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Was Apple’s $500 close on Friday the result of market manipulation?
On Friday, Apple shares closed at exactly $500 a share, and in the wake of reports regarding a bevy of call option activity some believe that forces of market manipulation may have been rearing their ugly heads. Specifically, it’s been reported that there are approximately 60,000 call options betting that shares of Apple would be […]
Continue reading...Did Apple and TSMC strike a deal to manufacture A6x processors?
21. January 2013
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In remarks made on Friday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO Morris Chang said that he anticipates that his company, in 2013, will be responsible for nearly all the chips built using the 28nm process. Consequently, some believe that Chang’s statements indicate that TSMC has at last struck a deal to manufacture chips for the […]
Continue reading...Why Apple purchased LaLa and how Steve Jobs makes an offer “you can’t refuse”
21. January 2013
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Aubry Johnson, who was previously a lead designer at Color, recently put up a blogpost (since removed) describing the buyout process as applied to Apple’s purchase of LaLa and later Color. Remember than many members of the original LaLa team went on to found Color. Thank god for Google Cache, right? First off, Johnson describes […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds is Apple’s free app of the week
21. January 2013
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I’ve been rather upfront regarding my addiction to Angry Birds: On the advice of a good friend, I picked up the app for a mere $0.99 and have been unable to put it down since. Quick gaming sessions (such is the plan) have consistently morphed into hours of turning colorful birds into dangerous and precise […]
Continue reading...Sharp reportedly halts iPad display production
21. January 2013
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Hot on the heels of reports, albeit unsubstantiated, that Apple was scaling back its iPhone display orders comes word via Reuters that Sharp has effectively ceased production on displays for the 4th-gen iPad. Sharp Corp has nearly halted production of 9.7-inch screens for Apple Inc’s iPad, two sources said, as demand shifts to its smaller […]
Continue reading...Apple working on 4.8-inch iPhone – Report
21. January 2013
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If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right? A new report claims that Apple may, after all these years, follow the trend and release an iPhone model with a 4.8-inch screen dubbed iPhone Math. An unusual name to be sure, which leads some to believe it may simply be an internal codeword for the device. […]
Continue reading...Ashton Kutcher as a vested Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak [Photo]
17. January 2013
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Behold, a photo of Ashton Kuther as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Woz. Gad seems like an interesting choice for the role, and he certainly could use some help with his beard. Kutcher, on the other hand, has the Jobs look down pat. The indie film, creatively titled “Jobs”, will be released this April […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5S to begin preliminary production in March ahead of June/July launch
17. January 2013
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Echoing reports from a few other analysts, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek recently issued a research note to investors claiming that Apple’s preliminary builds of the iPhone 5S will commence in March ahead of an anticipated launch date in either June or July. Notably, this would mark Apple’s return to a Spring/Summer launch schedule. If you […]
Continue reading...Facebook Search and the challenges ahead
17. January 2013
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Check out this great synopsis on what the new Facebook Search is all about and the challenges and opportunities it presents from the always insightful Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land. Need a good plumber? An electrician? Someone to do your taxes? A doctor? A dentist? These are all typically questions that are great to […]
Continue reading...Henry Blodget shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss theory of Apple stock manipulation
17. January 2013
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Earlier this week, a somewhat suspect story leaked claiming that Apple was reducing its iPhone 5 display orders by a factor of 50%. Since then, some folks are shouting that Apple’s best days are behind it while others are suspecting that there may be a bit of stock manipulation at work ahead of Apple’s earnings […]
Continue reading...Apple’s screen orders down on account of improving yields?
17. January 2013
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The Apple bears are singing songs of victory these days, with recent reports that Apple recently reduced the number of iPhone 5 displays it wants delivered. The presumable take-away is that iPhone 5 demand is on the decline, Apple’s days are numbered, and let’s all greet our new Samsung overlords with open arms. But […]
Continue reading...Apple and Amazon ordered to engage in settlement talks regarding “app store” trademark
16. January 2013
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A few weeks ago, a court threw out Apple’s claim of “false advertising” it had levied against Amazon over its use of the phrase “app store” in its Amazon Appstore. Still, Apple’s claim for trademark infringement remained as the case remains in the discovery stage of litigation with trial anticipated for later this Summer. Bloomberg […]
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21. January 2013
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