Archive | October 4th, 2012
Low yields may limit initial iPad Mini supply – Report
Rumors surrounding the iPad Mini have been making the rounds this week. First off came word that Apple would be sending out invitations to an iPad Mini special event on October 10th, which if true, would likely mean that a full-on launch would happen either in late October or early November. Following that came a […]
Continue reading...Samsung asks for new trial, claims jury foreman Velvin Hogan lied during questioning
4. October 2012
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On the receiving end of an adverse $1.05 billion judgement at the hands of Apple, Samsung is showing no signs that they’re planning to give up and fork over any money any time soon. Not only has Samsung recently added the iPhone 5 to their list of products that allegedly infringe upon a number of […]
Continue reading...Google add Street View functionality to web-based Google Maps
4. October 2012
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As predicted yesterday by All Things D, Google Street View has now been added as an option on Google’s mobile web app for iOS devices. Apple of course has been criticized for the shortcomings in its own homegrown Maps app, so much so that CEO Tim Cook was prompted to issue an apology letter to […]
Continue reading...Apple enjoys upwards of 93% gross margin on NAND flash memory
4. October 2012
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RBC Capital‘s chip analyst Doug Freedman had an interesting observation about Apple’s gross margins as it relates to the NAND flash memory chips in the iPhone 5. We were surprised to see Apple continue to charge $100 for each incremental 16GB of NAND, given that AMZN is charging $50 (Kindle Fire HD 7” and Kindle […]
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4. October 2012
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