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# tim-cook - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Poll: Should Ireland be tougher on multi-national companies when it comes to tax?
Apple, which employs 4,000 people in Ireland, pays a tax rate of less than two per cent in Ireland.
# tim-cook - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
US Senate: Irish tax havens are leaving US children without education
Corporate giant Apple transferred 64 per cent of its income to Irish subsidiaries.
Revenue and Finance Department deny tax deal with Apple
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore claims Ireland’s tax system is “very transparent”.
# tim-cook - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Apple apologises to Chinese consumers after ‘double standards’ criticism
State media in China has criticised the company over customer service and returns policies.
# tim-cook - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: The 20 deadliest reads of 2012
It’s been a year of great writing. Here’s the very best from around the web.
# tim-cook - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Tweets, tablets and patents: 2012 in tech
Has Apple peaked? Has Microsoft lost its way? Is Twitter just here for the tax? Was Instagram worth the $1bn?
# tim-cook - Tuesday 30 October, 2012
Apple’s SVP of iOS Software to leave as part of restructurings
Scott Forstall had overseen some of the company’s more embarassing let downs in recent years – Siri and Apple Maps.
# tim-cook - Friday 5 October, 2012
Apple marks one year since Steve Jobs’ death
The company has released an emotional video marking its co-founder’s life and inventions.
# tim-cook - Saturday 29 September, 2012
# tim-cook - Friday 28 September, 2012
Apple apologises to customers for Apple Maps
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologised to customers for the many mistakes that were found in Apple Maps last week.
# tim-cook - Monday 17 September, 2012
Nick Leeson: Here’s why I won’t be buying into the iPhone 5…
…and it has a lot to do with my bad memories of The Brick. My wife on the other hand…
# tim-cook - Thursday 13 September, 2012
8 people who will never be happy with the iPhone 5
What, no lasers?
# tim-cook - Monday 30 July, 2012
Court to hear Apple’s €2 BILLION patent claim against Samsung
The smartphone giants will lock horns in a federal court in the US today, with Apple seeking $2.5 billion for patent infringement.
# tim-cook - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
35m iPhones, 11.8m iPads and 4m Macs: A good first quarter for Apple
While iPhone sales exceeded expectations, iPad and Mac sales were not as forecasted but the company’s income continues to grow.
# tim-cook - Monday 19 March, 2012
Apple will use cash for dividends and stock buyback
The best place to put Apple’s cash? Back into its shares, of course.
# tim-cook - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
iPad 3 launched, goes on sale in Ireland on 23 March
Apple CEO Tim Cook was in San Francisco today to launch the latest version of the tablet device.
# tim-cook - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
iPhones sales soar and profits double at Apple
As one analyst put it: “They just demolished it”.
# tim-cook - Wednesday 11 January, 2012
Apple confirms plans for mysterious ‘education announcement’
What’s Apple got up its sleeve – could it be unveiling the third edition of the iPad? Or something else entirely?
Guess how much the new chief of Apple earns?
Tim Cook took over from the late Steve Jobs last year. What do you think is in his pay packet?
# tim-cook - Thursday 1 December, 2011
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologises after Siri abortion controversy
The Apple chief said that Siri’s omissions are unintentional and part of the process of bringing Siri from beta to a finished product.
# tim-cook - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
Gallery: The 10 most influential people in finance…
…according to the US wealth management magazine Worth, including the German Chancellor and new ECB chief.
# tim-cook - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
Late arrival of iPhone 4S sees Apple’s Q4 results disappoint
Below expected revenues and earnings saw shares in the world’s leading tech company fall 7 per cent.
# tim-cook - Friday 7 October, 2011
Steve Jobs’s funeral being held today as details of his final days emerge
Jobs was advising on the company’s latest iPhone even as he had just weeks to live.
# tim-cook - Tuesday 4 October, 2011
Watch: Apple launches iPhone 4S but no sign of the iPhone 5
Apple’s share price fell by as much as three per cent in response to the launch of the new device which will be available in Ireland by the end of the month.
# tim-cook - Monday 3 October, 2011
Watch: is this the iPhone 5? Prototype of what phone may look like released
The actual iPhone 5 is expected to be launched by Apple at an event tomorrow.
# tim-cook - Tuesday 27 September, 2011
Apple confirms iPhone event for 4 October, is this a sneak peek?
The company has confirmed an event next Tuesday entitled: “Let’s talk iPhone”.
# tim-cook - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
iPhone 5 slated for 4 October launch – reports
Fresh reports indicate the iPhone 5 will be in shops next month.
# tim-cook - Tuesday 30 August, 2011
Apple wants Tim Cook to stay on as CEO until at least 2021
It looks like Apple want to make sure Tim Cooks stays around until at least 2021 – offering him golden handcuffs currently worth $389m.
# tim-cook - Friday 26 August, 2011
How will Steve Jobs’ successor fare?
How will Tim Cook fare in his role as CEO of Apple? Technology insiders have been giving their views since he was named as Steve Jobs’ successor.
# tim-cook - Thursday 25 August, 2011
Apple shares tumble in after-hours trading as Jobs resigns
All eyes will be on Wall Street this morning to see how markets react to Steve Jobs’ resignation from Apple, the company he co-founded in 1976.
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple with immediate effect
Co-founder Jobs, 56, steps down as chief executive permanently and with immediate effect; Tim Cook is appointed to succeed him.
# tim-cook - Monday 17 January, 2011
Jobs to take medical leave of absence from Apple
The Apple CEO – who formerly had pancreatic cancer – says his board has given him some time off for medical reasons.



















































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