Friday, January 29, 2016




iPhone sales were great, so was net income!


A day after it reported almost $75 billion in quarterly revenues for three months ending December 31, 2015, Apple stock was down by 6.6 percent. Wall Street didn't like Apple's downward revision of its sales estimates for the first 90 days of 2016. Wall Street is never satisfied with Apple and trying to make the crazy trading alogrithims happy is like trying to reason with a drunken sailor: amusing for a while, but in the end you are going to get pissed on.




Cramer: We're valuing Apple with the wrong number





Good idea, but must be better than competitors like Netflix and Amazon, not to mention Showtime and HBO, so they will have to change their Disney Image with adult shows.

Apple looking to develop original shows as part of new video strategy





Report: Apple developed long range wireless charging tech or iOS devices





Innovation still undecided on Sharp rescue plans as Foxconn raises bid, tries to allay job fears



previously:




Apple acquires analytics startup LearnSprout to boost educational tech








It's incredible that both Adobe (Flash-Java) and Google (Java) have let this go on for so long, not to mention Oracle. 

Oracle to phase out much-maligned Java browser plugin







Apple is held to a much higher standard than Samsung or anybody else for that matter.

Samsung warns of tough 2016 after 4Q profit sinks 40%


Samsung's net profit for the October-December period plunged 40 percent from a year earlier to 3.2 trillion won ($2.7 billion).





Apple to open its third store in Istanbul, Turkey later this year 






Apple's third Turkish retail store to open in 2016, report says





He shot an Indian wedding on his iPhone. The results? Spectacular





Apple's profit didn't sink, it grew. 

Samsung warns of tough 2016 after 4Q profit sinks







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Thursday, January 28, 2016




Apple is doing fine, no need to fret: NY Times 






Apple flicks the wrong switch






The Apple Hangover will give Investors a Headache for some time to Come


Last Friday we posted a report titled "Apple Could Announce Close to $18 Billion in Profits on Tuesday, a World Record for any Public Company Ever." Well, Apple's CEO announced yesterday that Apple hit $18.4 billion in net profit, which means that broke the world record. If you're a shareholder, you've got to be smiling, regardless of the expected noise being heard on Wall Street today. 






It's time to lock-in Apple Inc's 2%-Plus dividend yield





Apple CFO says 'fair' outcome in Irish tax investigation would be no money owed






Angela Ahrendts treats Apple Store employees like execs, retained 81% of workforce in 2015


The company was built to change people's lives 






Hey, things are tough all over, not just at Apple.

Apple may be the canary in the coal mine, but the thing I don't understand is why the company didn't do more advertising in the run-up to Christmas.

Apple is bumming us out






Apple is in a position to overtake Samsung as world's largest chip buyer






New quarterly data ranks iPhone high in China & US despite challenging conditions






Nikkei: 4-inch iPhone already in production, meant for emerging markets






Hmmm?

iPad Air 3 may bring even sharper 4K display







Apple likely to debut iPad Air 3 at March event; new Apple WATCH models revealed






New Mac minis. iMacs, and Thunderbolt displays could show up close to the March event: 

I would guess after, rather than before.

Intel details new Skylake chips hinting at Apple's future 15" MacBook Pro specs







San Jose signs off on massive new Apple development, company's plans still nebulous


The San Jose city council has reportedly approved a development agreement allowing Apple to build up to 4.15 million square feet of space in the north of the city, even though the company itself hasn't yet decided what its interests are.


If fully developed the space could dwarf even Apple's Campus 2 project in Cupertino, and support as many as 16,000 workers, though that figure could easily change depending on how room-intensive Apple's plans are. Research, for instance, can involve fewer people per square foot owing to the need for things like lab space.




Also: see above

San Jose approves new Apple 86 acre Campus that will bring 16,000+ jobs to the community


San Jose city leaders Tuesday unanimously approved an updated development agreement that clears the way for Apple to begin building its 86-acre campus in North San Jose, a massive undertaking that could bring more than 16,000 jobs to the community.






Apple R&D, property investments reach all-time highs in Q1


In detailed earnings results for the first fiscal quarter of 2016, Apple said it spent more than $2.4 billion on research and development operations, while gross property and related expenditures grew to $51.3 billion.




A smartphone was shipped for 1 of every 5 people alive in 2015






The last laugh?

Mark Zuckerberg becomes world's sixth richest person as Facebook shares soar






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Wednesday, January 27, 2016




Apple's monster 2015 holiday quarter and the turbulent world overseas










With China weakening, Apple turns to India






Learning the hard way?

Apple was already taking steps to correct this in late 2015.

We now know what percentage of Apple customers have opted to stick with smaller iPhones






Apple set revenue records yet again, but guidance still made this a strangely negative conference call with analysts







Currency was something out of Apple's control, but was a major factor: 

Strong Dollar hurts Apple earnings (supplemental material)







Apple sees growth in China amid currency headwinds, contraction in US and Japan

Carolina Milanesi, chief of research at Kantar further noted in her report that: "Apple loyalty in the U.S. is at its highest since 2012, reinforcing the fact that customer retention is not an issue." This was a specific point that was hammered home yesterday afternoon in Apple's CEO opening statement.







Flat YOY, basically.

Apple's earnings in 5 charts






Apple's slow-growth quarter: What the analysts are saying






Apple Watch beats Rolex in luxury brands survey ranking






Apple & Samsung were the Top Semiconductor Buyers in 2015






FCC to move on set-top box regulations, could open door for expanded Apple TV






There really is no other tablet that remotely compares to the iPad, nor its profits.

Apple Retains its Title as King of Tablets for 2015






There are now 1 billion active Apple devices in the wild






Apple is preparing for a future where individual iPhone sales don't matter





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Tuesday, January 26, 2016





Apple, Inc's enormous fiscal 2015 in 8 wild facts


Not only did Apple put up some huge numbers in 2015, but its growth was extraordinary.


 




Wall Street expects Apple to narrowly beat its Q1 guidance






Apple conference call live at 5 PM ET






Apple earnings smack-down: Fiscal 2016 edition







Guesses for next quarter:

Apple: Here are the latest March quarter estimates






WSJ makes the case for optimism on iPhone prospects in challenging Chinese economy






And so it goes...

Apple's best quarter yet is about to be overshadowed by its growth forecast






Euro slime want to take a bigger bite out of Apple than they deserve

Apple's new iOS center in Naples raises eyebrows






Euro slime banding together to become one big Apple patent troll: Nokia seeking revenge.

New IP Europe Alliance formed to Strengthen Negotiations in Transatlantic Treaty & Likely to Start new Patent Wars






Has the car project lost its focus?

Apple's 'Project Titan' at crossroads, team in hiring freeze, source says


The change was precipitated by a post-holiday progress review conducted by Apple design chief Jony Ive, according to a previously reliable source with knowledge of the team's activities. Ive is said to have "expressed his displeasure" with the group's headway.


Apple's 'Project Titan' at crossroads, team in hiring freeze, source says



Apple still has a commitment to the MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, so far.

Opinion: What can we expect from the 2016 MacBooks, rumored to be launched by June






Fire breaks out at Foxconn's main iPhone factory, no injuries or production setbacks reported







Apple Granted 53 Patents Today Covering a High Resolution iDevice Camera, Audio Dock & More






Fact or fiction?

The new 4-inch iPhone 5se is another great move by Apple







This has been happening to me running system 10.6.8 Snow Leopard on my 2008 Mac Pro

Apple aware of Crash Safari code, looking into a fix







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