http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook disclosed during a Senate hearing this week that the tech giant will invest more than $100 million to build a factory in the Lone Star State, where it will assemble a line of Mac computers. http://phys.org/news288618241.html Technology Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:02 EST news288618241 The biggest vulnerability to Macintosh computers is the belief among their devoted users that Apple's superior operating system makes them immune to malware, experts say. http://phys.org/news282592080.html Technology Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:10:01 EST news282592080 LED bulbs seem to be the future of home lighting: They save electricity, they're durable and they don't contain mercury like compact fluorescents. But having them produce white light like any old light bulb is like using a computer as a doorstop. http://phys.org/news282401334.html Electronics Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:53:09 EST news282401334 Encouraging consumers to feel ownership of products they haven't yet purchased can backfire because consumers tend to see themselves in the products they own, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news281704587.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:16:32 EST news281704587 A rare surviving first model of the Apple computer -- a stripped down, clunky device that bears no resemblance to today's sleek gadgets -- sold for $374,000 at auction in New York on Friday. http://phys.org/news259005549.html Electronics Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:59:14 EST news259005549 There's no screen, it was built in 1976, and the clunky design does not exactly recall today's iPads, but the first Apple computer is expected to fetch up to $180,000 in New York. http://phys.org/news258440242.html Electronics Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:57:32 EST news258440242 (AP) -- FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. http://phys.org/news248032170.html Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:49:49 EST news248032170 In the interview, Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs recall a seminal moment in Silicon Valley history - how they named their upstart computer company some 35 years ago. http://phys.org/news244356944.html Technology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:57:13 EST news244356944 (AP) -- When Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, he couldn't have known the incredible footprint that Jobs would leave on the consumer electronics landscape. http://phys.org/news237091378.html Technology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:43:06 EST news237091378 (AP) -- In dark suit and bowtie, he is a computing-era carnival barker - eyebrows bouncing, hands gesturing, smile seductive and coy and a bit annoying. It's as if he's on his first date with an entire generation of consumers. And, in a way, he is. http://phys.org/news237091319.html Technology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:42:11 EST news237091319 Suddenly, the next version of the iPhone doesn't seem so important. It's time to mourn Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley maestro who always seemed to hit the right note as he transformed Apple Inc. into technology's greatest hits factory. http://phys.org/news237088651.html Technology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:57:48 EST news237088651 The following are key dates in the history of Apple, whose ailing co-founder Steve Jobs resigned as CEO on Wednesday: http://phys.org/news233462513.html Technology Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:42:20 EST news233462513 A New York electronic artist who took pictures of shoppers using computers in Apple stores as part of a project has drawn the attention of the US Secret Service. http://phys.org/news229351456.html Technology Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:44:41 EST news229351456 The latest model of Apple's ultra-light MacBook Air is scheduled to hit the market by the end of this month, media in the computer manufacturing hub of Taiwan reported Tuesday. http://phys.org/news227245546.html Electronics Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:46:26 EST news227245546 Hackers are out to trick Apple computer users into infecting Macintosh machines with malicious code pretending to be legitimate security software. http://phys.org/news225600952.html Technology Thu, 26 May 2011 03:56:11 EST news225600952 (AP) -- Apple's Macintosh computers may be cool, but Windows PCs are easier on the wallet. http://phys.org/news157311636.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:41:19 EST news157311636