response from any of the Swiss luxury manufacturers to Apple Watch. The device is a three-way collaboration with Intel - which has actually manufactured the first batch of timepieces - and Google. "This

One was Apple's elevation to the top spot, overtaking Google (though the rival Top 100 from Omnicom's Interbrand, published last September, already had Apple at #1). The other involved the elevation

a partnership with Apple to integrate its iPod technology with footwear and apparel. As a result, Nike+ running shoes are able to transmit performance data wirelessly to the Nano, including distance run,

Apple ($4.4bn)  King ($2.0bn)* Source: NewZoo *King acquired by Activision in 2016 The Top Online US Publishers in 2016 by visitors Google sites (242m visitors)  ComCast / NBC Universal (158m)

but Apple is closing fast with a 28% rise to just under $301bn. Amazon overtook Microsoft for the #3 spot, but both are still around $100bn behind the two leading brands by valuation, while Facebook was

Last Thursday morning, Apple became America's first $1 trillion company, after its stock price topped $206.40 for the first time. Even more impressive, perhaps, is the fact that the company has so far

with less than 1% market share to separate them. Apple and Asus are also closely matched in the #4 and #5 spots. Apple was #4 in the final quarter, but Asus had it for the year as a whole, while Acer

the group secured an exclusive right to market Apple's iPhone in Germany, along similar lines to the single-operator policy arranged by Apple in other countries. Within two weeks of its launch however,

Advertisers Apple says it will defy a court order to build a tool to allow law enforcement officers to bypass passcodes on suspected malfeasants' iPhones. The company says that such a back door is "

latest Brandz ranking from WPP's Millward Brown puts Apple back into second place, with Google regaining the top spot as the world's most valuable brand with a 32% surge in its valuation. Apple's value