Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has exempted himself from a new compensation program under which he could collect $75 million in dividends, a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed.

Under the compensation program, Mr. Cook would have been entitled to a quarterly dividend of $2.65 on each of the 1.125 million restricted shares he has.

In its comprehensive report released on Friday, market research firm IHS iSuppli has revealed that a tear-down of Apple’s new iPad has shown that the high cost of the tablet’s components has resulted in lower the profit margins for Apple, as compared to the margins from the preceding iPad model.

The iSuppli report detailed the component costs linked to the development of the new iPad; and disclosed that the high prices of some of the key components – specifically the Retina Display - of the tablet are apparently costing Apple a substantial amount in its per-unit profit.

According to a Monday report on the iMore website, the much-rumored and highly-anticipated next-generation iPad – the iPad 3, as it is referred to in the Web reports – will likely be unveiled on Wednesday, March 7, at a special event.

Citing “sources who have been reliable in the past,” the iMore report revealed that the new, forthcoming version of the iPad will boast a Retina Display with a 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution and will run a quad-cord processor. The new iPad will also “possibly” be capable of “4G LTE networking.”

In the first ruling one of Samsung’s patent-infringement claims against Apple in Germany, Mannheim Regional Court judge Andreas Voss gave the verdict in favor of Apple.

Despite the fact that the full-detailed written ruling is yet to be made available officially, Judge Voss reported dismissed Samsung’s claims which involved EP 1,005,726; a patent which chiefly pertains to the 3G/UMTS wireless telecommunications standard.

Apple’s failure to begin the sales of the iPhone 4S at its main store in Beijing's Sanlitun district – which is incidentally Apple’s flagship store in China – on Friday agitated the potential buyers to such an extent that they ended up pelting eggs on the store’s shiny glass walls.

The reaction of the crowd was a clear indication of their frustration at not having got a chance to buy the much-awaited iPhone 4S even after having lined up outside the store overnight in the freezing cold weather.

Apple’s iPad 2 is one of the most attractive gifts this Christmas and New Year shopping season, but it needs to be equipped with some essential apps to show its full potential.

Some of the most fabulous and essential apps available for the second-generation iPad ar as follows:

South Korean electronic giant Samsung may soon be allowed to sell its redesigned Galaxy Tab tablet in the, thanks to a German court's preliminary ruling that the redesigned tablet is not a copycat version of Apple's iPad.

Previously, the German court had ruled in favor of Apple, forcing the South Korean manufacturer to modify its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and name it Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

But, the Cupertino, Calif.-based gadget maker challenged even the redesigned version of the Galaxy Tab and requested the court for an injunction on the distribution of the devise in Germany.

Apple executives have met with media executives from various large companies to describe late Steve Jobs' vision to reinvent TV, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

The Sunday edition of the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple's senior vice president Eddy Cue and others discussed the future of the TV with media executives over the past few weeks.

The report stated, "Apple executive have discussed their vision for the future of TV with media executives at several large companies."