Mon, 31 December 2012
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Fri, 28 December 2012
Flurry Analytics: 17.4 Million New Portable Devices Activated Worldwide on Christmas Day
Distimo: App Store Downloads Up 87% on Christmas Day; App Store Revenues Up 70%
Buzzfeed: First Tweets from iPads Rule Tablets on Christmas Day
RW Baird Analyst Says Holiday Sales of Surface RT Seemed Weak at Best Buy and Staples
Fortune Runs Pictures of Packed Apple Store and Practically Empty Microsoft and Sony Stores from one Mall on Christmas Eve
Microsoft Announces Six New Retail Locations to Start 2013
Sesame Workshop Publishes “Best Practices Guide for Children’s App Development”
Apple Device Thefts Leas to First Rise in Overall Crime in Two-Decades in NYC
Apple Wins Patent for Creating Curved Glass without the Use of Chemicals
Apple Announces Lucky Bag Promotion for Japan for 2 January
Samsung Suing Apple for Alleged Patent Infringement Related to Notification Center for iOS |
Wed, 26 December 2012
Today we talk with Taz Goldstein about his new book Hand Held Hollywood's Filmmaking with the iPad and iPhone |
Mon, 24 December 2012
Kantar Worldpanel ComTech: Sales of iPhone Top 50% Market Share in the States Heading Into the Holidays
Distimo: The Real App Money is Still in iOS
The Mac Observer: Change to App Store in China Blocks Government Censors
Apple Sees Second Fine Over AppleCare in Italy; Irons Out AppleCare Issues with Italian Antitrust Authority
Apple Seed 10.8.3 beta Two-Days After Previous 10.8.3 beta
NASA Releases Free iBookstore Title - Hubble Space Telescope: Discoveries
The Wall Street Journal Hits Apple Newsstand
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Fri, 21 December 2012
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Wells Fargo Analyst: Investors Fail to Appreciate the Role and Strength of Apple Customer Service
Munster Sees Notable Siri Improvement from iOS 5 to iOS 6
Apple Puts “Most Favored Nation” Clause with Publishers on 5-Year Hiatus in EU as Part of EC Settlement
The Verge: EC Set to Charge Samsung with Breach of Antitrust Rules
Apple Appealing Judge Koh Ruling Against Samsung Product Injunctions
Motorola Loses Proximity Sensor Patent Case Against iPhone with USITC
Gradiente Owns iPhone Trademark in Brazil; Starts Selling Android-Powered iPhone |
Thu, 20 December 2012
CrashPlan: Automatic, offsite, data backup. You're data's protected and accessible by you – anytime, anywhere. Find out more at http://www.crashplan.com/ USPTO Preliminarily Invalidates Apple 915 Pinch-to-Zoom Patent Groups Including Apple, RIM, and Samsung Buy Kodak Patents for $525-Million Focus Taiwan: Secret Source Says Hon Hai Testing Apple Television, Not Likely to Ship in 2013 Piper Jaffray Names Apple Its Top Internet-Sector Pick for 2013; Reiterates Overweight Rating and $900 Target IDC: Apple the Top Smartphone Supplier for Japan University of Western Sydney to Deploy 11,000 iPads for Faculty and Students in 2013 FTC: New COPPA Rules Place Policing Kids’ Data Collection on App Developers, Not App Stores Tim Cook Takes Third-Place on Time Person-of-the-Year List for 2012 |
Wed, 19 December 2012
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Raymond James Analyst Things iPad May Be Bigger in Big Business Than We Realize
Penguin Settles in eBook Price-Fixing Case with US DoJ
Settlement Leads EU to Drop Antitrust Probes Against Apple, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, and Macmillan Over Alleged eBook Price-Fixing
Samsung Drops Injunction Applications Against Apple in European Courts; Continues Patent Infringement Cases
iSuppli Sees Samsung Widening Smartphone Sales Lead on Apple and Taking Worldwide Cellphone Sales Lead from Nokia
Apple Seeds New betas of iOS 6.1, Xcode 4.6 and Apple TV Software to Developers
Apple Returns Ability to Gift Apps from iOS Devices
Apple Offers Free Next-Day Shipping for U.S. Orders Through Its Online Store
Latest Wifi Plus Cellular iPads Move Closer to Release in China |
Tue, 18 December 2012
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Former Apple CEO John Sculley Thinks Apple is Taking iThings to Twice-a-Year Updates
Asymco’s Dediu Could See the Sculley Scenario
Canaccord Genuity Lowers Apple Target to $750; Maintains Buy Rating on Apple Shares
Morgan Stanley Analyst Still Incredibly Positive on Apple
Sterne Agee, ISI and Topeka Capital Analysts All Say Apple Investors Should Chill After Strong Start for iPhone 5 in China
Barrons Presents Dueling Thoughts on Apple Future
Judge Koh Denies Apple the Samsung Sales Ban it Sought; Denies Samsung a New Trial
Google Says New Maps App for iOS Downloaded Over 10-Million Times in First 48-Hours of Availability |
Mon, 17 December 2012
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Lack of Lines for iPhone 5 Launch in China Freaks Peter Misek Out
Citi Cuts Price Target and Rating on Apple Shares Due to Supply Chain Changes
Misek Hears of Supply Chain Changes Too (Though That Does Not Worry Him)
UBS Analyst Lowers Apple Target on Supply Chain Chatter, Concern over iPhone 5 in China
Apple Says It Sold Over 2-Million iPhone 5s in First Three-Days in China
Munster: Reservation System One Reason for Lack of iPhone 5 Lines in China
Fortune: Chinese and Taiwanese iPhone 5 Carriers Had Lines
R.W. Baird Analyst: 2-Million iPhone 5s for China Opening-Weekend Strong Compared to Initial iPhone 5 Opening Weekend
Walmart Selling iPhone 5 for $127 (with 2-Year Verizon, Sprint or AT&T Contract)
All Things D: $127 Walmart iPhone 5 Kind of Hard to Track Down
Walmart Selling 16GB Wi-Fi-Only Third Gen iPad for $399
AT&T Offers $100 Off of Cellular iPad or iPad mini with Two-Year Data Contract
Apple Offers Early Gift Through 12-Days of Christmas App |
Fri, 14 December 2012
Munster: Interest in Buying iPhone 5 Sees Significant Rise Post-Launch
Fortune: Survey Shows Interest in Buying Surface RT Sees Significant Decline Post-Launch
NPD DisplaySearch: iPad mini Seems to Be Outselling iPad This Holiday Season
Google Maps App is Back in iOS App Store
Slate: The Google Maps App is a Win for Apple
Apple Returns Duplicate Track Finder in Minor iTunes 11.0.1 Update
Apple Adds New SMS Trojan to Malware Blacklist for OS X
Apple Rolls Out More Detailed System Status Page for Services, Stores and iCloud at http://apple.com/support/systemstatus
Apple Loses Patent Infringement Case to Patent Troll Backed by Nokia and Sony
Apple Offers Free 2-3 Day Shipping Through Its Online Store |
Thu, 13 December 2012
Shaw Wu Raises Sales Expectations for iPhone and Lowers Them for iPad NPD DisplaySearch: Apple Grabs 84% of Mobile PC Market in 2Q 2012 (If We Count iPads as PCs) Goldman Sachs Analyst Thinks Intel Building A-Series Processors for Apple Would Be a Ba Idea for Intel Apple Insider: Movies Lighting Up for Majority of Recently Opened iTunes Stores Business Insider Challenges Google Chairman’s Assertion that Android is “Pretty Clearly” Winning Over iOS Doctor Web Finds New Trojan Targeting OS X Users WSJ Hits with Non-Story Story About an Apple Television Australian Police: Google Maps Might Kill You Too! |
Wed, 12 December 2012
Strategy Analytics: Apple Devices Now Account for 27% of LTE Devices Worldwide
iPhone 5 Tops Time List of Best Gadgets of 2012; 15” MBP with Retina Display Lands at Sixth
9 to 5 Mac: Suddenly Every Store Has a $150 iPhone 5 (Kind of)
FTC Displeased with States of Mobile Application Stores and Privacy Safeguards for Children
Morgan Stanley Analyst: Apple Television Set Could Be a $13 Billion Opportunity for Apple (If They Actually Build a TV Set)
Apple Opening Stores in China, Hong Kong, Australia and Sweden This Weekend
Apple Launches 12-Days of Christmas App in UK, Canadian, and European iTunes Stores
Microsoft Expanding Surface RT Availability to Staples and BestBuy.com Today and Best Buy Store This Sunday
Apple Adds Driving Directions to Find My iPhone for iOS 6 Devices |
Tue, 11 December 2012
Most Agree That App Tiles on Apple TV Were Technical Glitch, Not Early Leak
Speculative-Fiction Writer Peter Misek Drops Apple Price target to $800
Topeka Capital Analyst Sees Surge in Apple Supply Chain as Good News for Apple
Credit Suisse Thinks TSMC Will Start Producing A-Series Processors for Apple by Mid-2013
Apple Insider: Some Pre-Ordered 27-Inch iMacs Shipping Earlier Than Originally Estimated
China Unicom: Pre-Orders for iPhone 5 Hit 300,000
Fortune: Numbers Making Black Friday Shopping Sales on Kindle Fire Almost Non-Existent Appear to Have Been Heavily Skewed
Goldman Sachs Analysts: Tablets to Drive Smartphone Choices (Which is Good News for Apple)
Wired: Police Urge Motorists to Steer Clear of Apple Maps as Directions Leave Drivers Stranded in the Desert
The Register: Faulty Australian iOS Map Data Came from Australia, Not Apple |
Mon, 10 December 2012
In Apple TV: Potential for Appy Holidays
9 to 5 Mac: Bluetooth Keyboard Pairing Coming in Next Apple TV Software Update
Bill Palmer at Beatweek Thinks Apple will Go Full-on Television Rather Than Stick with the Hobby Puck
Maynard Um Thinks Apple will Go Full-on Television Rather Than Stick with the Hobby Puck
iPhone 5 Listed as In-Stock for a Number of Apple Online Stores
Friday: BestBuy Offers $25 Gift Card to People Who Buy an iPhone 5 (with a 2-Year Contract)
Sunday: BestBuy Offers $50 Off the Price of an iPhone 5 (with a 2-Year Contract)
NTT DoCoMo Sees First Monthly Subscriber Drop in Over 5-Years; Blames Lack of iPhone 5
Crowds Small and Riddled with Scalpers at iPad mini Launches in China
New Orders for 27-Inch iMac Slip to Shipping in January
Fortune: Made-in-USA Mac Likely to be the Mac Pro
Bloomberg: Secret Sources Say Apple and Google to File Joint Bid for Eastman Kodak Patents |
Fri, 7 December 2012
Apple CEO Calls TV “an Area of Intense Interest” for Apple
The Pros and Cons of Made-in-America Macs
Early Thursday: T-Mobile USA and Apple Enter Deal to Sell an Apple Something in 2013
Later Thursday: T-Mobile Getting iPhone in 2013; Dropping Subsidies for Smartphones in 2013 (Though It May Not Look That Way to iPhone Buyers)
RBC Analyst Sees Apple/T-Mobile iPhone Tie-Up Adding 4-5 Million Additional iPhone Sales in First Year of Deal
Shipping Times for iPad mini Drop to One-Week in the U.S.
IDC Sees Apple Maintaining Over a 50 Percent Share of Tablet Space Until at Least 2016
Detwiler Fenton: Lack of Retail Exposure is Killing Microsoft Surface Sales
China Unicom iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Double in Three-Days to 200k
Target Cuts $20 Off iPhone 5 Price Through December 15
Vista Repair Hacker Kristen Paget Hired by Apple
Judge Koh to Decide Final Points in Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Case in Individual Rulings Over the Next Few Months
Samsung Attorney: Global Peace Talks Are in Apple's Court |
Thu, 6 December 2012
China Mobile President Says Technology and Business Have Kept iPhone Off of His Carrier (So Far)
Apple Translates "Start Developing iOS Apps Today" Into Chinese
Canalys: 25 Developers Made Half of Mobile App Revenue in First 20 Days of November
Mossberg Says “Find Duplicates” Feature Returning to iTunes 11 Soon
iPodNN: iTunes, App Store and Mac App Store See Sporadic Access Issues Worldwide on Wednesday
9 to 5 Mac: Russian iTunes Store Accidentally Directs Users to Porn and Escort Sites
Apple Adds App-Enabled Accessories Section to Its Online Store
RadioShack Cuts $20 Off iPhone 5 Price Through December 15
Apple Seeds New Build of OS X 10.8.3 beta to Developers
MacNN: Work Underway on Austin, Texas Expansion for Apple
Apple Looking to Double Maiden, NC Fuel Cell Project |
Wed, 5 December 2012
Shaw Wu Ups iPhone Sales Estimates and Lowers Mac Sales Estimates for the Current Quarter Electronista: Apple Raises iPhone 5 Purchase Cap in the States from 2-Per-Customer to 10-Per-Customer Barclays Capital Analyst Makes Case (Again) for Low-Cost iPhone for Developing Markets NPD Says Black Friday Consumer Electronics Sales Off 5.6% (Though They Don’t Count iPads, Kindles, Surfaces, Smartphones or Video Games) Apple Updates iWork Titles for iOS and OS X Dockster Trojan Targets Macs Through Site Dedicated to Dalai Lama Cult of Mac: Home Brewing Your Own Internal Fusion Drive for New 21.5-Inch iMac is Impossible Coupons.com Adds Passbook Integration to Its iOS App RE/MAX Signs with Vizibility to Put 4,500 Agents Business Cards in iOS Passbook Urban Airship Buys iOS Passbook-centric Startup Tello |
Tue, 4 December 2012
China Unicom Sees 100,000 Pre-Orders for iPhone 5 on First Day of Availability Apple Launching iPhone 5 in 50 New Countries Before End of 2012 Wait Times for iPhone 5 Drop to 2-to-4 Business Days on Apple Site Canaccord Genuity Sees Sales on 47.5 Million iPhones in the December Quarter Yahoo!: iPhone 5 Second Most Searched Term in U.S. in 2012 Yahoo!: Amazon Kindle Most Searched for Gadget in UK in 2012; Third Overall Apple Launches iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 Other Countries iMore: Apple Now Sells Music in 118 Countries and Movies in 66 Countries Some Off-the-Shelf iMacs Sporting “Assembled in USA” Inscription Apple Seeds iOS 6.1 beta 3 to Developers Judge Lucy Koh Says All But Financial Details of Settlement Between Apple and HTC Should Be Made Public News Corp. Pulls the Plug on The Daily Ashton Kutcher/Steve Jobs Bio-Pic to Premier at 2013 Sundance Film Festival |
Mon, 3 December 2012
Apple to Start Sales of New New iPad and iPad mini on 7 December; iPhone 5 on 14 December Mixed Reaction from Analysts to iPad/iPhone China Announcement comScore MobileLens: Apple Takes Second in Cellphone Sales in the States for First Time Ever iFixIt Busts Open a New 21.5-Inch iMac and Finds a 3-Out-of-10 Repairability Rating Shipping Time for 27-Inch iMac Jumps from 2-3 Weeks to 3-4 Weeks in First 24-Hours of Pre-Orders 9 to 5 Mac: Apple Allowing Third-Party Retailers to Sell $15 to $500 Adjustable Price iTunes Gift Cards RBC Capital Analyst Considers Possible Processor Partners for Apple Besides Samsung Other RBC Capital Analyst Says Apple Talking with Intel About Producing Chips for iThings Apple Says It Did Not Know of Samsung Jury Foreman’s Seagate Lawsuit Until After the Trial CNET: BTIG Research Expects an iRadio Service from Apple in First Half of 2013 Tim Cook Interview to Air on NBC’s Rock Center This Thursday 6 December Babycenter.com Sees a Rise in Apple Related Baby Names in 2012 |
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 |
Wed, 31 October 2012
Shaw Wu Sees Executive Changes at Apple as Positive
Gene Munster Sees Cook and Ive in for the Long Haul
Brian White and Bill Power See Changes at Apple as “Natural Evolution”
Apple Pushes iTunes 11 to (Probably Late) November
Washington Post: Pentagon Adding iOS and Android Devices to Its Mobile Mix
9 to 5 Mac: iPad with Retina Display Ship Times Slip to One Week
Canaccord Genuity Analyst Sees Apple Selling 101.6 Million iPads in FY2013
Ballmer: Nobody Has Made a Tablet Customers Want Until the Microsoft Surface
Ballmer: Apple is a Low-Volume Player in Everything but Tablets (Never Mind Smartphone and MP3 Players) |
Tue, 30 October 2012
Apple Ditches iOS Lead Forstall and Retail Chief Browett
WSJ: Sources Say Forstall Fired Over Refusal to Sign the Mapology
Cult of Mac: Forstall Role as “Advisor” Likely Just to Keep Him Out of the Job Market
Tim Cook Emails Apple Employees on Executive Changes
All Things D: The Big News is Jony Ive’s Ascendence Over Hardware AND Software Design
GigaOm: The BIG Big News is Tim Cook Branding Apple as His Own
Forstall and Browett Pictures Already Pulled from Apple “Executive Profiles” Page |
Mon, 29 October 2012
Wifi-Only iPad mini Shipping Time Slips from 2 November to “Two Weeks”
Amazon Says Sales of $199 Kindle Fire HD Pop After Announcement of $329 iPad mini
Amazon Posts Self-Leaning Chart Comparing Kindle Fire HD Versus iPad mini on Front Page of Amazon.com
MarketWatch: Gazelle Sees Devices Trade-Ins Rise 700% After iPad mini Announcement; NextWorth Sees iPad Trade-Ins Rise 1,000%
DMCA Exemption Not Extended to Tablets or Smartphones Purchased Next Year
A New Round of Countries to Receive iPhone 5 This Friday
PC Magazine Gives 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (Conditional) Editors’ Choice Nod
iFixIt Gives 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display 2 Out of 10 for Repairability
Apple Launches TV Ad for 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display
Apple Issues Software Updates for New 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display as Well as for Camera RAW, Logic Pro and Logic Express
iFixit Gives New Mac mini “8 Out of 10” Repairability Rating
Google Android Event and D: Dive Into Mobile Both Postponed Due to Hurricane Sandy
Get the Free Hurricane App by the American Red Cross on iTunes Registration Open for Macworld/iWorld 2013
Apple Opening New Retail Location in Shenzhen, China This Weekend
Apple Inc Takes Control of Apple Corps Granny Smith Green Apple Logo
Working Apple 1 Up for Auction |
Fri, 26 October 2012
Fortune: Financial Analysts Weigh-In on Tuesday Apple Event Barrons: Other Financial Analysts Weigh-In on Tuesday Apple Event Part I Barrons: Other Financial Analysts Weigh-In on Tuesday Apple Event Part II CNET: Yet Another Weighs-In on Tuesday Apple Event TMO: Shaw Wu Thinks Apple Knows What It’s Doing with iPad mini Pricing Daring Fireball: iPad mini Priced at “Gamble” Rather Than “Sure Thing” Electronista: No GPS for Wifi-Only iPad mini Apple Posts External Schematics of iPad mini and 4th-Gen iPad A Couple of Analysts Comment on 4th-Gen iPad KGI Analyst Thinks iPad mini Could Mean End of Development for iPod touch Apple Starts Sales of Lightning to HDMI and Lightning to VGA Adapters Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor CNNMoney: AT&T Activates 1.3 Million iPhone 5s in First Week of Availability Vast Majority of Smartphones Activated by AT&T Last Quarter Were iPhones Sprint Activates 1.5 Million iPhones Total in September Quarter Apple Reports September-Quarter Record Sales for iPhone, iPad and Mac and Record September Quarter Revenue Fortune: Wall Street Expected Higher EPS Than Apple Delivered Apple Opening Remodeled Palo Alto Store on 27 October |
Wed, 24 October 2012
Apple Streams iPad mini Event Live; Adds Apple Events Channel to Apple TV Apple Intros iBooks 3.0 Apple Updates iBooks Author to Version 2.0 Apple Introduces Updated Mac mini and Mac mini Server Apple Insider: Fusion Drive Explained Apple Intros New iMacs with Thinner Form Factor, Fusion Drive and No Optical Drive Apple Intros 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display Apple Intros 4th-Gen iPad and iPad mini CNET: Some Apple Store Accepting 3rd-Gen iPad Returns if Purchased in Last 30-Days |
Tue, 23 October 2012
Paid-Content Goes Live in iBookstore for 17 New Countries One Day Before Anticipated iPad mini Event
Bloomberg/Businessweek Says iPad in Education to Be Major Focus of San Jose Apple Event
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Dropping BlackBerry for iPhone
Gartner VP: iPads to Outnumber BlackBerries at Work by 2014
Rumor: Apple and VMWare Working on Cloud-Based iWork Suite for iPad
Fortune: 44 of 64 Analysts Thinks Mac Sales in 4Q Beat Mac Sales in 3Q
JP Morgan Analyst Says iPad mini Will Increase Erosion of PC-Sales
Boy Genius Report: Lighting Authentication Chip Clones Prevalent in China
Japanese Court Rejects Two Samsung Patent-Infringement Claims Against Apple
Samsung Says Reports That It’s Killing Its LCD Panel Deal with Apple Are False
The Loop Posts Rare 20-Minute Documentary on Steve Jobs Building NeXT |
Mon, 22 October 2012
Fortune Looks at the Many Unknowns and Great Expectations for the Tuesday Apple Event
Gruber Sees $249 to $299 as a Sensible Starting Price for iPad mini
KGI Analyst Estimates iPad Mini Components to Run from $195 at the Low End to $254.50 at the High End
Price-Comparison Site Says Consumers Choose Black iThings Over White iThings by 70% So Far in 2012
Evercore Partners Analyst Expects Apple to Phase-Out iPad 2 Soon
Electronista: Apple Event Could Include Release Date for iTunes 11
iMore: iBook Description in France May Indicate iBooks 3.0 Announcement (or May Have Been a Typo)
TechCrunch: Wait Times Reduced for New iPods
All Things D: Sources Say Apple Hires Engineering Team from Color; Does Not Buy Entire Company
9 to 5 Mac: Work Begins on the Apple Prineville,OR Data Center
Nokia Lumia 920 on Pre-Order at Best Buy for $149.99
Apple Sued for Locking the iPhone to AT&T (And No, It’s Not 2008) |
Fri, 19 October 2012
Fortune: Pro and Indie Analysts Combined Expect iPhone Sales of 26.4 Million Units for 4QFY2012
Fortune: Pro Analysts Expects 17.6 Million iPads Sold for 4QFY2012; Indies Look for Sales of 19.23 Million
Verizon Sells Just 651,000 iPhone 5s Last Quarter Due to Supply Constraints, Not Demand
Verizon (and Perhaps Sprint) iPhone 5 Owners See Strange Time Shifts on Their New Phones
Apple Loses UK Appeal; Will Have to Run “Samsung Didn’t Copy iPad” Ads
Judge Koh Says Apple Cannot Seek Additional Damages in Samsung Case Without Revealing Info It Does Not Want to Appeal
Employment of Hacker Comex Ends When He Forgets to Respond to Extension Email
Apple Retail Chief Browett Shows Off Wangfujing Store; Confirms Store Being Built in Shenzhen
Shaw Wu: Microsoft Surface Pricing Could Be “Fatal Mistake”
Newsweek Killing Print; Going All-Digital at Start of 2013
CNET: Some Extreme Orthodox Christians in Russia See Apple Logo as Blasphemous |
Thu, 18 October 2012
Musnter Sees Growth for Apple with iPad mini Despite Likely Traditional iPad Cannibalization
Janney Montgomery Scott Analyst Ups Apple Price Target on iPad mini Expectations
WSJ: Anonymous Foxconn Exec Says “iPhone 5 is the most difficult device that Foxconn has ever assembled”
iFixIt: New iPod nano Gets Middle-of-the-Road Third-Party Repairability Rating
iFixIt and Greenpeace Bash EPEAT for Giving Green/Gold Certification to Ultrathin Laptops
Apple Reportedly Holding Made for iThings Technology Summit in Shenzhen November 7-9
Fun with Numbers Without Numbers: The 32GB Microsoft Surface for Windows RT Edition
Business Insider: Windows RT to Take Up First 12GB of 32GB Microsoft Surface
Google Sends Out Invitations to Android Event for 29 October in NYC
Munster: Price-Matching at Best Buy and Target Will Not Blunt Force of Amazon
Best Buy to Launch Its Own 9.7-Inch Android Tablet Pre-Holidays |
Wed, 17 October 2012
Apple Sends Out Invitations for 23 October Event |
Tue, 16 October 2012
Barrons: Pacific Crest and R. W. Baird Analysts Still Very Bullish on Apple
Macworld UK: Rumor Has New iMac Making the Stage at (Also Rumored) 23 October Apple Event
9 to 5 Mac: Rumor Has New Mac mini Making the Stage at (Also Rumored) 23 October Apple Event
EPEAT Verification “Clarification” Makes Way for Ultrathin and Unibody Laptops in Program
TMO: Apple Moves to Separate Its Manufacturing from Samsung
Amazon and Apple Notify Customers of Possible Store Credit in eBook Case Settlement
All Things D: Apple Hires A9 CEO and Co-Founder Away from Amazon to Lead Siri Unit |
Mon, 15 October 2012
All Things D: Sources Say Apple Holding iPad mini Event on 23 October Reuters: Sources Say Apple Holding Event on 23 October (Probably for iPad mini)
Topeka Capital Markets Analyst Sees Stacks of Third-Party iPad mini Accessories Ready to Roll
CNET: Alleged European Retailer Inventory Shows iPad mini Starting at €249
9 to 5 Mac: Source Says Apple will Launch 13-Inch MPB with Retina Display at 23 October Event
ChangeWave Survey: Maps Issues in iOS 6 No Issue for Would-Be iPhone 5 Buyers
Softbank Takes 70% Stake of Sprint for $20 Billion
Apple to Open Third Beijing, China Store on 20 October
Leawood, Kansas Apple Store Hit with Second Smash-and-Grab in Two Years
Engadget: EPEAT Begins Certifying Ultra-Thin Laptops, Including at Least One from Apple
Apple Expands Seagate Drive Replacement Program for iMacs
Learn more about the Seagate iMac drive replacement program at http://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive/
WSJ Sources Say Best Buy to Match Online Prices This Holiday Season to Fight “Showrooming”
Apple and SBB Reach Licensing Deal for Clock Design in iOS 6 for iPad
Swiss Photographer Sues Apple Over Photo Used to Promote MBP: TNG |
Fri, 12 October 2012
Topeka Capital Markets Analyst Says iPad mini Could be Next Big Thing in China
Apple Issues 1.0.1 Software Update for New iPod nano
iFixit: New iPod touch Not Friendly to Third-Party Repair
Apple Apparently Using Crazy-Recyclable Material Inside iPod touch and iPod nano Packaging
Apple Wins Stay Against Sales Ban on Some iThings in South Korea
Appeals Court Overturns Apple Requested Sales Ban on Samsung-Made Galaxy Nexus
WSJ: Apple Poaches Chip Designer from Samsung
Google Chairman Talks iOS Versus Android and Maps for iOS with Mossberg and Swisher
Cult of Mac: Emergency Alerts in iOS 6 Seem to Depend on the Carrier |
Thu, 11 October 2012
Bloomberg: Fragility of Aluminum Casing May Be Source of iPhone 5 Bottleneck |
Wed, 10 October 2012
Sterne Agee’s Shaw Wu: Concerns Over Apple Are Overdone
Munster Sees Increased Ownership of iPhones and iPads Among U.S. Teens
Apple Starts Shipping Pre-Ordered Lighting-to-30 Pin Adaptors
Apple Starts Shipping Pre-Ordered iPod touches and iPod nanos
NPD DisplaySearch Analyst Says 13-Inch MBP with Retina Display Still on the Way Apple Wins Additional Slide-to-Unlock Patent
EC Says Ebook Settlement with Apple and Four Publishers Could be Finalized in the Next Couple of Months
Patent Troll Lodsys Keeps Trollin’ Along
Cult of Mac: Chinese Firm Clones Working Knock-Off Lightning Connector
Taiwan Asks Apple to Please Obscure a Radar Installation in Satellite Images in iOS 6
Non-Functional Apple 1 Fails to Meet Reserve Price at Christie’s Auction
iLounge: UK-Site The Daily Brick Has Plans and Pieces for Building an iPhone 5 Dock Out of Lego |
Tue, 9 October 2012
Barrons: Analysts High on iPhone 5 Despite Low Supply in U.S.
Topeka Capital Markets Analyst: iPhone 5 Sold Out in Hong Kong; Mainland China Seems to Be Prepping for iPhone 5 in December
Developers Spot - What Appears to Be - a New iPhone 4 in the Wings
Topeka Capital Analyst: iPad mini May Trump iPad in Terms of Design and May Start Off in Short Supply
Apple Insider: Mac mini Supply Drying Up Ahead of a Possible Refresh
Fortune Examines One Possible Reason for Apple’s $50 Drop Over the Past 15 Days
CNET: Rumors of a 10-inch, High-End, Cobranded Tablet from Google and Samsung
Apple and Other Tech Giants Band with W3C to Launch “Web Platform” Website |
Mon, 8 October 2012
WSJ Says Apple Looking to Crank Out 10-Million iPad minis This Quarter
MacRumors: Developer Spots Apparent Third-Gen iPad Revision in App Analytics Logs
iMore: Revised Third-Gen iPad Ready to Roll to Consumers
Consumer Reports: iPhone 5 is the Best iPhone Yet (But Not the Best Smartphone)
China Labor Watch Says Foxconn Workers Making iPhone 5 at Zhengzhou Plant Went on Strike on Friday
Foxconn Says There Were Altercations, But No Strike
Zhengzhou Official Says Foxconn Strike Was About 100 People for About an Hour
Apple Marks Steve Jobs Passing with Short Video at Apple.com
Apple Addresses “Purple Hazegate”: Lens Flare Happens
Apple Updates iOS App for Apple Store with iPhone 5 Support
EE Follow-Up: No Penalty for Moving from Orange or T-Mobile to New UK 4G Network
Apple Extends 20GB Free iCloud Storage for MobileMe to 30 September 2013 |
Fri, 5 October 2012
Piper Jaffray Analyst Lowers Last-Quarter iPhone Sales Estimates by 2.2 Million Units; Says It’s Irrelevant to Apple Shares
Macworld UK: Carrier EE Lighting the UK’s First 4G Mobile Network on 30 October
iPodNN: It Looks Like TV Shows have Landed on Apple TV and in iTunes in the Cloud in Germany
Apple Issues Supplemental Updates for Lion and Mountain Lion as Well as a Plethora of Printer Driver Updates
Google Adds Street View to iOS Accessible Maps.Google.com
Spend an Hour with Steve Jobs (in 1983)
Missing Time Capsule Holds Steve Jobs Mouse |
Thu, 4 October 2012
ComScore: iPhone Grabs 34.3% Smartphone Market Share for August in U.S.
iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 Deemed Two of the Top Six Eco-Friendly Phones by iFixIt and HealthyStuff.org
Wedge Partners Analyst Sees Worry Over iOS 6 Maps App as a Buying Opportunity
Bloomberg Says Ditching Google Maps in iOS was Steve Jobs’ Idea
Apple Reportedly Tapping Retail Employees to Help Fix iOS 6 Maps App
Indications that Apple May Want to Ditch Intel Inside Macs at Some Point
Bloomberg/Businessweek Sources Say Bob Mansfield Lured Out of Retirement with $2 Million a Month in Cash and Stock
WSJ Says “iPad mini” in Mass Production
Barclays Analyst Says iPad mini Could See Supply Shortage; Enderle Does the Big, Dumb Enderle Thing |
Wed, 3 October 2012
Sterne Agee: iPhone 5 Sales Only Limited by Supply; Mapocalypse Not Dampening Demand
Pew Survey Shows iPad Market Share Dropping from 81% in 2011 to 52% in 2012 (But Tablet Ownership Doubled)
Motorola Mobility Withdraws One of Two ITC Complaints Against Apple
Center for Democracy and Technology Praises Apple for Privacy Controls in iOS 6
Developers Behind Software for Flip Mino Look for Second Chance with Givit Video Sharing App for iOS
Interbrand Names Apple the Second-Most Valuable Brand Worldwide in 2012 |
Tue, 2 October 2012
Fortune: Secret Someone Says Invitations for iPad mini Event to Go Out on 10 October
Apple Announces 4Q FY2012 Earnings Call for Thursday 25 October
Microsoft Reportedly Building News Organization for Retooled MSN Portal
Topeka Capital Analyst: October has Been “Rocktober” for Apple Share for Eight of the Last Nine Years
9 to 5 Mac: Some AT&T Customers Seeing Same Cellular Drain When Connected to Wifi Seen By Some Verizon Customers
Gizmodo: Alleged Apple Support Email Says Purple Halo or Lens Flare in iPhone 5 Are Normal for iPhone 5
Needham and Company Analysts Gives Up on a Cheap iPhone for Pay-as-You-Go Consumers
Judge Koh Dissolves Ban Against Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Suing Apple Over Alleged Patent Infringement in iPhone 5
Hospitality Software Maker Ameranth Sues Apple Over Alleged Patent Infringement in Passbook
EU Justice Commissioner Calls on Member Nations to Investigate AppleCare Advertising
Apple Issues Stability Update for iPhoto
Apple Giving Corporate Workers Entire Week of Thanksgiving Off with Pay; Time Off for Retail Available Later
Apple Pulls the Plug on the Ping
Apple App/Service Chomp Bites the Dust
Former MobileMe Users See Surprise 20-Gigabytes of Storage Added to iCloud Account Through 2050 (Probably a Short Lived Error)
19th Annual Mac Computer Expo Set for This Saturday 6 October in Petaluma, CA |
Mon, 1 October 2012
Tim Cook Apologies for the Mapocalypse
Apple Launches Small Section of Third-Party Map Alternatives in App Store
Apple Softens Website Wording Describing Maps in iOS 6
Forbes: Pleasure and Displeasure with the Apple Maps Apology
Computerworld: Pleasure and Displeasure with the Apple Maps Apology
Munster Stands By 49-Million iPhone Sales Estimate for December Quarter
Apple Loses $10 Billion in Market Value on Day of Mapology
Forbes: Does Apple Have a Scott Forstall Problem? (Maybe, But It Does Not Matter)
Consumer Reports Revises iOS 6 Maps ReviewSaying It Is Better Than They Thought
iOS 6: For Some, Update Leads to Weeks Without Wifi Access
Apple Issues Fix for Verizon iPhone 5s That Tick Down Cellular Data While on Wifi
US Appeals Court Hands Jurisdiction Over Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction Back to Judge Koh
Apple Says 97% of Monitored Supply Chain Workers Not Working an Excessive Number of Hours
Apple Updates Aperture to v3.4.1 with Minor Bug and Stability Fixes |
Fri, 28 September 2012
iPhone 5 Wave 2 Takes Communicator to 22 More Countries
Six US Regional Carriers Start iPhone 5 Sales Today (Some with $50 Discounts)
UBS Analyst Lowers Holiday-Quarter iPhone Sales Expectations to 38-Million Units Due to Supply Constraints
Some Users See Purple Halo and Purple Flare in Pictures Taken with iPhone 5
Apple Approval Process May Make iPhone 5 Lightning Accessories Slow to Arrive
B of A Testing NFC-Free Payment System for iPhone and Android Phones
Urban Outfitters CIO Says Chain is Ditching Cash Registers for iPod touches and iPads
Apple Denied Music Icon Trademark Due to Similarity to Trademark Owned by MySpace
Motorola Advertises Against iOS 6 Maps with Non-Existent Address |
Thu, 27 September 2012
Security Researcher Finds Previously Undiscovered Zero-Day Vulnerability in Java 5, 6 and 7
iPhone 5 Gains First of Many Required Approvals for Sale in China
The Verge: Lack of Turn-By-Turn for iOS Turned Apple Off of Built-In Google Maps
Barclays Analyst Says Apple Needs to Address Maps Issue (Though He Seems Unclear on How)
NYT: Street View Coming to Google Maps Web App “In Two Weeks”
Free 20GB of iCloud Storage for MobileMe Transplants Ends Sunday 30 September
Amazon Seeks to Have Appstore Trademark and False Advertising Suit Brought by Apple Dismissed
RadioShack CEO Out of Job and Off the Board
Apple Insider: Apple Takes iPod Socks Off of the Online Store |
Wed, 26 September 2012
Bloomberg: In-Cell Displays and Qualcomm Chips Two Possible iPhone 5 Pinch Points
IHS iSuppli Analyst: iPhone 5 Geometrically More Complex Than Previous iPhones
Phil Schiller Says Scuff, Scratches and Marks on Aluminum Devices are Normal
Stealing of Apple Kit Up 40% in NYC in an Otherwise Low-Crime Year
Google Chairman Says His Company Has Not Built a Standalone Google Maps App for iOS; Wishes Apple Had Kept Them Around
WSJ: Restrictions Required Apple to Build Special Maps App for China Using China-Specific Partner
MacRumors Looks at Ways Users Can Help Improve Apple Maps in iOS 6
Barnes and Noble Launches Two New Nook Tablets Aimed at Kindles Fires and iPad
Barnes and Noble Announces Device-Independent Nook Video Service Coming This Fall |
Tue, 25 September 2012
Apple Says 5-Million iPhone 5s Sold on Opening Weekend
Munster, Bachman and Wu on Seeming iPhone 5 Numbers Shortfall
Apple Stock Sees Only Slight Dip on Gap Between iPhone 5 Sales Expectations and Actual Numbers
Apple Insider: Apple Reportedly Starting Personal Pickups for iPhone 5 in the States
Consumer Reports: iPhone 5 a “Notable Improvement” Over iPhone 4S, Though iOS 6 Maps are Currently Lacking
AP: Verizon iPhone 5s Shipping Unlocked and Staying Unlocked According to Verizon Rep
Apple Releases Free “iPhone Users Guide for iOS 6” in iBookstore
Apple TV Software Updated to v5.1
SBB Says It Plans to Reach Agreement with Apple Over Use of Its Clock Design in iOS 6 for iPad
Samsung Seeks New Trial Against Apple in the States Based on Alleged Juror Misconduct |
Mon, 24 September 2012
Piper Jaffray Analyst: iPhone Sales Expected to Reach 8-Million Units This Past Weekend; Store Lines 83% Longer Than Last Year
Piper Jaffray Analysts: Small Percentage of AT&T Customers Switching to Verizon with iPhone 5
Business Insider: Did Apple Make Enough iPhone 5s to Meet Huge Demand? Or Was Demand Lower Than Expected?
iMore: Thieve in UK, Japan and Tennessee Make off with iPhone 5s
Scuffgate! Reports of iPhone 5s Showing Up with Scuffs and Dings
iFixIt Teardown of iPhone 5 Reveals a More Repairable Device Than iPhone 4S
AnandTech: A6 Processor in iPhone 5 Uses Triple-Core GPU
The Mac Observer: Laptop Battery Life Significantly Improved with OS X 10.8.2 Update
Apple Seeks Additional $707 Million in San Jose Samsung Case
Apple Opening Second Hong Kong Store This Weekend
EC Gives Conditional Approval to Universal Music Purchase of EMI
Apple Takes Three iPhone 5 Ads and One Ad for EarPods to TV |
Fri, 21 September 2012
Apple Issues Statement on Mapocalypse (Not My name for it, Nor Apple’s) ZDNet: Apple Started Seeking Additional Software Engineers for iOS Maps App Last Week TechCrunh: Lack of Public Transit Directions in iOS 6 Maps App Opens Opportunities for Developers Apple Issued EFI Firmware Updates for 2012 MacBook Air and 2012 MacBook Pro and an SMC Update for Late-2010 MacBook Air Apple Takes Xcode 4.5 Out of beta Cult of Mac: Apple Requiring Screenshots Optimized for iOS 5 for All App Updates Apple and Four Publishers Offer Up Settlement Deal on Price-Fixing Charges in the EU Apple Seeks Access to Interviews Between Amazon and USDoJ Held Prior to eBook Price-Fixing Case Report: Apple Spends $3 Million on Extra Acres for Bigger Solar Farm Near Maiden, NC Data Center Walmart Drops Full Line of Amazon Kindles from Sale at Stores and Online American Airlines Outfitting 17,000 FLight Attendants with Samsung Galaxy Notes Time Warner Cable COO Says His Company Might Give Up Some Control for a Really Good Third-Party UI Swiss Federal Railway Service Says Apple Used Look and Feel of Its Copyrighted Clock in iOS 6 for iPad Without Permission |
Thu, 20 September 2012
Apple Releases iOS 6 Nearly Universal iOS 6 Gripe: Apple Maps App Fortune: iPhone 5 Review Are Out; Overwhelmingly Positive AT&T CEO Says “a Lot” of People Seem Willing to Pay Unsubsidized Price for iPhone 5 Wednesday: Lines Forming at Apple Stores for Friday’s iPhone 5 Launch CNET: Publicity Seekers Started Lining Up at Apple NYC Cube Last Thursday 9 to 5 Mac: Apple Updates the iOS Apps GarageBand, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, Cards, iMovie, Find My Friends, iPhoto, iTunes U and Remote iLounge: Apple Updates Podcasts App with iCloud Synchronization Feature Apple Lists Passbook-Enables Apps Inside the iOS 6 Passbook App Apple Updates Mountain Lion to v10.8.2 Apple Updates iPhoto and Aperture for OS X Apple Brings Gatekeeper and Minor Fixes to OS X Lion in v10.7.5 Apple Issues Security Updates for Lion and Snow Leopard Apple Issues EFI Firmware Update 1.0 for MacBook Pro with Retina Display Microsoft Updates Office for Mac 2011 with Support for Retina Display Macs Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Hong Kong to Unveil Steve Jobs Figure Next Thursday Jony Ive and Entire Apple Design Team Hit London for Prestigious D&AD Award |
Wed, 19 September 2012
Shipping Times for New iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Slip to 3 to 4 Weeks
Apple Closes About $700
Sterne Agee Analysts Ups iPhone Sales Expectations for Second Time in a Week
Fortune: A Number of Analysts About to Go “Underwater” on Apple Price Targets
Apple Opening Five New Stores Between Thursday and Saturday
9 to 5 Mac: Secret Source Says Apple Looking to Build Datacenter of Unprecedented Size in Hong Kong
Apple Tops 2012 American Consumer Satisfaction Index for Computers and Tablets
Temporary Injunction Against Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Stands with Case Caught Between Two Courts
Twentieth Century Fox Intros Digital HD: New Films to Hit Digitally Weeks Ahead of DVD and Blu-Ray
Intel Sets Windows Tablet Event for 27 September |
Tue, 18 September 2012
Apple Says 2-Million iPhone 5s Pre-Ordered in First 24-Hours, Doubling Record Set by iPhone 4S
AT&T Says iPhone 5 Its Fastest Selling iPhone Ever
Apple Insider: Financial Analysts Rev Current Quarter iPhone Sales Expectations in Wake of Apple Sales Release
Piper Jaffray Analyst: 6-Million iPhone 5s Sold Through Next Weekend a “Worst Case Scenario”
Apple Shares Break $700 in After-Hours Trading
Report: Apple Tapping Pegatron for 50% to 60% of iPad mini Production
Apple Updates Remote Desktop Admin Software to v3.5.3
Microsoft Sets Windows 8 Celebration Event for 25 October
HP CEO Brags on HP Design (Which Borrows Quite a Bit from Apple) |
Mon, 17 September 2012
Fun With Numbers Without Numbers: The iPhone 5 Pre-Order Sell Out Edition
TMO Analysis: Apple’s “Blown Away” Comment a Not So Thinly Veiled Message to Wall Street
Maynard Um Expects Better Sales in First Three Days of iPhone 5 Than First Three Days of iPhone 4S
Munster: iPhone is Rolex in a World of Timex Smartphones
Apple Releases Lightning to Micro USB Connector as Required by EU Law
Apple Posts Publicly Accessible “Blueprint” of iPhone 5 to Its Developer Site
Bloomberg: Siri Co-Founder Adam Cheyer Reportedly Leaves Apple
Apple Seeds New beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers
iPad Tops JD Power and Associates Tablet Customer Satisfaction Survey
Ballmer Hints at Microsoft Surface Price Range
HP CEO: We Have to Get Back Into Smartphones |
Fri, 14 September 2012
iPhone 5 Ship Times Slip to Two Weeks After 1 Hr 17 Min of Pre-Orders
Wired: iPhone 5 Not a “Worldphone;” Three Makes Required for Global Footprint
iPhone 5 on Sprint and Verizon Will Not Support Simultaneous Voice and Data EVen When Connected to LTE
Cult of Mac Explains the Lack of Simultaneous Voice and Data on Sprint and Verizon iPhone 5
U.S. Pay-As-You-Go Carrier Cricket Says It’ll Have iPhone 5 on 28 September
A Number of U.S. Regional Carriers Confirm iPhone 5 for 28 September
Apple Releases Prices for Unlocked iPhone 5 in US and Canada, No Release Date Mentioned
Barrons: Three Analysts Raise Apple Price Targets on iPhone 5 Announcement
Apple Adds Non-Permanent Advertising Identifier to iOS 6 to Replace UDID for Ad Networks
Google Outs Standalone YouTube App for iOS Ahead of iOS 6 Eviction
Apple Announces iTunes 11 for October Release |
Thu, 13 September 2012
Apple Introduces iPhone 5 Apple Seeds iOS 6 and Xcode 4.5 Golden Masters to Developers Apple Calls for iOS 6 App Submissions Engadget: iPhone 5 Employs Apple-Designed nano-SIM Standard TUAW: A Bit About the 9-Pin Dock Connector - AKA “Lightning” Apple Introduces New iPod touch and iPod nano Engadget: iPod Classic Lives on Unchanged Apple Redesigns EarBuds Into EarPods; Available Now Apple Shows Off iTunes 11 for October Release (More on That on Friday) Apple Outs iTunes 10.7 with Support for iOS 6, iPod nano and iPod shuffle iPhone 5/iPod presentation Available for Viewing on Apple’s Site Podcast of iPhone 5/iPod Event is Posted on the Apple Keynotes Feed 9 to 5 Mac: AT&T Will Allow Subsidized iPhone 5 Buyers to Keep Their “Unlimited” Data Plans 9 to 5 Mac: Verizon Will Only Let iPhone 5-Buyers Keep Unlimited Data Plans if They Buy Unsubsidized Official: Apple to Axe Ping on September 30th Schiller: NFC Solves No Problems While Wireless Charging Creates Some Early Financial Analyst Notes Positive on iPhone 5 Event Pre-iPhone 5 Event: HTC and Samsung Said They’d Sue Apple If It Hit with an LTE Device |
Wed, 12 September 2012
A conversation between Macworld/iWorld friends about the next iPhone |
Tue, 11 September 2012
FedEx Preps Employees for Surge of Shipments from 21 September to 24 September AT&T Touting 4G/LTE Coverage Ahead of New iPhone Announcement Sprint Touting 4G/LTE Coverage Plans Ahead of New iPhone Announcement T-Mobile Begins “Unlocked and Unlimited” Push Ahead of Anticipated iPhone Release Reports: AntiSec UDIDs Likely Stolen from App Support Firm BlueToad, Not the FBI Piper Jaffray Analyst Expects Record September-Quarter for Mac Sales Despite Apparent Slowing in Growth Apple Insider: Third-Party Stock-Outs of AirPort Extreme Base Stations May Indicate 802.11ac Devices Coming Soon Apple Retail Chief Praises Employees; Says Next Quarter Will Be Fun, Exciting and Crazy Microsoft Announces 32 Pop-Up Holiday Stores for US and Canada President Obama Reportedly “Befuddled” By Trying to Make a Call on an iPhone |
Mon, 10 September 2012
TechCrunch: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Decked Out for the Wednesday Apple Media Event
MacRumors: Yerba Buena Center Display May Hold Hints of “Taller” iPhone
WSJ: Secret Sources Say Next iPhone Will Support LTE
Apple Tops JD Power Smartphone Satisfaction Rankings for Eighth Consecutive Survey
Verizon CEO Makes Case for Samsung (and Any Other Company) to Be the Third Big Mobile OS Behind Android and iOS
Computerworld: Analysts Say Kindle Fire HD Won’t Burn the iPad
CNET: Apple Working on Refined iPad with Retina Display for Fall Release
Clayton Morris: New iMacs Imminent
Intel Lowers Current Quarter Guidance on PC Sales Weakness
Lady Gaga to Release Next Album - Artpop - as an iOS App |
Fri, 7 September 2012
Wu Reiterates Buy Rating and $780 Target on Apple Shares on iPhone 5 and iPad mini Expectations
Judge Koh Denies Apple Motion to Rearrange Hearing Schedule on Galaxy Tab and Samsung Phones
In Germany: Four Apple v. Samsung Trials Set for Between Now and the End of October
Reuters: South Korean FTC and EU Regulators Both Investigating Samsung for Alleged Standards Essential IP Abuse
Amazon Drops Price on Ad-Supported Kindle eReader to $69
Amazon Intros Self-Illuminating Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon Introduces Kindle Fire HD; Lowers Price on Original Kindle Fire
Amazon Brings 250MB-A-Month of 4G/LTE to 32GB, $499 Kindle Fire HD Plus 20GB of Cloud Storage for $50 a Year
Amazon CEO: People Want Services, Not Gadgets
Amazon CEO: We want to make money when people use our devices, not when they buy our devices.
Robbers Crash Car Into Temecula, CA Apple Store
9 to 5 Mac Reader Reports Flooding in Flagship Apple Store in Shanghai
Apple Confirms First Scandinavian Retail Store; Stockholm, Sweden Store to Open 15 September
Report: Construction Underway on Apple Retail Store in Shenzhen, China
WSJ: Apple Working on Pandora-Type Streaming Radio Service |
Thu, 6 September 2012
Apple Says It Did Not Give Hacked UDIDs to FBI or Any Other Organization
Wired: So who the Heck is the NCFTA?
Nokia Intros Budget-Minded Windows Phone 8 Lumia 820
Nokia Intros Windows Phone 8 Flagship Lumia 920
Nokia Fakes Key-Feature Demo at Lumia 920 Launch
Ballmer Declares This “The Year for Windows”
Motoroogle Outs Three New Phones at NYC Event
Google Chairman Says 1.3-Million Android Devices Activated Every Day
The Verge: Amazon May Announce a Phone of Its Own at Press Event Today
Cult of Mac: MacBook Pro with Retina Display “In Stock” at Apple Online Stores
Apple Releases Java Updates for Snow Leopard and Lion
Apple Issues Minor iMovie Update Related to Third-Party QuickTime Component Compatibility
Apple Seeds New beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers |
Wed, 5 September 2012
Apple Sends Out Press Event Invitations for Next Wednesday 12 September with "5" in the Text
9 to 5 Mac Expects new iPods to Share Stage Time with New iPhone Next Week
TechCrunch: Picture Shows Next iPhone May Still Be Called “New iPhone” Despite “5” in Press Invitation
Piper Jaffray Analyst: Assuming a September Launch for the Next iPhone, The Street’s iPhone Sales Expectations May Be Low
Wedbush Securities Analyst Ups Apple Target to $885 on September iPhone Launch, iPad mini Next Quarter and Apple Television Someday
JP Morgan Reiterates “Outperform” Rating on Apple Shares and Raises Target to $770 on News of iPhone Event
Canaccord Genuity Analyst Says Samsung Galaxy S III Beat iPhone 4S in U.S. in August
FBI Sort of Denies and Categorically Denies AntiSec UDID Tale
Hulu Shows Up on Apple TVs in Japan
Apple Says Federighi and Riccio Awarded 75,000 Shares Of Restricted Stock Each a Part of Their Promotions to SVP |
Tue, 4 September 2012
CNET: Hacker Group Posts 1-Million Apple UDIDs Out of 12-Million Allegedly Lifted from FBI Laptop
9 to5 Mac: Genius Bars Running Out of Replacement Units of iPhone 3GS
MacRumors: 27” iMacs Grow Scarce at Apple Online Store
Macworld UK: Industry Analyst Expects New Look for New iMac
Apple Adds Four Samsung Devices - Including Galaxy S III - to Next US Patent Case
Apple Argues for Infringing Samsung Phone Fight Ahead of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction Hearing
Tokyo Court Says Samsung Did Not Infringe Apple Patent for Syncing Smartphones and Tablets with Media Devices
Vietnamese Site Shows Earphones That May or May Not Be Redesigned Apple Earbuds |
Fri, 31 August 2012
Oracle Pushes Emergency Update for Java 7 Fixing Zero-Day Exploits
Korean Times: Samsung Has a Good Plan, a Bad Plan and a Surprising Plan in Wake of Last Week’s Verdict
Reuters: Secret Peeps Say Apple CEO and Google CEO Holding Behind-the-Scenes IP Discussions
DisplaySearch: Use of In-Cell Display Panel Could Give Next iPhone Significantly More Battery Space
App That Tracks U.S. Military Drone Strikes Rejected by Apple Three Times
Amazon: Questionable Claim of “Sold Out” Kindle Fires and 22% of the Tablet Market |
Thu, 30 August 2012
Macworld: Second Zero-Day Vulnerability Found in Java 7
Polish Security Firm: Oracle Has Known About Java 7 Exploits Since April (Because We Told Oracle About Them)
Possible New iPhone Hint: Apple is Buying iPhone 4S Off of Customers
Apple Seeds Second beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers
Apple Adds Live Shopping and Service Help to Online Stores in Brazil, Germany, Spain and the UK
Samsung Shows Off ATIV S, the First Windows 8 Phone
HTC Chairperson: Samsung Loss No Reasons for HTC to Settle with Apple
Asus Says It Will Use iPad Pricing as Reference for Windows 8 and Windows RT Devices
Bloomberg: Both Apple and Qualcomm Tried to Be TSMC’s One-and-Only Customer
Delta Airlines Drops 250 iPads in Three Restaurants in Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport; Plans to Deploy 2,500 iPads by End of 2013
Principle Photography Wraps on Ashton Kutcher/Steve Jobs Biopic
Non-Functioning Apple 1 Going Up for Auction at Christie’s in October |
Wed, 29 August 2012
WSJ: Secret Sources Say Samsung Talking Carriers About Removing Potentially Infringing Apple Technology from Its Smartphones
Samsung Smartphone Ban Hearing Moved to 6 December; 20 September Hearing to Focus on Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction
Marketwatch: Samsung Smartphones Flood Resale Market Post San Jose Ruling
Apple and Motorola Mobility Settle Patent Violation/FRAND-Licensing Case in Germany
IHS iSuppli: Smartphones to Make Up 54% of Cellphones Sold Annually by Next Year
The Telegraph: Apple Working with Hifi-makers on “AirPlay Direct”
NPD Group: Genius Bar Increases Customer Satisfaction with Apple Products and Makes Them More Likely to Buy More Apple Stuff
Gizmodo Snags a Copy of the Apple Genius Training Manual
IFO Apple Store: Sources Say Apple Not Reversing Retail Changes; New Focus on Individual Sales Numbers at Direction of Tim Cook |
Tue, 28 August 2012
Cross-Platform Zero-Day Vulnerability Found for Java 7; Affects Windows, Linus and OS X
Samsung Bashes Apple for Litigiousness Post Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Verdict
Google Issues Statement Defending Itself, Bashing Apple and Leaving Samsung Hanging Out to Dry
Samsung Seeks to Have Galaxy Tab 10.1 Temporary Injunction Dissolved; May Seek Damages Due to Sales Block
Apple Seeks Ban on Eight Samsung Phones Based on San Jose Court Win
Samsung Sees Biggest One-Day Share-Price Drop in Five Years Post San Jose Verdict
Apple Shares Opened Monday 2-Percentage Points Higher Post Verdict
Apple Share Close Monday at $675.68, a New All-Time High
Nokia and RIM See Share Price Bump Monday Thanks to Investor Worries Over Android
Fortune: Financial Analysts React to Apple Victory Over Samsung in San Jose
Correction: USITC Clears Apple of Violating Three Motorola Mobility Patents, Not Two
Cult of Mac: Wait Time for Retina Display MacBook Pro Down to 2-4 Business Days
NPD Display Search Analyst Says Displays Being Made for 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro
Apple Seeds Fourth beta of Lion OS X 10.7.5 to Developers
Bob Mansfield Staying on at Apple to “Work on Future Products;” Riccio and Federighi Promoted to Senior VPs
Apple Drops iTunes Music Festival Tile Onto Apple TV for Live Streaming |
Mon, 27 August 2012
Jury in Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Finds in Apple’s Favor; Awards Damages of $1.049 Billion
Samsung Issues Response/Rebuke Statement Post-Verdict
Tim Cook: Suit Against Samsung Was About Values
Apple’s Official Statement Mirror’s Cook Memo
Apple Seeks Preliminary Injunction Barring Sale of Patent-Infringing Samsung Products
Wired: Effects of the Apple Over Samsung Victory Long-Term
USITC Clears Apple of Two Counts of Patent Infringement Against Motorola Mobility and Asks Judge to Reconsider a Third
All Things D: Secret Sources Say Two Separate Events for iPhone and iPad mini This Fall
RadioShack Knocks $75 Off of Every Model of iPhone 4S with 2-year Contract
iPhone5Mod.com Sells Back Plates for 4/4S Thought to Look Like Back Plates of Next iPhone
Apple Sends Ceases and Desist Notice to iPhone5Mod.com
Pacific Crest Analyst Meets with Apple CFO and Services Exec; Expects No Full-On Apple TV Soon
IDC Expects Only 0.9% PC Unit Growth Worldwide in 2012
Friday 24 August Marked One-Year for Tim Cook as Apple CEO
Creative Director Behind “Get a Mac” and “Genius” Campaigns Leaves Apple’s Firm for Samsung’s |
Fri, 24 August 2012
Apple Releases OS X 10.8.1 with General Stability Fixes Apple Seeds First beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers Gruber Expects Two Apple Fall Events, One for New iPhone and One for iPad mini The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple Backs Gruber’s “Two Fall Event” Assertion Walmart Drips Price of 16GB iPhone 4S to $148 with a New Two-Year Contract Amazon Holding Press Event on 6 September in Santa Monica, California Likely Tied to New Kindles DoJ Responds to Apple Complaint Against eBook Settlements with Publishers Apple v. Samsung: Both Companies Found Guilty of Patent Infringement in South Korean Case Mattel “Apptivity” Games Tie Physical Toys to iPads Laurene Powell Jobs Number 49 on Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World Fortune: Apple Worth 31 Dells |
Thu, 23 August 2012
Needham and Co. Analyst Ups Apple Target from $620 to $750
Piper Jaffray Survey: Half of U.S. Consumers Don’t Feel the Need for 4G/LTE Connectivity; Plan to Get the Next iPhone
AT&T on FaceTime Over 3G: Because We Don’t Have to
Forbes: Five Reasons Why Google Android versus Apple iOS Market Share Numbers Don't Matter
China Telecom Adds 8.35 Million New Subscribers in June Quarter; Credits iPhone 4S for Growth
Electronista: 27-Inch iMac Supply Dries Up Ahead of Possible Refresh
AppleSeed Participants Reportedly Given Heads-Up on Approach of OS X 10.8.2 beta
Apple Pulls “Genius” Olympic Ads from Apple.com and YouTube
Apple Wins Patent Covering "Techniques and Systems for Supporting Podcasting"
The Makers of Infinity Blade Bring the Free Political Fighting Game Vote!!! to the App Store |
Wed, 22 August 2012
Apple and Samsung Make Closing Arguments; Case Goes to the Jury
Samsung Investing $4 Billion to Upgrade Austin, TX Plant That Makes Chips for Smartphones (Including iPhone)
TechCrunch: Secret Source Says Verizon Block-Out Staff Vacation from 21 September Through 30 September
Electronista: German Carrier Sends Out Email Promoting Arrival of Next iPhone in September
TUAW: Consumer Advocacy Group Not Sure AT&T FaceTime Lure to Mobile Share Data Plans Conforms to FCC Rules
comScore: Android Has Two-Thirds of Smartphone Market in Japan; iOS Has One-Third
MacNN: Anonymous Developers Says Current OS X 10.8.1 beta Improves Battery Life for Mountain Lion Laptops
Fair Labor Association Says While Work Remains, Progress Made by Apple and Foxconn on Workers’ Rights is Commendable
Barclays Analyst Sees Set-Top Box More Likely Than Full-On Apple Television Near-Term
Microsoft Adds Touch Support to Office Wb Apps for Windows 8 and iOS
The Three Amigos Ride Again on the 17 August MacCast |
Tue, 21 August 2012
CEOs of Apple and Samsung Meet; Fail to Reach Resolution
CNET: Judge Koh Concerned Over Potential Jury Confusion in Verdict Phase
FBR Capital Analyst Sees Apple Selling 250 Million “iPhone 5s” Over Product Lifecycle
iPodNN: A Number of Resellers Running Out of iPod nanos
9 to 5 Mac: German Rewards Program Unable to Deliver “Old” iPod nano Ahead of Expected Refresh
Walmart Sells $100 in iTunes Credit for $80 (Plus Your Email and Physical Addresses)
The Loop: Apple Boasts 50,000 Genius Bar Appointments a Day
Former Apple Press Event Producer Sues for Wrongful Termination and Compensation for Restricted Stock Loss
Fortune: A Few Analysts Are Now “Underwater” on Their Apple Targets
Apple Ends Monday as Most Valuable Public Company Ever
Fortune: Microsoft is Actually the Most Valuable Public Company Ever (Circa 1999 (Accounting for Inflation))
TechCrunch: No Really IBM is the Most Valuable Public Company Ever (Circa 1967 (Accounting for Inflation)) |
Mon, 20 August 2012
Apple and Samsung Unable to Narrow Their Case Further; Almost Definitely Headed to Jury Verdict
Google-Owned Motorola Mobility Brings Seven Charges of Patent Infringement Against Apple Before the USITC
WSJ: Apple Joins Google, Samsung, LG and Others in Bidding for Kodak Patent Portfolio
iPhone Developer/Hacker Reveals SMS Vulnerability in Every Version of iOS
Apple Suggests Using iMessage and Being Careful in Face of SMS Vulnerability
AT&T to Make FaceTime Over Cellular Free for Customers Who Switch to New Mobile Share Data Plans
MacNN: Apple Seeds Second beta Build of OS X 10.8.1 to Developers
Lenovo Exec Says Surface for Windows RT to Start Between $300 to $500
Speculative-Fiction Writer Peter Misek Says Production on iPad-mini and Full-On Apple Television is Underway
Nokia and Microsoft to Hold NYC Press Event on Morning of 5 September
Motorola to Hold NYC Press Event on Afternoon of 5 September |
Fri, 17 August 2012
WSJ Fleshes Out Details on Apple’s Alleged Set Top Box Discussions
Bernstein Analyst Uncertain About Apple Working with Cable Companies on Set Top Boxes
ISI Group Analyst Reiterates Buy Rating on Apple Shares After Conference Call with CFO
SEC Filing Shows Apple’s Sense of Urgency in Buying AuthenTec
Apple Files for Patent for “Illuminated Trackpad”
Apple Says It Screwed Up in Attempts to Restructure Staffing at Retail
Apple Lawyers Not Smoking Crack Say Apple Lawyers
Samsung Rests Its Case “With Reservations”
TUAW: Apple Files Formal Plans for Prineville, Oregon Data Center
CNET Chronicles the Hard-to-Find Nature of Various Podcatchers on the Desktop/Laptop App Store |
Thu, 16 August 2012
Munster: A New iPhone Launch This Quarter Could Add 6-10 Million in Unit Sales
Investor.com Looks at Investment Plays Into the Next iPhone Besides Investing in Apple
WSJ: Sources Say Apple Talking With Cable TV Service Providers About Some Kind of TV Something
Judge Lucy Koh Urges Apple and Samsung Execs to try Again for a Settlement
Apple Calls DoJ Settlements with Publishers in iBookstore Case “Unfair, Unlawful, and Unprecedented”
Apple Seeds New Build of OS X Lion 10.7.5 to Developers
Microsoft Not Jumping to Fix Office for Mac Issues with Retina Display Machines
HP Reportedly Rebrands webOS Division as “Gram”
Apple Updates iTunes Festival London 2012 App with Additional Language Support, Stability and Performance Improvements
Get the iTunes Festival London 2012 App Here!
Nielsen: More U.S. Teens Consume Music on YouTube Than on Radio, iTunes or CD (and They Need to Stay Off My Lawn!)
Have you ever heard Radiohead do “Nobody Does It Better?” It's on YouTube Here! |
Wed, 15 August 2012
iMore: iPad mini Will Be Thinner and Lighter Than iPad, Though Not Much Smaller |
Tue, 14 August 2012
iMore: Secret Source Says Pre-Orders for Next iPhone to Start on 12 September (at Least in the States)
BGR: Secret Source Says AT&T Gearing Up to Launch Next iPhone in Third or Fourth Week of September
Target and Best Buy Drop Prices on Current iPhones
MacRumors: Secret Source Says Apple Matching Other Retailers’ Lower iPhone Prices in its Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Microsoft Licensing Some of Apple’s iOS Design Patents in Deal That Includes “Anti-Cloning” Clause
Apple Offered Samsung Design Patent Licensing Deals in 2010
Last Week: Samsung Lawyer Not Licensed to Practice in Judge Koh’s Court
Apple Seeds OS X 10.8.1 Build to Developers
Apple Releases Printer Driver Updates for Some HP, Samsung and Fuji-Xerox Machines on Macs Running Snow Leopard or Later
9 to 5 Mac: GameStop Seeks New Life in Refurbishing iOS and Android Devices
Ford Develops iPad App for Use by Ford Dealers (iPad Sold Separately) |
Mon, 13 August 2012
A look at one journalist's unfortunate run-in with a social engineering hack and ways people can protect themselves with information security professional George Starcher. |
Thu, 9 August 2012
IDC: iPhone Grows 27.5% Y-o-Y in 2Q; Controls 16.9% of Smartphone Market Worldwide
NPD: iPhone Grabs 31% or US Smartphone Market in 2Q; Samsung Takes 24%
iPad Dominates the Tablet Space in China (Not as Big as It Might Be)
Apple Offering Refurbished iPad with Retina Display at $50 Discount
Fortune: Munster and Reitzes Weigh the Full-On Apple Television Possibilities
Jefferies & Co. Analyst Makes Up a Story About Samsung Buying RIM or Licensing BlackBerry 10
Bernstein Analyst Makes Up a Story (Maybe) About Apple COnsidering a Stock Split
Apple v. Samsung v. Apple: 2010 Samsung Memo Says Its Stuff Would Be Better If It Was More Like Apple’s |
Wed, 8 August 2012
Munster: Google/Apple Split on iPhone Springboard Signals “Phase Three” of the Smartphone Wars Juniper Research: BYOD Tablets and Smartphones to Reach 350 Million Units in the Enterprise by 2014 Bloomberg Looks at the Ridiculously Symbiotic Relationship Between Apple and Samsung Acer Chairman and CEO Urges Microsoft to Abandon Surface Tablet Plans Barclays Capital Analyst Sees Zero PC Growth for 2012 Thanks to Tablets and Confusion Around Windows 8 and Ultrabooks Creative Strategies’ Tim Bajarin Ponders the Problems of Ultrabooks Apple Releases Xcode 4.4.1 Kodak Auction of 1,100 Patents Starts Today Apple Genius Ads Are Off the Air After Decidedly Short Run |
Tue, 7 August 2012
Apple Releases iOS 6 beta 4, New Xcode 4.5 beta, and Device-Specific iOS Builds
9 to 5 Mac: Hey! Where’d the YouTube App Go in iOS 6 beta 4?
Apple Confirms Removal of Built-In YouTube App in iOS 6
Business Insider: Apple Adds (Though Does Not Explain) “Bluetooth Sharing” to iOS 6 beta 4
Sprint Cuts $50 Off the Cost of iPhone 4S Ahead of Expected Refresh
iMore: Secret Source Says All iOS Devices Get Smaller Dock Connector Next Month (Even the 9.7-Inch iPad)
Raymond James Analyst Unimpressed with 50 Million Samsung Smartphones Since Apple Still Makes All the Money
Last Week: Samsung Sends Out Press Release with Exhibits Excluded from Apple Trial in San Jose
This Week: Samsung Attorney Admits to Bringing Samsung Witnesses Into Courtroom Unsupervised (Which is a No-No)
Apple Posts iAd Ad to Advertising Section of Apple.com |
Mon, 6 August 2012
Email Between Apple Execs Indicates Steve Jobs was (Eventually) Okay with the Idea of a 7-Inch iPad
Schiller Talks Exponential iPhone Growth and Risk of the iPad at Samsung Trial
RBC Analyst Says Apple Could Sell 40 Million iPad-minis in Year One
9 to 5 Mac Sources Say AT&T Stores Dropping Computers and Checkout Counters for iPads (Eventually)
Business Insider: Secret Sources Say Apple Considering a Purchase of Social-Commerce Site “The Fancy”
Apple Offers Mac Integration Certificate Materials for Mountain Lion |
Fri, 3 August 2012
This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2
JP Morgan Analyst Still Worried Over iPhone Sales While Reiterating “Overweight” Rating on Apple Shares
Barclays Capital Analyst is REALLY Excited About the iPhone After the Next One
Shaw Wu Surprised by 12 September iPhone Rumors, But Has No Problem Believing Them
eBay Says Smartphone Trade-Ins Up 70% Since 12 September iPhone Stories Started This Week
New President of Sharp Says His Firm Starts Delivering Screens for Next iPhone This Month
TechCrunch: Source Spots Apparent Next iPhone in Server Logs
IDC: Apple’s Tablet Dominance Grows in 2Q CY2012
MacNN: MacBook Pro with Retina Display Ship Times Drop to Five-to-Seven Business Days
Bankruptcy Judge Denies Apple’s Claim on Two Patents Controlled by Kodak
Nevada Board of Economic Development Gives Symbolic Thumbs-Up to Apple Tax Breaks for Reno-Area Expansion
Apple Refuses to Appear Before Australian House of Representatives to Discuss Retail Pricing
American Red Cross Launches Free Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness App for iOS and Android |
Thu, 2 August 2012
This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2
NPD DisplaySearch Expects 7.85-Inch Panel Production for “iPad mini” to Start This Month
Topeka Capital Markets Analyst Thinks Record July for Wintek Means Work on “iPad mini” has Begun
ComScore: iOS Gaining on Android (Though Android is Still Growing)
Business Insider: Apple Only Has Apple to Blame If iPhone Sales Are Weak This Quarter
BGR: Sources Says AT&T Retail is Steering Customers Away from iPhone, an Allegation the Death Star Denies
Cult of Mac: Blogger Sees Anti-iPhone Bias at Verizon Retail Store
From May: CNN/Money Sees a Possible Bias Against the iPhone at Verizon
Apple Brings BTO Options for Low-End Retina Display MBPs Back to Online Store; Adds iWork Preinstall to Any New Mac
Apple Introduces, Pulls, Then Reintroduces Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter
Amazon Launches Instant Video App for iPad in iOS App Store
Apple and P.A. Semi Vet Headed to AMD
Fusion-io Throws Surprise Birthday Party for Woz at SF MoMA |
Wed, 1 August 2012
This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2
Bloomberg and Reuters Buy Into Talk of Apple Event on 12 September
The Loop: Jim Dalrymple Says “Yep” on 12 September iPhone Event
Canalys: Apple No. 1 in PCs (Again (If We Count iPads as PCs (Again))) and There’s a Rough Year Ahead for the Windows World
Google Delays Nexus Q Shipments While it Tries to Give the Device More to Do
Hulu Plus Lands on Apple TV
Appeals Court Says Samsung Can Keep Selling the Galaxy Nexus Until It Explains Why It Should Be Allowed to Do So
News Corp’s Tablet-Only News Source “The Daily” Drops 50 of its 170 Full Time Staffers
Canvasing App "Obama for America" Hits iOS App Store
Romney Campaign Launches “Mitt’s VP” App to Announce Running Mate (at Some Point)
Macworld UK Worker Receives Two Emails from Apple, Yesterday, Urging Them to Sign Up for MobileMe |