Friday, July 31, 2015



Apple tops world's most valuable brands list






Suppliers ramping up Force Touch module shipments for 'iPhone 6s,' rumor claims





Whether you totally agree with him or not, the logic Jones uses is what keeps AAPL's price down.

Don't worry if you don't understand all of it, because a lot of commercial investors, analysts, and I don't either, maybe Carl Icahn does.

Current CFO Luca Maestri and previous CFO Peter Oppenheimer had very different views on this topic

Apple has less cash than people believe






Apple: Plenty of growth for iPhone, helped by Android switchers, says Nomura






The Feds aren't giving up

Is Apple liable for supporting terrorism with strong iOS encryption?



Apple has been an outspoken proponent of customer data privacy, openly touting strong iOS encryption and a general reluctance to handover information unless served with a warrant. The tack landed the company in the crosshairs of law enforcement agencies wanting open access to data deemed vital to criminal investigations. 






It's b-a-a-a-ck

Apple will debut new Apple TV in September







I've had this thought too, especially for India, et al


Apple hiding a successful new iPhone in plain sight




There's every chance that the iPod Touch is a precursor to a smaller-screened smartphone to be announced in September. The iPhone 5C has continued to be a popular device, even with the limitations of the A6 chip and the hobbled storage option of 8 GB. It is due a refresh, and if you want to look at economies of scale and providing a mid-range iPhone with last year's components, then an iPhone 6C with an A8/M8 combination that mimics the new iPod Touch is a racing certainty.




Tim Cook thanks "thousands of Hong Kong customers" who attended Canton Road  Store opening





4th Hong Kong  Store opened today, Friday, July 31

Hero photo posted on Canton Road Apple Store home page







Photo shot from inside the Apple Store looking out at the throng of people in front of the store




In pictures: Near-religious fervor at opening of Hong Kong's fourth Apple Store






Canadian Best Buy stores to start Apple Watch sales on Aug. 14






New 'iPhone 6s' leak shows parts such as unified flex cables, camera and home button rings






How an Apple scholarship helped this 16-yearold launch his own app






Apple boosts bus drivers' pay ahead of union vote






The Steve Jobs you never saw: Amazing photos of dot-com revolution






Honda to Introduce CarPlay in the Accord Next Month






Samsung drops $10 Billion in Market Value on stalling S6



Honda to Introduce CarPlay in the Accord Next Month






Galaxy S6 fails to reverse profit decline at Samsung





Thursday, July 30, 2015




How should investors feel about Apple's third-quarter earnings?






It's also the timing of their "survey," before Apple releases refreshed models.

IDC Continues to Sully Tablet Statistics using Hybrid Notebook-Tablets as Tablets






Suppliers expect widespread adoption of USB Type-C in laptops, smartphones thanks to Apple






Samsung profits drop as mobile arm suffers 37.6% crash in Q2


 Apple managed to again grow iPhone marketshare, this time 35 percent year over year which equated to a 59 percent jump in revenues. Average selling price for iPhone was pegged at $660, up $99 from last year.






MS smart phone market is almost non-existant, iPhone even devoured some MS feature phone numbers

Surging iPhone, plummeting feature phone sales push Apple past Microsoft in mobile market






Apple's iPhone's Global Market Share Grew 2.7% Year-over-Year if not More



Apple had another stellar quarter for iPhone sales establishing a new June Quarter record. Apple's iPhone unit sales grew 35% which is almost 3X the rate of growth of the smartphone market overall and gained share in all of their geographic segments. And a lot of Apple's growth was in China. And so the report should have noted in its opening summary that Apple ate everyone's lunch this quarter in China with robust high-end smartphone sales.





WiFi or LTE - which is faster?






Apple Invents an Incredible Stylus with Texture Sensing Capabilities, 3D Image Generation & More







Apple's the no. 1 IoT company, despite not making any devices






That is, If you don't count the Apple Flagship Store being built at Union Square.

Apple dives into SoMa (South of Market) for first big SF real estate grab








Apple's plans reveal visitor's center with observation deck for Apple Campus 2






Apple promotes Beats 1 Radio in behind-the-scenes Snapchat story






2016 volkswagen models in almost every trim level will get CarPlay support this week







Apple tweaks their Radical Transparent Glass Wraparound iPhone Invention





iPhone 7?

Apple still determined to bring sapphire displays to iPhone






Tom Brady switching from Samsung to an iPhone 6 now at center of DeflateGate







Wednesday, July 29, 2015




What Apple said about China on its latest earnings call




Intel introduced this ram about a year ago

Intel hasn't even produced their new processors yet.

Intel and Micron's new '3D XPoint' memory is 1000x faster, more durable than NAND







Apple Inc.'s new MacBook looks like a winner






Apple will release new iPads this fall, also they have built-in a lot of tablet features into the MacBook above.

Apple still leads the market and IDG under reports all things Apple.

Tablet shipments fall for third straight quarter






More than 75,000 People have Enrolled in Health Studies using Apple's HealthKit






I guess to get the prime location, they had to put up with the columns 

I wonder how Hong Kong is affected by China's stock market?

Apple increases its presence in China with new flagship Hong Kong store







Carl Icahn wants Apple to continue to return cash to investors, saying they have too much cash.

He may not be saying that right now though, considering China's meltdown.

5 cash rich companies to triple your gains






42% of iPhone 6 owners in the US say they've used Apple Pay






Migrating from Rdio or Spotify to Apple Music is now just a single click






The tragedy of iTunes and classical music






T-Mobile adds Apple Music to list of streaming services for cap-free Music Freedom







Apple's Beats by Dre support team debuts native Twitter videos






Apple music licensing, explained: Why most Beats 1 shows won't be podcasts






Kids say the darnedest things about the Apple WATCH






Android has more problems than just this really terrible one, like repeating all the mistakes of Microsoft.

'Stagefright' vulnerability compromises Android phones with 1 text message, may affect 950M devices



'Stagefright' vulnerability compromises Android phones with 1 text message, may affect 950M devices



Goodbye, Android:







Has Microsoft blown it?







Giving away the OS?

I wonder where they got that idea?

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