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John Paczkowski in News on May 23 at 9:37 am PT
Apple today said the keynote address for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will occur on Monday, June 10, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Not a big surprise, as that is the day the event kicks off. Speakers for the keynote have not been announced — nor are they likely to be. But expect to see CEO Tim Cook presiding over the standard cast of characters as they demonstrate the latest in Apple tech.
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Mike Isaac in Mobile on May 23 at 12:01 am PT
OtterBox, one of biggest names in protective products and cases for mobile devices, announced on Wednesday that it acquired LifeProof, a rival growing company with a “comprehensive product offering” and “impressive intellectual property,” OtterBox said in a release. LifeProof’s 250 employees will remain in San Diego, where the company is currently headquartered. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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John Paczkowski in News on May 22 at 1:05 pm PT
Veteran tech analyst Michael Gartenberg is jumping the fence to work for a company he has spent decades covering during stints at Gartner, Altimeter and Jupiter Research. Forbes reports, and AllThingsD has independently confirmed, that Gartenberg has recently taken a job at Apple. Details on his role at the company are slim, though sources say he’ll be working for Apple’s marketing group, a division overseen by SVP Phil Schiller.
John Paczkowski in News on May 21 at 1:11 pm PT
“We pay all the taxes we owe. Every single dollar,” says Tim Cook.
Peter Kafka in Mobile on May 21 at 10:48 am PT
A huge spike in broadband use for mobile devices — when they’re still in your house. Apple accounts for nearly half of that.
John Paczkowski in News on May 21 at 4:55 am PT
According to NPD, North American Mac sales for April were unchanged year over year, despite the market shift from PCs to mobile devices.
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Danny Yadron, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 20 at 2:46 pm PT
Apple Inc. has set up corporate structures that have allowed it to pay little or no corporate tax — in any country — on much of its overseas income, according to the findings of a U.S. Senate examination released Monday evening.