Friday, November 29, 2013



Apple, Inc. stock breaks $545 barrier as Samsung calls 'Crisis Awareness' meeting






By the numbers: How Foxconn churns out Apple's iPhone 5S



  • 1,000,000: Number of workers Foxconn employs in China
  • 100,000: Number of production lines it runs
  • 300,000: Number of people working exclusively on the iPhone 5S
  • 24 hours, 7 days a week: Foxconn's iPhone 5s factory runtime
  • 500,000: Daily iPhone 5S output from Foxconn's Zhengzhou site



    • Yahoo! names iPhone most searched for tech item of 2013






    Apple to produce 4 million Retina iPad minis during November alone (rumor)






    iPhone 5S/C made up 76% of new smartphone sales in Japan this October

    "Japan is probably the second best iPhone market, after U.S.  At least in market share. China either already is, or will soon be bigger in absolute numbers" 







    iPhone may come to China Mobile on December 18





    Yep, it's looking like an iPad Christmas





    Apple's 2014 Could Be a Blowout





    Samsung Galaxy Note, HTC One caught cheating in benchmarks again






    Apple objects to monitor's fees in E-Books antirust case





    Angela Ahrendts' departure from Burberry 





    The Birth of the iPhone

    Excerpt from "Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products"





    Apple widens lead over Android in worldwide ad impression share, now twice as large






    How Google manages over 40,000 Macs...without much help from Apple






    US judge dismisses Apple consumer lawsuit over data privacy





    Stolen smartphone database is complete, says CTIA



    ...only Apple has managed to offer a feature which satisfies SF and NYC prosecutors' desire to deter theft. The Activation Lock feature of iOS 7 can not only remotely wipe a phone, but keep it from being reactivated without the owner's credentials.




    Is Apple to blame for biggest San Francisco crime spike since 2008?






    America falls to a dismal 31st on ranking of consumer download speeds (report)




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    Wednesday, November 27, 2013

    543.70  10.30(1.93%) 11:11AM EST - Nasdaq Real Time Price

    Apple, Inc. stock closes at $533, highest point since start of 2013






    Foxconn building 500K iPhone 5s units for Apple per day with nonstop production lines


    In a bid to increase supply of Apple's flagship iPhone 5s, Foxconn — the company's largest manufacturing partner — has dedicated 100 assembly lines to the handset and is now operating 24-hours-per-day, according to Foxconn executives. 




    Winner takes all 

    The Only reason Apple's Black Friday Sale is a Big Deal






    I think this is why they brought Bob Mansfield back from retirement, to head this project, which is probably a 12.9" tablet with a hybrid iOS/MacOS operating system running on an exclusively designed A8 processor chip made by Apple. 

    Is Apple Supersizing the iPad? Stalling the iWatch?






    New Apple iPhone 5S, 5C doing much better than Samsung Galaxy S4










    Apple's iOS brings developers 5x more revenue per download than Android






    iOS-friendly Good Technology profiled as "BlackBerry-Killer" invading enterprise


    Good Technology is "stealthily stealing BlackBerry's enterprise clients with a simple pitch" that offers companies a secure path to accommodate Bring Your Own Device policies, a movement that has ushered Apple into corporate markets on a connection twice as secure as BlackBerry's 







    Apple "is rolling their own."

    New Patent Reveals Apple's "Secure Enclave" Processor for Touch ID and Possible Fingerprint Accessory





    I was able to walk into the Keystone Crossing Apple Store and buy a white 16GB on Monday, Nov. 25

    Rumor: Retina iPad mini bottlenecks ease quickly, production already exceeding first-gen model







    Review: New iPad mini comes up big








    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas coming to iOS with controller support, Infinity Blade free for Black Friday






    Apple iPad helps Portland Trail Blazers roll off 11 straight wins






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    Tuesday, November 26, 2013


    iPhone 5s and 5c conquering India now

    People waiting in huge line are entertained with a concert

    The day Delhi went nuts for the iPhone 5s and 5c





    When will there be one billion iOS devices in use?





    Apple as the goose that laid the golden eggs. Five of them.





    90% of iPhone 5s models now in stock at Apple retail stores

    90% of iPhone 5s models now in stock at Apple retail stores



    Samsung bid to stay damages retrial against Apple denied







    Whatever they use Primesense's technology for, you can bet it won't look like this

    Apple Buys Primesense For Radical Refresh Of Apple TV As Gaming Console




    Apple Patents A Lytro-Style Camera For iPhone For Changing Focus On Captured Images






    Cool or Creepy? iBeacon Will Send Deals to Your Phone as You Shop





    And by tablet sales, they mean iPads

    Tablet sales to account for 50 percent of PC market in 2014



    And by iSlave, they include the iMitators, Samsung, Google, Motorola et al

    Yet another nonsense complaint about suicides at Apple suppliers in China







    Schmidt's been dropping Acid at Burning Man again

    Talking Schmidt: Eveyone's switching from iPhone to Android, because it's more intuitive





    It's hard to tell if Schmidt says these outrageous things for publicity, or if he believes his own hype.

    It's kind of like television preachers. 

    Do they know they're carny hucksters, con men and crooks, or do they believe what comes out of their mouths?

    Schmidt's iPhone-to-Android conversion guide draws howls









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    Monday, November 25, 2013




    Red Mac Pro $977,000

    Apple's Jony Ive helped raise $26.2 million at Sotheby's for Bono's Project (RED).





    Eventually somebody is going to come up with color case replacements for the MacPro, and one of those colors will be red.

    Product (RED) Mac Pro auction brings in $977,000; gold EarPods sold for $461,000


    The nearly $1 million dollar winning bid makes the Mac Pro the most expensive desktop PC ever built or sold, a wide margin ahead of novelty machines created by Japan's Zeus Computer, built from platinum and gold, with moldings embedded with diamonds and priced up toward $750,000.





    Blonds have more clout.

    Interesting power-female dynamic here with Couric, an ABC star news anchor; Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's CEO; and Laurene Powell Jobs, ABC/Disney's largest shareholder. Although Powell Jobs likely had nothing directly to do with the Couric/Yahoo deal, it still leaves open interesting possibilities in the Apple-Yahoo-ABC/Disney Silicon Valley Universe. 

    Katie Couric deal to become Yahoo's "Global News Anchor" set to be announced Monday







    Rumor: Apple taps Quanta to build bigger iPad, iWatch in 2014






    How the Apple-Samsung jury split the difference






    It is Apple's contention that this is a SEP (Standard Essential Patent) that Samsung can't use to sue others.

    German court stays Samsung patent lawsuit against Apple: patent of doubtful validity




    The next tv will do battle with these big boxes (next three articles)

    Apple's iPhone, iPad & the market for Microsoft's Xbox One & Sony's PlayStation 4









    We're still waiting for Apple to upgrade tv and still looking for a real hdtv announcement down the road.   

    The cable companies, most notably Comcast and Time Warner, are in merger talks.  

    Time for Apple to make a big move on the genre.

    The argument for Airplay as Apple's gaming console (and Apple TV SDK)





    Apple reportedly (finally) seals deal to buy PrimeSense for as much as $350 million







    Apple selling unlocked iPhone 5s smartphones without a SIM card




    Intel strategy shift could bear fruit with an Apple chip deal




    iPad mini with Retina screen on sale in New York  Stores









    Double was the iPad robot featured on the Good Wife






    I took these iPhone snaps last week at The Fashion Mall, Indianapolis.

    Indianapolis and New York are test markets for Simon Malls' Insider iBar with iPad kiosks




    4 iPad stations and a guide, Fashion Mall Indianapolis

    The floor mats are for discharging static electricity




    Another Web Tweak to Reduce Genius Bar Crowds




    Apple looking to expand Reuse and Recycling Program to emerging markets, calls it 'mega trend'







    iOS productivity showdown: Apple iWork vs. Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Docs





    MacPractice: Medical office and hospital software for the iPad






    iCloud: My Photo Stream and iCloud photo sharing limits





    Selfie leads Winnipeg police to teen robbery suspects





    Samsung could also buy Adobe, if Apple fails to buy it, and will then own all the best creative tools and the internet porn industry. 

    Don't laugh, Flash is what keeps Adobe alive, and Samsung needs it.

    The Next Major Industry Battle: Samsung Vs. Google
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