the growth of Apple in relation to other tech companies from the fourth quarter of 2011 versus the fourth quarter of 2010. A couple of interesting things to note from the data: Apple's growth of 73%, compared to Microsoft's 5%. Once up a time, that would have seemed like a joke. Apple had gambled on the educational sector for its sales growth of computers, and that gamble ...

it comes to money, Apple is the pinball wizard who never misses the replay. Every few days in 2012 (and every day every year, really, but 2012 especially), it seems like the company keeps getting richer and richer. Today would be one of those days as Apple shares exceeded the $500 mark for the first time. Apple shares were inching toward this milestone last week when they topped ...

Apple is back at it again. The company is registering patents that may help them kill off competitors. Mashable is reporting that Apple was awarded 19 patents with one of them being the design of the MacBook Air. Ultrabooks are the competitor to the MacBook Air in looks and functionality. Apple could use this new patent to stop the sale of Ultrabooks based on ...

is reporting that Apple is requesting approval to file a lawsuit against Kodak, the beleaguered camera company that filed for bankruptcy last month. Apple alleges that Kodak is infringing on their patents that cover printers, digital cameras and digital picture frames. Apple intends to file a complaint against Kodak with the ITC and pursue a lawsuit against the company at the U.S. ...

between Proview and Apple over the iPad name may soon start moving towards a conclusion. Proview today said that the company is moving towards talks with Apple over the iPad name dispute. I'm sure both Apple and Proview are hoping to reach a settlement to not have this drag out any longer than it needs to. As we reported previously, Proview claimed to own the iPad name in China. ...

a Korean company. Apple is an American company. Who does South Korea prefer? When it comes to tablet computers, it appears that Apple is the clear winner. The Korea Herald is reporting that the Apple iPad has sold more than 1 million units in South Korea since its launch on November 30, 2010. The iPad 2 was introduced in the country on April 29, 2011. The newspaper reports that ...

Apple released the iPhone 4, it was the company's most successful product launch up until that date. A lot lot of consumers, however, were frustrated to find that there were major reception problems, in a scandal which became known as Antennagate. It led to the departure of Apple's executive in charge of iPhone hardware , though it is even cited in Walter ...

legal drama between Apple and Proview hit new heights today as arguments from both sides were heard in a Shanghai court. As you're all probably familiar with by now, Proview claims to own the iPad trademark in China. A claim that Apple says is bogus as they claim to have bought the iPad trademark across numerous Asian countries, including China, years ago. Reuters is reporting ...

chapter in Apple 's seemingly endless patent wars appears to be over as a German court has dismissed a suit brought against the company by Motorola. In December the court issued a ruling that several of Apple's 3G-capable devices infringed on patents owned by Motorola. Last week Motorola began enforcing the ruling, prompting Apple to pull the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and ...

legal drama between Apple and Proview just got more interesting. As we previously reported , Proview, a small Chinese company that makes monitors, claims to own the iPad trademark in China. Apple claims to have bought the trademark a few years ago when they first began selling the iPad. It got worse when Proview sought an injunction against the import and export of iPads in China ...