Steve Jobs resigned from his position as the CEO of Apple and named Tim Cook as his replacement. Now Tim Cook has finally taken the charge as the CEO of the company, the position of COO is vacant at the moment and if not now, someone will have to take this very important position at some point in future, but the question is who will it be?
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Steve Jobs today resigned from the post of Apple CEO. He has handed over his position at the company to his colleague and former Apple COO Tim Cook. Jobs has been an inspiration for everyone since the starting days of Apple. He has seen many ups and downs through out his career but he always managed to come back stronger than ever in every situation. The infographic posted after the break, that is created by Column Five Media will let you know about his achievements and products he introduced while he worked at Apple.
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Apple’s newly crowned CEO Tim Cook has sent first email to his employees after becoming CEO today as reported by ArsTechnica. Tim says that he is looking forward to serve as the CEO of the “most innovative company in the world”. He notes that joining Apple was the best decision he has made in his lifetime that has provided him with the privilege of working for Apple and with Steve Jobs.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs has today announced that he has resigned from his role as CEO of the company. Steve Jobs says he will be serving as the Chairman of the Board, director, and an Apple employee from now. Steve will be replaced by Tim Cook as acting CEO of the company.
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple back in 1976 with his friend Steve Wozniak in his parent’s garage and turned it into World’s most valuable company. In his years at Apple he has helped in creating extraordinary products that have changed the meaning of modern technology. Jobs was brought back at Apple when company was struggling to stay afloat and was at the verge of being bankrupt. Steve Jobs came back and inserted a new power in the company and since then there’s no turning back. After the release of revolutionary iMac back in 1998, Jobs and his team have released products like iPods, iTunes, iPhone, and the iPad that have literally changed the World.
Steve published the following letter about his resignation:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve
Full Press release after the break
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According to a recent report by WSJ, Sprint will finally get iPhone this year and become the third US carrier offering this popular Apple device. Sprint will join other two big players Verizon and AT&T, and offer the device on the same day as it is released. Getting iPhone on its carrier is a big win for Sprint as AT&T and Verizon are expecting big iPhone sales this year and now Sprint will also join the party when the device gets released in October of this year.
According to a recent report by Reuters Apple is now working with its Asian suppliers on a cheaper iPhone 4 with 8GB flash memory. This 8GB model of iPhone 4 will be released alongside the new iPhone 5 and will act as a cheaper alternative for the high-end iPhone model. The 8GB flash memory for this iPhone 4 model will be manufactured by an unnamed Korean company instead of Toshiba and Samsung.
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According to new rumor coming out from Apple’s Asian supply chain, Apple is planning to introduce a completely revamped line up of Macs by the end of this year. This new Mac line up would be like something never seen before and will be very different from the Macs we know today. This rumor is reported by a Japanese site macotakara.jp that claims that Apple is gearing up to introduce these new Macs with the help of the its component suppliers.
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As discovered by 9to5Mac, Apple’s iOS 5 includes a feature that will allow iDevices to display earthquake warning notification to users. This warning will be delivered to iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad users from seconds to one or two minutes before the earthquake hits their city. Japan has one of the most advanced earthquake warning system in the World, and this feature in iOS 5 will take information that warning system and inform the user about the incoming earthquake so that he or she could move to a safer place.
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Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 6 to registered developers and it is now available for download in the Dev Center. The build number for this iOS 5 beta release is 9A5302b and is compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPad 2, iPod touch 3rd Generation, and iPod touch 4th generation. Just like iOS 5 beta 5, this update has been delivered to developers as Over-The-Air delta update as well as direct download.
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According to WSJ’s sources, Apple is going to release its next iPad with Retina Display screen early next year. The next gen iPad will feature same 9.7-inch screen but with 2048×1536 resolution.
The next generation iPad is expected to feature a high resolution display – 2048 by 1536 compared with 1024 by 768 in the iPad 2 – and Apple’s suppliers have already shipped small quantities of components for the sampling of the iPad 3. Suppliers said Apple has placed orders for a 9.7-inch screen device.
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