BIG Plans for 2014 Apple`s CEO Tim Cook said to employees.

BIG Plans for 2014 Apple`s CEO Tim Cook said to employees.

WorldWide tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Apple`s CEO Tim Cook sent an internal memo to all company employees, walking through what all the staff have reached in this almost ending year 2013.

We think that one of the most important achievements made by Apple is the deal with China Mobile for to launch the iPhone 5S/5C to be available in stores next January 17th,2014. China Mobile is the largest cellphones network carrier worldwide with 763+ million suscribers.

And second the 50 billionth download on the App Store.

For 2014 we expect the iWatch and maybe a hardware display of iTV.

Below the Official memo: 

Team,

This holiday season, tens of millions of people around the world, from all walks of life, are experiencing Apple products for the first time. Those moments of surprise and delight are magical, and they’re all made possible by your hard work. As many of us prepare to celebrate the holidays with our loved ones, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved together over the past year.

First and foremost, we introduced industry-leading products in each of our major categories in 2013, showing the breadth and depth of innovation at Apple. We extended our lead in the smartphone market with iPhone 5s; launched iOS 7, an extraordinarily ambitious project; released OS X Mavericks for free to our customers; introduced the iPad Air and the iPad mini with Retina display; and this week began shipping the Mac Pro from a manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. We also marked our 50 billionth download on the App Store – a milestone no one could have predicted we would reach so quickly.

Together we’ve shown the world that innovation at Apple goes beyond our products to the way we do business and how we give back to our community. This year, Apple raised and donated tens of millions of dollars for important charities and relief efforts like Red Cross aid to typhoon victims in the Philippines, and we continue to be the largest contributor to (PRODUCT)RED, supporting the Global Fund in its fight against the spread of AIDS in Africa. Just a few weeks ago, Jony Ive led an unprecedented effort that brought money and awareness to eliminating the transmission of AIDS from mother to child.

And finally, Apple is standing up for what we believe is right. We know that equality and diversity make our company and our society stronger, so we’ve urged the U.S. Congress to support workplace protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We are also laser focused on our contribution to several environmental initiatives and we will increase our efforts even more in this area in the future.

We have a lot to look forward to in 2014, including some big plans that we think customers are going to love. I am extremely proud to stand alongside you as we put innovation to work serving humankind’s deepest values and highest aspirations. I consider myself the luckiest person in the world for the opportunity to work at this amazing company with all of you.

Happy Holidays,

Tim

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China: Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Foxconn plant . Bloomberg Video.

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China: Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Foxconn plant .

Apple Says Cook Visited New Foxconn Plant in Zhengzhou

 A handout photo shows Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., center, visiting the iPhone production line at the Foxconn Technology Group facility in Zhengzhou, yesterday.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook visited Foxconn Technology Group’s newly built manufacturing facility for the iPhone in Zhengzhou, China, as the U.S. company seeks to improve working conditions.

The iPhone production line is at the new Foxconn Zhengzhou Technology Park, which employs 120,000 people, Carolyn Wu, a Beijing-based Apple spokeswoman, said in an e-mail today. She didn’t provide other details on Cook’s visit or say how much longer he’ll be in China after having held high-level talks in Beijing earlier this week. 

Source:  Bloomberg.

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook share an equal intensity.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Despite differences in style, the two share an equal intensity.

Apple Inc chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook faces the challenge of crafting the company’s strategy following the death of Steve Jobs, a man he called “a visionary and creative genius.”

Cook, who became CEO on August 24 after Jobs switched to the role of chairman, announced his predecessor’s death yesterday in a message to employees. “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being,” Cook said in the memo. “Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.”

The announcement came one day after Cook took the stage to introduce a new iPhone, marking his first product unveiling since taking the reins. To maintain Apple’s growth, he will have to push into more new markets, continue the company’s Asian expansion and execute a shift to cloud computing.

Apple’s shares dipped as much as 2.2 per cent to $370 as of 7:34 am New York time in early trading. They had climbed 17 per cent this year till today.

Jobs hired Cook from Compaq Computer Corp in 1998, and the deputy soon proved his mettle as an operations expert. Cook transformed inventory management to enable Apple to ship the iconic iMac in a rainbow of colours, deviating from the typical plain beige box. He was later able to orchestrate the speedy delivery of iPods, iPads and iPhones, often within 48 hours, to help forge an army of Apple loyalists.

Cook must now take up the mantle of charting Apple’s creative vision, something he was less involved with in his previous job as chief operations officer.

Following Jobs’s retirement as CEO, Cook told employees, “Apple is not going to change” and he reiterated the thought yesterday: “We will honour his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much.”

Cook led the company when Jobs was out during three medical leaves. Though he’s a counterpoint to Jobs’s more emotional personality, the men are two sides of the same coin, said Mike Janes, who used to run Apple’s online store. Both are demanding leaders with an attention to detail.

“Despite their style differences, their intensity is basically equal,” Janes, now the CEO of tickets search engine FanSnap.com, said in an interview earlier this year. “They are both perfectionists.”

Jobs’ absence was palpable through the 90-minute introduction of the iPhone 4S this week at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. “This is my first product launch since being named CEO,” Cook said, the only Jobs reference, if veiled, at the entire event. “I’m sure you didn’t know that.”

Jobs was renowned for stirring, meticulously rehearsed pitches. Cook delivered his remarks more slowly and methodically, and he let other executives do much of the presentation.

“There’s no way to replace Steve Jobs, and there were times during the performance that you felt that,” said Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos. Still, Cook is the right man to carry on the vision, Munster said.

“Jobs’s final act as CEO was another of his many great accomplishments,” Munster said yesterday in a report. He reiterated his endorsement of Apple’s stock. “Cook is capable of running Apple, but his rare combination of extreme humility and insatiable motivation make him uniquely suited to continue Jobs’s work as CEO and carry on his vision with a peerless executive team.”

Cook is typically found working long hours at the company’s headquarters or travelling around the world to meet suppliers and manufacturers, Janes said. Cook led the company’s negotiations with Verizon Wireless to bring the iPhone to that carrier in the US this year.