I’ve always admired the guy, but this series of quips and quotes have only deepened my appreciation for his art. Also, chalk up another cultural milestone for Twitter as the design guru’s comments were broadcast live.

Cupertino came through the last economic downturn strong because it continued to invest in R&D, innovative products and a strong infrastructure. It appears the same strategy in this much more severe recession, as indicated by this one measure, is once again yielding good results.

When I last looked over the open-source movement’s answer to iTunes, it was clear that in spite of a number of great features, it was also lacking in some significant ways. Now, a few of those caveats have been addressed, so it’s time to look again at this surprisingly thoughtful and functional jukebox application.

Aside from the Mac Pro, it’s been years since any Apple products were manufactured on this side of the Pacific. That is apparently going to change. The company’s manufacturing partner, which purportedly makes most iPods, the iPhone and iMac, is setting up shop just Southwest of El Paso, Texas.

Apparently the organizers of the last big computer trade show in Las Vegas have never heard the old saying, ‘You shouldn’t kick a man when he’s down.’ Or, perhaps, they know from experience that life’s a lot easier when the competition can’t fight back and that you should make the most of such serendipitous opportunities.

This story raises some very interesting questions that have little to do with Apple, like why is a Taiwanese union protesting treatment of Chinese laborers given that the two countries are still technically at war and don’t have relations let alone share labor unions? There’s more going on here than meets the eye.

The rumors of a tablet computer from Apple are firing up again, with some ideas that make a lot of sense from both the technical and marketing points of view coming to the fore.

Whereas the image tasters and arbiters of brand say Microsoft has gained ground on Apple (purportedly as a result of the laptop hunter ads), estimates point to soft yet resilient sales for Apple-branded computers.

Although the Apple App Store has reached the milestone of one billion downloads, there is some proof that it has not resulted in a ton of profit. Are we sure the App Store should be considered a winner?

Whether you have just five minutes on a bench or five days in a hospital to get through, solitaire is one of the all-time greatest time sinks. However, just because you have some free time doesn’t mean you have to pay to fill it up—read on for how to get more play for little to no money.