Cook: Phablet vendors make ‘tradeoffs’ that sacrifice quality for size
While some fans of larger screens may be clamoring for Apple to launch its own 5-inch “iPhablet,” Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t see his company …
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Apple’s March quarter in charts
Apple’s earnings report was as action-packed as ever on Tuesday evening. The company’s stock soared as it beat the Street’s consensus and announced that it will …
The new Apple
Tuesday evening’s Apple results were beyond dramatic. The company buried a massive 18% drop in profits under an even bigger pile of cash, announcing that …
Apple’s tablet market share plummets in Q1 as Android gains
Apple posted its March-quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon, which means the flood gates are open for market research firms looking to detail the global smartphone …
Apple’s quarter: Something for bears and bulls alike
Apple’s second quarter wasn’t nearly as bad as the bears on Wall Street thought it would be. In fact, the company actually beat estimates, even …
Here comes iOS 7: WWDC 2013 to kick off on June 10th, tickets go on sale Thursday
We now have a good idea when Apple’s iOS 7 will launch, as the company announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off …
iTunes still dominates market for video downloads
Apple’s iTunes has long dominated the market for online music purchases and it seems that it holds a similar stranglehold on the market for online …
Google outbids Apple for natural language engine Wavii
Google has reportedly closed a deal to acquire natural language processing startup Wavii for more than $30 million, according to TechCrunch. Both Apple and Google …
Apple sees big boost from Asia Pacific growth
Apple’s March quarter shows an interesting reversal of certain key December quarter growth patterns: Asian growth outside of China was reignited with real vim, while …
Apple posts Q2 earnings: $9.5B profit on $43.6B in revenue; boosts stock buyback by $50 billion
What a difference a year can make. This time last year, Apple’s stock was dancing in the mid-$500 range about to make an explosive run …
The Internet isn’t as open as it used to be
The Internet isn’t the outlet of freedom and prosperity it used to be. The truth of the matter is that big name companies such as …
The only way for big Apple bulls to be right: ‘Stop being so bullish’
Apple’s profits and revenue have seen unprecedented growth over the past few years, but covering all that ground so quickly is now doing more harm …
Tim Cook vs. Steve Ballmer
As Apple prepares to file its March-quarter earnings report on Tuesday afternoon after the bell, the company finds itself in a position it hasn’t been …
Apple reportedly ‘caught flat-footed’ by the rise of phablets
The iPhone 5 has certainly been a hit but it doesn’t seem to have been the record-breaking, world-conquering hit that previous iPhone models have been. …
ITC rules iPhone doesn’t infringe Google’s patents
The United States International Trade Commission on Monday evening ruled that Apple’s iPhone does not infringe on technology Google gained when it acquired Motorola Mobility in 2011. …
Apple’s Q1 smartphone market share reportedly sinks as Samsung dominates
While most market research firms will want to wait for Apple to post iPhone numbers on Tuesday before releasing their Q1 smartphone market share estimates, …
Survey shows 19% of North American consumers want an ‘iWatch’
One of the big questions surrounding Apple this year is whether there will be any significant market for its so-called “iWatch” that will reportedly act …
Another bad sign for iPhone sales: LG Display profit misses expectations
Another day, another key Apple supplier posting disappointing earnings. Per Reuters, iPhone and iPad display supplier LG Display has posted a 74% quarterly drop in …
Investors advised to cash in on Apple stock crash, buy shares while they’re cheap
Shares of Apple have tumbled more than 35% since reaching an all-time high of $705 last September. Earlier this week, the company’s stock fell below …
Angry Apple partners call company ‘Poison Apple’
Congratulations, Apple: your supply chain partners are now giving you the same anonymous backbiting treatment that PC OEMs have long delivered to Microsoft. Reuters reports …
Android predicted to beat Apple in China – thanks to its potential for ‘oppression’
We tend to think of an open source operating system as something that gives both smartphone vendors and end users more freedom to customize their …
New ‘iPad 5’ rear shell photo points to upcoming redesign yet again
Apple’s fifth-generation iPad hasn’t yet been unveiled, but at this point we likely have a fairly good idea of what to expect. The new “iPad …
Was Samsung caught fighting dirty in war against Apple?
Samsung recently admitted fault — to an extent — after being accused of false advertising when a group of paid bloggers flooded the web with posts that …
iPhone sales projections are now so low it’s ridiculous
If iPhone sales volumes fall as low as some Wall Street analysts now expect during the spring quarter, the decline would actually be worse than the …
The cost of iPhone quality control: $1.2B in faulty phones returned by Apple in 2013 alone
Apple has made plenty of headlines over its reported supply chain woes this year and now The Register has translated a new report from China …
Apple warned not to stay quiet, must do ‘something by September’
This has certainly been a pretty quiet spring for Apple so far, as the company has made more headlines for reported product delays than actual …
‘iPhone 5S’ parts supposedly pictured in new leak
Photos of several components supposedly set to be included in Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 5S” were published on Friday, again suggesting that Apple’s new smartphone will …
The sweet spot for tablets: 8-inch slates to grab 11.9% of tablet market in 2013
Apple reinvigorated the media tablet market when it launched the iPad in 2010, and it created a multi-billion dollar industry that most consumer electronics companies …
Apple reportedly halts Mac component orders amid tanking PC sales
The ongoing crash of the PC industry hasn’t just affected Windows-based vendors such as Dell and HP — it’s also reportedly taking a toll on …
‘iPad 5’ details emerge from most solid source yet
We’ve heard plenty of rumblings regarding Apple’s fifth-generation iPad, which was expected to be unveiled in the coming months. Reports have varied, but now a …
