Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is at it again, this time with news regarding Apple’s upcoming iPad Mini. Only thing is, it may not be upcoming for a while. It’s long been assumed that the iPad Mini will get the Retina Display treatment, but now comes word that poor yields during the manufacturing process […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Comments Off on iPhone 5S release slated for August 2013 – Report
Following up on today’s report that Apple this Summer will be releasing an iPhone 5S with fingerprint authorization technology alongside a lower cost iPhone comes news via the typically reliable Rene Ritchie of iMore who writes that Apple is targeting a release date sometime in August. The equally reliable Ming-Chi Kuo, however, recently pegged an […]
Continue reading...Monday, February 18, 2013
Comments Off on New iPad Mini with Retina Display may cost Apple an additional $12 per device
A recent report from Digitimes relays that Apple’s next iteration of the iPad Mini may sport a screen resolution of 2,048×1536, giving it a Retina Display but also increasing the cost production by approximately $12 per unit. As it stands now, the base model $329 iPad Mini has a bill of materials of $188, a […]
Continue reading...Monday, February 18, 2013
Comments Off on Apple posts two new iPad commercials – “Alive” & “Together”
Apple yesterday releaesd two brand new iPad ads. First, we have “Alive”. And next we have “Together”.
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Comments Off on Apple’s cumulative iPad sales this quarter to increase 60% year over year – Report
During the recent holiday quarter, Apple sold a record 22.9 million iPads. This impressive sales figure was of course the result of the new iPad Mini which was being picked up by consumers faster than Apple could churn them out. Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2013, a new report from the Chinese-language CCIDNet […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Comments Off on Details on Apple’s 2013 product roadmap – new iPhone 5s and a whole lot more
Let’s take a break from all the hullabaloo surrounding Apple’s share price and alleged weak demand for the iPhone 5 to take a look at some of Apple’s upcoming products. Of course, Apple keeps its product roadmap a tightly guarded secret, but KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has proven rather adept at predicting future Apple […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Comments Off on Wi-Fi and Cellular models of the iPad Mini and 4th Gen iPad coming to China this Friday
As projected by Apple CEO Tim Cook on his recent visit to China, Apple on Monda announced that both the WiFi and cellular models of the iPad Mini and the fourth-gen iPad will launch in China this Friday. Apple today announced the Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of iPad mini and the new fourth generation iPad […]
Continue reading...Friday, January 11, 2013
Comments Off on iPad 5th generation and new iPad Mini to drop in March, says analyst
Following checks made at CES, Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White put out a new report claiming that Apple is planning to accelerate its upgrade cycle in 2013 and release new versions of the iPad and iPad Mini as early as March. Our checks at CES indicate Apple will release the iPad 5 and the […]
Continue reading...Friday, January 4, 2013
Comments Off on Apple’s iPad Mini Holiday ad – I’ll be home
Before Christmas, Apple rolled out the following commercial for the iPad Mini. Dubbed “I’ll be home”, the ad features a girl singing Bing Crosby’s “I’ll be home for Christmas” to her grandpa via Facetime. Is it just me, or are Apple’s ads getting a bit schmaltzy?
Continue reading...Monday, December 31, 2012
Comments Off on Chinese workers to work through Chinese New Year due to iPad Mini demand
MacRumors reports: Brightwire summarizes a report [Google translation] from Taiwanese news site United Daily News claiming that Apple’s supply chain partners will continue working through the traditional Chinese New Year holiday in order to keep up with demand for the popular iPad mini and iPhone 5. The holiday falls in mid-February in 2013, with many workers traditionally returning to their […]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 20, 2012
Comments Off on Apple ups iPad Mini shipment orders by 2 million
More evidence that Apple remains in the midst of a blowout and perhaps record-setting quarter. Apple has recently increased its iPad mini orders from eight million units to 10 million due to strong sales worldwide, and the volume may reach 12 million units in total, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. Apple originally […]
Continue reading...Monday, November 12, 2012
Comments Off on Apple rolls out two brand new iPad Mini commercials
Apple yesterday released two brand new iPad Mini ads. Expect more of these to surface as we get closer and closer to the holiday shopping season. The first one, here, is titled Books. And the other one, which is much better, is titled “Photos.”
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Comments Off on iPad Mini 2 may be delayed until October due to Retina Display yield issues