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Apple corporate matching program raises $2.6M for charities

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 10th, 2011)

As first reported by AppleInsider, Apple has announced to its employees that their combined efforts have led to US$2.6 million being donated to charitable companies since the company's "Apple Matching Gifts Program" began. That's not a bad haul considering the program is only seven weeks ...

360iDev Denver: Matt Drance on the past and future of iOS development

by Mike Schramm (Sep 12th, 2011)

This week's 360iDev conference in Denver, CO kicked off today with a keynote from former Apple employee Matt Drance, who offered a summary of what's changed (and what hasn't) since the last time he spoke to this conference two years ago. He also discussed the attitudes developers need to take ...

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 ...

Former Apple Store employee sues for discrimination, claims bizarre ordeal

by Mike Schramm (Dec 31st, 2010)

The Apple Store in the SoHo section of New York City has reportedly been sued for discrimination by a former employee, who claims that she was unlawfully fired after taking a medical leave. Nicole Sullivan started working for Apple in 2008, and then took a leave in 2009 because of a nervous ...

What is it like to work at Apple?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 17th, 2010)

Ever wondered what it's like to work at Apple? AOL Jobs spoke to Joe Moreno, a software engineer who worked at Apple from 1998 to 2007. Joe touched numerous products and projects, notably WebObjects and the Apple Online Store (No, he wasn't the guy who puts the yellow sticky note up when new ...

Apple looking to hire iBookstore marketing manager

by Mike Schramm (Aug 30th, 2010)

Apple has posted a new job listing looking for a marketing manager specifically for the iBookstore. The listing seeks an experienced business marketer "to drive awareness and sales of iBooks through co-marketing programs with publishers and authors, strategic partnerships, and via online and direct ...

Apple's Shanghai shirt: "Made for China"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 9th, 2010)

We've heard great things already about the brand new Apple Store in Shanghai, but this one's interesting: on the back of employees' t-shirts there (which are red, apparently, rather than the usual black found in North America), Apple has printed "Designed in California, Made for China" in ...

More concerns over suicides at Foxconn

by Mike Schramm (May 28th, 2010)

There was more bad news out of China this week -- manufacturer Foxconn (who makes quite a few parts for Apple devices) has been dealing with a rash of employee suicides, as low pay and long hours on the workers seems to be taking their toll. Yesterday, another worker reportedly tried to take his own ...

World's most costly beer: The one that led an Apple engineer to misplace his phone

by Michael Rose (Apr 19th, 2010)

More on the ongoing saga of the wayward next-gen iPhone. Gizmodo just posted their version of the story behind the story: They say that an Apple employee who works on the iPhone's baseband technology left the mysterious phone at the Gourmet Haus Staudt, a Redwood City bar and restaurant that's not ...

iPad launch: Boston's Boylston Street store

by Dave Caolo (Apr 3rd, 2010)

The crystal-clear facade of Boston's Boylston Street Apple Store* beckoned and a slew of customers heeded the call this morning to greet the iPad. By the time I arrived at 8am, a line had formed down the street and around the corner -- a few hundred people at least. A second line for pre-order ...

Ungenius - the other side of the Genius Bar

by David Chartier (Jul 6th, 2006)

Beyond a doubt, Apple's retail stores have been and still are making headlines of all kinds - from business magazines hailing the stores' sleek design, to consumer reviews giving the stores high marks for their unique and (ideally) helpful Genius Bar feature. However, as some of you may know - not ...

Drinktrain

by Dan Lurie (Jun 10th, 2006)

What better way for a group of tireless Apple code monkeys to relax after a week of hard work than to get smashed on the train ride home? According Drinktrain, not much. Thus, a tradition consisting of just that seems to have emerged from within Cupertino. Most Friday evenings, the last car on the ...

Apple employee gets fired for hilarious standup/poetry routine

by David Chartier (Mar 19th, 2006)

I love the 'six degrees of everything' effect of the world wide web. I especially love it on a Sunday morning that is the second day of my spring break, as I have the time to check out this hilarious video of a standup/poetry routing from a talent show on the Apple Campus (thanks to TUAW commenter ...

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