Archive | April, 2012
Supply issues with Qualcomm LTE chip points to Fall release for the iPhone 5
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 […]
Continue reading...Shaw Wu ups iPhone sales estimates ahead of Apple’s Q2 earnings
21. April 2012
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This coming Tuesday, Apple will deliver its Q2 2012 earnings and analysts are busying themselves with updating their projections for EPS and hardware sales. This past Friday, Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu revised his own projections via a note to investors, writing that he expects Apple to deliver strong than expected results on the strength […]
Continue reading...BeatBlaster app for the iPad is SICK!
20. April 2012
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Check out the BeatBlaster app for the iPad. It lets you access your entire music collection through a sleek 80’s style interface. The attention to detail here is astonishing. The video below is self explanatory and is well worth watching. Put simply, the app transforms your iPad into a Hi-Fi Sound System. And in case […]
Continue reading...Apple and Proview engage in settlement negotiations
20. April 2012
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Apple is reportedly engaged in negotiations to resolve their ongoing dispute over the iPad trademark that has been in dispute for some time. If you recall, Apple, through a subsidiary, purchased the rights to the iPad trademark from Proview in 2009. Proview, however, asserts that the deal didn’t include the trademark rights for the Chinese […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to employ “in-cell” technology resulting in thinner form factor
20. April 2012
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Some interesting news on an otherwise slow Friday news day. The Taiwan based Central News Agency is reporting, citing research analyst David Hsieh, that the iPhone 5 will incporate “in-cell” technology which will result in a potentially much thinner device. This story was echoed by a Digitimes report: Apple’s new iPhone, which is expected to […]
Continue reading...Samsung asserts 8 more patents against Apple in California
19. April 2012
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FOSS Patents writes: In February, Apple brought a new U.S. federal lawsuit against Samsung, the second of its kind in the Northern District of California. Late on Wednesday by local time, Samsung brought its answer to the complaint as well as infringement counterclaims over eight patents. Two of those patents are FRAND-pledged patents that Samsung declared […]
Continue reading...Verizon sold 3.2 million iPhones last quarter, accounting for over half of all smartphone sales
19. April 2012
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Verizon today released their earnings from the quarter gone by and noted that it activated 3.2 million iPhones. Impressively, that figure accounts for more than half of Verizon’s quarterly smartphone sales which checked in at 6.3 million units. EPS came in at $0.59, a 15.7% increase from the same quarter a year-ago. Check out their […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 with liquidmetal casing on the horizon?
18. April 2012
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The Korean based ETNews is reporting that Apple’s next-gen iPhone, tentatively dubbed the iPhone 5, will utilize “liquid metal” alloys as a means to produce a device that is thinner, lighter, and more importantly, more durable in the face of drops and other damage inducing events. According to industry sources, the next flagship phones of […]
Continue reading...Goldman Sachs puts $750 target on Apple shares
18. April 2012
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With Apple set to report earnings next week, and the stock now back to previous above $600 trading levels, Godman Sachs analyst Bill Shope today issued an extremely bullish research note on Apple, advising investors to stock up on Apple shares in the weeks ahead. On the absurd notion, from a boneheaded analyst, that carrier […]
Continue reading...Instagram’s cost per user
18. April 2012
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With Facebooks’s acquisition of Instagram clocking in at $1 billion, everyone’s asking just what exactly is Facebook getting out of the deal. The answer, in a nutshell, is users, about 35 million and growing to be exact. Breaking down the purchase price per user, Wired calculates that Facebook is paying Instagram approximately $28 for each […]
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23. April 2012
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