Archive | January, 2013
Apple pundits seem to be ignoring history
John Moltz of Macworld has a great piece up articulating the absurdity often seen in pundits who are so quick to declare that Apple’s days of innovation are a thing of the past. Indeed, we’ve been seeing this going as far back as the original iMac. If you believe everything you read, Apple should have […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 LTE functionality to go live on 36 additional carriers next week
25. January 2013
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Apple this week announced during their earnings conference call that the iPhone 5 would be gaining 4G LTE service on an additional 36 carriers starting next week. As it stands now, LTE for the iPhone 5 is only available on carriers in a few countries – the US, Canada, Britain, Japan, Australia, Korea and Germany […]
Continue reading...Notes of interest about Apple’s retail stores
25. January 2013
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It’s been an up and down year for Apple retail stores. First and foremost, we had the questionable-from-the-outset hiring of John Browett as Senior VP of Retail who barely lasted a few months at Apple before being shown the door. Nevertheless, Apple was able to push beyond Browett’s tenure – where he ruffled a few […]
Continue reading...iPhone screen size to remain the same; Apple product pipeline is “chock full”
24. January 2013
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During Apple’s earnings conference call yesterday, Tim Cook was asked during the Q&A portion whether or not Apple has plans to release phones with larger screens in the near future. Q: Many of your competitors are differentiating themselves with larger screen sizes. How do you feel about the market in that respect? Is there a long […]
Continue reading...Analysts regroup following Apple’s Q1 2013 earnings
24. January 2013
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In the wake of Apple’s earnings – which were actually pretty impressive if you’re not blinded by the sinking stock price – a number of analysts have issued their thoughts on Apple’s recent quarter and what to expect going forward. Peter Misek, an analyst with Jefferies, said that while the company’s gross margin and EPS […]
Continue reading...First video of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, and he nails it!
24. January 2013
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We’ve all see the photos of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, and now thanks to Entertainment Tonight, we now have the first video clip from the biopic JOBS of Kutcher in full-on Jobs mode – and truth be told, he’s actually pretty good. He really nails Jobs’ speech patterns and voice inflections. In the clip below […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook invites Apple employees to Town Hall Q&A meeting today
24. January 2013
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Despite record breaking revenue and profits, Apple is taking a pounding on Wall Street today as shares of Apple are down over 10% and trading at $460 levels. I guess when you fail to hit the arbitrary guesstimates of Wall Street clowns, you take a financial beating even if you happen to deliver the most […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Q1 2013 earnings set records for revenue and profits, Wall St. not impressed
23. January 2013
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Apple issued its earnings for the quarter gone by and posted revenue of $54.4 billion and profits of $13.1 billion. That compares to revenue of $46.3 billion in the same quarter a year-ago and profits of $13.1 billion. And keep in mind that last year’s quarter encompassed 14 weeks while Apple’s 2013 Q1 quarter encompassed […]
Continue reading...Samsung Galaxy S4 to sport super display with over 400 ppi – report
23. January 2013
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Samsung’s extremely hyped up Galaxy S4 with a full HD Super AMOLED display will reportedly ship with a mesmerizing new display sporting a resolution that will give Apple’s Retina Display a run for its money. According to reports from Asia, Samsung engineers have been working with Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) and have developed with […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster anticipates Apple HDTV before end of 2013
23. January 2013
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Once again, the long time champion of the Apple HDTV – Gene Muster – is up to his old tricks. In an interview with Bloomberg yesterday regarding Apple’s upcoming earnings conference call, Muster cited his old friends – checks in the supply chain – and said that Apple will be releasing a fully equipped HDTV […]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs threatened Palm CEO Ed Colligan with legal action regarding hiring of Apple employees
23. January 2013
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Back in April, we reported on a civil lawsuit against Apple, Google, Intel, Pixar, Intuit, and Lucasfilm for all allegedly engaging in anti-poaching agreements where each of the above-listed companies agreed not to hire employees from any of the other companies. In Silicon Valley, where engineering talent is king, keeping talented employees from jumping ship […]
Continue reading...UBS analyst Steve Milunovich lowers target for Apple stock to $650
23. January 2013
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One day ahead of Apple’s holiday earnings report, UBS analyst Steve Milunovich lowered his stock target for Apple shares from $700 down to $650. The reason behind Milunovich’s lowered projection is a new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners which found that consumers, by and large, are increasingly flocking towards cheaper iPhone models which yield […]
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25. January 2013
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