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First video of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, and he nails it!
We’ve all see the photos of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, and now thanks to Entertainment Tonight, we now have the first video clip from the biopic JOBS of Kutcher in full-on Jobs mode – and truth be told, he’s actually pretty good. He really nails Jobs’ speech patterns and voice inflections. In the clip below […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook invites Apple employees to Town Hall Q&A meeting today
24. January 2013
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Despite record breaking revenue and profits, Apple is taking a pounding on Wall Street today as shares of Apple are down over 10% and trading at $460 levels. I guess when you fail to hit the arbitrary guesstimates of Wall Street clowns, you take a financial beating even if you happen to deliver the most […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Q1 2013 earnings set records for revenue and profits, Wall St. not impressed
23. January 2013
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Apple issued its earnings for the quarter gone by and posted revenue of $54.4 billion and profits of $13.1 billion. That compares to revenue of $46.3 billion in the same quarter a year-ago and profits of $13.1 billion. And keep in mind that last year’s quarter encompassed 14 weeks while Apple’s 2013 Q1 quarter encompassed […]
Continue reading...Samsung Galaxy S4 to sport super display with over 400 ppi – report
23. January 2013
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Samsung’s extremely hyped up Galaxy S4 with a full HD Super AMOLED display will reportedly ship with a mesmerizing new display sporting a resolution that will give Apple’s Retina Display a run for its money. According to reports from Asia, Samsung engineers have been working with Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) and have developed with […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster anticipates Apple HDTV before end of 2013
23. January 2013
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Once again, the long time champion of the Apple HDTV – Gene Muster – is up to his old tricks. In an interview with Bloomberg yesterday regarding Apple’s upcoming earnings conference call, Muster cited his old friends – checks in the supply chain – and said that Apple will be releasing a fully equipped HDTV […]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs threatened Palm CEO Ed Colligan with legal action regarding hiring of Apple employees
23. January 2013
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Back in April, we reported on a civil lawsuit against Apple, Google, Intel, Pixar, Intuit, and Lucasfilm for all allegedly engaging in anti-poaching agreements where each of the above-listed companies agreed not to hire employees from any of the other companies. In Silicon Valley, where engineering talent is king, keeping talented employees from jumping ship […]
Continue reading...UBS analyst Steve Milunovich lowers target for Apple stock to $650
23. January 2013
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One day ahead of Apple’s holiday earnings report, UBS analyst Steve Milunovich lowered his stock target for Apple shares from $700 down to $650. The reason behind Milunovich’s lowered projection is a new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners which found that consumers, by and large, are increasingly flocking towards cheaper iPhone models which yield […]
Continue reading...Pundit absurdly suggests booting Tim Cook and promoting Jony Ive
22. January 2013
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Depending on what you read, it may seem as if Apple as a company is being torn apart at the seams. No one’s buying iPhones anymore. iPhone 5 demand is waning. Samsung is the new king of the mountain. The company is doomed without Steve Jobs. Shares of Apple keep on plummeting. Indeed, there are no […]
Continue reading...Digitimes retracts report of iPhone with 4.8 inch display
22. January 2013
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Earlier this week, Digitimes released a dubious report alleging that Apple was working on an iPhone model (dubbed iPhone Math) that would sport a 4.8-inch screen. This mythical, larger screened iPhone was reportedly going to come with an 8 megapixel camera and was going to launch alongside the iPhone 5S. And oh yes, the initial […]
Continue reading...63% of Verizon’s Q4 2012 smartphone activations were iPhones
22. January 2013
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Verizon earlier today released their earnings figures for Q4 2012 and recorded 9.8 million smartphone activations, of which 6.2 million were iPhones. And of that 6.2 million figure, nearly half were iPhone 5s. By way of contrast, Verizon in the holiday quarter of 2011 recorded 7.7 million smartphone activations of which 4.2 million where iPhones. […]
Continue reading...All eyes are on Apple’s 2013 Q1 earnings; Street expects EPS of $13.34
22. January 2013
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All eyes will be on Apple tomorrow afternoon as the company will release its earnings results from the recent holiday quarter. This earnings release will be especially important for Apple investors in light of the recent report regarding Apple’s scaling back of iPhone display orders and the corresponding drop in share price. Recently, shares of […]
Continue reading...Apple looking for Siri Writer to make Siri a “distinct, recognizable character”
22. January 2013
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Well just look at what Apple is up to these days on the Siri front. A recent job posting from Apple on LinkedIn reveals that the company is looking for someone with writing skills to jazz up Siri’s dialogue. We’re looking for a uniquely creative individual to help us evolve and enrich Siri, our virtual […]
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24. January 2013
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