Steve Jobs has resumed his active role at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, following a six-month leave of absence, according to Bloomberg. The CEO initially will be present only a few days a week during the transition to his normal duties. Although Jobs will still spend some time at home, he is expected to quickly resume a full schedule.
“Steve is back to work,” said Apple spokesman Steve Dowling. “We are very glad to have him back."
Although the iconic CEO claimed to be addressing nutritional troubles, he eventually admitted the...
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Apple says it sold more than 1 million iPhone 3G S models through Sunday, eclipsing the 1 million iPhone 3G models it shipped in the first weekend last year.
This despite only selling the new phone in eight countries over the weekend, versus the iPhone 3G launch, where Apple filled retail channels in 21 countries.
Apple started taking pre-orders on June 8, so people had longer to make purchase decisions, and it seems like supply wasn't as constrained as it was in many locations last year.
But still a very impressive weekend that will...
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If you're thinking of picking up the refreshed version of the iPhone, you'll be pleased to know that it will come in more ranges than ever before, with 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities to choose from. This piece of news was recently approved by the PCS Type Review Certification Board, so it will be an interesting time ahead to see just how much the entire range will be priced by Apple as well as wireless carriers worldwide.
WTF! A Seattle man was arrested for taking a photo of an ATM being serviced:
"Today I was shopping at the downtown Seattle REI. I was about to buy a Thule hitch mount bike rack. They were out of the piece that locks the bike rack into the hitch. So I was in the customer service line to special order one. It was a long line and while I was waiting, I saw two of guys (employees of Loomis, as I later learned) refilling the ATM. I walked over and took a picture with my iPhone of them and more interestingly of the open ATM. I took the picture...
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A Mexican toddler who came to the United States with his family on a visit has died in Texas of the swine flu, Texas officials said, as President Obama recommended that schools with confirmed or suspected cases of the disease “strongly consider temporarily closing.”
“This is obviously a serious situation, serious enough to take the utmost precautions,” Mr. Obama said.
Dr. David Persse, Houston’s director of Emergency Medical Services, said the 23-month-old child had traveled with his family from Mexico to Brownsville in south...
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Apple today announced updates to its iMac and Mac mini desktop lines, including a 24-inch iMac and a Mac mini with new NVIDIA integrated graphics. For the same $1,499 price as the previous generation 20-inch iMac, the new 24-inch iMac delivers a 30 percent larger display, twice the memory and twice the storage. Apple also claims up to five times better graphics performance in the new Mac mini with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics.
Apple also updated the AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule, which are now offering...
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Some technologies are so complex and have so many frequent breakthroughs that few people can keep up. Now comes a new nine-week summer program in Silicon Valley for super-smart people. Dubbed Singularity University, its founders hope it will help close the gap in understanding and applying fast-developing technologies to solve what they called "humanity’s grandest challenges."
Peter Diamandis, the Santa Monica physician credited with fueling private space rocketry; S. Pete Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center; and futurist Ray...
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