For some, the best just got better. The sixth avatar of the iPhone looks slimmer, slicker, slighter and more svelte and elegant than ever before.

A federal jury has convicted a man of illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing more than 120,000 email addresses of iPad users including New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Tim Cook recommends that people try alternatives by downloading competing map apps from the App Store while Apple works on its own maps products.

While Samsung wants a new trial, Apple is seeking an additional $707 million in damages and interest over the $1 billion awarded to it.

Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung in 2011, alleging the company's smartphones and tablets to be knockoffs of its iPhone and iPad products.

Apple Inc. reveals that both revenue and net income posted increases of just over 20 per cent - cause for celebration at most companies, but meager by Apple standards.

Apple will start selling the iPad in China on July 20 after paying $60 million to settle a dispute over the ownership of the tablet computer's name.

A judge orders Samsung Electronics Co. to halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer while the court considers Apple's claim the South Korean tech giant illegally copied the design of the popular iPad.

The iPad sequel comes with bumped up specs and an impressive performance.

Apps are the real heroes of the mobile revolution, not specs or brands.

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Apple will become the world's first trillion-dollar company when its shares top $1,000 each. The technology giant is already the most valuable company in the world currently valued at $590.82 billion.

Apple Inc. received a $21 million incentive from a state fund on the condition that the technology giant will add new jobs at the facility in Austin.

Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion on Wednesday. It is the sixth U.S. corporation to reach the $500 billion milestone.

The Chinese firm that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer in China.

Shenzhen Proview Technology says it owns the iPad name and threatens to complicate Apple's efforts to sell its popular tablet computer in China.

The technology giant sold 37 million iPhones in October-December 2011, accounting for 53 per cent of Apple's revenue in the quarter. The numbers exceeded analyst estimates and propelled the company to record quarterly results.

Apple took Samsung to court in Australia after accusing Suwon, the South Korea-based company, of copying its iPad and iPhone.

Art Levinson, on Apple's board since 2000, becomes non-executive chairman, while Disney CEO Robert Iger joins as a director at the Cupertino, California-based company.

\"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,\" Apple's board said in a statement. \"The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.\"