From the apple falling on Newton's head to batteries made out of root extract, scientists have long turned to nature for ideas.
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To shore up some support, Apple's CEO Tim Cook last week traveled to China for the second time in ten months -- a visit interpreted by some as an effort to fight Apple's falling market share in the country.
Could the prospect of this wearable device technology falling into the hands of Google or Samsung (for instance) prompt Apple to expedite its own product development?
After all, if you rock the apple cart you might end up falling out of it.
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Apple weighed on the latter, falling 0.4% after three straight days of gains.
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Lacking a forward planning process based on scenario development, and lacking a good market sensing system that would pick up on the early market shift as novice competitor Apple started to really change the market, these companies are now falling rapidly to the wayside.
In 1985, Mr Jobs left the company after falling out with colleagues, only to return in 1997 and begin Apple's transformation by launching the colourful iMac computer.
The resolution matches ASUS' high-grade gamer monitor in pixels, if falling ever so slightly short of the Retina Display on Apple's newest MacBook model.
The unemployment rate in the Valley is falling, home prices have stabilized, and Apple products are so hot that they can't keep their store shelves stocked.
The Apple-1 computer came with a typed note from Jobs as well as a box stamped with the company's original logo -- an apple falling on Sir Isaac Newton.
Apple should have an edge thanks to falling prices for the NAND flash memory the Cupertino, Calif.
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Before Wednesday's trading, Apple shares had dropped in 10 of the last 11 days, falling 12%.
Falling prices for flash memory might allow Apple to double storage on the iPhone, Sacconaghi writes.
Aside from Apple's falling profit and some other high-profile flops, the headline numbers for first-quarter earnings appear solid.
Toyota Motor, the large Japanese automaker, was the sour apple, with sales down 4.4% compared to October 2009, falling to 145, 474 units.
If devices associated with the Apple ID are stolen, the owner can execute a remote wipe to prevent their data from falling into the wrong hands.
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook has acknowledged shareholder unease over the technology giant's falling share price, but said the company was working on a pipeline of "great stuff".
It could also create a challenge for Apple , which has benefited mightily--if quietly--from quickly falling prices for the chips that allow customers to fill its digital media gizmos with ever more music.
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