Monday, November 5, 2012


There were not nearly enough white iPad minis available to meet demand

Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days - Doubles Old Record

"We set a new launch weekend record and practically sold out of iPad minis. We're working hard to build more quickly to meet the incredible demand."
"In addition, 90 percent of those with inventory had sold out of the 32-gigabyte capacity in black and slate, while 76 percent sold out of the 32-gigabyte white and silver model."




Apple says first weekend of 4G iPad, iPad mini sales set record




Apple says it sold 3 million iPads in three days "Practically sold out of iPad Minis"



Amazon's price-to-earnings ratio is now 2,767. Apple's is 13


"Put another way, if it takes Apple 13 years to pay back your initial investment, it will take Amazon nearly three millennia."




Android market share growth slowed over past 6 months

Meanwhile, a new survey shows a dip in the loyalty of Apple iPhone owners





Apple's October Sell-Off: Remarkably Similar To Last Time


Alleged factory unlocked iPhone 5 prices appear on Apple's website



Purring along

OS X Snow Leopard shows signs of becoming Apple's XP




In addition to the 35% they pay domestically and whatever foreign taxes they pay
Apple pays less than 2% tax on overseas profits




Samsung's R&D strategy is to reverse  engineer Apple products.

1 Area Apple Lags the Competition, and Why It Doesn't Matter

1 Area Apple Lags the Competition, and Why It Doesn't Matter



Done!





Apple brings $19 Lightning to Micro USB adapter to U.S. stores




iPad Mini launches in Sandy's wake: CNET's live coverage




How many iPad minis will Apple sell in its first weekend?




I noticed the wall re-reversal sunday at Keystone at the Crossing  Store

Browett Leaves, Third-Party Shelves Get Make-Over

Browett Leaves, Third-Party Shelves Get Make-Over




Apple's iPhone 5 could outshine iPhone 4S in India





Video: Foxconn's factory workers get an Apple Store




Daisey Debunked

The Crowd At Apple's New Store Near Foxconn Chants: 'Apple! Apple! Apple!' (AAPL)






iPad Mini sells out quickly at Apple's top NYC store




Does GarageBand count as skeuomorphism?

Skeuomorphism is (finally) dead: So what is Apple's next design move?




The makeshift newsroom at New York magazine




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Saturday, November 3, 2012



iSorry




The "argy bargy" and "taking the Mickey out"




Preview: Inside Shenzhen's First Apple Store (photo Gallery)



The line starts somewhere around this guy on the phone, who is standing above the  Store where the people are cuing. 

The line crosses the trussed bridge on the left and makes a U Turn back down into the plaza.

I guess they didn't use the stairway into the plaza so that people wouldn't fall into the fountain.

LIVE CNN iReport - Shenzhen Apple Store Grand Opening!


"The line was insane. Stretched for forever. Easily a few thousand people here."




Gravity?

Why Did Apple Shares Plunge?




Hm?  

Uh-Oh Insider Trading: SVP Legal Bruce Sewell Sells AAPL Stock




Near record turnout for iPad mini in the Big Apple




Apple's iPad mini fetching $480 - $530 in Chinese gray market







iPad mini release from around the world in photos



I played with the iPad mini at the Apple Store Friday

White was sold out, but they had some configs in black.

Suits my needs, but seemed a bit latent while surfing on-line, probably due to the crowded Wifi in the store?

It really is a big iPod Touch.

Very light weight and portable, whereas the iPad is big and heavy in comparison.

Fits in my Jacket and Cargo pockets just fine.

It will be another hit.

This review does it justice

iPad mini vs iPod touch 5G



Physicians excited about lab coat pocket-ability of Apple's iPad mini




The iPad Mini is the Little Big iPad



First impressions with the iPad mini



iPad 4 GPU Performance Analyzed: Power VR SGX 554MP4 Under the Hood



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Friday, November 2, 2012




Tis the season to buy iPads

Fa la la la la, la la la la

iPad mini: Live from the launch at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store

Despite blackouts and gasouts, more than 500 lined up to buy Apple's latest tablet





First iPad mini launch videos




Video: Walking the iPad mini line at Apple's Fifth Ave. store





Actually, I'm surprised so many people braved the cold weather

Shorter than usual lines at iPad mini Wifi launch around the globe




Apple's 'broadest and deepest iPad launch ever' hits 34 countries



Hands on with the iPad mini



Apple's North American Mobile Web Traffic Surges Following iPhone 5 Launch

Mobile Manufacturer Market Share, October 2012 Update





Palo Alto 2 Store "Hero" Photo Retouched






Apple to open up to 35 new retail stores in 2013




Apple's minimalist Ive assumes Jobs' role for design



Samsung to question Phil Schiller again as it seeks to stop product ban




How's that Judge?
Think anyone will notice or even care?
Apple's reformed "apology" to Samsung makes an appearance in UK newspapers


Apple: Motorola's essential wireless patents are at best worth $1 per iPhone




FTC staff recommends suing Google via antitrust law over FRAND patent abuse




The US has to get its shit together!

Finland: Plan for universal 100Mbps service by 2015 on track







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Thursday, November 1, 2012



MS and Google will fight each other to their Apple cloning deaths for the low end.

Is this the beginning of the end for MS, or are we somewhere farther along, say, towards the middle?

The first two items today are via John Gruber's Daring Fireball:

4 Million in 3 days

MG Siegler on Windows 8's weekend numbers:

"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that Microsoft sold 4 million Windows 8 updates since the operating system went on sale last Friday."

Frederic Lardinois reporting for TechCrunch from Microsoft's Build developer conference:

That's 4 million in 3 days. Solid, right? Sure. Though it has to be noted that Apple sold 3 million copies of OS X Mountain Lion in 4 days. Microsoft likes to poke fun at the small OS X install base, and now it works both ways. Apple got nearly as many people to buy the update for OS X in the same amount of time despite a sliver of the overall footprint.

Also, not apples-to-oranges, but even more impressive given the price: Apple sold 5 million iPhones 5s in the first 3 days. Yes, Apple sold more $199-$299 iPhones in the first few days than Microsoft sold $40 Windows 8 updates in the same span."





Ballmer's Windows 8 upgrade numbers aren't that good 
Written by Jim Dalrymple

"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday that the company sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades. While Ballmer may want you to think that's a good number, it's actually not.

Ballmer said today that Apple was a low-volume player in every market, except the iPad (Notice that Ballmer didn't mention the iPhone even though that one product is worth more than all of Microsoft). He really should be careful what he says.

Microsoft has an installed base of 1.25 billion users. According to Ballmer's own numbers, 4 million upgraded to Windows 8 in the first four days. That means that one-third of one percent of Microsoft's user base upgraded.

Now let's take a look at Apple. In its first four days on sale, Mountain Lion sold 3 million copies. Apple has an installed base of 66 million, meaning that 5 percent of Apple's user base updated in four days.

It's kind of like people don't really care about Windows 8."




Trajectory
The Dow's Best Tech Brands



Hint: Scott Forstall is leaving

Behind Silicon Valley's Un-retirement: Why Bob Mansfield is Back at Apple


Apple's 2012 Annual Report: R&D up $1B, 12,400 more employees, 4.1M more sq. feet, Forstall gets a title




By the numbers: Apple's fiscal 2012 annual report




nearly doubling each year

Will iPads Replace Textbooks In K-12 Classrooms?




A jeans hip pocket is a rather dangerous uncomfortable place to store it, but not to worry, iPad mini will also fit in a jacket, purse, coat or cargo pocket.

Schools will buy a ton of these, so will businesses, not to mention parents and grandparents.

iPad mini fits in your back pocket



More on Fusion Drive: How it works, and how to roll your own




iPad mini teardown finds Samsung LCD, design cues taken from iPhone 5



Larger display sets iPad Mini apart from other 7-inch tablet competitors, says IHS



Pentagon sees further use of BlackBerry as door opens to others




Mossberg on iPad mini vs competitors




not that great considering there is no iPad mini to compete with so far

Manufacturer spills beans on Google Nexus 7 sales




Another reason Scott Forstall is leaving Apple 

Google Search vs. Siri Voice search speed test (video)





Thanks for keeping this alive and in the press Your Honor.

Why don't you fine Apple to give them even more gravitas in the UK!

Apple Leaves UK Judge 'at Loss' Over Samsung Web Posts





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