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Tim Cook defends Senior VP of Retail appointment

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Apple announced earlier this week that the former CEO of UK electronics chain Dixons, John Browett, was being appointed to the head of retail in Cupertino, but since then, there's been some rumbling among those interested that Browett might not have been the best man for the job. Dixons hasn't ...

Daily Update for December 7, 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 7th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Detailed floor plans of new Cupertino 'spaceship' campus released

by Chris Rawson (Dec 7th, 2011)

The city of Cupertino has made the proposed and revised plans for Apple's massive new "spaceship" campus available to the public. If you've got a thing for blueprints and architectural renderings, check out the link to the proposed floor plans for the campus, a 25-page PDF that details the ...

Cupertino City Council produces Steve Jobs tribute video

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 21st, 2011)

The Cupertino City Council has paid tribute to the memory of Steve Jobs by adjourning its meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. As mentioned on the Cupertino City Council website, "The city is in the process of reviewing the new Apple Campus 2 headquarters project, which was Mr. Jobs' ...

Apple October press event reportedly to be held on campus

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 26th, 2011)

In the past, Apple has held its major press events at the Yerba Buena center in San Francisco. All the iPhone and the iPad announcements were held in this venue. According to a report from AllThingsD, Apple's may buck this trend and hold its rumored October iPhone announcement at its Cupertino ...

Daily Update for Sept. 12, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 12th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

LA Times critic disparages future Apple Campus

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 12th, 2011)

Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic, Christopher Hawthorne, examined the architectural plans for Apple's newly proposed campus and wasn't too pleased with what he saw. Instead of buying into Jobs' architectural sales pitch like the Cupertino City Council did, Hawthorne criticizes the ...

Daily Update for Sept. 8, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 8th, 2011)

Cupertino City Counsel considers environmental impact of Apple campus

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 8th, 2011)

The City of Cupertino is holding a public meeting to discuss the environmental impact of Apple's new campus. This meeting is procedural as Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong has already said there's no way the city will reject Apple's plan. Though this meeting won't throw a monkey wrench into ...

Steve Jobs reportedly worked on campus for his final day as CEO

by Steven Sande (Aug 25th, 2011)

For many of us who were surprised by yesterday's announcement that Steve Jobs was resigning as CEO of Apple, our immediate thought was that his health might have deteriorated to the point that he was no longer able to work on the Apple campus in Cupertino, CA. However, a source reported to ...

Cupertino city council releases 'Mothership' proposal documents

by Michael Rose (Aug 13th, 2011)

Every building begins as a work of imagination, and one of the challenges architects face when discussing their plans with clients and neighbors is how to share that inner vision effectively and accurately. For Apple's planned 'Mothership' campus expansion in Cupertino, those efforts at ...

Apple leases Cupertino office campus for another 1000+ workers

by Chris Rawson (Jul 21st, 2011)

While it waits for its huge mothership office complex to be built, Apple still needs more office space for its expanding employee roll. To that end, the company has leased an office complex in Cupertino that's capable of housing around 1,300 additional workers, according to Mercury News. The ...

Senior iCloud product manager John Herbold leaves Apple

by Mike Schramm (Jun 21st, 2011)

John Herbold, a senior product manager for Apple's iCloud service, has updated his LinkedIn profile to show that he's no longer with the company in Cupertino. Herbold's LinkedIn now shows that he works for a company called HealthTeacher, and his work at Apple is in the past. He also says that ...

Cupertino: "There is no chance that we're saying no" to Apple's new building

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 9th, 2011)

"The Mothership has landed in Cupertino," says Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong. These words were uttered during a press conference to confirm that the California city will welcome the new Apple campus with open arms. The decision is not based on any preferential treatment for Apple because of its ...

Steve Jobs unveils new Apple campus that literally looks like a mothership

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 8th, 2011)

At a Cupertino City Council meeting last night, Steve Jobs presented plans for Apple's new campus off I-280 in Cupertino. As you can see from the image above, the campus resembles a spaceship. The entire campus will be one huge round building with a courtyard in the middle. The building itself ...