Ugly Designs Working MacOPRAH WINFREY PROCLAIMED that the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad tablet device is her No. 1 favorite thing ever, as a part of a series this week where the television personality has unveiled her list of her “ultimate favorite things.” “From our very first moment together, I knew it had stolen my heart,” Oprah told her audience of 275, who each received an iPad of their own.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED how the first Apple logo looks in 30 years back? Did you know Volkswagen was Hitler’s idea? Or how the IBM logo changes over the time? Or where the Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star logo came from? We already know that the corporate logo is its identities and is fundamental to building a brand and communicating with the target audience. Many well-known corporate brands change their logo to achieve the perfect identification because one’s identity is not an occasional activity, but seeks to become a permanent one in the minds of those who encounter it. Let’s take a look at the interesting stories behind the logos of some of the most popular brands in the world. Read it all.
After more than three years of using only AT&T cellphone networks, Apple is now producing a version of the iPhone 4 for Verizon’s network, according to an unnamed source who has direct contact with Apple. But it is expected that Apple and Verizon will begin selling the new phone early next year, said the person, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because the plans were supposed to be confidential and he did not want to alienate his contacts at Apple. Apple and Verizon Wireless declined to comment. Read it all.
Dan Frommer of Business Insider has the right notion about the chances of Apple in this faceoff with Google for the TV gadget plug-in. Of course we want Apple to win, but I am doubtful it will dominate like it does the phone and tablet markets. APPLE AND GOOGLE JUST KICKED off the first round of their battle for the living room. Based on what we’ve seen so far, Apple has sprinted into the lead. It’s still early, and this could change, but it looks like Apple is making an all-around smarter bet than Google. To recap what the two companies are doing: Google is introducing a product called “Google TV,” which is initially available as part of a $300 set-top box from Logitech, or as part of a high-end line of TV sets from Sony. It’s trying to become the default way you look for TV shows to watch, hooking up between your cable box and your TV. It’ll let you search the TV listings, web video sites, and will eventually have an...
Apple (AAPL) HAS FILED AN emerging motion seeking a stay of a Texas federal jury finding that the company violates three patents held by Mirror Worlds, a company created by Yale University computer science professor David Gelernter. The jury ruled that Apple should pay $208.5 million for each of the three alleged violations, or up to $625.5 million in total. The Wall Street Journal notes that the case would rank among the largest patent awards on record. The suit, filed in 2008, alleges that the Apple’s sensational iPod, iPhone and Mac products all violate Mirror Worlds patents on how data is organized in streams and displayed. The Journal notes that Apple technologies cited in the case include Cover Flow, which is used to surf through album art; Spotlight, which is used to conduct system-wide searches on computers; and Time Machine, software that backs up files.
David K. Randall, AP Business Writer, On Sunday October 3, 2010, 2:55 pm EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s something to think about the next time you pick up a call on your iPhone: the device you’re holding may soon be the signature product of the most valuable company in the world. Thanks to its line of gadgets that combine the ability to make calls, send email, read books, watch movies and listen to music, Apple Inc. is on a path to overtake Exxon Mobil Corp. as the largest company by market capitalization. While Apple CEO Steve Jobs will no doubt be happy about his new perch atop the business world, there’s more at stake here than mere bragging rights. As soon as the total value of the company’s shares edges above Exxon’s, Apple will take over the top spot in the Standard and Poor’s 500, the market index used by most professional money managers. That means that billions of dollars invested in funds that track the index will have to shift their holdings...
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