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Is Apple VP Luca Maestri A Good Replacement For Peter Oppenheimer?
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 4:39pm | 922Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) finances are about to be placed in new hands. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has announced that its Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer, Peter Oppenheimer, will retire at the end of September. Oppenheimer joined Apple in 1996 and became CFO in 2004. He...
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Reports: Nexus 8 to Launch in April – Nexus 6 and 10 2 to Follow
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 2:37pm | 600If reports from DigiTimes, IB Times, and CNET are accurate, Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) tablet and smartphone lineup for 2014 will begin with launch of an 8-inch Nexus tablet in April, followed by release of a Nexus 6 smartphone and the long-delayed Nexus 10 2 tablet. According to DigiTimes, Google...
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Apple Down 5% After Q1 Earnings Beat, 51 Million iPhones Sold
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 5:46pm | 523Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is down more than five percent after the company reported its first quarter results. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads during the quarter, and reported a Q1 EPS of $14.50 versus the Street estimate of $14.08. Earnings...
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Apple Earnings: Expect Company To Beat Top-Line, Bottom-Line And Show Margin Improvement
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 4:00pm | 752Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry has high hopes for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings results. "We expect Apple to handsomely beat the top-line and the bottom-line [and] show margin improvement," Chowdhry told Benzinga. "I think the business is very strong for Apple." Chowdhry was...
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Future iPhone Will 'Without A Doubt' Feature Larger Display
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 10:31am | 536Samsung and other competitors will force Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to release a larger iPhone in the near future. That's according to Brett Golden, President and co-founder of The Chart Lab, a provider of quantitative advice solutions for retail and institutional investors. Golden believes that Apple...
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Wal-Mart's Best 2013 Black Friday Tech Deals
Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 12:50pm | 668Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is continuing the trend of timed Black Friday sales, with the first beginning on Thursday, November 28 at 6:00 p.m. The second "event" begins at 8:00 p.m., followed by another event at 8:00 a.m. the next morning (Friday, November 29). With three big sales, when should...
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Target's Best 2013 Black Friday Tech Deals
Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 12:50pm | 423Black Friday is right around the corner. Are you ready? This year, Target (NYSE: TGT) will be offering a plethora of notable electronics when it opens at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28. Target's Black Friday Preview ad is highlighted by a $229 50-inch TV by Element, as well as the Beats...
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Best Buy's Best 2013 Black Friday Tech Deals
Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 12:50pm | 593The country's largest electronics retailer is gearing up three waves of sales on Black Friday. Designed to keep customers coming back to Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), the company's first Black Friday sale begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28. For those who plan to camp out, the retailer said...
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Wal-Mart's Plan to Avoid Fist Fights and Other Forms of Violence on Black Friday
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 2:57pm | 574Black Friday can be a public relations nightmare. Just ask Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). The volatile mix of huge discounts on popular items and the sometimes-unruly crowds they attract can lead to chaos – even violence. Last year, Business Insider pointed out, two people were shot after a fight over...
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iPad Mini's Retina Display Ranks Below Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" And iPad Air
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 2:07pm | 483Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Mini with Retina Display may be an attractive tablet, but its color range can't compare to its competitors. According to AnandTech (via AllThingsD), the second-generation iPad Mini has the same color gamut as the first-generation iPad Mini. In his review of the new...
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Surprise! The iPad Mini is Now On Sale
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 9:35am | 682Seriously? Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was able to pull a fast-one on the overly healthy rumor mill? It happened and by Apple rumor standards, nobody saw it coming. Monday evening, the Apple store mysteriously went offline. People thought it might be hackers or maintenance but they weren’t...
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Will Apple Delay iPad Mini With Retina Display Until 2014?
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 1:47pm | 476Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be forced to delay the second-generation iPad Mini after encountering a massive problem with its display. The iPad Mini with Retina Display is currently due for release this month, but Apple has yet to announce a specific release date. According to Korean tech site...
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Will Apple Set a New iPad Sales Record in Q1 2014?
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 4:42pm | 614There has been a lot of hype surrounding Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest tablet, the iPad Air, and what it will do for the company's bottom line. First and foremost, the device appears to be selling very well, with multiple reports stating sales have improved over the previous iteration. One...
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iPad Air: Hands-On with the Best iPad Yet
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 3:58pm | 497Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest tablet is lighter, thinner and faster -- and retails for the same price as last year's model. Starting at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $629 for the same unit with cellular service, the iPad Air is easily the most irresistible full-size tablet released in 2013...
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Did Apple Wait Too Long To Release iPad Air, iPad Mini With Retina Display?
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:16pm | 473Two days ago, Benzinga reported that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share of the tablet market had dropped to historical new lows during the September quarter. At the time it was believed that Apple commanded 31.8 percent of the market -- the firm's lowest share yet. Now it seems that Apple's market...