Apple last night announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second-quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Cupertino company reported record earnings and sales from the quarter, with $39.2 billion in revenue and a net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share.
Google has today launched Google Drive, their much-anticipated cloud-based service for sharing and storing files. Initially, the service can be accessed using a Mac, PC, or Android device, with an iOS app promised to be “coming soon”.
Intel have today officially launched the first batch of their much-anticipated Ivy Bridge processors. The chips, which are the first to use a 22-nanometer manufacturing process, feature “Tri-Gate” 3D transistor technology – resulting in greater performance but with less power consumption.
Apple has today confirmed plans to create 500 new jobs at its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. The company is expected to build a new office block at the site, which was opened in 1980, and currently employs 2800 people.
In an attempt to encourage MobileMe customers with older versions of OS X to move over to iCloud before MobileMe is shutdown on the 30th of June, Apple has launched a new upgrade program offering free DVD copies of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has today been named as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2012. By appearing on the annual list, Cook follows in the footsteps of his predecessor Steve Jobs, who featured an impressive five times while CEO.
While the Flashback trojan targeting a Java exploit in Mac OS X has been floating around for months, Apple didn’t really take any notice of the flaw until just a couple of weeks ago when one security firm revealed it was affecting over 600,000 Macs.
Apple has created a couple of new TV adverts for the iPhone 4S showcasing its voice-activated personal-assistant Siri. In a departure from recent ads produced by the company, they both feature celebrities, namely Zooey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson.
In a press release issued earlier today, Apple has confirmed that the new iPad will go on sale in South Korea and 11 additional countries this Friday the 20th of April. The device will launch in a further 9 countries on the 27th.