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All eyes are on Apple’s 2013 Q1 earnings; Street expects EPS of $13.34
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...Mars Curiosity Rover Mission team likes themselves some Macs
Monday, August 20, 2012
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You might have heard about the Curiosity Rover that touched down on Mars not too long ago. Well, it turns out that many of the folks on NASA’s team responsible for launching and otherwise being involved with the landing like themselves some Macs. Here’s a photo from Mission Control where you’ll note the abundance of […]
Continue reading...Andy Hertzfeld posts rare Macintosh promotional video from 1983
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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Legendary Apple alum Andy Hertzfeld, who now works for Google, posted an interesting link on his Google+ recently highlighting a rare commercial Apple created in honor of the first Mac. The ad was designed by Chiat-Day and includes interesting snippets about the Mac from the design team. Notably, Hertzfeld notes that the commercial never made […]
Continue reading...iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Store notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call
Thursday, July 26, 2012
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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...Complete revamp of Mac lineup coming to WWDC?
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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MacRumors reports: Following yesterday’s leak of Mac Pro part numbers, AppleInsider now posts a full list of 27 new part numbers said to be on their way to resellers in Australia. A total of 13 of the part numbers are listed as “standalone kits”, indicating that they are accessories, which leaves as many as 14 […]
Continue reading...Never fear, Mac Pro seems safe for now
Monday, June 4, 2012
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This according to the always reliable Jim Darlymple who indicated as much during a 5by5 podcast last week with Dan Benjamin. When asked if Apple is going to get rid of the Mac Pro, Jim said he was confident that there’s no chance Apple was going to do anything of the sort. Dan: Is there […]
Continue reading...Apple’s profits and growth rates visualized [Charts]
Monday, April 30, 2012
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Following another one of Apple’s blowout quarters which sent shares of Apple back up to the $600 range, The Atlantic put together a few charts to help contextualize just where Apple’s money is coming from and what products continue to drive revenue to unprecedented heights. Apple Revenue by Product Here we Apple’s revenue broken up […]
Continue reading...Numbers and stats to digest from Apple’s Q2 2012 earnings conference call
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Following Apple earnings announcements, Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer typically field a few questions from analysts. Below are a few numbers that were touched upon yesterday that are worthy of looking at. Macintosh Mac sales grew 7% year over year, and though this was lower than what analysts were hoping for, Apple this past […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster anticipates 30.5 million in iPhone sales, 12 million in iPad sales in Q2 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
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With earnings season getting underway (Google just released their Q1 2012 earnings yesterday), Apple is next on deck and will release their Q2 2012 earnings on April 24, 2012. With that date fast approaching, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has updated his projections for Apple’s quarterly sales figures. Specifically, Munster anticipates Apple will record sales […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook announces that Apple employees, starting in June, will receive $500 off of Macs and $250 off iPads
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Following Apple’s blowout quarter this week, Tim Cook sent a company wide email to Apple employees inviting them to a Town Hall meeting which was held yesterday. In addition to going over their record breaking quarter, Cook also delivered some welcome news to the Mac faithful. 9to5Mac reports: Cook announced that Apple employees will soon […]
Continue reading...iPhone sales top 37 million as Apple records record-breaking quarter
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Apple last quarter had a slight misstep when its earnings fell short of analyst expectations for the first time in years. Of course, the delayed release of the iPhone 4S had something to do with revenue coming in below expectations. But during last quarter’s earnings conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook boldly predicted that December […]
Continue reading...Mac sales are growing faster in China than the US
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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An increasing amount of Apple’s income is derived from China, and while the bulk of those revenues come from iPhone, iPad, and iPod sales, Mac sales there are growing tremendously and are even outpacing Mac sales growth here in the US, according to a recent research note from analyst Ben A Reitzes of Barclays Capital. […]
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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