NEW YORK — The Nasdaq composite index shot 2 percent higher Wednesday, powered by a surge in Apple. The iPhone maker’s stock climbed $50 after the company once again blew past Wall Street’s profit forecasts.
NEW YORK — AOL’s $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of “Antiques Roadshow” moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets recently, and some of them have found musty old patents that turn out to be worth a great deal.
Where does the time go? Sammy’s seventh month is sneaking up from behind and I am not even sure where it came from. Wasn’t I just pregnant with him a minute ago? Having teenagers and an infant does make you realize how quickly childhood can zoom by. I joke that the next thing I know, Sammy will be asking for the car keys. It sure feels that way with our older two.
Powell City Council this week approved a new set of rules regarding conduct among council members, a process that was initiated in response to complaints directed at councilwoman Sara Marie Brenner.
NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is blocking Google’s new flagship phone from supporting Google’s attempt to make the smartphone the credit card of the future.
NEW YORK — As her grandfather sat pleasantly perplexed at her wedding, Lauren Barnes reached into the recesses of her strapless white gown, whipped out her iPhone and accepted her groom’s Facebook relationship change to “married.”
If your child does not already have a smart phone, chances are he or she will be asking for one. It is estimated there are more than 2.4 billion smart phones being used worldwide and the Apple iPhone and Motorola Android seem to be the most popular for teens. Smart phones have changed the way we consume information with the many applications or “apps,” as we know them, that can be downloaded onto the phone.
SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world’s most powerful companies, resigned as the company’s CEO on Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the job. The move appears to be the result of an unspecified medical condition for which he took an indefinite leave from his post in January. Apple’s chief operating officer, Tim Cook, has been named CEO.