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RSS jobsApple 'already in talks' over video iTunes and iPod
News According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Jobs and co have already approached execs from the big four record companies - EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner - over licensing their catalogues for the video store, which would flog music... [18 Jul 2005]
Jingle balls: tales of Xmas e-tail woe
Comment Meanwhile, Letsbuyit.com had a particularly fruity Yuletide, and we're not talking about the ingredients of their festive puddings. Their stock plunged 70 per cent, and trading in them was suspended on the fifth day of Christmas. [04 Jan 2001]
Apple narrowly misses Q4 targets
News Jobs also announced revised sales predictions for the next 12 months. The company reported Q4 earnings, with profits of $170m, or 47 cents per share. Profits were $108m, or 30 cents per share - excluding the sale of $62m worth of ARM holdings. [19 Oct 2000]
Intel iBooks to debut in January?
News However, at Apple's last big shindig - Apple Expo in Paris - Jobs said that the company was "on track" to ship products with Intel inside in June 2006. Apple is preparing to launch an Intel-equipped, entry-level iBook at its MacWorld conference... [18 Nov 2005]
Apple getting just four per cent of iTunes bounty
News For every song sold via Apple's iTunes which costs 99¢, says The Independent, Jobs and friends get 4¢, music publishers get 8¢ and copyright holders - that's record labels more often than not - get a hefty sum: a whopping 62¢. [23 Sep 2004]
Creative opens new front in iPod patent war
News Jobs and co responded with a suit of its own against Creative days later, which alleged Creative had infringed four of Apple's patents. The legal sparring between Apple and Creative has become even more heated, as the Zen maker announced it has... [15 Jun 2006]
SAP chief tells Europe to reduce dependence on US
News In the United States, jobs with little added value are quickly replaced by more productive ones," he said. Europe must build up its own IT industry and reduce its dependence on that of the US if it is to stay competitive, said SAP chairman and... [11 Mar 2005]
Photos of the month - March 2007
Photo Jobs in call centres and BPO operations are well paid and sought after, and the employee attrition rates can be high with companies scrambling to hire the top people. With travels around India's tech hotspots, Formula One racing car launches and a... [02 Apr 2007]
Apple gets lawyers in over podcast furore
News In August, Jobs and co's lawyers sent 'cease and desist' letters to two companies asking them to drop their use of the term pod in the names of their products. Apple has launched another legal crusade against those who are using the word 'pod... [26 Sep 2006]
The Bloor Perspective: Itanium 2, managing LANs and the Info Pro
Comment It is interesting to note that in the launch material Intel explicitly mentions the potential use of servers built using both of these processors tackling, head on, jobs that have traditionally been undertaken on RISC computers. [16 Sep 2003]
What does George Bush have on his iPod?
News According to the pair, Jobs and co are watching how consumers react to the Playstation Portable (PSP) before launching onto the market. US President George Bush is the proud owner of an iPod - and when he's not invading Middle Eastern countries in... [12 Apr 2005]
Apple challenged by Linux and pirates
News Despite Apple's massive market share in the world of online music, Jobs and co perceive a variety of threats from emerging sectors, including the mobile companies and music pirates. A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing has... [02 Dec 2005]
Blair promises 'ubiquitous Internet' by 2005
News Blunkett said the new service will be the most comprehensive "dot-com" jobs and skills Web site in the country. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday pledged to provide the entire UK population with access to the Internet by 2005, and declared... [07 Mar 2000]
Is Google aiming to squeeze eBay?
News A blogger called "Dirson" wrote on New Google Blog: "Google's just launched 'Google Base', a service to insert and share all types of content: events, housing, jobs, products, second-hand vehicles. In a move that could put Google in competition... [26 Oct 2005]
Windows for clusters due in autumn
News That version also will be able to manage "cycle harvesting" jobs that put otherwise-idle PCs to productive use, he said. Microsoft is aiming to have its first cluster version of Windows ready in time for a supercomputing conference this autumn. [04 Mar 2005]
