9 little-unknown facts about APPLE

In the final quarter of 2011, when many world leaders were groping for a solution to the crisis in the euro zone to prevent another global recession, the cash counters at Apple Inc were ringing furiously. Every second during that period, the iconic company founded by the late Steve Jobs was adding $1,670 (Rs 82,795) to its profits. With less than half of its cash and equivalents, Apple can buy the entire RIL and more than 90% of ONGC - two of India's most valuable firms. With a market value of $400 billion, Apple is now worth more than Venezuela's annual economic output.

Here are some of Apple's numbers in context:

1.World's most valuable company

$13.1 billion is Apple's profit in the latest quarter. Equaled their revenue in Q4 2010-underlining the pace of its growth, despite its size. A company this big (Apple this week became world's most valuable beating Exxon) is not supposed to be able to nearly double revenue year-on-year. Nor are they supposed to more than double profit. But Apple did both.

2.Apple vs Google

Apple's profits for last quarter exceed Google's entire revenue for last quarter.

3.IBM vs Apple

$108 billion - 35-year-old Apple's revenue at end-FY11. $106 billion - 100-year-old IBM's revenue at FY11 end. In 1981, Apple's revenue stood at $ 335 million, while IBM's revenue in the year was $29 billion. When IBM launched a PC to compete with Apple in 1981, Steve Jobs mocked at IBM with a full page ad in WSJ which said "Welcome, IBM. Seriously"

4.Apple vs Microsoft

It was only in October of 2010 when Apple passed Microsoft in terms of revenue. In the latest quarter, its revenue was more than double of Microsoft.

5.Apple vs Amazon

Apple sold three times as many iPads as Amazon sold Kindle Fires, and at twice the price!

6.iPhone's revenue = Microsoft's revenue

The revenues from just iPhone (one product of Apple) is greater than total revenues of Microsoft. And iPhone was launched only in 2007 end.

7.iTunes earns more revenue than Yahoo

The iTunes Store of Apple alone generated 50% more revenue than all of Yahoo did last quarter.

8.Cash counter

* $97.6 billion in cash and equivalents.

* $64 billion of that is offshore.

* Apple's cash hoard alone is worth more than all but 52 companies on Earth.

9.Profitability

$13 billion Apple's quarterly profit on $46.33 billion revenue.

--ET Bureau

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Has not compromised with body for IPL, insists 'Michael Clarke'

Australian captain Michael Clarke has made it clear he did not compromise himself physically by opting to sign a lucrative contract with the Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Clarke was reported to have agreed to the deal after being offered a staggering $1 million for six games.  The Test and ODI captain is scheduled to have a three-week break before Australia embark on a tour of England in June and July. He will have a further eight-week break before Australia play Pakistan in four ODIs and two Twenty20 matches in August, tentatively scheduled to be held in the neutral venue of Sri Lanka. "Representing Australia always comes first for me. I wouldn't do anything that would physically jeopardise that and I've made that very clear," Clarke said. "I'll be having a good break this winter. If there was ever a time for me to have a go at playing in the IPL, it's now." Clarke was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph. The Australian captain for the past one year, Clarke had previously resisted the riches of the IPL to focus on national duty. Clarke will replace star India batsman Yuvraj Singh, who was this month discharged from a US hospital after a third round of chemotherapy for a rare germ cell cancer. He will join fellow Australians Steve Smith and James Hopes at the Pune franchise.

IIT-Delhi India's top ranking institution

Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi is the country's highest ranking institution in world with a global rank of 218, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. 

Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari said during Question Hour that as per the Quacquarelli Symonds global system of ranking of higher education institutions for 2011, IIT-Delhi is the overall highest ranking institution in India at serial number 218. 

"As per the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2011, IIT-Bombay is the highest ranked institution at serial 317, while the Academic Ranking of World Universities has ranked Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at serial 321," she said. 

As per the 2011 QS Engineering & Technology Rankings, IIT-Bombay is at serial 43, IIT-Delhi at 50, IIT-Kanpur at 59 and IIT-Madras at 60 in Computer Science and Information Technology. 

In the same ranking system in Civil and Structural Engineering, IIT-Bombay is ranked at serial 30, IIT-Kanpur at serial 38 and IIT-Delhi at serial 43. 

As per QS Global Business School Report, 2012, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad has been ranked second in the Asia Pacific region, next to INSEAD (Institut Europeen d Administration des Affairs), Singapore while IIM-Bangalore, Indian School of Business, IIM-Calcutta and SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai figure in the top 20 institutes. 

According to Financial Times London Global Buiness School rankings, IIM-Ahmedabad is at serial 11 and Indian School of Business at serial 13.

VK Singh cools tempers, says no rift between Army and government

Retreating from his hard positions in the last few days, Army chief Gen V K Singh said "rogue elements" were trying to project a "schism" between him and defence minister A K Antony and made it clear that he was duty bound to serve the country.

Facing flak and demands for his removal over some of his comments and moves, Gen Singh issued a statement today trying to clear the air saying that projections of schism between him and Antony was "untrue and needed to be guarded against".

He said for the media to constantly project every issue as a battle between the government and the army chief is "misleading".

The Army chief's attempt to further cool tempers comes a day after Antony expressed government's confidence in the service chiefs.

Antony also vowed to give maximum punishment to those behind the leak of Gen Singh's letter to the Prime Minister in which he had spoken about lack of defence preparedness.

Gen Singh had also issued a statement calling the leak a high treason and its source should be treated ruthlessly.

The Army chief, who had lost his battle with the government over the age row, had recently raised the hackles of the government by giving an interview claiming he was offered Rs 14 crores in bribes to swing a sub-standard deal.

The leak of the letter to the Prime Minister raised tensions between the two sides.

"There have been a string of leaks culminating in the public airing of letter to hon'ble Prime Minister of India," Gen Singh said.

He said "we are duty bound to serve our country and to protect the institutional integrity of the army at all costs even if we sometimes have to look within. "He said that institutional corrective steps were taken earlier after his talks with AK Antony. Meanwhile, the government today said the defence minister has ordered a CBI probe into a case relating to public sector undertakingBEML even as inquiry was on into a complaint about an alleged scam in purchase of Tatra trucks.

Gen Singh said the army and by extension the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) are also a part of the government. 

"There are rogue elements in our society which have played an active role in trying to project a schism between the Defence Minister and the COAS. This is untrue and needs to guarded against," he said. 

Gen Singh said "we have to identify within the confines of the system and of the law and expose these (rogue) elements." 

He said freedom of speech and individual opinions need to be respected but frivolous and uninformed comments on these issue only muddy the waters. 

Referring to the recent controversy over his statement on bribe, he said the timing pertaining to the bribe issue has drawn considerable attention. "It is pointed out that after the matter was brought to the honourable Raksha Mantri's notice, certain steps had been taken institutionally to keep a wary eye on the retired officer who had offered the bribe. 

"18 months later, the person resurfaced in the beginning of March this year and launched a smear campaign under the veil of anonymity alleging that the army was snooping on the Defence Minister of India. 

"Once, the concerned individual has been identified by the army headquarters, his identity and antecedents were made public," he said. Earlier in the day, on a couple of occasions when journalists sought comments from Gen Singh, he parried questions saying he had made a statement yesterday and he had nothing much to add. 

"I think you people speculate too much," he said.

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NRI kids row: Vayalar Ravi says India trying its best in bringing children from Norway

KOLKATA: Overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi today said the Indian government was doing its best in ensuring that the two children caught in a custody row in Norway, were handed over to their uncle. 

"Things are improving. The government of India is doing its best in having the children handed over to their uncle," Ravi told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. 

He, however, said he was not aware of the latest developments in the matter. 

Three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya are caught in a custody row after Norway's child welfare department sent them to foster care claiming that their biological parents Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya were violating the country's child rights laws. 

Although the Norway government agreed to award custody of their children to their uncle after prolonged diplomatic efforts by India, reports of martial discord between the parents has once again delayed the matter with the government postponing the hearing on the issue. 

Meanwhile, a city-based NGO has also appealed to external affairs minister SM Krishna to assist it in bringing the two children back to India. 

The NGO, 'India's Smile,' said they were willing to bear all expenses in bringing them up till they attain adulthood at the age of 18.