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Apple CEO Tim Cook announces details of the company's new Apple TV+ video-streaming service Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.

Apple Launches Video-Streaming Service For $4.99 A Month

Apple is entering the video-streaming race, taking on Netflix, Disney and others with a new monthly subscription of $4.99. The company also announced new iPhones, as their sales have been slowing.

<p>Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was published Monday, less than three weeks after Job's death on Oct. 5.</p>

Jobs' Biography: Thoughts On Life, Death And Apple

After Steve Jobs was diagnosed with cancer, he asked Walter Isaacson to write his biography. The new book tells the personal story of the man behind the personal computer — from his childhood in California to his thoughts on family, friends, death and religion.

Apple's Philip Schiller unveiled the Face ID feature in September. Less than a week after the iPhone X was released, a Vietnamese security firm said it had cracked Face ID using a specially made mask.

Security Firm Says Extremely Creepy Mask Cracks iPhone X's Face ID

A video shows the Vietnam-based Bkav apparently bypassing the feature. Apple has touted the function as secure since it was unveiled in September.

Investors Less Pessimistic About Apple's Growth Potential

Apple released quarterly earnings on Tuesday that beat Wall Street's bearish expectations. Investors have done a pessimistic about-face on Apple since the company's stock price topped $700 in September. Apple's earnings were lower than a year ago for the first time in a decade. But Apple did offer investors some goodies — it increase its dividend and added $50 billion to a stock buyback program.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in Cupertino, Calif., on Tuesday. The company unveiled a new mobile payment system called Apple Pay, which uses security built into the latest iPhones.

Apple Takes A Swipe At The Credit Card

Apple wants to change the way you pay for things. Credit card companies are embracing its new mobile payment system as a boost to security, but analysts say Apple could disrupt the payments industry.

Apple's Win Settles Samsung's Complaint, Too

In the latest round of litigation, Samsung has been ordered to pay $119.6 million to Apple. It was a mixed verdict. The jury found that both sides violated each other's patents.

Apple Emerges Victorious In Patent Trial Against Samsung

A jury decided Samsung violated many patents and awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages.

Apple's Earnings Disappoint Wall Street

Shares in Apple dropped more than 6 percent, after the company said quarterly profits rose only 54 percent over last year. Investors are used to Apple blowing past expectations.

Tim Cook, who is Apple's new CEO. (Oct. 20, 2010, file photo.)

As Apple's Steve Jobs Steps Down, Tim Cook Steps Up

Cook, who has been Apple's chief operating officer, is credited with restructuring the company's manufacturing operations. He's been with Apple since 1998 and before that held top posts at Compaq and IBM.

'Managed' Apple Creates A Buzz

Melissa Block talks with John Seabrook, staff writer at The New Yorker. His latest article, "Crunch," delves into the world of the SweeTango — a new hybrid apple that is part Honeycrisp, part Zestar. It's sweet and tangy. There's a hint of cinnamon, a hint of pineapple and a whole lot of crunch.

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