Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, California — October 27, 2015 — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.1 billion, or $1.96 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $42.1 billion and net profit of $8.5 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.9 percent...
Exploit gets around Windows’ app security safeguards
There isn’t a known patch for the flaw yet, but we’ve asked Microsoft for comment and will let you know if it has something to say. In the meantime, there is a stopgap. Eric Rand suggests telling Windows Firewall to block Regsvr32, which prevents it from accessing online files. While that’s not very convenient if you have a whole office’s worth of PCs to protect, it beats the alternative. Original post: Exploit...
Paramount agrees to offer Sky UK content across Europe
The deal would also apply in reverse, so that Paramount can’t oblige broadcasters outside of the UK to limit services in Britain and Ireland. (It’s unclear if the deal means that Sky UK will then be forced to sign up any European customers who wants access to currently geo-blocked movies, however.) The commission’s goal is to eventually eliminate the restrictions by 2017 as part of its Digital Single Market strategy,...
Paramount agrees to offer Sky UK content across Europe
The deal would also apply in reverse, so that Paramount can’t oblige broadcasters outside of the UK to limit services in Britain and Ireland. (It’s unclear if the deal means that Sky UK will then be forced to sign up any European customers who wants access to currently geo-blocked movies, however.) The commission’s goal is to eventually eliminate the restrictions by 2017 as part of its Digital Single Market strategy,...
Apple Names Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer
Tor Myhren Joins Apple CUPERTINO, California — December 17, 2015 — Apple® today announced that Jeff Williams has been named chief operating officer and Johny Srouji is joining Apple’s executive team as senior vice president for Hardware Technologies. Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, will expand his role to include leadership of the revolutionary App Store® across all Apple platforms. Apple also announced...
