Thursday, October 27, 2016






Reading the tea leaves correctly: The Science of Tasseography

Apple: Evidence of innovation, upside in 10Q filing, say Raymond James, Cowen





Video: Watch Jim Cramer trash the 'cabal' of Apple analysts






Apple's online store down ahead of today's "Hello Again" Mac event





Which of these babies is Apple going to kill?





Some Apple stores setting up line dividers overnight, suggesting new Macs may go on sale today







IBM rolls out MobileFirst marketing for iOS








A10-Based Macs: A technology analysis






Apple's custom mobile chip designs gradually expanding to include graphics hardware






Qualcomm to buy iPhone Apple Pay chip manufacturer NXP for $47 billion






I Knew this was coming.

They have a lot to finish.

Apple pushes Campus 2 completion into 2017, possibly changing move-in plans








Apple Campus 2 photo taken yesterday






Duncan Sinfield: a sneak peak at November flyovers

Checked it out myself last night...



Above: Odd volcano cauldron-like dirt formation

Below: Street level photos on 9to5 Mac







Apple R&D spend breaks $10B barrier in 2016 after $350M increase in Q4






Apple wants more enriching in-store experiences






Apple WATCH: Flying smarter skies






A lot of euro-political bullshit...

Apple senior executive could have been jailed over alleged Italian tax evasion; escaped with fine







Just what every graphic artist, photographer, designer wants: A standard definition monitor attached to a chunky PC NoteBook body.

Microsoft Introduces Surface Studio to Challenge iMac






Galaxy Note 7 fiasco leaves Samsung mobile profits a smoldering ash pile










Wednesday, October 26, 2016




How to watch Apple's Oct. 27 'Hello Again' Mac event







Images of new macBook Pro with Magic Toolbar leaked in macOS Sierra 10.12.1






Apple said to develop car operating system in BlackBerry country 







Apple has dozens of engineers working on car operating system in Canada






Haven't these two more important things to do?

Apple design head Jony Ive collaborates on Claridge's Christmas tree in London






Apple reports $9 billion quarterly profit







But punishes it anyway


Wall Street positive on Apple's Q4 earnings, bullish on iPhone 7 holiday sales





Wall Street is punishing Apple for this today

Apple's cash hoard swells to $237.6 billion, a record






Expect a steady drumbeat of calls to find a new CEO again: I'm not saying that it's warranted, but many other people will.

Apple execs are mostly grey haired fat cats with all the amenities now, except for Cook.

They may work hard and smart but the fire in the belly may not be there like it was with Steve Jobs.

The closest visionary replacement for Steve Jobs in the industry is Elon Musk, who is on to other things.

He's just making electric cars to finance his Mars project, a real space shot.

Tesla is the new Apple.



But anyway, Tim Cook is not, I repeat, is not Steve Ballmer.

Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and why he still has his job at Apple






Apple revenue guidance and reported revenue







Apple's liquid assets liabilities and returns to shareholders






Q4 2016 Transcript: The Financial Conference Call's Opening Statement from CEO Tim Cook






Tim Cook says Apple is interested in both content creation and ownership






Apple Q4 2016 Financials were 100% in Line with Apple's Guidance hitting $46.9 Billion in Revenue




Apple financial results conference call Q4 2016






Apple iPhone sales fall but beat estimates; shares slip





Apple's September quarter: by the numbers





Apple beats Street, services revenue grows 24% to all-time quarterly record of $6.3 billion







Apple's results in five easy charts





The Next Wave of the Internet Begins to Roll Out in 2018 with Qualcomm's Next-Gen 5G Modems







IBM extends Watson cognitive capabilities to MobileFirst for iOS apps






Apple Pay Vice President Jennifer Bailey to speak at Code Commerce event






Apple posts Apple Pay support page on German website, suggests impending launch






WiGig gets official certification, promises speeds up to 8Gbps






From Ma Bell to Big Brother


AT&T charges US law enforcement for access to customer data






Comcast is coming with fiber optic high speed, which kind of knocked this in the head.

Another Expensive Google Moonshot Project is beginning to fade into the Sunset




Tuesday, October 25, 2016



Apple boosted by iPhone 7 demand, slowing pace of sales decline






Apple ramping up iPhone 7 production to take advantage of Samsung's Note 7 woes - report






Good info here, and add to it switchers from Samsung: Priceless

Never mind Tuesday's iPhone numbers, say analysts: There will be explosive sales next year






Rumor: Foxconn to Start iPhone Production in India in Q4 2017





Apple invention uses ferrofluids to enhance induction charging performance





BTW: She and her kids are worth much more than Donald Trump and his kids, and they actually support good causes through philanthropy.

Trump mocked Steve Jobs after his death for believing in his wife's judgement and ability






I hope 2017 will see new Pro Macs with new chips, but not chips from Intel, rather chips from Apple itself.

Comment: This is the year to pay attention to new MacBook Pros





DDoS attack: Apple's HomeKit for a safer smart-home






Apple Releases iOS 10.1 with 'Portrait Mode' that delivers the All-New Professional Level 'Bokeh' Effect






Apple turns on Apple Pay in Japan with debut of iOS 10.1 & watchOS 3.1






Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.1 with bug fixes






Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.1 with bug fixes

 






Stress-testing iPhone 7 Plus' Portrait Mode





Winter is coming

Nothing escapes a Game of Thrones analogy, not even, especially not even, Apple.

In a world where Apple bought Time Warner

...Such a merger allows "ability to watch more content on demand or stream their favorite TV station right on an iPhone or iPad the way God intended"





From his prison cell:

Suge Knight claims Dr Dre tried to kill him over Apple money







TSMC Confirms 'Monopoly' over iPhone 7 Chips and likely to Win Orders for Apple's iPhone 8