Wednesday, July 31, 2013



Reuters:

Apple CEO met China Mobile head, discussed cooperation






There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics

Disraeli via Mark Twain


How Google blows statistical smoke up the media's skirts

"Far from being outsold 44.4% to 40.1%, as Google claimed, the iPad in Japan clobbered the Nexus 7 by better than 2 to 1 -- 773,000 iPads to 350,000 Nexus 7s -- according to IDC's Q4 2012 numbers."



Google Lies about their products'  sales, bench marks and performance.

Go figure.

Google caught using misleading report to claim Nexus 7 outsold iPad in Japan






AnandTech Catches Samsung Cheating on Galaxy S4 Benchmarks






New iPhone with biometric fingerprint sensor seemingly confirmed 



Microsoft Surface revenue at $853M, less than write-down and associated ad-spend





Briefly: Apple set to open 13th Apple Store in Italy on Aug. 3




High-Profile Store Receiving Interior Design Tweaks



In China, Even Genius Bar Reservations Are Gold





Apple's iOS 7 3D Maps leave Google Earth, Nokia Maps 3D looking old fashioned







Tuesday, July 30, 2013



Tim Cook visits China again hoping to entice local carriers with upcoming iPhones







iOS phone share growing faster than Android in US, UK and France






TSMC holds job fair in NY, fueling rumors of new US chip fab for Apple






Yeah, that would really piss me off too.

Apple retail workers file class action suit claiming lost wages over bag searches






iOS 7 beta 4 clarifies phone buttons with icons, takes FaceTime full screen




Betas of iTunes 11.1 with iTunes Radio, Apple TV 5.4 with bug fixes now available






Apple TV to get automatic "touch to configure" setup via Bluetooth 4.0, iOS 7







Low cost plastic iPhone outed in labor report


Apple' Low-Cost Plastic iPhone Outed in Labor Report - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD



Apple vows to investigate labor violations alleged in China Labor Watch report







Starbucks ups the stakes in battle over wireless charging





Monday, July 29, 2013



Google appears ready to ditch Android over its intellectual property issues



"The discovery that Google's new Chromecast web streaming device is based on Google TV code stripped of Android features provides additional evidence that Google is working to distance itself from the Android platform that the company developed under the management of Andy Rubin."





Samsung has not 'dethroned' Apple in mobile profits

"Strategy Analytics had to compare Samsung's entire PC and device business with only half of Apple's."






Explaining the irrational unexplainable Apple sentiment on Wall Street 

Ten charts: Why Wall Street loves Amazon and hates Apple





New Wireless upgrade plans could boost iPhone sales





Hmmm?

These AAPL executive stock sell-offs usually don't mean anything alarming

He's probably buying a new house like Jony Ive and Bob Mansfield did

A big house in a high end neighborhood in the Bay area is very expensive


Briefly: Apple CFO Oppenheimer nets $16.4M in stock selloff





Bob Mansfield no longer on Apple's exec team, will continue work on special projects 







Does paying dividends and holding a massive cash balance really signal an end to AAPL growth, or not?

Here's an opinion from a doomsayer

Bank of Apple: What cash hoard means for investors

"In summary: Retail growth investors who think Cook is about to reignite sales and profit growth with a great new Apple product may want to think twice, because the company's results and forecast simply don't support that belief."





I'm driving in my car   
I turn on the radio

--Bruce Springsteen 

Editorial: Why iOS in the Car is a very big deal for Apple





The iPod-Touch-Phone?

Does the "C" stand for China, Color, or  C = Average phone?

There's a rumor that it will launch September 6

Jim Dalrymple of The Loop says "Nope,"  at least to the launch date.

Rumor: Photo may show retail packaging for Apple's low-cost "iPhone 5C"









Smartphone growth in China: Others first, then Samsung and Apple






Not in China evidently (see above)

Smartphone wars: 'We're only dancing' as Samsung v Apple share the floor





Apple says Motorola demanded more than 12 times the rate it charged others for the same patents






In China where one device needs to meet all needs

Apple's (China) problem in one word, Phablets





Apple assembling speech recognition tech team in Boston to improve Siri



Apple assembling speech recognition tech team in Boston to improve Siri




Working conditions at Apple partner Pegatron come under fire






Apple taps academics to advise Supplier Responsibility program






The Mac Developer Center is back-up and fully operational







Friday, July 26, 2013



If other tech companies were judged as harshly as Apple has been by Wall Street this past year, they would be delisted and sold for parts.

I'm talking about you Dell, HP, Amazon, Microsoft.

Take this DOJ protected monopolist for example:


Amazon Slips Back Into The Red With $7 M Q2 Loss








What do the people think?

 wins Brand of the Year two years running in three categories 

Apple scores Harris Poll hat trick





Yet another reason Tim Cook wants the  Stores to sell more iPhones directly in-store.

Apple, Retail Stores Take Financial Step Backward




What happened to Google's Nexus Q?


Google's Chromecast is a Roku alternative, not a cheaper Apple TV AirPlay option






Google innovating again

Chromecast vs. AirPlay: how do they compare?






That means Netflix ended it

Google ends Chromecast-Netflix promotion 'due to overwhelming demand'




Gosh, I hope  isn't going to be accused of another monopoly by the DOJ!

After all, the government must protect Google-rola like they did Amazon.

Why Apple is revving iOS in the Car for an aggressive 2014 launch







OS X Mavericks Preview: Safari power saver cuts Flash off at the knees






How many of these are viruses and spyware?

Apple's iOS developers in China now number more than 500,000, up 70% YoY








New status page shows you exactly how down Apple's developer site still is







Acrobat is at it again

Equal-opportunity malware targets Macs and Windows


Equal-opportunity malware targets Macs and Windows | Ars Technica






Review: Belkin's $299 Thunderbolt Express Dock works well, costs lots







The details about that huge iPad rollout in LA schools





Laurene Powell-Jobs has invested in new media startup called Ozy Media





Put yourself i the picture without asking a stranger to do it

Japanese tourist spots now have camera stands for iPhones


Japanese Tourist Spots Now Have Camera Stands For iPhones | Cult of Mac