2015 Event Nike and distributor Apple settle a consumer lawsuit over false advertising for the Nike FuelBand; Nike claimed that the band could accurately track a user's health, but the device was not capable of performing the advertised functions 2015 Event Apple reports higher earnings than expected by Wall Street, at $2.33 per share for the second quarter versus the projected $2.16 per share; earnings were boosted by strong sales of the latest iPhone models and increased sales in China 2015 Event Online preorders begin for the Apple Watch, initially planned for sale on April 24th; however, the volume of orders has already pushed delivery dates into June or July for the various models, which are priced from $349 to $17,000 2015 Event Apple will begin a web TV service in September, carrying broadcast networks such as CBS, Fox and ABC; the service will offer 25 channels and will likely cost less than current cable television packages 2015 Event AT&T will be replaced with Apple Inc. on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), reflecting shifts in the U.S. economy between telecommunications and technology; AT&T had been part of the DJIA for over 100 years 2015 Event Smartflash, a Texas technology licensing company, has won $532.9 million in a lawsuit against Apple for infringement of data management software patents; Apple claims that the patents are invalid and that it never used the technology in question 2014 Event Apple Inc. wins an antitrust lawsuit accusing it of blocking competing music providers in its iTunes 7.0 update; the company proved that its upgrades were product improvements and that consumers were still able to access music purchased elsewhere 2014 Event Two security threats to Apple operating systems have been identified; the 'rootpipe' malware impacts OS X, including the new Yosemite version, while 'wirelurker' currently affects iOS users who have downloaded pirated apps 2014 Event Facebook and Apple are offering to pay the costs of freezing the eggs of female employees covered by the companies' insurance plans; the companies see the offering as a way to help women focus on their careers if they wish to delay motherhood 2014 Event Crowds line up at retailers across the U.S. as the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are offered for sale; buyers are seeking to be some of the first to own the devices, which may be shipped as late as November for those who pre-ordered online 2014 Event Court documents have been unsealed for rulings in 2008 requiring companies to give customers' online data to the U.S. government with no warrant; the papers show that Yahoo! sued but lost, resulting in compliance by Yahoo!, Google, Apple, and others 2014 Event Apple announced the Apple Watch, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus; the phones will be larger than previous models and have an improved camera; all three devices use Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow instant payments in stores without credit cards 2014 Event Apple Inc. is putting new security notifications in place after hackers gained access to celebrity iCloud accounts; the company denies any iCloud security compromises, stating that hackers used other methods to gain entry to the accounts 2014 Event Apple's new iPhone will include a near-field communication chip, making mobile payments easier; the phone will be released for sale later this September 2014 Event Apple Inc. will be required to pay $450 million in settlements if found guilty of antitrust violations concerning e-book price fixing; the outcome of an appeal by Apple is pending 2014 Event Apple Inc. forecasts greater demand for its new iPhone6 models than for the iPhone 5S and 5C; in response to consumer demand, the new phones will have larger screens 2014 Event Apple and IBM join forces to develop apps for business users; the agreement will give Apple a greater share of the business market, which is increasingly catering to a mobile workforce; IBM will benefit from the software integration on its cloud computing platform 2014 Event Mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is now one of the top three downloads in the free app category of the Apple App store in the U.S.; the game was released a little over two weeks ago 2014 Event The European Commission (EC) is examining the tax status of Fiat in Luxembourg; Starbucks in the Netherlands; and Apple in Ireland to identify potential unfair tax advantages; the companies say they are in compliance with financial laws 2014 Event Music curator and headphone maker Beats Electronics will become the latest acquisition of Apple, Inc.; Apple will pay $3 billion for the music company, started by music producer Jimmy Iovine and rap artist Dr. Dre 2014 Event Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have agreed to drop certain patent lawsuits against each other; the lawsuits revolve around Google's Motorola Mobility technology 2014 Event Electronics manufacturer Samsung is diversifying into the pharmaceutical industry; after besting Apple in the smartphone market, Samsung has now set a goal to become the leader in the growing biotechnology sector 2014 Event Apple and Samsung achieved mixed victory in a patent suit settlement; Samsung will owe Apple about $120 million, and Apple will owe Samsung about $158,000; Both parties were found to have infringed on each other's patents 2014 Event Greenpeace releases its annual energy efficiency report praising several Internet companies, including Apple, which scored poorly a couple of years ago; Amazon was noted as lagging behind in use of renewable energy for its data centers 2014 Event The banking industry is losing ground as non-banking companies such as Apple, Google and TMobile develop their own payment methods and financial products that circumvent the need for banking services 2014 Event Stock shares of automaker Tesla rise above $200 after reports that Apple, Inc. executives met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2013 to potentially discuss an acquisition 2014 Event Apple purchases SnappyLabs, a small company that makes a popular photography app; the $1 app enables smartphone users to modify how the built-in camera takes photos and how quickly the photos are taken 2014 Event Apple releases earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013; its stock price drops eight percent because they sold 51 million iPhones, falling short of analyst expectations that they would sell 55 million iPhones 2014 Event Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the Apple Macintosh; the computer had a 9-inch monochrome display, 128 KB of memory and a 3.5" slot for a floppy disk 2014 Event Apple announces its holiday earnings will be announced January 27; investors will care most about the company's iPhone and iPad sales 2013 Event The iPad Air and Mavericks, the latest version of the OS X is introduced by Apple 2013 Event Apple introduces iOS 7; the seventh version of the company's mobile operating system contains significant user interface changes 2013 Event Apple releases two new iPhones - the iPhone 5c and 5s 2013 Event Apple Inc., may incur significant damages after a U.S. district court rules the company conspired to fix the prices of eBooks 2013 Event An Apple I computer is sold for $617,000 at auction 2013 Event The largest-ever non-bank bond offering is initiated by Apple, Inc., for $17 billion 2013 Event Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., publishes a letter to Chinese customers, addressing issues regarding the company's warranty policies in China 2013 Event Seven years after Apple Inc. submitted its request to sell their iPhone under the name "iPhone" in Brazil, regulators denied their request, favoring IBG Electronica, who filed for the trademark in 2000, and was granted permission in 2008 2013 Event Developers at Apple, the U.S. creators of the iphone, claim they gave Apple sufficient warning concerning issues with iOS maps 2012 Event The U.S. court ruling banning the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is overturned, winning a round for Google's Android against Apple 2012 Event A California state jury rules that Samsung electronics owes Apple Inc. over $1 billion for patent infringement 2012 Event Patent law disputes between Samsung and Apple deadlock as the dispute addresses valuation of each other's patents 2012 Event The American company Apple, Inc. announces it is worth over $600 billion dollars, making the technology company the largest in the world by market capitalization 2012 Event Apple, Inc. reports over 37 million iPhones and over 15 million iPads were sold during the 2011 fourth quarter; the company generated over $127 billion in revenue 2011 Event Samsung Electronics files a patent infringement claim against Apple in Germany 2011 Event U.S. company Apple Inc. breaks company sales records with the release of its iPhone 4S smartphone with over 4 million units sold in 4 days 2011 Event American innovator, businessman, co-founder and longtime CEO of Apple Inc., dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 2011 Event In Cupertino, California, Apple Inc. announces the release of it much-anticipated iPhone 4S 2011 Event Sprint Nextel reportedly pays $20 billion for the exclusive rights to Apple's next mobile cell phone 2011 Event Acting on a lawsuit filed by Apple, Inc., a court in Dusseldorf, Germany orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab 2011 Event Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs resigns over poor health issues; Tim Cook takes over as CEO 2011 Event A near riot breaks out at the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad2 goes on sale in the People's Republic of China 2010 Event Microsoft cofounder, Paul Allen's company Interval Licensing LLC, files a patent infringement suit against Google, Apple, eBay, Facebook and others 2010 Event Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, unveils a new invention, a tablet PC called the iPad, at a press conference in San Francisco 2007 Event Apple Computer unveils the revolutionary iPhone 2006 Event Apple's iTunes store sells it's 1 billionth song 2005 Event Apple Computer announces they will switch to Intel processors in 2006 1998 Event JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1998 Event Apple discontinues developing Newton computer 1997 Event Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO 1997 Event Microsoft announces it will invest $150 million in Apple Computer Inc 1997 Event Michele Redman wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Classic 1997 Event Saudi Arab billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal aquires 5% of Apple Computer 1996 Event Caroline Pierce wins JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1996 Event Caroline Pierce wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 1 performance 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance 1995 Event Tracy Kerdyk wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1994 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1993 Event Hiromi Kobayash wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1992 Event Juli Inkster wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1992 Event Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft 1991 Event Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1991 Event Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0 1991 Event Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell 1990 Event Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1984 Event Apple Computer unveils its Macintosh personal computer 1981 Event India's APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched 1977 Birthday Fiona Apple, born in Manhattan, New York, singer, songwriter, alt-rock, pop, early jazz influences, Grammy-Award winning single, 'Criminal' 1977 Event Apple Computer ships its 1st Apple II 1977 Event Apple Computers incorporated 1976 Event Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer 1975 Event Apple records closes down 1971 Event 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; drunk LSD apple juice 1969 Event Mary Hopkin's Postcard album on Apple is released 1969 Event Beatles appoint Eastman and Eastman, as general cousel to Apple 1969 Event Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs) 1968 Event 1st record under Apple label, Beatle's Hey Jude 1968 Event Beatles launch "Apple Records" label 1968 Event Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free 1968 Event Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away 1968 Event Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London 1968 Event Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host 1968 Event Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp 1968 Event Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd 1967 Event Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit 1967 Event Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens 1967 Event "Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 463 performances 1967 Event Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names 1966 Event "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 463 performances 1966 Birthday Tracy Kerdyk, born in Coral Gables, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1995 JAL Big Apple 1965 Event Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres 1963 Birthday Caroline Pierce, Cheshire Eng, golfer, 1995 JAL Big Apple Classic-2nd 1963 Birthday Hiromi Kobayashi, Fukushima Japan, LPGA golfer, 1993 JAL Big Apple 1962 Birthday Eric Olson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Apple's Way 1962 Birthday Lydia Cheng, New York City, Ms Big Apple bodybuilder, 1982, Pumping Iron 2 1957 Birthday Vincent Van Patten, Belrose, New York, actor, Apple's Way, 3 for the Road 1955 Event Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" goes #1 for 10 weeks 1955 Birthday Steve Jobs, co-founder, Apple Computer 1954 Event "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances 1954 Birthday Jeff Apple, born in Miami, Florida, producer, In the Line of Fire 1954 Event "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances 1950 Birthday Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple Computers 1942 Birthday Susan Hill, English playwright, Magic Apple Tree 1940 Birthday Helma Sanders-Brahms, Emden Germany, director, Apple Trees, Manoever 1934 Birthday R. W. Apple, Jr., American Journalist 1932 Death Lady Augusta, Isabella Gregory, playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80 1932 Birthday Jack Gelber, U.S., playwright, Connection, Apple 1919 Event Fritz Kreisler and F Jacobi's "Apple Blossoms," premieres in New York City 1858 Birthday May Robson, Mary J Robison, born in Melbourne, Australia, actress, Apple Annie 1852 Birthday Isabella Gregory, born in Ireland, writer and playwright, Golden Apple 1806 Event Isaac Quintard patents apple cider 1803 Event Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania 1307 Event William Tell shoots apple off his son's head
