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Warren Buffett speaks out on Apple's cash pile

by Mike Schramm (Mar 4th, 2013)

Warren Buffet was on CNBC yesterday, and the famous investor had some opinions about Apple, its stock price and the enormous pile of cash it's sitting on lately. His basic thoughts, not surprisingly, were just for Apple to keep making money. "The best thing you can do with a business is run it ...

Apple starts iPhone payment plans, makes retail deals to grow India's smartphone market

by Mike Schramm (Feb 25th, 2013)

China is no longer an emerging market at this point. It's now the top market in the world for smartphones, and Apple has worked hard to get a foothold in early. So now that China is covered, where's Apple headed to next? India seems to be the answer, as Apple has slashed prices and implemented ...

Talkcast tonight, 4pm HI/7pm PT/10pm ET: Post Valentine's edition!

by Kelly Guimont (Feb 17th, 2013)

It's the Sunday after Valentine's day, and it's time once again to feel the love of fellow Apple fans by joining a bunch of them on the TUAW talkcast! Regardless of your political leanings, it was nice to see Tim Cook at the SOTU, and even nicer to hear the shoutout he got from the President ...

President Obama recognizes Apple during State of the Union address

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 12th, 2013)

During tonight's State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama gave a specific shout out to Apple, and indirectly to CEO Tim Cook, who is attending the speech. The President cited Apple's plans to bring production of one of its Mac product lines back to the U.S. Cook was previously ...

Tim Cook: Shareholder lawsuit is a 'silly sideshow'

by Steven Sande (Feb 12th, 2013)

You may recall a TUAW post last week about a shareholder lawsuit spearheaded by Greenlight Capital fund manager David Einhorn. The lawsuit essentially claims that Apple isn't doing enough to make sure that shareholders are receiving the benefits of the company's success, and contests a ...

Daily Update for February 12, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 12th, 2013)

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 ...

Tim Cook will be Michelle Obama's guest at the State of the Union address

by Randy Nelson (Feb 11th, 2013)

When First Lady Michelle Obama sits down with members of Congress to listen to her husband deliver tomorrow's State of the Union address, she'll be joined by another Chief Executive: Apple CEO Tim Cook. The head honcho of 1 Infinite Loop will be joined in the First Lady's box by another notable ...

Tim Cook's speech at Goldman Sachs Conference moved to open market slot

by Mike Schramm (Feb 11th, 2013)

This is an interesting note that might not turn out to mean much, but who knows? Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to speak at the upcoming Goldman Sachs Tech Conference this week, as he's done before. The talk was originally set to take place on Tuesday at 4:15pm ET, which would have placed it ...

Tim Cook announces town hall meeting

by Erica Sadun (Jan 24th, 2013)

According to 9 to 5 Mac, CEO Tim Cook has scheduled a "Town Hall meeting" for employees today. This meeting follows up to yesterday's Q1 2013 quarterly financial results, and apparently mirrors an event that Cook held after the Q1 2012 financials. Quoting 9 to 5, the invite reads: Team, ...

Tim Cook: China will be Apple's biggest market

by Steven Sande (Jan 11th, 2013)

Throughout the history of Apple, the United States has been the company's largest market. That's set to change -- while on his trip to China, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he believes that China will become the largest market for the company's products. Speaking to the state-run Xinhua News, ...

Tim Cook: cellular iPad to hit China in January

by Dave Caolo (Jan 10th, 2013)

Tim Cook is visiting China this week, and confirmed that the cellular version of Apple's iPad mini will become available in January while talking with Chinese reporters. Cook also noted that the country's approval process prolongs release schedules, and that's something Apple is working to ...

Tim Cook visits Apple reseller in China

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 9th, 2013)

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China supposedly meeting with government officials to talk about China's IT industry and Apple's role in this burgeoning field. It's not all business for the affable CEO, who used part of that time to soak up the local flavor. According to AppleInsider and M.I.C. ...

Tim Cook visits China again

by Steven Sande (Jan 8th, 2013)

The importance of China as a growing market for Apple's product is being underscored again today. Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China's head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei to talk about various topics, including Apple's business in China. According to a post on ...

Apple releases proxy statement in SEC filing

by Mike Schramm (Dec 27th, 2012)

Apple has revealed the first information about its upcoming 2013 fiscal year in a proxy statement filed to the SEC this week. You can read the entire document on the SEC's website, but we can run you through the major points right here and now. First up, Apple discloses what Tim Cook was ...

Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: Holiday cheer, Apple-style

by Michael Rose (Dec 23rd, 2012)

If Apple fans were shopping for a CEO-worthy Christmas gift (really, what do you get for the man who can buy everything?), they can stand down now. He may not have taken the front cover, but Tim Cook's selection as a runner-up for Time Magazine's Person of the Year certainly will warm hearts and ...