Archive | September 19th, 2011
Steve Jobs circa 1996 – Apple needs to innovate to return to glory [Video]
Back in the Summer of 1996, Steve Jobs was the CEO of Pixar and the idea that he’d someday return to the helm of Apple and save the company from the brink of bankruptcy wasn’t on anybody’s radar. During that time, Jobs – who was much more willing to chat it up in public back […]
Continue reading...As tablet competitors tank, Apple in ‘no rush’ to release iPad 3
19. September 2011
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Apple’s iPad effectively resurrected a tablet market that was by all accounts littered with a succession of failed products. And while competitors have been able to compete with the iPhone – both in terms of user experience and market success – no one has really been able to challenge Apple’s iPad dominance in the least. […]
Continue reading...Netflix re-brands its DVD business into “Qwikster”
19. September 2011
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More than 60% of all videos streamed in the US come courtesy of Netflix’s streaming service. That’s pretty impressive for a company that made its name via sending DVD’s via the USPS. But any company that looks to grow has to evolve, and now comes word from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that the company is […]
Continue reading...Why stock splits, stock buybacks and dividends don’t make sense for Apple
19. September 2011
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With Billions of dollars in the bank, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty recently issued a research note claiming that Apple will either issue a dividend or initiate a stock buy back. Huberty confidently writes, “We believe Apple is more likely than ever to return cash to shareholders.” This of course flies in the face of […]
Continue reading...White iPhone 4S shows up in AT&T’s internal system
19. September 2011
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Engadget directs us to this screenshot that purports to be from AT&T’s internal system. Now usually that wouldn’t be so interesting, but note that one of the entries is of the “iPhone 4S White”.
Continue reading...Samsung already planning lawsuit over the iPhone 5
19. September 2011
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The iPhone 5 doesn’t even officially exist but that isn’t stopping Samsung from whetting the appetite of its legal team. In a new report from the Korea Times, Kim Yoo-Chul writes that Samsung is already preparing a new patent lawsuit against Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 for violating patents relating to wireless technologies. “Just after the […]
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19. September 2011
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