Archive | April 23rd, 2012
Phil Schiller clarifies reason for deleting his Instagram account
Apple’s Senior VP of worldwide marketing, the one and only Phil Schiller, created a mild stir last week when he responded to a fan question about why he deleted his Instagram account. As you can see from the screenshot to the right, Schiller said that the app “jumped the shark” when it became available on […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster: Low Mac sales this quarter may not be a bad thing
23. April 2012
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Ahead of Apple’s upcoming earnings announcement, the folks on Wall St. are expecting strong iPhone and iPad sales but aren’t as optimistic when it comes to the Mac. Specifically, the consensus on Wall St. is that Mac sales will check in at 4.3 million units. But stalwart Apple bull Gene Munster claims that low Mac […]
Continue reading...Apple may be 86’ing the 17-inch MacBook Pro due to weak sales
23. April 2012
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With Apple largely expected to revamp its MacBook Pro line in the coming months, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes for KGI Securities that Apple may also be phasing out its 17-inch model MacBook Pro due to weak sales. Apple’s Mac business in 2Q12 will be boosted by several factors. Three of which are: (1) Mountain Lion, which […]
Continue reading...Supply issues with Qualcomm LTE chip points to Fall release for the iPhone 5
23. April 2012
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It used to be that we’d speculate on what features Apple’s next-gen iPhone would have, but now the iPhone’s release date is also a question open to speculation. Apple of course routinely released a new iPhone model in the Summer months, but the delayed October launch really changed things up. Since then, many have wondered […]
Continue reading...Antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Google and others over anti-poaching allegations set for June 2013 trial
23. April 2012
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Well it looks like the controversy surrounding alleged e-book price fixing won’t be the only antitrust lawsuit Apple has to deal with. Apple, along with Google, Intel, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit, and Lucasfilm, are being taken to task for agreeing to anti-poaching agreements wherein each of the aforementioned companies were precluded the recruitment of employees from […]
Continue reading...Henry Blodget has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to Apple
23. April 2012
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You might say this has been a long time coming, what with Henry Blodget’s steady stream of ill-informed posts coupled with shoddy, second-rate analysis. The most recent example isn’t the most egregious, but it’s the most recent, so here we go. A few days ago, Blodget wrote that Apple may really be in trouble. Despite […]
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23. April 2012
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