On Monday Thorsten Heins, CEO of Research In Motion, rallied support at a conference for the upcoming BlackBerry 10. After cutting past the bravado that Heins put up perhaps for a show, it is clear that RIM is conceding the top two spots in mobile to Apple and Google‘s Android. Heins’ realism is progress
Apple (AAPL) became the most valuable company in the world, in part due to the meticulousness and perfectionism of the late Steve Jobs. Jobs earned the trust of millions of users that Apple products not only work out of the box, they work well. Steve Jobs was well known for being extraordinarily
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, hit the ball out of the park in his first interview since Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO). Since the IPO, Facebook has lost about half of its value. The consensus among most analysts has been that mobile strategy is Facebook’s Achilles’ heel. If Zuckerberg is to be believed,
Apple AAPL will launch iPhone 5 on September 12, 2012. It is widely expected that this will be the biggest consumer product launch ever. Leading into iPhone 5 launch, Apple chart has traced a dangerous pattern. Monday’s bar on Apple chart is known as “outside day.” An outside day is characterized
Nine jurors in the Federal Court of the Northern District of California, handed Apple a big victory against Samsung, awarding Apple $1.05 billion in damages, finding all seven of Apple’s patents valid, finding Samsung infringed six of Apple’s patents, and finding Apple not to have infringed any of Samsung’s five patents. The
Nine jurors in the Federal Court of the Northern District of Southern California handed Apple Inc. a big victory against Samsung Electronics Co. The jury awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages, found all seven of Apple’s patents valid, found Samsung infringed six of Apple’s patents, and found Apple to not
It is no surprise that Apple will launch iPhone 5 soon. The debut is widely expected on September 12, 2012. The surprise is that Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT) are planning to beat the iPhone to the punch. Microsoft and Nokia have sent out a notice of a press event in New York on September 5, 2012. As
BGR reports that AT&T has ordered retail staff to sell “anything but” Apple‘s iPhone. BGR backs up the report by claiming that it has confirmed the directive by three independent sources. According to BGR, regional managers have been telling store managers to steer consumers away from iPhones. I have attempted but not been able to confirm
Apple has been phenomenally successful in designing and selling devices but it has stumbled badly in developing its own social media. Apple is in great need to rectify its social deficiency. One good way to remedy the situation is for Apple to buy Twitter. Rumors have been rife over the last
On Tuesday after the market close, Apple (AAPL) will release earnings. The consensus estimate is $10.35 for earnings per share and $37.23 billion for revenues. There is a big variance between the estimates by analysts. The low earnings forecast is for $9.45 a share while the top end is $12.51; for revenue,