As Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) continue to be duke it out for supremacy in the smartphone and tablet markets this coming quarter, it seems that in the position of the dominant discourse of tech news—Apple still reigns supreme. Even though its chief rivals—Google, Amazon and … [Read more...]
Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) Remain Friends, Not Speaking to Google (GOOG)
While Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) remain friends, the social network is no longer on speaking terms with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). During a conference call that followed his company’s Jan. 30 earnings report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Facebook … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Releases Software Update for Apple TV
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) actually released two updates Jan. 28—the much-reported iOS 6.1 as well as a new version of its Apple TV software. The latter update added support for iCloud, Up Next and the ability to use a Bluetooth keyboard with Apple TV. … [Read more...]
Siri Gets Busy with Apple Inc. (AAPL) iOS 6.1 Update
In its first major update of iOS 6, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) released iOS 6.1 Jan. 28 with some exciting new features. Not only does the update include 4G LTE support for 36 additional iPhone and 23 new iPad carriers, but U.S. users can now purchase movie tickets through Fandango … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) Stock Nose Dives Again on Target Price Adjustment
In an investors note released Friday morning, UBS analyst Steven Milunovich announced that he expects Apple (AAPL) iPhone and iPad sales to drop next year, as he cut sales estimates for the March, June and September 2013 quarters by 5 million units for the iPhone and 2 million for the … [Read more...]
Samsung Demands Apple’s (AAPL) Source Code in Korean Court
The international patents battle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd is starting to mimic a schoolyard game of tag. Back and forth the two tech giants drag one another to court, making new claims against each other in a bid to win sole rights to sell … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Discounts Indian iTunes To Reach Emerging Market
The spotlight has never been focused more on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), after its much-anticipated earnings report disappointed Jan. 23 and saw already low stock tumble more than 12 percent in 24 hours. Has Cupertino jumped the proverbial shark, or will it rise again? There are … [Read more...]
And They Said Tim Cook Couldn’t Fill Steve Jobs Shoes at Apple
It was the summer of 2011, as the story goes, when Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs called Tim Cook to his home. “There has never been a professional transition at the CEO level in Apple.” Jobs told Cook, the latter recently recounted for Bloomberg. “Our company has done a lot … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook Says Apple Could Revolutionize the TV Space
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is still keeping quite about any plans the company may have to expand into the television sector. In what CNET’s Donna Tam is calling a “bit of Déjà vu,” Cook explained that the company as of yet had no concrete plans to do so when questioned … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Removes Popular App for Pornography
Few would consider Michelangelo’s masterpiece “David” a form of pornography, but the reviewers for Apple’s App Store might. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) pulled the popular app 500px—which allows professional and amateur photographers to share their art—from it store Jan. 21, claiming it … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Sales Over $54 Billion and Stock Falls 10% AH
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares fell more than 10 percent following the company’s much-anticipated earnings report Jan. 23 just after the closing bell. Investors had been on the edges of their seats for days—or even weeks—as the nail-biter report neared amid expectations it would help … [Read more...]
Will Apple Inc. (AAPL) Release iCloud iTV to Compete Against Netflix (NFLX)
With so many professional and armchair analysts sure that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will not disrupt Netflix (NFLX) with an iCloud streaming implementation of Apple TV, it’s fair to note they've made several good points. Apple (AAPL) still has many good reasons to embrace it as … [Read more...]
66% of Women Say Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPad is Their Favorite Device
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still a market innovator and dominator according to a Perion survey published Wednesday morning. The report shows that a majority of iPad users claim it's their preferred device for checking email when compared to PCs and smartphones. … [Read more...]
Boston Globe Swapping Out Paper for Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPad
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad will be replacing paper for some readers of the Boston Globe. The Boston Globe school program "Newspaper In Education" will be issuing iPads to Massachusetts public schools and will include a subscription to the Boston Globe. The Newspaper In Education … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Secures New Patent for Screen Dimming
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was granted another patent yesterday with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent description is technology that automatically controls the brightness of Apple devices. This technology will also increase battery life on Apple's (AAPL) portable … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Pursuing Retail Stores in Indonesia
With all eyes glued to the saga of whether or not Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will strike a deal on “cooperation” negotiations with China Mobile, it's probably worth considering—from a logistics standpoint—that there might other ways for the tech firm to get its feet wet in emerging … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) 30th Birthday of Apple Lisa and the Apple IIe
As the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone turned six earlier this month and the company prepares for its much anticipated earnings report, another monumental anniversary passed over the weekend with little fanfare. Thirty years ago, at its annual shareholder’s meeting held Jan. 19, … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) The Anticipation is Killing Me [Earnings Breakdown]
The question still looms heavily as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands to report its first quarter earnings on Wednesday. Will Apple report show the record sales numbers that Wall Street's analysts predict even as the stock has plummeted? A 28.4 percent drop in just four months of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Parental Controls Patent to Curb Spending
A new patent application filed by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may provide relief to countless parents who have struggled to curb their children’s spending on mobile devices. The “Parental Controls” application, published Jan. 17 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, describes an … [Read more...]
Apple Inc (AAPL) “Phablet” May be in the Works [iPhone Math]?
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) plans to release the iPhone 5s as well as a less expensive mobile device later this year have already been widely reported. But according to the China Times—as translated by Bright Wire—Cupertino also has a “phablet” in the works. The 4.8-inch iPhone Math … [Read more...]
