Thanks Amazon, but we don’t need your solidarité
Companies aren’t people. Maybe that’s why their ‘grief’ at the Paris attacks leaves a bitter taste in my mouth
Five of the best pocket-sized smartphones
When it comes to smartphones, does size matter? As phablet screens grow ever larger, here’s our look at some of the more modest-sized devices on the market
Microsoft sounds final death knell for Zune music streaming service
Four years after discontinuing Zune devices meant to compete with Apple’s iPods, the tech company announced it would shift focus to Groove music player
Steve Jobs review – decoding a complex character
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and Michael Fassbender in the title role provide the real insights in Danny Boyle’s fine biopic of the Apple founder
Tim Cook orders retraining for all Apple store staff after Melbourne controversy
Apple CEO ordered ‘inclusion and customer engagement’ training after black teens were asked to leave Australia store because they ‘might steal something’
Apple apologises after saying black students ‘might steal something’
The Maribyrnong College students uploaded video of the incident to Facebook and some people accused the Melbourne store of racially profiling its customers
Steve Jobs review – gets to the core of Apple’s co-founder
With a commanding performance from Michael Fassbender and Aaron Sorkin’s scorching script, Danny Boyle delivers an exhilarating portrait of the visionary tech mastermind
Comic artist repurposes iTunes’ terms and conditions into graphic novel
Steve Jobs treks across comic landscapes in his black turtleneck to warn people of Apple’s in-app purchase policy and more in series by Robert Sikoryak
Observer Tech Christmas gift guide
Robots, meteorites and magic snow – a smart, Wi-Fi enabled sackful of gift ideas for everyone
Steve Jobs: the legacy of Apple’s mysterious co-founder
Since Steve Jobs’s death from cancer in 2011, the myths keep accumulating. Tim Adams assesses his legacy and speaks to Danny Boyle and Alex Gibney, directors of two new films about the Apple boss
How Apple made itself crunch-proof
Smart, beautiful and as relatively pricey as a certain lager, Apple products make the company huge profits. It was just a case of cracking the desirability code
Apple could be the victim of its own success
After the success of the iPhone, Apple may struggle to come up with new innovations that will dominate markets in quite the same way
US judge compares forcing Apple to bypass password to providing execution drugs
Justice Department asking Apple to access user’s data is comparable to asking a drug company to administer a lethal injection, US judge says
Apple calls 2015 ‘most successful year ever’ after making reported $234bn
Firm now has more money in the bank than the annual GDP of Czech Republic, Peru and New Zealand, after selling 48m iPhones in latest quarter
Senate passes controversial cybersecurity bill Cisa 74 to 21
Senate votes in favor of bill critics including Edward Snowden say will allow the government to collect sensitive personal data unchecked