Tim Cook was hailed as a gay icon when he came out last week -- but not everybody is celebrating the announcement. Not Russia. On Friday, the former imperial capital, St. Petersburg, demolished a memo ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said he is “proud to be gay”, publicly commenting on his sexual orientation for the first time and becoming the most prominent openly gay executive in the business world ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-31
China’s social networks have been abuzz with chatter over the new iPhones since their debut in the mainland. Many consider an iPhone a status symbol, so it's not unusual to see people flaunt it on soc ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-30
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Jack Ma says his company is interested in partnering with Apple Inc in financial payments. “I hope we can do something together,” he said, but it should be a “marriage” ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
It's fairly common knowledge that Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has been making most of Apple's hit products over the years at its factories in China. But few know that most of the iP ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-24
Not too many top executives in the rapidly changing tech world can simply sit back and unwind like Tim Cook. Reason: Apple Inc. just had a strong quarter and its new products have been drawing rave re ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-23
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook said on Thursday its mobile payment service Apple Pay will be officially launched on Monday. He predicted that the new technology will soon replace plastic money as a ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-17
Apple Inc said it sold more than 10 million of its latest iPhones in the first weekend after the new models went on sale last Friday, Reuters reported. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus set a record for first w ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-23
Have you ordered your iPhone 6? Congratulations if you were able to. I didn't have much luck. There were just too many people trying to acquire Apple's latest models. And so after repeated attempts, I ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-12
Apple Inc. finally unveiled its latest offerings at its annual event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday (early Wednesday morning Hong Kong time). Aside from the extensive media coverage, millions of ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
The biggest banks and credit card companies in the United States are supporting Apple Inc.'s new payment service despite previous comments from their officials that it would pose a threat to their bus ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
Apple Inc. unveiled on Tuesday a smartwatch, two larger-screen iPhones and a mobile payment system, creating new buzz in the technology industry and drumming up consumer excitement. The wearable devic ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
Alibaba is going public as early as next week and is expected to raise as much as US$24 billion, making it the largest initial public offering in United States. It is reported that Alibaba's Jack Ma ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
Apple is calling it the best product line in 25 years and the fact it has not launched a completely new gadget in the past four years is only adding to the suspense. All will be revealed on Tuesday at ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
Apple Inc. is fighting back to regain lost ground in the tablet market, once its second biggest source of sales, with an iPad that is almost as big as a laptop computer. The new line will feature a 12 ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
An ice bucket challenge has soaked Chinese internet celebrities including Youku Tudou chief executive Victor Koo, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun and Guokr.com chief executive Ji Xiaohua. The challenge involve ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook is not happy with the technology giant's diversity report. It seems that despite his strong advocacy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the workplace, ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
Coffee is on him but the big tab goes to you. A 30-minute coffee meeting with Eric Schimdt is inspiring frenetic bidding on a charity auction site, with one bidder upping the ante to US$16,000. Charit ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-06
Is Apple losing its mojo? With the smartphone market marching towards saturation, Apple investors fear that the tech giant may be nearing its peak. In fact, for the first time in three years, the comp ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-17
Look through the cracks into boarded-up prime retailing areas in several second-tier cities and you'll find a legion of workers inside laboring around the clock to knock the space into shape. They are ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
