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When Will Samsung Release A 64-Bit iPhone 5S Competitor?
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 11:49am | 447Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) may not be ready to release a 64-bit smartphone anytime soon. According to AppleInsider, the company continued to hype its plans for an iPhone 5S competitor at a recent analyst event. But its release date has been pushed out "indefinitely," indicating that a 64-bit Galaxy S or...
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Low-Cost iMac and a Scary Chart Top Apple's Weekend News
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 10:29am | 562It’s Monday and although the Washington lawmakers couldn’t come to an agreement on the shutdown or debt ceiling, at least there was some interesting news surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Here’s what you may have missed after markets closed Friday. Apple to Launch a Lower-cost iMac? Analyst...
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Would You Assemble Apple's Next iPhone For $12 An Hour? (AAPL)
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 11:39am | 653There has been a lot of hype surrounding Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) pledge to invest $100 million in domestic manufacturing. The company is spending that money to build some Mac computers domestically. MacBooks may not be included in this effort, but the new Mac Pro is already on the list of products...
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Apple's iPad And Mac Dominated PC Sales In Q2 2013 (AAPL)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 3:51pm | 480Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rarely comes close to attaining the most sales in the PC market. That's because the Mac, which achieved record sales in 2011 and 2012, rarely sells more than five million units per quarter. In 2013, Mac sales began to decline, creating some concern among market watchers. To...
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U.S. Mac Sales Plummeted 12% in June
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 2:57pm | 556Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is only a couple hours away from announcing the results of its fiscal 2013 third quarter, and some figures are already rolling in. According to NPD Group (via AllThingsD), domestic Mac sales plunged 12 percent year-over-year during the month of June. This decline occurred...
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How Long Have You Waited In Line for Something?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 1:23pm | 735Nearly 13 years ago, thousands of consumers lined up to purchase Sony's (NYSE: SNE) second game console, PlayStation 2. On a per store basis, the lines were rather short. Most Target (NYSE: TGT) locations, for example, received no more than a couple dozen people who were willing to wait overnight...
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Apple's iMac Sales to Rise 30% After 2013 Refresh (AAPL, INTC)
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 10:14am | 473Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to sell 30 percent more iMacs this year after the company switches panel suppliers and updates the hardware. According to DigiTimes, the update will not include a touch screen. It is also unlikely to include a Retina Display, which has once again passed over the...
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Is Apple Shifting New iMac Production to the United States?
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 9:22am | 509Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly stopped placing orders for new Mac-related components, leaving suppliers stranded with remaining inventories. According to DigiTimes, suppliers had expected to finish "digesting their Mac inventories" in April. That plan came to a screeching halt the moment...
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Apple Adjusts iMac Shipments; Low Demand or Supply Shortage?
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 1:17pm | 832Investors may have noticed a trend after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the new iMac. First there was a report claiming that the company would delay shipments of the 27-inch model because of mass production issues. Then the company reportedly reduced iMac shipments by 40 percent in the fourth...
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Why is Every Fresh Apple Product Several Years Away?
Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 1:13pm | 577From the iWatch to the rumored television concept, every original Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) device has a rumored release date of sometime in the distant future. Keep in mind, nothing happens overnight. Apple spent more than two years developing the first iPhone. In 2007, consumers had no idea that the...
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Hewlett-Packard Raised Notebook Shipments in November
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 11:30am | 528After enduring an overall decline of 16.4 percent during the third quarter, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) increased notebook shipments slightly in November. According to DigiTimes, the top five notebook brands experienced a combined one month drop of four percent. Asus, which recently released a...
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Apple Will Sucker a Ton of New Buyers with American-Made Products
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 5:31pm | 572Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has not been having a great week -- or a great month, for that matter. That could change if the company follows through with its plans to build new Macs in America. In an exclusive interview on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke about the...
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Apple to Officially Build Computers in the U.S.
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 11:58am | 672Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook said that in 2013, the company will manufacture new computers in the United States. "Next year we're going to bring some production to the U.S.," Cook told Bloomberg Businessweek. "This doesn't mean that Apple will do it ourselves, but we'll be working with people...
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Apple Unveils $329 iPad Mini and Several Refreshed Products
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 2:52pm | 876Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was expected to focus on the iPad Mini during its press event this morning. Instead the company kicked things off by revealing several refreshes to its Mac line of computers. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant confirmed reports of a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina...
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New Apple iMacs to be Unveiled at October 23 Event?
Friday, October 19, 2012 - 8:34am | 631Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) confirmed that it has a "little more to show" the public at its event next week. All signs indicate that the company will unveil the long-awaited iPad Mini, a seven-inch tablet designed to compete with Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Nexus 7, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire and...