Thursday, July 31, 2014




Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 6' to launch on Oct. 14 as part of 'busy month'








Supposedly without the new Broadwell chips

Apple references unannounced 'mid-2014' Mac mini in Support Pages document






Welcome to the Applesphere







How big is Apple's ecosystem?





As I've said before, IDC hates Apple, so add another 4 to 5 percentage points to Apple's sales in this chart from IDC.

Take them out of Samsung's share if you want.

IDC: Samsung sales down 4% in Q2, Apple up 12% in Q2






Will Apple give its crown jewels to the Kremlin






Speaking of giant Communist countries stealing your ID information, get one of these phones!

Xiaomi's Redmi Note allegedly sending user data to China surreptitiously






Ford Switching Employees to iPhones From BlackBerry





All because of iPhone BTW

Resurgent T-Mobile passes 50M subscribers, but CEO refuses to talk about Apple's 'iPhone 6'






Apple environmental chief expanding green power efforts






Verizon's plan to throttle LTE speeds draws scrutiny from FCC chairman






The only reason Apple is focussing on "value" is because Intel can't deliver their new Broadwell chips.

Apple has to "punt" through no fault of their own on new models.

It's all on Intel, who can't seem to get themselves together, going on a third year now without a significant processor upgrade.

Apple's focus on value in 2014 has sent Mac sales surging







Apple's TV push stalls as partners (Comcast) hesitate






Typical job redundancy reduction in office and accounting after a buyout

Apple said to cut some 200 jobs from Beats as acquisition closing date looms







This crowd-funding campaign wants to use an iPhone to diagnose malaria






This is one reason why Apple went with "Lightning" technology

Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken






Speaking of narcissism...

Fox's Bill O'Reilly: Gadgets got Obama elected


The Fox News presenter says iPads and the like made it easier to present a candidate's image that was "false" to narcissistic young people.





Best endorsement yet!

Dvorak also predicted the demise of Apple and the utter failure of the iPhone.

The Apple iTime Is Destined to Fail







Computer makers lead layoffs list so far in 2014

Microsoft, HP face challenges in a world that lives by mobile devices rather than PCs







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Tuesday, July 29, 2014




Apple refreshes MacBook Pro with Retina display lineup with faster CPUs, more RAM standard






Watch Apple woo the class of 2019






Purported 5.5-in. iPhone logic board surfaces alongside 'iPhone 6' part in new photos






Secret machine could solve Apple's sapphire glass woes






Apple has paid out over $20 billion to developers thus far


 | TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004



iOS device hospital trial leads to lower mortality rates





Apple's iBeacon continues to spread with new rollouts by Lord & Taylor, others






Why Apple is poised to own the internet of things






Hilton  hotels to let you use your iPhone as your hotel key from next year





Battery Life 'Holy Grail' Discovered. Phones May Last 300% Longer




Supreme Court's new rules on abstract patents hit Apple v Samsung






New Android 'Fake ID' flaw empowers stealthy new class of super-malware







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Monday, July 28, 2014



Apple's double digit US Mac growth contradicts IDC & Gartner 


"Macs have now gained global market share for 32 of the last 33 quarters"  - Tim Cook


The guy who owned IDC hated Apple and hated Steve Jobs (it's one reason Apple pulled out of Macworld) 

Gartner has "close ties" to MS, and Strategy Analytics is a "pay for play" measuring tool.

The Canalys chart above is for first quarter sales only, not the record 2nd quarter that Apple just announced.




PC sales estimates: how the sausage gets made



Apple called BS last week to the U.S. Mac sales numbers IDC and Gartner sent to clients two weeks earlier, AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger reported Saturday. The two market research firms had sales falling. Apple had them growing by "strong double digits[s]," according to the earnings call transcript [see note below].

It wouldn't be the first time Gartner and IDC got caught with their methodological pants down. In November 2010 Asymco's Horace Dediu was aghast to discover a 77 million unit discrepancy in their mobile phone data — data he depends on to draw his famous charts and graphs.




Is Apple, Inc worth over $800 Billion? 

So long as Apple can maintain its earnings multiple without meaningful expansion or contraction, it seems that a $135 price target is within reach.

Is Apple, Inc. Worth Over $800 Billion? (AAPL)



Apple, Inc stock this week: Why shares hit a 52 - week high




Apple, Inc bought back another $5 billion of AAPL stock in Q3 as shares rose 20%






1 Reason to Own Apple Stock






Proof That Apple, Inc. Is Investing in Innovation






If Apple products were their own companies, they'd be as big as...


Even in a slow quarter the iPhone by itself generates more revenue than all of Amazon.







Alleged 'iPhone 6' logic board claimed to include 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NFC chip






It will be interesting to see what Apple does with this headphone situation.  

Apple sells both brands of headphones and speakers in their physical stores as well as online.

Apple is in the process of acquiring Beats.

Bose sues Beats over noise-cancelling headphone patents









European Commission OKs Apple's $3B purchase of Beats






The judge in Amazon's pocket

Why the e-book judge is "concerned" about Apple's antitrust deal


Judge Cote's remarks suggest she's afraid her verdict won't fly in the appeals court

Why the e-book judge is 'concerned' about Apple's antitrust deal


Dubbed the "Pandora of Books" This acquisition is part of a direct assault on Amazon (see above and below).

Apple acquires startup BookLamp for between $10M to $15M



Apple acquires startup BookLamp for between $10M to $15M in bid to bolster iBooks discovery




Will anyone ever expose the money trail between this guy and Judge Cote?

Bezos alarms Amazon investors with spending pace as loss widens






Explaining Continuity: The tech tying iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite together





Cellular device unlocking bill passed by US House, President Obama says will sign into law





Huge crowd for opening of newest China store

Opening of Paradise Walk  Store Chongqing, China


Parasol literally translated: for sun






Apple Stores unify employee shirts as major customer service enhancements planned





Siri and Watson mind meld?

Apple-IBM partnership: Microsoft today, Google tomorrow






iOS-connected AirDog auto-following drone adds obstacle avoidance



















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