Apple posts new official executive organization chart

In light of today’sshakeups, Apple hasposteda revised organization chart on its website. The chart lists thenewly mintedCEO Tim Cook, as well as the other executive staff. It also shows Jobs’ new position as Chairman of the Board and Cook’s new Board seat as well. Cook’s newbiostates: Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple and serves on its Board of Directors. Before being named CEO in August 2011, Tim was Apple’s Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple’s supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries....

2 min · 322 words · Rebecca Cohen

Apple products about to get a THX audio upgrade

It looks as if the sound on your audio devices is about to get a whole lot better. According to aTweetby ‘Tech Guy’ Leo Laporte that was reported onGigaOmWednesday morning, Apple has hired Tomlinson Holman as its new audio chief. Holman is best known for being the guy who is almost single-handedly responsible for the creation of Lucasfilm’s THX sound. During the 15 years he spent working for George Lucas he created the worlds first 10....

2 min · 323 words · Steven Wilson

Apple proposals, renderings for new “Spaceship” campus detailed by City of Cupertino

Apple has submitted more detailed plans to the City of Cupertino,outlining its visionfor its new 175 acre “Spaceship” campus in the area and including improved renderings to show just how its headquarters will look once completed in 2015. The proposals, posted by the city, includes plans for an office, a research and development building totalling 2.8 million square feet, a 1,000 seat corporate auditorium, a fitness center, central plant, parking and new 300,000 square feet research facilities....

2 min · 381 words · Brandon Elliott

Apple publishes official iCloud set up guide

Some of you may have been able to download iOS 5 and the latest Lion update, so we’re sure you’re wondering how to get started with iCloud, the new backup service in the sky from Apple. If you’re stillgetting errors, just be patient. Apple had those same thoughts, so the company has published its ownguide on how to get iCloud set upon your iOS 5 devices and Apple or PC computers....

2 min · 380 words · Anne Lee

Apple pulls VLC from the App Store

Months of speculation preceeded the action but today Apple officially pulled the popular media streaming app VLC from its App Store. VLC for iPhone and iPad gained approvalback in September, existing as a side project from the official desktop application by VideoLAN. After months of contention between the app developers, the creators of the desktop application and Apple, the app was removed at VideoLAN’s request because Apple’s App Store contravenes various parts of the GPL license under which it was released....

2 min · 305 words · Connie Soto
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