Archive | August, 2010
Analyst raises stock target for Apple stock to $375
Bullish Apple analyst Charlie Wolf is blown away by Apple’s fundamentals – so much so that he recently upped his stock target on the stock from $280 to $375. Here’s why: Explosive iPad sales.“We forecast that iPad sales would reach 20 million in 2019, the final year in our valuation exercise. iPad sales are already tracking […]
Continue reading...iOS 4.1 beta reveals more evidence of upcoming email-based Facetime feature
9. August 2010
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Apple last week released iOS 4.1 beta, and it didn’t take long for developers to find evidence that email-based Facetime functionality is on the way. Not too long ago, reports surfaced that the next-gen iPod Touch will come with a front facing video camera along with support for Facetime. While the feature is currently only […]
Continue reading...Report – 7 inch iPad, CDMA iPhone, and new Apple TV on the horizon for early 2011
9. August 2010
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Corroborating earlier reports regarding a slew of new devices from Apple, Digitimes analyst Mingchi Kuo reports that Apple is preparing to launch a 7-inch iPad with the new ARM Cortex A9 based processor during the first quarter of 2011. The smaller device will reportedly sport a resolution of 1024×768 and will include the same IPS […]
Continue reading...Mark Papermaster left Apple due to “cultural incompatibility”
9. August 2010
Late this week, the New York Times reported that Mark Papermaster had been relieved of his duties as the head of hardware engineering for both the iPhone and iPod. It was speculated that Papermaster’s departure was the result of the iPhone 4 antenna fiasco, and the resulting PR disaster. Now comes word via the WSJ […]
Continue reading...Apple places order for millions of CDMA chipsets from Qualcomm, Verizon iPhone on the horizon – Rumor
9. August 2010
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TechCrunch reports: Sources with knowledge of this entire situation have assured me that Apple has submitted orders for millions of units of Qualcomm CDMA chipsets for a Verizon iPhone run due in December. This production run would likely be for a January launch, and I’d bet the phone is nearly 100% consistent with the current […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to hold special iPod Touch and iOS media event in mid-August
6. August 2010
Citing a reliable source within Apple, MacMagazine is reporting that Apple is planning an iOS special event scheduled to take place in mid-August, most likely August 16 or 17. From what we heard so far, the focus of the event will be the new iPod touch (possibly with front camera for FaceTime and rear lens […]
Continue reading...Porn companies looking to make use of Apple’s new Facetime feature
5. August 2010
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Steve Jobs’ stance on porn couldn’t be anymore clear – Do what you want on your own time, but don’t ever expect to see porn apps on the iPhone. Back in April, Jobs fired off an email to a consumer where he said that smartphone users who want porn should buy an Android phone. And […]
Continue reading...iPhone takes on the BlackBerry Torch and Samsung Captivate in browser shootout
5. August 2010
And guess who wins.
Continue reading...Google’s Eric Schmidt says Google is activating 200,000 handsets a day
5. August 2010
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently said that the company is activating 200,000 Android handsets a day. TechCrunch has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...The iPad starting to infiltrate the Healthcare system
5. August 2010
Despite the well-intentioned efforts of Bill Gates, tablet computing never caught on in a big way for Microsoft. Indeed, tablet computing arguably began, in a mainstream sense, with the release of the iPad this past April. The medical field, however, is one area where tablet computing did see a modicum of success even before Apple entered the fray. […]
Continue reading...Case Manufacturer releases mockup of next-gen iPod Touch design
5. August 2010
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HardMac today posted illustrations purporting to show the casing for the next-gen iPod Touch. As you may know, Apple provides some case manufacturers with the size and shape of the new iPhones and iPods so they can start making the new cases before the devices come out. This doesn’t allow us to know what materials Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple has slew of new iOS devices in the pipeline – iPods, iPads, and a rumored January launch of a new iPhone
4. August 2010
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Not one to sit around and bask in the glow of previous successes, Apple appears to have a slew of new iOS devices prepped for release over the next few months. Citing a highly reliable source, iLounge earlier today posted a number of interesting nuggets pertaining to upcoming products Apple has in the pipeline. While iLounge’s track-record […]
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9. August 2010
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