Archive | October 10th, 2012
Anticipating Apple’s share price by following its capital expenditures
What you’re looking at below is a chart overlaying Apple’s yearly share price over its revenue (broken down by product line) and its quarterly expenditures. The chart, expertly put together by Horace Dediu of Asymco, shows that Apple’s share price has effectively gone up in conjunction with Apple’s revenue. Not a huge shocker there. But […]
Continue reading...New report highlights labor abuses at Samsung factories
10. October 2012
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Just a few days ago, Samsung posted record earnings that topped analyst estimates, largely thanks to healthy sales of its Galaxy lineup of smartphones. All told, operating profit increased by 91% while earnings increased by 93%. Not bad at all, and the company’s patent issues with Apple aside, the Korean electronics giant – which makes […]
Continue reading...MLB sees impressive adoption of digital ticketing via Passbook in iOS 6
10. October 2012
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While some companies are trying in vain to hasten the proliferation of NFC enabled smartphones, Apple, per usual, has chosen to go its own route. Rather than release an NFC-equipped iPhone, the company instead introduced a new feature dubbed Passbook in iOS 6. Passbook enables users to store tickets for various activities and events, from […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 supply contrained due to stricter quality control measures regarding scratches
10. October 2012
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Aside from all of the hoopla surrounding Apple’s new Maps app, the iPhone 5 launch has essentially gone off without a hitch. If anything, sales for Apple’s new smartphone remain so strong that Apple is reportedly still struggling to keep supply on par with demand. That said, Bloomberg reports that increased quality control regarding scratching […]
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10. October 2012
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