Monday, December 15, 2014





Apple's blockbuster winter quarter boosted by cheap oil, dinged by strong dollar





Apple rose four times more than the S&P 500 this year






So far, Xiaomi is only a problem for Samsung, not Apple, even though they copied Apple's iPhone.

Xiaomi reported earnings of only $56 million in 2013, one-tenth what WSJ reported and 1/150 Apple's Chinese earnings





Apple's Beats buyout propelled Dr. Dre to the most profitable year of any musician ever






Apple's 2014 holiday ad 'The Song' showcases the human side of its ecosystem





Re-thinking Steve Jobs' thoughts on music, 8 years later






Trial restarts today


A very Enterprise looking patent

Apple EU Patent Reveals Apple TV based FaceTime Conferencing






The innovator's stopwatch Part 1



The Innovator's Stopwatch. Part 1 | Asymco



Apple seemingly doesn't want to own a chip fabricating facility, yet they are still willing to allow Samsung total access to Apple's technology, in order for Samsung to build and run a fabricating facility here in the US to make the A9 processor.  

A fruitful relationship with Apple






Sour BlackBerrys 

Canada lost a lot of jobs and tax revenue when Apple killed-off their native fruit species.
 

Apple pacts in Canada may have raised prices







It's not all MacBook logic boards, probably just a certain batch

A National Class Action lawsuit has been filed against Apple in Montreal Canada over Defective MacBook Logic Boards









Eight things we learned about HealthKit from Duke, Oschner



Eight things we learned about HealthKit from Duke, Oschner | mobihealthnews




Most Unique Feature Of Any Apple Store







The Apple Store: Wise men still seek it

1 reason it's worth it to be up early in NY, Camels & Apple Store





Did Apple sneak stealth Bluetooth fixes into iOS 8.1.2? It sure seems so






Smart home is about to blow up thanks to Apple






How to download Apple's iWork apps on older Macs for free







So, who instigated this last minute torpedo job of the LA Unified Schools' Apple contract?

Steve Ballmer had just bought the LA Clippers basketball team and immediately banished Apple products, in particular, the iPads used by the team.

Is the LA Unified fiasco and Ballmer buying the Clippers just a coincidence, or are they related? 


Federal grand jury subpoenaed documents from LA Unified

Pledging 'integrity and ethics' in process

Ultimately, Board of Education members were presented with three finalists. Senior staff described the Apple-Pearson proposal as the best in both price and quality.

Just before the vote, school board member Steve Zimmer asked Aquino to affirm that staff had followed all legal guidelines and carried out "a completely rock-solid, airtight procurement process."

"With absolutely no doubt," Aquino responded. "I am actually in awe of how we have done this process.... This has gone beyond my expectation in terms of a level of integrity and ethics."







The Intel Enigma





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