Apple (AAPL) has become one of the world’s largest buyers of semiconductors. Whenever a new Apple device is introduced, a race is on to tear down the device and find the origin of the components inside. This time the winner is iFixit. iFixit reports the following components inside the new
“Imagine a world where finding, enjoying, storing and moving content is easy. Because TV should be easy.” You would think these are the words from an Apple (AAPL) ad for its much speculated upcoming iTV. You could not be more wrong. With a little help from Cisco Systems (CSCO), soon every player in the
Apple may end up paying billions to Samsung (SSNGY) for the new iPad. Apple euphoria is in full swing. Some Apple fans have made their investment far more than an investment; it is a love affair and personal. From the emails I receive it is obvious that the love affair with
There is a yellow flag flying on Apple(AAPL) that should caution all Apple investors to pay attention. Astute investors know that sentiment plays a big part in the stock market. At extremes, sentiment is a contrary indicator. In plain English, very bullish sentiment is a negative indicator and a very bearish
In the case of Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 11-01846, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Jose), the court ordered Samsung to produce source code of certain products. In patent and copyright litigation, it is common to seek access to source code in discovery. Each party can obtain desired evidence from
I was surprised at the number of emails I received telling me that I was wrong in response to my article Five Reasons To Buy New iPad From Apple. The crux of most of such emails is that the new iPad from Apple (AAPL) is an evolutionary upgrade and not
iWallet may be to iPhone 5 what Siri was to iPhone 4S. As the world is focused on the new iPad from Apple (AAPL) and most of the speculation centers around iTV, the next big thing for Apple may be iWallet. Apple already has millions of credit card numbers on file. Apple
Apple (AAPL) introduced a new Apple TV and the new iPad, but the stock price barely budged. However there are several important internals of trading in Apple stock that astute investors should be in tune with. The chart shows movement of Apple stock on prior event days. Our computers show that
Johnny-come-latelies in Apple (AAPL) stock may be setting themselves up to get their pockets picked by professionals. Unless one has been hiding under a rock, it has been impossible to hide from the constant bombardment of the same tired news that iPad 3 is coming. Professionals and individual investors play the much
When the news first broke that Yahoo (YHOO) is seeking patent licensing fees from Facebook (FB), it seemed business as usual. As a long-time member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, its publication Spectrumhas been my regular read for years. Spectrum has given its top ranking to Yahoo patents in Communication/Internet