In the early 1970s, the idea of an ordinary person owning a computer sounded absurd. Computers back then were more like aircraft carriers or nuclear power plants than household appliances – vast ...

To understand how Apple took over the world, consider Doug Weber, a former design manager for the Cupertino technology giant. Apple was so committed to design and functionality, Weber said, that it ...

Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1—there were a couple of kids who came of age in Silicon Valley in the late ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official ...

CUPERTINO, Calif. — A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools’ Day 50 years ago and ...

Here are some of the most important inflection points in the company's vaunted history over the past five decades. It felt churlish to let Apple’s 50th birthday pass without adding to the hagiographic ...

Susan Prescott on how Apple’s Swift Student Challenge is inspiring creativity, as Indian winner Ananya Babu turns mandala art into an interactive app.

Apple's design ethos is the stuff of legend, but even the greats miss once in a while. Here are 14 flawed products Apple ...