Monday, February 8, 2016




Apple Inc. shares reach ex-dividend as it gears up to distribute $2.9 billion to shareholders


On February 11, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, but investors must have had settled ownership of the company's stock by Monday February 8 in order to qualify. Apple will pay out $2.898 billion in dividends on its outstanding shares for the quarter.





Reality Distortion!

Apple trades like a steel mill on its way out of business



Past performance is no guarantee of future results, of course. If it were, you might expect Apple to clear $128 by October 2016 and reach $256 two or three years later.




Apple, Inc CEO Tim Cook's piqued peek at Peak iPhone



Halfway through the last quarter, supply chain rumors of iPhone production cuts—purportedly "30 percent" of some unknown number—snowballed into an abominable snow-boogeyman of conjecture that claimed the end to iPhone growth was nigh and speculated about a downhill implosion of Apple's sales overall, an embarrassing lack of interest in Apple's newest iPhone 6s and a rapid evaporation of the world's most valuable company. They were wrong, here's why.




Foxconn Chairman & Sharp President Shake Hands on Acquisition Deal






Apple's Next Mass Market is India which has the Second Largest Smartphone User Base in the World



More importantly, Cook noted: "I think of the China age being young, at 36, 37 and so 27 (median age in India) is unbelievable. Almost half the people in India are below 25. And so I see the demographics there also being incredibly great for a consumer brand and for people who really want the best products."






Indian government ready to push through approval of local Apple Stores - report






Brand Finance's ten most powerful and valuable brands in the world






Patent trolling scum and the state of Texas' crooked federal kangaroo courts have to go.

Apple, Inc has filed for mistrial in $625M VirnetX lawsuit






Apple sneaks into several Super Bowl 50 commercials






When Gartner and IDC count tablets, they lump crap like this into the same category as Apple's iPads.

LeapFrog toy tablets out-jumped by Apple's iPad






Apple still has plenty of opportunities in Big Phones






Mark Gurman of 9to5 Mac:

Rose Gold, not bright pink, is coming to iPhone 5se like iPhone 6s, plus next iPads and MacBooks






Every fitness tracker but Apple's is a privacy nightmare






WATCH trumps all other smart-watches in market share: Two thirds of all shipments






This appears to imply that using liquid metal is how Apple hardened the gold in the Apple Watch Edition.

Apple Files Liquid Metal Patent for new Material that is Tough, Corrosion Resistant & Ductile







Rumored Apple Stores: NY, LA, Toronto, Paris and More



And more Includes: The Fashion Mall at Keystone (Indianapolis) for a new location like the one below in the next year or so. 


Below: Possible (likely) site of next Apple Store upgrade in the Fashion Mall at Keystone (ex Abercrombie & Fitch).






Apple quietly launches Mac Pro repair program for graphics card/video issues





Apple is late to cloud services for the Enterprise, but they're making up for lost time to compete with MS, Google, Amazon, and Oracle.

It's another link in the chain for Apple's enterprise services and software development that Tim Cook has initiated.

Apple adds server API to CloudKit, unlocking new developer possibilities for the iCloud service







Like Vinyl records, turntables, cassettes, and bell-bottoms, View-Master is making a virtual reality retro-encore. 

Apple now selling a classic take on the virtual reality headset with the new View-Master






Just a reminder that selling Apple's high-end products isn't over yet for 2015 with the Chinese and their ex pats.  

At the richest mall in America, Chinese New Year is as big a deal as Christmas





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