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Following the departure of Scott Forstall from Apple, company's former head of software design, Apple's hardware design chief Jonathan Ive a.k.a Johnny Ive has been given control of software design as well, a move that will prove to be good for the Cupertino company, believe the analysts (via Reuters). Tim Cook's decision to make Ive, company's celebrated industrial design chief,...

The Wall Street Journal now reports on what was earlier speculated by Adam Lashinsky from Fortune--Scott Forstall was let go by Apple over his refusal to sign his name to the apology over Apple Maps. Moreover, sources note Forstall wanted to adopt a move we've seen formerly from Steve Jobs--not apologizing for its SNAFU like...

Apple's former head of iOS, Scott Forstall was unceremoniously ousted from the company this afternoon via press release. Many have cited Forstall as the one to blame for the fiasco involving Apple Maps and other iOS shortfalls (Siri; small iOS iterations compared to Android). We earlier noted his emphasis on skeuomorphism in design, but now...

9to5Mac has obtained an internal email Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out to employees over today's executive level 'restructuring'. He notes Forstall will serve as an 'advisor' to him in the interim: Today, I am announcing changes that will encourage even more collaboration between our world-class hardware, software and services teams at all levels of...

Even though 100 million iPads sold has its weight in a discussion about what consumers really want, Microsoft and Amazon have different opinions. (more…)

During Apple's 2012 Q4 earnings call, Apple CEO was asked a question about the company's old position on dismissing 7-inch tablets made by their competitors, which the late Steve Jobs said would "dead on arrival". Cook clarified that stance was aimed directly at precise tablets of 7-inches in diameter--whereas the new iPad mini is at...

In a display of remembrance, Apple CEO Tim Cook has paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on his first death anniversary with a letter and a small video that includes Steve's quotes and snippets from his product launch keynotes, along with a message from Tim Cook "His spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple”. On accessing apple.com,...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, has today announced that the world's most popular social networking service has passed 1 billion active monthly users in just 8 years since its inception in a Harvard dorm room (via 9to5Mac). Here's what Zuckerberg wrote on the official Facebook news page today: "This morning, there are more than...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has today sent an email to all company employees, thanking them for an incredibly successful 2012. He also announced that they will get the entire week of Thanksgiving in the United States off with pay (via 9to5Mac). Last year, Tim sent a similar email to his employees thanking them for a successful year and...

When Apple CEO issued an apology letter to customers over concerns with Apple Maps, he also plugged alternative map apps, such as Waze. Thanks to this strong recommendation, Waze CEO Noam Bardin noted in an interview with the WSJ their downloads have increased 40% in a single day compared to normal: Did you guys get a...

Apple CEO has written an apology letter on Apple.com to customers about the shortfall of Apple Maps. The latter has been criticized and seen as the 'Achilles Heel' of iOS 6 for its inaccuracies and omissions compared to Google Maps in iOS 5. Below is the letter from Cook: To our customers, At Apple, we...

When Apple uncovers its iPhone 5 during the event tomorrow, it's expected to be the largest upgrade to the phone since the iPhone 4. Apple has gone through five generations of iPhones and has yet to enlarge the 3.5 inch screen. With this upgrade, Apple will add a groundbreaking 4-inch screen in addition to blazing-fast LTE...