Archive | July, 2012
iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Store notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call
Below are some notes of interest from Apple’s recent earnings conference call: Year over year Mac growth was relatively low at 2%, but still higher than 1% for the broader PC market.. Apple recorded all time quarterly highs for iPad sales and new Q3 2012 records for iPhone and Mac sales. Apple sold 26 million […]
Continue reading...DOJ responds to avalanche of criticism over its Apple anti-trust lawsuit
25. July 2012
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In the wake of the DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple amid allegations of colluding with publishers to raise the price of e-books, there have been no shortage of critics lambasting the DOJ for going after Apple when Amazon essentially owns the e-book market. Recently, we highlighted the letter that US Senator Charles Schumer penned taking the […]
Continue reading...Samsung claims Apple “refused to negotiate” for Samsung’s 3G patents
25. July 2012
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As Samsung and Apple begin to duke it out in an Australian Court this week, the accusations and strategic positioning from the two companies marches on. On Monday, Samsung told an Australian Judge that Apple had “refused to negotiate” a deal with respect to Samsung’s 3G related patents, opting instead to go to court. As […]
Continue reading...Apple posts earnings for third fiscal quarter
24. July 2012
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Apple today released earnings from the last quarter and posted revenue of $35 billion and a profit of $8.8 billion. Overall, EPS came in at $9.32 a share. In the same quarter a year-ago, Apple posted revenue of $28.6 billion, a profit of $7.3 billion, and EPS of $7.79 a share. The Company sold 26.0 […]
Continue reading...US Senator Charles Schumer lambasts DOJ for its antitrust lawsuit against Apple over eBook pricing
24. July 2012
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Nearly three months ago, the US DOJ curiously decided to sue Apple and a host of other publishers alleging that the parties conspired togeter in an efort traise the price of eBooks. Apple, along with the publishers in question, have vhemently denied the allegations while explaining that their pricing agreements actually serve to further competition […]
Continue reading...Study finds unprecedented consumer interest in the iPhone 5
24. July 2012
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Apple will release its earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2012 tomorrow, and per usual, analysts are scrambling to update their projections for Apple’s earnings and sales figures for the quarter. While Apple has an impressively consistent track record when it comes to beating Wall Street earnings estimates, some analysts recently lowered their projections […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to release 4-inch iPod Touch alongside redesigned iPhone-esque iPod Nano
24. July 2012
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With the resounding success of the iPhone, Apple’s iPod line has been languishing over the past few years. So while iPhone growth continues to increase by leaps and bounds, Apple’s iPod sales have been trending downwards for a few quarters now. But the iPod still generates a few billion bucks for Apple each quarter and […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to launch on September 21 – Rumor
23. July 2012
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Take this with a grain of salt, but the French language blog App4Phone claims to have received an inside tip from a prominent source “that specializes in the manufacture of accessories” alleging that Apple’s next-gen iPhone, perhaps to be called the iPhone 5, will be released on September 21. Supposedly, the September 21 launch date […]
Continue reading...Amazon preparing to release upwards of 5 or 6 new tablet devices – Report
23. July 2012
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With the demand for tablets growing, Amazon is looking to beef up their own offerings in the coming months. A recent report from Reuters claims that the nation’s largest online retailer has plans to expand its tablet lineup beyond the Kindle Fire to include up to 6 separate tablet SKUs. Naturally, the tablets will come […]
Continue reading...More confirmation that the iPhone 5 will feature a smaller 19-pin dock connector
23. July 2012
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Corroborating a report that first surfaced this past March, Reuters is reporting this morning that Apple’s iPhone 5 will utilize a smaller dock connector. So instead of the 30-pin connector we’ve all grown to know and love, the iPhone 5 will implement a noticeably smaller 19-pin connector “to make room for the earphone moving to […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs felt an “odd kinship” with Mark Zuckerberg
23. July 2012
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Steve Jobs held Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in high esteem, in part because he admired Zuckerberg’s vision and determination to make Facebook the best company it could be, and more importantly, because Faceboko wasn’t looking to sell out for a large payday. This, of course, stands in contrast to some startups whose ultimate goal is […]
Continue reading...Apple hires former AMD chip architect John Bruno
23. July 2012
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It’s sometimes possible to gauge the direction Apple is headed in by taking a look at some of their recent hires and acquisitions. While hindsight is always 20-20, some examples include Apple’s acquisition of Fingerworks in 2005 for their multitouch technology and the slew of map related acquisitions Apple made in the 2 years preceding […]
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26. July 2012
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