Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is both one of the leading architects and main beneficiaries of the advance of tablet computers visible today. With introduction of the much-prized iPad, the Cupertino, California company gave a heavy blow to the traditional desktop, whether running … [Read more...]
Shareholder meeting shows how Apple Inc. (AAPL) uses secrecy as a selling tool
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is famous for keeping very close guard over information about upcoming products, and a joke from Tim Cook at today's shareholder meeting reveals just how effective that strategy is at building excitement over the brand, and thus demand for its products. Mr. … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) promotion fuels rumors that new Apple TV release is imminent
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is notoriously stingy when it comes to discounts and promotions, preferring to keep its products at full price year-round. Today's announcement that a $25 iTunes gift card is being offered with any Apple TV purchase, through March 5, 2014, has stirred rumors … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s struggle with “patent trolls” highlight strengths and weaknesses of current patent system
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a favorite target of so-called "patent trolls," also known as "non-practicing entities" or NPEs and "patent assertion entities" or PAEs. According to a study published on CNN Money, the Cupertino electronics giant is the fourth most frequent target for … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. files patent application for scratch-defeating self-healing coating
Owners of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices such as iPhones and iPods have struggled against scratches on the screen since the products were introduced, and today, an Apple Inc. patent application meant to address this issue was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s iWatch – huge seller or a flash in the pan
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been planning the rollout of its wearable iWatch for some time now, though the company has remained tight-lipped about the details, which is its usual style. This, of course, has not stopped commentators and market watchers from speculating on the details … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) stocks shunned by top-30 financial institutions
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is held in exceptionally low numbers by top-30 financial institutions such as banks and hedge funds, according to a Morgan Stanley report issued today. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is clearly viewed as a poor investment by the analysts and … [Read more...]
Will Apple’s iBeacon prove to be a useful feature or just mobile spam
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has recently introduced its iBeacon system at retail stores and a few select sports stadiums, with many more venues slated for inclusion in the near future. This device communicates with iOS 7 mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads via a low energy Bluetooth … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. and 20 unlikely allies petition European Union for new patent law
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Samsung, and 19 other technology companies petitioned the European Union today to limit injunctions against product imports while a patent case is still in the courts. This is a highly fluid moment in EU patent law as the league of European nations works to … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. hails Steve Jobs’ birthday in low key, while filmmakers struggle with biopic
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the brainchild of Steve Jobs and several other key figures from its early history, such as Jonathan Ive and Steve Wozniak. Today is Steve Jobs' birthday, and if the maverick inventor were alive today rather than having died several years ago from pancreatic … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Steve Jobs to feature on 2015 U.S. postage stamps
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will receive a signal honor in 2015 when the image of Steve Jobs, its renowned maverick founder, appears on United States postage. The Washington Post yesterday obtained a list of planned postage stamps for the next several years, created by the Citizens' … [Read more...]
Can Apple Inc. (AAPL) maintain record App Store sales despite smartphone saturation
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still an extremely powerful company and one of the world leaders in consumer electronics products. Nevertheless, confronted by the inexorable reality of market maturation, it seems likely to settle into being another profitable but staid player in the … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Retina display vs. AMOLED display: which technology is superior
As of February 2014, the number of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products with AMOLED displays is exactly zero, and all of their cutting edge devices use their Retina display instead. By contrast, its rival and imitator, Samsung Group of Korea, has embraced AMOLED technology and has … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) may use flexible touchscreen display on iWatch
Rumors have been multiplying ever since a 2014 release for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch became likely, and the latest claims the device will have a flexible touchscreen display. Such a display would be curved and able to flex out of line, unlike most current touchscreens, which … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) – more than the sum of its parts, or dependent on a few individuals
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a powerful player in the electronics market and one of the United States' most iconic and successful companies, symbolizing American technology leadership like no other. However, the death of Steve Jobs prompted debate regarding how viable the Cupertino … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) A-Series processor plans herald product releases, future Samsung troubles
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) typically plays its cards very close to the vest, announcing new products only when they are about to appear on the market. The firm is even more secretive when it comes to relations with other tech companies, such as Samsung. Nevertheless, various pieces of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) drops Samsung as manufacturer for A8 processor, but not A9
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), in the usual schizophrenic manner of massive corporations, is simultaneously involved in brutal litigation with Samsung over the Korean firm's blatant copycatting, and ordering advanced processors from the same company. Today, TechNews Taiwan reported that … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) versus Samsung fray – an exercise in futility
Theoretically, the legal fray between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung over smartphone designs should be an engine for innovation. The extended legal wrangles and massive, nearly $1 billion damages awarded to Apple Inc. in the famous 2012 judgment should have acted as a powerful … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) iBeacons installed at two Major League Baseball stadiums
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new iBeacon technology was confirmed by Major League Baseball as being fully installed at two West Coast stadiums this morning, according to several sources. 65 iBeacons are now in place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the largest ballpark in the United … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Strategy: Focus on success and profit, not flashy market share numbers
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to follow a strategy which draws criticism from market analysts at times, yet which has thus far led to solid ongoing success and profits, as the contrast between sales and revenue in the 2013 Android and iOS smartphone market highlights. Google Inc. … [Read more...]
