Apple has said it was a targeted hack on celebrities’ iCloud accounts that resulted in personal photos being leaked, and not a system breach.

Carol Bartz has been fired over the phone by Roy Bostock, ending a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba.

Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook.

Google has lashed out at its biggest rivals and accused them of banding together to block the internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.