the last few years. Adding to the heated rumors mill, a new report has claimed that Apple currently has a 7.85-inch iPad in its labs.

iPhone 5 concept designs are gaining traction among the designers. While Pro concept shows that the next gen phone will come with a 3D Camera, DSLR Mount, Italian designer Federico Ciccarese has developed the Magic Mouse design. Antonio de Rosa From ADR Studio has also developed many designs for the iPhone 5 that range from three retinal displays to SJ. Check out the pictures of the best concept designs revealed so far.

In recent years, Apple has been on a roll. The company introduced its most successful products over the last five years -- the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010 -- but Apple would need yet another revolutionary device to accomplish a $1 trillion market cap.

Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog's having earlier stoked doubts about the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet by saying it threw off more heat when used heavily.

When Variety reported on Apr. 1 that Ashton Kutcher would play Steve Jobs in a new biopic, it sounded like a perfect April Fools joke. But nope, this is no joke. Kutcher will in fact play Jobs in a new independent movie chronicling the life of the genius hippie-turned-entrepreneur who put a ding in the universe.

Ashton Kutcher’s may or may not resemble Steve Jobs but he has been chosen to play the Apple Innovator. The actor will play Apple’s co-founder in a biopic, Variety reported Sunday.

Hardly 7 months have passed when Tim Cook took the post of CEO at Apple Inc. and now he has gained the top spot on top 25 Highest Rated Tech CEOs of 2012 ranking list. Tim Cook received the hottest spotlight within a few months, while it took years for Steve Jobs become so popular.

Since its introduction in June 2007, the iPhone has taken the word by storm, but one question dominates the general conversation: When's the next one coming out? Thankfully, fans won't have to wait any later than October to get their hands on Apple's latest iPhone design.

The rise of Apple and Google in the smartphone market has caused others to fall, notably RIM. The former powerhouse among business users has continued to lose market share, now accounting for five percent of U.S. smartphone sales.

Although Apple former CEO Steve Jobs saw great potential in Siri even as a standalone app, he hesitated in keeping this name when integrating the software into the iPhone as a virtual assistant, said Dag Kittlaus, Siri co-founder and former CEO.

In a landmark development for the way Western companies do business in China, Apple Inc said Thursday it had agreed to work with partner Foxconn to substantially improve wages and working conditions at the factories that produce its wildly popular products.

Apple has been sticking to 3.5-inch screen size for its phones and 9.7-inch screen size for its tablets. But for past few months, we have been hearing rumors about bigger screen iPhone and smaller screen iPad dubbed iPad Mini. Recent reports have warmed up all these rumors.

Apple Inc's Tim Cook, on his first trip to China as the chief executive officer, has visited an iPhone production plant run by the Foxconn Technology Group, which is being accused of improper labor practices.

Apple Inc's Tim Cook, on his first trip to China as the chief executive officer, has visited an iPhone production plant run by the Foxconn Technology Group, which is being accused of improper labor practices.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook’s visit to China isn’t for sightseeing. Rather, the new boss has met Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who may be the next Premier of China, as well as other officials.