Apple’s public posture about OLED displays and its private actions seem to be at odds. The whole world has been moving towards OLED displays. As an example, the screen of Samsung Galaxy SIII is AMOLED. The new generation 4K televisions are OLED based. Apple is the only major consumer electronics company that has not
In last week’s State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned Apple and 3D printing. Apple CEO Tim Cook was given a prominent spot in the first lady’s box. Obama looked at Cook and said, “This year, Apple will start making Macs in America again.” Cameras focused on Cook and he smiled. The morning after
It is true that you can buy an iPhone running Android and not iOS. The phone comes unlocked and can be bought for about $300. The phone features a 700MHz processor, a 5 megapixel rear camera, a 0.3 megapixel front camera, dual SIM support, and a 3.7 inch display. Of
Following billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman out of Apple and into Facebook is foolish, yet this is exactly what a number of investors wanted to do Wednesday. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. The charts of Apple AAPL and Facebook FB tell the story. Please click
Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a fireside chat, tried to convince the world that Apple is still the center of innovation in the technology world. Cook said that about one quarter of Apple employees were working on new products. There were no specifics but presumably new products include iTV. While Cook was
Apple stock faces stiff resistance in the zone of $497 to $514. The reason is that Apple is still over-owned as well as overweight in many portfolios. It is difficult to say what retail investors will do when Apple stock approaches $500, but professionals who are overweight Apple stock are
The first carrier to introduce the BlackBerry Z10 in the U.S. is not Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, or T-Mobile. It is a carrier that you have probably never heard of. Solavei, a relatively new phone carrier, is introducing Z10 for a price of $999. You can buy it on their website with a promise
Yesterday trading in Apple and BlackBerry was a show of contrast. Apple rose about 1% and BlackBerry fell 4.6%. Of interest is that money flow was negative in Apple while the stock was going up and money flow in BlackBerry was positive while the stock was going down. Apple had lots of
Both the New York Times and theWall Street Journal are reporting that Apple is working on a watch-like device. iWatch has been in the rumor mill for a long time, but now the rumor has gained more credibility being spread by these august outlets. Pebble, a smart watch that shows emails or text messages easily
Thursday morning, the news broke that David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital had filed a law suit against Apple demanding that it give a bigger portion of its $137 billion cash to investors by issuing preferred shares. Much has been written in the media about the details of the lawsuit. Not much