2014 has been the most happening year for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) mainly because of its iPhone 6 release; the company for the first time launched its bigger screen iPhones, Apple Pay and also introduced its Apple watch. According to search engine statistics Apple’s stock is the most … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) iPhone sales rise in Ukraine, expected to displace ‘gray market’ sales
The former Soviet Union countries represent an area of the world with low market penetration by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and few or no brick and mortar stores on the ground. Troubled by weak economies, corrupt and undemocratic governments, and convoluted legal systems, these nations … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS shrugs off mobile threats while Android suffers
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS platform received a nearly clean bill of health from Finnish security firm F-Secure yesterday, as an article and PDF posted on the Scandinavian firm's website proclaims, while Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) was found to be the vector for a toxic soup of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) iTunes challenged by Spotify with Sprint’s help
Though the news naturally focuses on the swaggering accusations and courtroom drama of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung's latest patent brawl, where a $2.2 billion award is at stake, the Cupertino electronics titan is also engaged in a struggle for supremacy in less high profile … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) hard on the heels of Nokia for total phone sales
In a sign of the changing times, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is on the brink of passing Nokia's feature phone sales with sales of its iPhone smartphone. The figures released today by Strategy Analytics are important not only because of Nokia's historical interest as one of the world's … [Read more...]
Google Inc. (GOOG) set to absorb Samsung’s losses if Apple Inc. (AAPL) wins suit
The jury is deliberating in the lawsuit between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung, but their decision is modified and perhaps complicated by the fact that any damages awarded to Apple will be paid not by the Korean copycat, but by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Google, the creator of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new-found success guts Twitter, Amazon and Facebook
A mass exodus of investors has been triggered by Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) positive Q2 earnings report and upcoming stock split. The abrupt hike in Apple's share prices to nearly $600 per share, after lingering in the doldrums closer to $500 per share for years, has been paralleled … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung menaced globally by second tier smartphone manufacturers
Though they are still the biggest fish in the global electronics pond by any measure, and remain powerful and profitable, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its rival Samsung slipped below an important threshold during the first financial quarter of 2014. According to a report issued today … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) plans West Coast theme to OS X names – OS X Redwood and OS X Grizzly possible
Having exhausted the names of big, glamorous, predatory cats to attach to the latest iterations of its operating system, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has turned to California landmarks and beasts for its next set of OS X titles. The first of these, OS X Mavericks, is already in use, … [Read more...]
Analysts continue to mull reasons behind Apple’s (AAPL) 7-for-1 stock split
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) raised many questions with its decision to carry out a 7-for-1 stock split this June, a plan announced during the conference call following the company's Q2 2014 earnings report. The mechanics of the split are clear enough. On that date, each shareholder of … [Read more...]
Data suggest Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may launch their own payment system
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again the subject of speculation about whether or not an iOS-based mobile payment system is in the works. On the one hand, Apple already has a database of over 800 million credit cards and a robust payment and security system in its iTunes store, and … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) patent application describes sci-fi mid-air image projection system
A patent application from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was published today by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), and describes a 3D mid-air image projection system straight out of science fiction. Countless sci-fi films, starting perhaps with "Star Wars," have included … [Read more...]
Enthusiasm for Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) 7-for-1 stock split likely a flash in the pan
The stock markets often display a manic-depressive pattern of responses to company announcements, especially when a huge and prominent company like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is involved. When Apple underperformed slightly for Q1 2014, a disproportionate drop in share prices occurred … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) stuns investors with Q2 earnings – and why Bloomberg’s predictions were wrong
Suddenly taking on the role of dark horse, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shattered Bloomberg L.P.'s gloomy predictions with record-breaking second quarter profits in yesterday's quarterly report. Just as Apple's slightly weaker than predicted Q1 earnings sent its stock prices into a … [Read more...]
Samsung buys patents to use against Apple (AAPL) in latest lawsuit
In a move reminiscent of patent assertion entities (PAEs, or, more pithily, "patent trolls") Samsung bought two of the patents it is using to accuse Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) of infringing on its intellectual property rights. According to The Verge, and the records of the United … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) launches new “Powerful” 90 second ad
Continuing to push the iPhone 5S even as the iPhone 6 looms ever nearer on the release schedule horizon, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) today released a new full-length, 90-second advertisement entitled "Powerful." The ad can be viewed on Apple's official YouTube channel (or watch it … [Read more...]
Is Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Samsung fight just a proxy for attacks on Google
Current speculation in some quarters is that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) attacks on Samsung are actually a stand-in for a deeper struggle against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and its Android phone platform. According to this argument, Apple is targeting Samsung rather than its true … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) tries to retroactively patent major Android feature
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may suffer from the attacks of patent trolls, but it is apparently not entirely immune from the urge to do some trolling of its own, according to a patent application it filed in 2012. This application seeks to patent a gesture-based unlocking system, in which … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) must juggle needs of app designers vs. larger screen
A smorgasbord of leaked information and oblique evidence makes it almost certain that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 will feature a 4.7 inch screen, and an additional 5.5 inch screen aimed at the phablet market is not out of the question. The leaked battery photos we reported on … [Read more...]
Samsung attacks credibility of Apple (AAPL) expert witness Chris Vellturo
Samsung has changed tactics again in its courtroom struggle with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), seeking for any weak point in its adversary's arguments. This time, it is taking aim at Chris Vellturo, the expert witness who recommended to the court that the Korean electronics firm ought to … [Read more...]
