Saturday, March 30, 2013



Chart: When Apple Inc. and the S&P 500 parted company




Samsung filing confirms 'Apple can seek even more damages [than $1.05 billion] in the new trial'




We are in the middle of a cyber and trade war with China.  

They are retaliating for the US demanding they stop the cyber attacks of US companies and defense services, testing the US government's resolve.  

Why is China's state-run media targeting Apple? Five theories








It doesn't.  They're the same.

How Apple's return policy in China differs from the U.S.




The Red Army's cyber attack headquarters

Quarter of US firms in China face data theft: business lobby




And then there's this nonsense from a Red China state-owned business

State-owned Chinese film studio sues Apple for $500,000 over App Store downloads





Apple Stores pushing new table-based sales strategy





This would be the "streaming" music service

Apple's 'iRadio' to reportedly launch this summer, report says





NASA JPL controls rover with Leap Motion, shows faith in consumer hardware (video)






might as well, they're counterfeiting everything else Apple makes and does just like MS

Best Buy to give Samsung Apple-esque "mini stores"






Facebook hired away Apple's iOS design team to "create" their new OS based on Android which is based on stolen source code from the original iOS team.

Does Anyone Actually Want a "Facebook Phone"?



Hey Kim, the 80's called, and they want their telephone system back.

Young psycho dictator uses a Mac




Thursday, March 28, 2013

One can hear the hum of copy machines warming up in Korea and China!

This seems like the most likely use of the "curved glass" rumor to me.

Will it debut with iPhone 6?  

Stunning Future iPhone with Wraparound Display Revealed






Are you wondering why clicking on a graphic recently in this blog no longer brings up a Lightbox pop-up window but opens the graphic at original size in a new page instead?

So are thousands of Blogger users like myself.

Hopefully Google will solve this "mystery" soon,  but they don't seem to be in any particular hurry to do so.

Thanks for your patience with Google. 

They're terribly busy with Google Glass and copying AppleTV et al.


[Problem Rollup] Lightbox Display, Not Working





Just a "rounding error" by the judge, I guess.

Apple: Judge was off by $85M in cutting Samsung damages




Apple 2013: Cupertino's new product army goes to war




Rumor: Apple to cut iPad mini shipments by up to 20% in Q2, may signal next-gen model





Citrix details Apple's iOS, iWork lead in enterprise adoption



Apple's moving the earth for its iCloud site in Reno, Nevada





Another vermin crawls out of the woodwork in China 




Apple aims to win over video editors






HBO gives Silicon Valley the royal treatment





Killer deal: 13" MacBook Pro with Retina display falls to $1299






Apple Hiring "Ground Truth" Managers To Help Improve Maps Around The World




Apple adds 'Why You'll Love iPad' section to website in new campaign direction




Vista all over again

It's looking like the set of the Maytag repairman at the MS Kiosk at the Fashion Mall

Rumor Has It That Microsoft's New 'Windows Blue' Will Replace Windows RT







Wednesday, March 27, 2013



If you call his Overweight rating and a price target of $767 "lowering expectations"

A long-time Apple bull tries to lower investors' expectations



Again, Apple is the profit leader.

Apple retail vs. Amazon retail



It's looking like Apple's biggest challenge in China is the Chinese government and the vermin they protect

Local iPhone loyalists blast China's anti-Apple campaign

The state-run media attacked as "a brain-dead product of the Cultural Revolution"




Popularity helps buffer Apple from Chinese state-media attacks





Need? Probably, either a new   super product and/or China Mobile adding the iPhone

China cracking down on knock-offs and counterfeiters would help too

Does Apple Really "Need" a New Breakthrough to Bolster Stock?





Their German overlords didn't want to spend the money to improve T-Mobile's network





IDC: Apple to approach Samsung in connected devices, tablets to surpass PCs




iTunes Segment Revenues in Context



New Smartphones By Apple, Samsung May Aid Chip Stocks



Apple's broken promise: why doesn't iCloud 'just work'?






Exclusive: Apple's initial iCloud facility in Reno already ready to go online


Monday, March 25, 2013



"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," 

Michael Dell to a crowd of several thousand IT executives in 1997 upon Steve Jobs return to Apple.

Dell confirms buyout offers from Blackstone and Icahn




"The good news for investors is that Wall Street seems to have already priced this negative income growth into the stock."

Apple's first quarter of negative income growth since 2003





The smartest column about Apple that I've read all week





There's a patch for that

Anatomy of the Apple ID password reset exploit




Lest we forget who the inventor and who the knock-off is.

Editorial: Google's Android powered by remarkable new 'Flawgic'




Apple updates its "Why iPhone" page with news of its ninth customer satisfaction award



The cash register rings its last sale



Or not

New iPhone security exploits undermine trust in Apple Payment ambitions




Which is worse?

Chinese students signing up for horrific loans to buy Apple Products. 

(Or) 

American students signing up for horrific loans to go to college? 

Chinese Students Are Signing Up For Horrific Loans To Buy Apple Products



The inside story of China's state broadcaster in smear campaign against Apple (video)




If this is real, I think it will integrate with TV as a remote like the iPhone and iPod touch, a smart remote that you wear.

8 myths about the smartwatch revolution




36  Stores in England and counting

Apple Store Leeds Trinity Grand Opening




The Boss will always know where you are, where you've been. 

Apple buys 'indoor GPS' company WifiSLAM for $20M




Markdown, writing for the web





Apple's iCloud reigning over the greenest data centers on the planet




We're all going to die!

FAA expected to allow iPad and laptop use during take off & Landing this year