Monday, November 24, 2014




Trillion-Dollar Baby: Can Apple go where no stock has gone before?






Apple Inc.  (AAPL) stock still has plenty of room to grow






How eight billionaires played Apple last quarter






Apple's forecast to sell 71.5M iPhones units in Q4, iPhone 6 sales more than double iPhone 6 Plus






For Apple, this is like fighting a traffic ticket on principle.

Judge Denise Cote accepts Apple's $450 million bet that she was wrong on e-books






Apple officially begins selling automated iAds in bid to boost mobile advertising business






Apple's iOS App Store reaches record 7.8M daily downloads






Apple's A8 SoC reportedly capable of 4K video output, may pave way for ultra high-resolution Apple TV





Apple's World AIDS Day campaign brings exclusive app content for charity, retail sales donations






Chase debuts first spot featuring Apple Pay


Apple retained final say over creative execution featuring Jack Antonoff's Bleachers band





Here's what happened when Steve Jobs called Jon Stewart after he made fun of Apple on TV






Apple officially announces iAd expansion into programmatic channels including AdRoll, now available in 102 countries







Summerlin, NV has a new store and its name is Apple







Apple Invents Secrets-based Security Measure Relating to the Detection of Unauthorized Calls to Software Routines



Here's how I interpret the progress from this photo of Apple Campus 2:

Reinforced concrete for the floor of the sub basement level has been poured for the most part and the basement walls are nearly complete

A temporary 2-span bridge in the 11 o'clock position for moving materials to the center

Moving counterclockwise, the little squares showing through the sub basement floor are pedestal footings for hydraulic pistons for earthquake protection that will support the drivable floor surface.

Entrance and ramp in the 8 o'clock position from the inner wall of the basement into the center of the ring is for trucks and busses to reach the stage area in the center of the inner ring

The periodic large notches in both the inner and outer wall rings will be for giant hydraulic pilings that will support the 4 story earthquake protected building.

Starting at the 7 o'clock position, a steel girder system is being erected to support the next level, which will be the drivable floor for vehicles. It's starting to be covered with either large re-inforced concrete or corrugated steel plates. It will be a floating drivable surface that is earthquake shock protected.

The area in the bottom left corner could be executive and/or visitor parking or mechanicals beneath what will be the outside dining area. 

There's another entrance/exit slightly before the 12 o'clock position

I have no idea what the large rectangular pit in the upper center of the inner ring is going to be, maybe maintenance or drainage system?

In one of the drawings, there was a round water feature in the middle of the circle, maybe it has something to do with that. 


Start at 3:30 mark on video




Who played the piano?

Macintosh pirate flag reincarnated as art, for sale by original designer Susan Kare








There were a lot of digital watches from this era and before, going back to the 70s

The IBM watchpad 1.5  circa 2001 with digital crown






Computer users are paying the price for Intel dropping CPU development in favor of phone & tablet chips that Apple and others aren't using, so what was the point? 

Do they realize they're a broken company?

I don't think so, especially not after reading this.

Intel acknowledges that they're Still Paying the Price for Sitting on the Sidelines of the Mobile Market Too Long



"I'm not going to tell you I'm proud of losing the kind of money we're losing but I'm also going to tell you I'm not embarrassed by it like I was a year ago about where we were," Bryant said. "This is the price you pay for sitting on the sidelines for a number of years and then fighting your way back into the market."




Sales of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 were 40% lower than the company expected

Samsung mobile executives set to pay price in overhaul






Google break-up plan emerges from Brussels







Friday, November 21, 2014



China's rate cut news affected AAPL this AM





iPhone 6, 6 Plus shipment times drop to 7 to 10 days, 6 Plus at 1 to 2 weeks






KGI report:

New iPhone output to rise 80% quarter-over-quarter in Q4






AppLovin Data Desk: November 2014






It's the games, stupid!

Roundup: The best games showcasing Apple's Metal API for iOS 8






iPhone 6 screens demystified







How technology is making airports less terrible


An airport restaurant company will soon have more customer-facing iPads than Apple itself





Latest ranking of global retail store lease costs: Upper Fifth Avenue is highest.






Apple Pay users spend big






Billboard to count streaming music services, digital sales in charts calculations






Sci-fi novel that inspired Apple's iconic Mac ad is hitting the big screen






Google does evil every single second of every minute in each hour of every day.

Google to settle patent suit leveled by Apple-backed Rockstar consortium







Malicious software said to spread on Android phones








Thursday, November 20, 2014



Apple's headed for another big iPhone Christmas 


"Apple's iPhone 6 Sales Are Going Be Stronger For Even Longer Than People Are Expecting" Gene Munster








And look how that turned out!

Katy Huberty: Investors misjudge demand for Apple Watch






10% of owners of iPhone 5 & up will buy an Apple Watch, predicts Morgan Stanley






GT Advanced's mismanagement and inexperience contributed to Sapphire failures


How $1 Billion Bet on iPhone Screens failed; The "Boule Graveyard," Exhibit A






This is an incredible vote of confidence for the next iPhone sales.

Foxconn investing $2.6B into new display factory that will exclusively supply Apple






Apple supplier Corning says new Gorilla Glass 4 twice as shatter-resistant in drop tests (videos)






New Apple Store signage, iPhone window displays, gift cards, and employees in red shirts







Sony drops out of Steve Jobs movie, Universal rumored to take over







Apple getting serious about iAd as it offers automated purchasing of mobile ads







What you need to know about WatchKit






A Power user's guide to OS X Server, Yosemite edition






Beats Music will become a default iOS app in 2015






I still think this is a bit "Big Brother" 1984 Orwellian

Here's why beacon networks are the way to go for retailers and app developers supporting iBeacon






Apple's Indian IT provider Infosys sacks outsourcing CFO, division's CEO "retires" for over-billing Apple (update)










Wednesday, November 19, 2014



Phantom trades bedevil AAPL





There's a lot of technical speak in here, but the message is clear from the title

Apple shares in very overbought territory at $808 (pre split)





Of course, there's a buy to every sell.

Top hedge funds predict Apple could achieve trillion-dollar market cap







How big is iCloud?






Get your iPhone app ready for Apple Watch






Apple WatchKit third-party apps require a connected iPhone to function, fully native apps later






Apple releases WatchKit allowing developers to prepare for Apple Watch 






Online retailers who support Apple Pay in iOS apps will boost sales this holiday, study says






The new Lille (France) Apple store hero photo manages to catch a peek of the ascending spiral staircase.





Apple iSight supplier Sony unveils new 21MP CMOS sensor with 4K video, phase detection AF




A Big Time iPad mini rip-off!

Apple should sue Nokia's parent company, Microsoft, who are obviously looking for a way to get some of the $7 Billion back that they over-paid for Nokia!

I guess they thought that counterfeiting the iPad was their only way of accomplishing that, so what's next, an iPhone clone?

I'm sure that's where they're headed with this. Nokia is a phone company after all. 

The Nokia acquisition didn't close until April 25th of this year, so this was Microsoft's plan all along, obviously.

Nokia channels Apple's iPad mini with new N1 Android tablet for China







Next-gen iPhone rumored to sport dual-lenses, DSLR quality in 'biggest camera jump ever'






iPhone 6 already a fuzzy memory? Putting a possible huge camera upgrade for Apple's next smartphone into focus






Apple's remaining co-founders, Woz and Wayne, reminisce about early company relics






Apple sticking with Arizona plan after supplier falters





FAIL

Not cool? Diehards abandon Google Glass