Did Tim Cook really make $378 million in 2011? Did his pay really drop 99% in 2012?

FORTUNE -- You'd think this would be pretty easy to sort out, especially for the financial brainiacs at Bloomberg News.

In August 2011, two months before Steve Jobs died, Apple's (AAPL) board of directors granted newly appointed CEO Tim Cook one million restricted share units...

According to Chinese gadget news site Tech.163, Apple may be in the process of developing its own smart watch that connects to your Apple devices via Bluetooth. Based on the report, Intel will be working with Apple to create the smart watch, with a 1.5-inch PMOLED display made by RiTDisplays with ITO-coated glass.

Apple has long had a...

Apple is said to be considering a move that will bring Mac mini production to the U.S., through manufacturing partner Foxconn, according to supply chain sources speaking to Digitimes. Foxconn already has an estimated 15 “operating bases” in the U.S. according to Digitimes. Indeed two of those at least include factories in California and Texas that finish assembly...

For what it's worth, iPad tweets outnumbered Kindle 7:1, Google Nexus 18:1, Surface 50:1

FORTUNE -- I can't vouch for the accuracy of the information in this chart. The nominal source -- A.X. Ian --  describes himself on Twitter and other venues as "Purveyor of pseudo-random ideas. Information massage therapist. Always prolific, seldom profound."

But the ratios square with other signs we've...

Who is The_Truth_Hurts and what does he (or she) have against Apple?

FORTUNE -- On September 10, a reader using the handle The_Truth_Hurts contributed his (or perhaps her) first comment on this site -- a 163-word post that criticized Siri's reliability, pointed out that there still wasn't (at the time) an iPhone that supported high-speed LTE networking and made the dubious...

Who is The__Truth__Hurts and what does he (or she) have against Apple?

FORTUNE -- On September 10, a reader using the handle The__Truth__Hurts contributed his (or perhaps her) first comment on this site -- a 163-word post that criticized Siri's reliability, pointed out that there still wasn't (at the time) an iPhone that supported high-speed LTE networking and made the dubious...

A veteran Apple watcher and a former Apple CEO add insight to insult

FORTUNE -- For readers who might someday find themselves on cable television fielding hostile and slightly clueless questions in your area of expertise, here's a lesson from a couple of pros.

John Sculley, former CEO of Apple (AAPL), and David Kirkpatrick, my former colleague at Fortune, deftly turned a 7-minute...

A veteran Apple watcher and a former Apple CEO add insight to insult

FORTUNE -- For readers who might someday find themselves on cable television fielding hostile and slightly clueless questions in your area of expertise, here's a lesson from a couple of pros.

John Sculley, former CEO of Apple (AAPL), and David Kirkpatrick, my former colleague at Fortune, deftly turned a 7-minute...

In Los Angeles' Century City mall

FORTUNE -- In his second entry in our continuing series of contrasting store photos, reader Howard Kaplan paid another visit to the Westfield Century City mall, half-way between Beverly Hills and Westwood, California.

The photo at right and the first one below were was taken at the Apple (AAPL) store.

The two below that were shot at...

In Los Angeles' Century City mall

FORTUNE -- In his second entry in our continuing series of contrasting store photos, reader Howard Kaplan paid another visit to the Westfield Century City mall, half-way between Beverly Hills and Westwood, California.

The photo at right and the first one below were was taken at the Apple (AAPL) store.

The two below that were shot at...