Wednesday, January 31, 2018



Apple expected to report highest revenue in a single quarter in company's history





Neil Cybart is projecting as much as $8 billion revenue above the high-end guidance

Apple 1Q18 Earnings 'Great' Expectations: Neil Cybart


...I expect Apple to report the largest quarterly sequential jump in iPhone ASP on record because of strong iPhone X sales. The dramatic jump in iPhone ASP is the primary reason why my revenue estimate is 10% above the top of Apple's 1Q18 guidance range. 




Apple sells a record 22 million iPhones in USA during 4Q17






Then there is Rupert Murdoch's Fox-Republican propaganda rag, the WSJ, predicting doom and gloom for AAPL: 

More analysts pile in with AAPL doubts as share price falls 6% in two weeks





Apple still aims to allow iPad apps to run on Macs this year






Apple's Phil Schiller on HomePod: We want to create a new kind of music experience in the home that sounds incredible





Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue announced as featured speaker for SXSW 2018





Apple: We would never degrade the iPhone experience to get users to buy new phones





The DOJ, Securities and Exchange Commission are now Investigating Apple over the Issue of Slowing Older iPhones





Apple confirms DOJ and SEC investigations into iPhone slowdowns, says toggle option next month





Home Pod updates will be installed over the air using the Home App





Trump touts Apple's US investments during State of the Union





Apple Park's new employees asked to push for more housing in Cupertino






Wistron close to India land deal for expanded iPhone SE fabrication, start of iPhone 6s manufacture






In Q4 2017, Apple's iPhone X and iPhone 7 Captured 47% of the Premium Smartphone segment in India





Indian iPhone users discuss Apple's poor services performance: 'Apple Maps is a Joke'















Tuesday, January 30, 2018




iPhone X boosts Apple OS share in key markets says Kantar, vindicating Apple's pricing








Rupert Murdoch has turned the WSJ into a tabloid rumor mongering, lying rag.

WSJ jumps on iPhone X production cut story, add new fictions






Apple supplier Murata casts doubt on claims of lowered iPhone X production






Sacconaghi: Lowering March iPhone units, raising ASP







A chat with Gene Munster about the wild Apple chatter






Analyst: The 'super cycle' we all wanted isn't here






Apple: Who ya gonna believe, Nikkei Asian review or your lying eyes?






Apple earnings: What the crowd is saying






December Stats show iPhone X was #1 in Urban China and in the top three best-selling Devices in Europe, Japan & U.S.





Scoop: Apple delays iOS features to focus on reliability, performance






Chip making is a sport for technology kings and Apple's A11 bionic chip is only the beginning of great advancements





New Illustrations show Apple's plans for striking new retail location in Scottsdale's Fashion Square Mall








Apple's VP of Internet Services says Apple Pay is the World's most Accepted Contactless Payment Technology






HomePod: An hour in the hands of an audio engineer 



HomePod: An hour in the hands of an audio engineer




Review: Living with Vitra's Pacific chair, Jony Ive's choice for Apple Park






After Unsane, Steven Soderbergh says he'll likely shoot all his future movies on iPhones (video)






Apple Wins Patent for a Video Headset that could change Perspective when Viewing Live Events such as Concerts & Sports





Apple Announces Changes coming to macOS Servers this Spring





Apple will finally replace the fax machine in health care





Haven't they tried this two or three or four times before?

Google closes $1.1B HTC deal, setting up collision course with Apple's iPhone

























Monday, January 29, 2018




iPhone X supply has not caught up to demand






Another January, another misleading iPhone supply cuts story from Nikkei






How Apple built a chip powerhouse to threaten Qualcomm and Intel






Up to three Macs coming with T-series security chips, shift to Apple CPU inevitable







Apple boosted its spend on chips by more than a quarter in 2017, says Gartner 








Remember these are all guess-timations by analysts

Apple doesn't report until Thursday, February 1'st

Apple's growth accelerates in a blowout quarter






One can easily see why China, India and most of South Asia are so important to Apple

What's good for the world is good for Apple






Remember the $640 million Apple found under the couch?






Analyst: Think beyond the Apple noise






This cycle is not the same as previous cycles

Forget taxes and batteries, the $1000 iPhone X remains the story






Apple Earnings: 3 metrics to watch





Apple's 8 years of iPad: a revolution in iOS computing






Steve Jobs' estate left a great deal of money for cancer research to the hospital in Memphis that treated him.

FDA clears radioactive drug for cancer that killed Steve Jobs






iPhone X doomsayers lack basic reading comprehension skills (or they're purposefully dishonest)






Apple's SVP Retail Angela Ahrendts Attends Grand Opening of Apple Garosugil, Korea with new Smart Home Section






Angela Ahrendts tweeting from Seoul





Angela Ahrendts visits Seoul for first South Korean Apple store opening







Seoul gets an Apple Store (videos)





Take a look inside Korea's first Apple Store





Angela Ahrendts greets visitors at grand opening of Apple's first retail store in South Korea






Apple has begun restoration of Carnegie Library to house their new DC Store and renovate Nashville, and Lynnwood stores 







I'm not sure if Apple will abandon these buildings or not after the move into either one of their new campuses.

Apple Sunnyvale Mary 3





This Apple Store is temporary, waiting for the return of the giant glass cube and a huge subterranean store.

We visited Apple and Microsoft's flagship stores in NYC - and the winner was obvious





Apple shares first series of HomePod ads with focus on music






HomePod's sound continues to receive top marks after listening demos in New York and london







A deep dive into HomePod's adaptive audio, beamforming and why it needs an A8 processor






How HomePod works with Apple Music, iTunes Match, iCloud Music Library, AirPlay, and FLAC files







HomePod environmental report details energy usage, enters low power mode after 8 minutes





'Best case' of Apple's Shazam acquisition would add 7.5M Apple Music subscribers, says early investor






Streaming music copyright ruling could benefit Apple Music despite increasing costs





New Ruling Provides Historic Increase in Music Royalties that will Likely lead to higher Prices for Apple & other Music Services





Understanding Apple Watch and human motivation






Apple Worldwide Video Hired Dana Tuinier as its Creative Executive to Work on their new 'Hello Sunshine' Comedy & more





Another great reason for Apple to roll their own...

Intel Confirms that Silicon-based Changes Addressing Meltdown & Spectre will be arriving Later this Year



Intel Successfully Conducted the World's First Over-the-Air 5G testing which opens the door for 5G Modems in 2018 iPhones