Fri, 30 November 2012
Apple Releases iTunes 11
iTunes 11 Lets Users Redeem iTunes Gift Cards Through Computer Camera
Apple Releases Version 5.1.1 of Apple TV Firmware
Apple Updates Remote App for iOS to Version 3.0
Merrill Lynch Analyst Thinks T-Mobile USA Could Announce Deal to Sell iPhone Next Week
WSJ: iPhone 5 Launch in China Appears Imminent
Apple Starts Sales of Unlocked iPhone 5s in the States
Apple Pays Harley-Davidson for Use of “Lightning” Trademark
Apple Puts Shrunken Front Cover of The New Yorker and Time on the Back Cover in Clever iPad mini Ad
Business Insider: Apple Apparently Skipping Advertising During 2013 Superbowl
Apple Enthusiast Posts 485 Apple Ads and Promos on YouTube
Apple Breaks Ground on Two-Building Campus in Santa Clara
Completion of Apple Spaceship Campus Pushed Back to 2016
Microsoft to Start Intel-based Surface Pro at $899 (Minus Keyboard Cover)
Father of the iPod Says Forstall “Got What He Deserved”
Apple and Starbucks Tie-Up on Product (RED) eGift Basket
Find Out More About the Apple/Starbucks Product (RED) eGift Basket at http://starbucks-itunes.cashstar.com |
Thu, 29 November 2012
Barrons: Citi Sees Marked Improvements in Availability of iPhone 5 and iPad mini
ABI Research Says iPad Lineup Accounts for 55% of Tablets Shipped in 3Q 2012
Sales of Samsung Galaxy Phones Banned in the Netherlands for Violating iOS “Bounce Back” Patent (Maybe)
Apple Reportedly Sourcing iPad and MacBook Pro Batteries from Chinese Firms After Samsung Split
Time Warner CEO Hopes Apple Makes a Full-On Television
Bing: iPhone 5 Most-Searched Term in U.S. in 2012
Working Apple-1 Sells a Auction for New Record-Setting Price |
Wed, 28 November 2012
Research Firm Puts iOS at Top of US Smartphone Market for Three-Months ENding in October
IDC: iOS and Android to Knock BlackBerry from Top Spot in Business This Year
Apple Releasing New 21.5-Inch iMac This Friday 30 November
GM Says Siri “Eyes Free” Mode to Land in Two Chevy Vehicles Early Next Year
Bloomberg Report Says Apple Has Fired the Guy in Charge of Maps in iOS
Barclays Bank Deploys Over 8,500 iPad Across UK
Apple Releases Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.1 for 2012 MacBook Pro
Apple Issues OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Supplemental Update 2.0 for Macs Made in 2012
Apple Releases First Build of OS X 10.8.3 to Developers
Amazon Plays Fun With Numbers Without Numbers for Thanksgiving Weekend Kindle Sales |
Tue, 27 November 2012
TMO: Mr. Munster Now Expects a Full-On Apple Television in November 2013
Business Insider: Mr. Munster Expects Unsubsidized $200 iPhone for India and China in 2014
Fortune: Mr. Munster Sees Increased Foot Traffic for Apple Retail on Black Friday and Similarities Between Microsoft Store and a Ghost Town
IBM: Online Shopping Up Significantly Over Thanksgiving Holiday with iThings Representing in a Huge Way
Raymond James Analyst: Valuable Tablet Shoppers Shop Via iPad
Nielsen: Kids Clamor for iThings This Holiday Season
Best Buy Outs Apple-Centric Holiday Ad
Apple Now Selling iTunes Credit Through Facebook Gifts
Forbes: Analysts High on Apple After Black Friday Sales
Pacific Crest Analyst Lowers Apple Price Target: Still Recommends Shares
Last Week: iPhone 5 Ship Times Drop to Two-Weeks
This Week: iPhone 5 Ship Times Drop to One-Week
Wifi-Only 4th-Gen iPad Now “In Stock” on Apple Site in US and Canada
Wifi-Only and Wifi-Plus-Cellular 4th-Gen iPad Now “In Stock” on Apple Site in US and Canada; iPad minis Still Show Two-Week Wait
Apple Seeks New Language Teachers for Siri
HTC CEO: Happy with Apple Settlement and Not Paying a Much as People Think
Apple Ordered to Reveal Terms of HTC Settlement to Lawyers Representing Samsung
HERE Maps for iOS from Nokia Now in App Store |
Wed, 21 November 2012
The Thanksgiving No Show Show |
Tue, 20 November 2012
Fortune: Merrill Lynch Analyst Issues Positive Note on Apple While Lowering Price Target on Company’s Shares
Topeka Capital Analyst Calls Recent Apple Sell-Off “Insanely Insane”
Apple Ends Trading Monday Up $38.05 to Close at $565.73
All Things D Sources Say New iMacs Still Shipping This Year (And Supply Will Still Be Constrained)
9 to 5 Mac: Apple Opens Refurbished Equipment Store on eBay
iTunes Match Suffers Monday Morning Outage on the Heels of Sunday iMessage and FaceTime Failures
9 to 5 Mac Sources Say Siri and Maps Headed to OS X 10.9
Sketchy Source Says OS X 10.9 to Be Called “Lynx” (and I Like It)
Report: Apple Sells Parts of AuthenTec; Keeps the Fingerprint Scanning and NFC Bits
Greenpeace Lowers Apple to Sixth in Latest Greener Electronics Guide
President Obama Calls a Few CEOs Including Apple CEO Tim Cook to Talk Over U.S. Economy
Intel CEO Paul Otellini Retiring in May 2013
Apple Starts Music Sales on iTunes Russia at Roughly 50% U.S. Prices
Apple Brings Full AC/DC Catalogue to iTunes |
Mon, 19 November 2012
Bloomberg: Apple and Motorola Mobility Consider Binding Arbitration to Settle FRAND Licensing Issues
Samsung Files to See Terms of Apple-HTC Settlement
U.S. Magistrate Judge Allows Samsung and Apple to Add New Products to Existing Patent Lawsuit
IDC Analyst: iPad Sales Increase in China After iPad Trademark Settlement with Proview
Apple Closing Messages beta for Lion; Suggests People Upgrade to Mountain Lion
iMessage and FaceTime Take a Sunday Nap
Australia Sends Apple a Bill for $28.5 Million in Back Taxes
OpenFeint Closing Down; Developers Urged to Migrate Games to New Owner Gree
Android Version Jelly Bean Omits Birthdays and Events from the Month of December
Authorities Arrest Guy They Believe to be the “Inside Man” at the JFK/iPad Heist |
Fri, 16 November 2012
Morgan Stanley Analyst Thinks Apple Will Sell More iPhones and iPads in the Next Six-Months Than Wall Street is Expecting
Credit Suisse Analyst Reiterates “Outperform” Rating on Apple on Computer/Tablet/Smartphone Strength
Jeffries and Co Analyst Sees Something Involving Apple and TV as “Imminent”
Single Source Rumor Has New iMacs Pushed to 2013
USA Today: Survey Shows Significant Number of Windows Users Making Their Next Purchase an Apple Purchase (Though Not Necessarily a Mac)
HP PC-Exec Disses/Dismisses Microsoft Surface
Microsoft Issues Critical Security Updates for Office for Mac 2008 and 2011 and Bug Fixes for 2011
Apple Asking App Developers to Rename or Remove Apps with the Word “Memory” in the Title from the App Store
Apple Releases iBooks 3.0.2 to Fix Crashing Issue on iOS 6 Devices
WSJ: Source Says Google Putting Finishing Touches on Google Maps App for iOS
Apple Takes Control of 1,000+ Nortel Patents Purchased by Rockstar Consortium
Sorkin: Jobs Bio-Pic to Take Place Backstage Before Three Apple Product Launches
Jimmy, Tommy and Hendry Knock Over JFK for $1.5 Million in iPad minis |
Thu, 15 November 2012
Samsung Mobile Exec Says His Company Not Pursuing HTC-Style Settlement with Apple
Munster: 20-Percent Increase in A-Series Processors May Eventually Cost Samsung Processor Production for Apple
Fortune: Financial Analysts Still Like Apple Fundamentals; Stand by Their Targets
S&P Capital IQ Analyst Ups Apple Rating from “Buy” to “Strong Buy”
Gartner: Android Increases Lead Over iOS in Smartphones; Apple is Third-Largest Cellphone Maker on the Planet
Lawyer Sues Microsoft Over 32GB Surface RT Having Less Than 32GB of User Accessible Memory
Apple Turns on Turn-By-Turn Navigation in iOS 6 for Australia
Foxconn Takes Delivery of 10,000 “Foxbot” Manufacturing Machines |
Wed, 14 November 2012
Fortune: The Man Who Made “The Bear Case for Apple” Is Suddenly in an Apple Buying Mood |
Tue, 13 November 2012
Some 9 to 5 Mac Readers Informed That Their LTE iPad mini Will Arrive This Friday
Wait Time for iPhone 5 Drops to 2-3 Weeks on Apple.com
Apple Asks iPhone Owners to Reboot Their Phone Before Making an Appointment with the Genius Bar
Apple Seeds betas of iOS 6.1 and Apple TV Update to Developers
CNET: Passbook to Get Better Explanation in iOS 6.1
Apple Issues Aperture 3.4.3 to Fix Serial Number Requirement Issue
Apple and HTC Settle Lawsuits; Enter 10-Year IP Licensing Deal
Shaw Wu Guesses HTC Paying Apple $6 to $8 Per Phone is Sells
Windows President Steven Sinofsky Out at Microsoft
Barclays Capital Analyst Lowers PC Sales Forecast for 2012-2016
Report: Samsung Hikes Apple’s Processor Price 20%
Apple Forced to Keep Samsung Statement on UK Site Longer Than Originally Planned; Cover Samsung Fees Related to UK Case
NYT: Text Messages Drop for First Time in U.S. as Messaging Apps Take Hold
Apple Donates $2.5 Million to Red Cross for Superstorm Sandy Relief |
Fri, 9 November 2012
Shaw Wu Expects Disparity Between Supply and Demand for iPhone 5 to Shrink Soon
BTIG Analyst Expects Disparity Between Supply and Demand for iPhone 5 to Shrink Soon
Munster Sees First Signs of Supply/Demand Balance for iPhone 5; Expects Apple Stock to Even Out Soon
Oppenheimer Analyst Sees Apple Shares Pulling Out of Slump Soon
Topeka Capital Analyst Sees Strong Sales for Apple in Supply Chain Numbers
Apple Shipping First Round of Pre-Ordered LTE iPad 4s and iPad minis Next Week
Apple Reportedly Requiring Made for iThing Licensees to Abide by Its Supplier Code of Conduct
Apple Issues MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0 for June 2012 Mac Notebooks
Judge Koh to Look into Possible Jury Foreperson Misconduct in Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Case
AT&T Opens FaceTime Over Cellular to Tiered Data Plan Consumers on LTE Devices (Though Not Necessarily on LTE)
AT&T Offers $100 Off of LTE iPads and Other Tablets with 2-Year Data Contract |
Thu, 8 November 2012
Hon Hai Chairman: iPhone 5 is Still Hard to Produce
CNN/Money: Market, Mixed iPad mini Reviews and Executive Shakeup Pull Apple Shares to Five-Month Low
Apple Named Most Innovative Company for Third Consecutive Year in Booz & Co Global Innovation 1000 Study
Canalys: Apple Drops Out of Top-Five Smartphone Makers in China in 3Q (Though Number of iPhones Sold Still Grew Y-o-Y)
Apple Found Guilty of Violating Four VirnetX Patents in FaceTime; Ordered to Pay $368 Million
Apple Wins Ornamental Patent for Design of iPad
Apple Updates Its Store App for iOS with Passbook Compatibility and Siri Integration
The Verge: Microsoft to Out Limited Office for iOS and Android in Early 2013
Wired: AT&T to Offer 32GB Nokia Lumia on Windows Phone 8 for $100 (with 2-Year Contract)
DC Adds Individual Comic Issues to iBookstore, Kindle Store and Nook Book Store
Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue Joins Board of Ferrari
Delta Airlines: Buy a Private Jet Card for $100,000 and Get a Free* Not Top-of-the-Line MacBook Air
Pixar Names Its Headquarters “The Steve Jobs Building” |
Wed, 7 November 2012
TUAW: Fourth-Gen iPad Listed as “In Stock” in US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore
Bloomberg: Apple Working Toward Ditching Intel Inside Macs for Self-Designed ARM Processors
Shaw Wu Sees Apple’s Eventual Move from Intel to ARM as Sensible (Perhaps Inevitable)
Verizon Closing Its Android/BlackBerry App Store
Federal Judge Tosses Apple Patent Case Against Motoroogle in Wisconsin
Developer Build of iOS 6.1 Gives Siri the Power to Buy Movie Tickets in the States
Cult of Mac: Server Logs Show First Appearances of OS X 10.9
Former iAd Chief Andy Miller: Forstall Was “a Miracle Worker” and “Ridiculously Professional” |
Tue, 6 November 2012
Apple Sells Three Million iPad minis and Fouth-Gen iPads Combined on Launch Weekend for Both Devices
All Things D’s Peter Kafka Upset with Apple for Not Breaking Out iPad mini Sales Numbers
The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple Upset with Peter Kafka for Being Upset with Apple for Not Breaking Out iPad mini Sales Numbers
Business Insider’s Jay Yarow Upset with Jim Dalrymple for Being Upset with Peter Kafka for Being Upset with Apple for Not Breaking Out iPad mini Sales Numbers
Fortune: Analysts Largely Positive on Weekend iPad/iPad mini Sales Launch
IDC Sees iPad Lose Worldwide Market Share in 3QCY2012 as People Waited to See About iPad mini
IHS Says Each Individual 32GB Surface RT More Profitable for Microsoft Than Each 32GB iPad is for Apple
9 to 5 Mac: Windows Surface RT FAQ Shows Only 16GB of Useable Memory in 32GB Unit IHS Figures Each $199 Kindle Fire HD Costs Amazon $207 to Make
The Guardian: Google Maps App for iOS Expected to be Ready by Year’s End (Though Secret Sources Doubt Apple Will Approve It)
Wired Doubts Apple Would Freeze a Google Maps App Out of the App Store
TUAW: Apple Appears to Be Tightening Control of Retail Experience for its Gear in China |
Mon, 5 November 2012
NYC 5th Ave Store: TMO Weighs the Length of the iPad mini Line
NYC 5th Ave Store: Piper Jaffray Analyst Says iPad mini Launch Line the Third-Longest in Four Year; Topeka Capital Analyst Says All Sold Out in Two Hours and Ten Minutes
Barrons: R.W. Baird Analyst Unfazed by Shorter Lines for iPad mini
KGI Analyst Says Less Than a Million iPad minis Sold Last Weekend WOuld Still Put it on Top of the Mid-Size Tablet Market
BTIG Analyst Says If iPad mini Sells Under 3-Million Units in First Weekend Than it is a Failure
BGR: Apple Adding Next-Day Pickup Option for iPad mini
Apple Shares See Friday Selloff; End Day Down 3.31%
IHS Says 16GB Wifi-Only iPad mini Costs $188 in Pieces and Parts
iFixit Gives iPad (4th Gen) 2 out of 10 for Repairability; Disappointed by Tablet’s Speakers
IDC: Android Equals 75% of Smartphone Market Worldwide in 3Q, iOS Equals 14.9%
comScroe: iOS and iPhone Gain Market Share in the States
WSJ: Rumor Has Microsoft Testing Its Own Smartphone
Rewritten Apple Statement on Samsung Starts Running in Newspapers in UK
AMTRAK Adds Passbook Support to iPhone App |
Fri, 2 November 2012
Munster Sees Relatively Slow Start for iPad mini, Though Significant Acceleration to Follow
Business Insider: Apple Providing Shuttle Service for NYC Fifth Avenue Store Employees for iPad mini Launch
Apple Changes Ship Dates for Pre-Ordered Cellular iPad minis to “Mid-November”
iFixit Tears Up an iPad mini: Tough to Get Into and Tougher to Repair
Apple Releases iOS 6.0.1
Apple Ships First betas of iOS 6.1 and Xcode 4.6 to Developers
Apple Updates Safari, iPhoto and Aperture for OS X
Apple Loses Right to Sell iPhone Branded Products in Mexico
Apple Ordered to Remove and Replace Samsung Statement on its UK Site
Business Insider: Forstall May Have Seen the Writing on the Wall Last April
All Things D: Exit of Forstall May Have Encouraged Return of Mansfield
Patent Expert Says In Losing Forstall, Apple Appears to Be Losing Its Most Prolific Current Inventor
California AG Threatens Developers with $2,500 Fine Pre Download if They Fail to Comply with State Privacy Law
Apple’s 10k: Concerns for Apple and Nightmare Fuel for the Rest of US |
Thu, 1 November 2012
iTunes Teams with American Red Cross to Collect Donations for Superstorm Sandy Relief Effort
Apple Shares Close Under $600 In First Day of Trading After Reorganization Announcement
Barrons: Analysts Still Positive on Apple Despite Executive Shuffle (Except for Enderle Award Winner Trip Chowdry)
Reviews Out for iPad mini; Mostly Positive with a Grumbling or Two on Price and Screen Resolution
Asustek CFO Says Monthly Nexus 7 Sales “Close to 1 Million” Units a Month
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD/iPad mini Compare and Contrast Wrong on Sound Quality
All Things D: iPhone 5 Clears Next-to-Last Regulatory Hurdle in China
Apple Willing to Pay Motoroogle $1 Per iPhone to License Standards Essential Patents
Apple Sends Reminders About First Auto-Renewals for iTunes Match
Apple’s 10k: Oppenheimer and Forstall Get New Titles and Apple Grows R&D by $1 Billion
Apple 10k: Company Plans 30 to 35 New Stores in FY2013 |