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Apple iPhone Event Preview: What We Know, What We Don't And What We Hope Will Come True (AAPL)
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 11:45am | 1098Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is only hours away from unveiling…something. No one knows for sure what will be introduced today. The whole world seems to be convinced that the Cupertino, California-based tech giant will unveil the next-generation iPhone. If history repeats itself (doesn't it always?),...
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SLIDESHOW: Lenovo Rumored To Buy BlackBerry, Apple Files Revolutionary Patent And More From The Last Week Of August
Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 3:33pm | 216Another week, another batch of headlines that are nearly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). From patent filings and trade-in deals to Apple TV and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) sales troubles that were caused by the iPad Mini, Apple stole the spotlight nearly every day this week. The exception is...
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Samsung's 10-Inch Tablets Hurt By Apple's iPad Mini, Other Small Tablets
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 12:42pm | 491Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) full-size iPad is not the only tablet being hurt by the company's hugely popular iPad Mini. It turns out that Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) 10.1-inch tablets may also be falling victim to the success of Apple's 7.9-inch device. According to DigiTimes, Samsung has reduced orders...
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SLIDESHOW: Five Companies That Could Buy BlackBerry (BBRY)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 3:24pm | 432BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) might be up for sale. The company is reportedly looking for a large, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)-type company to take the helm through a massive buyout. If all goes as planned, the deal would be similar to the one Motorola scored when Google acquired its electronics...
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iPad 5's Secret Weapon Comes From Apple's iPad Mini
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 2:06pm | 433Investors and consumers alike are beginning to wonder how Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will improve upon the fourth-generation iPad. Without any groundbreaking features or an exclusive app (like Siri for the iPhone 4S) to persuade buyers, the iPad 4 was not as alluring as the first-generation iPad Mini...
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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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Google's Second-Gen Nexus 7 May Be Limited To 3.5 Million Units (GOOG)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 12:17pm | 538Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was expected ship as many as eight million units of the second-generation Nexus 7 in 2013. A new report by DigiTimes indicated that may not be the case. According to the Taiwan-based supply chain publication, global shipments are estimated to come in at 3.5 million units --...
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SLIDESHOW: Google Tops Apple, Hewlett-Packard Builds A SmartPhone & More From The First Week Of August
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 9:28am | 194The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...
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Apple Teams With Samsung To Build iPad Mini Retina Display (AAPL, SSNLF)
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 11:12am | 576Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) may not be the best of friends, but they might continue to work together in 2013. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple has added Samsung to its list of suppliers to build a Retina Display for the second-generation iPad Mini. Apple had...
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Will iPad Sales Rise if the Tablet Market Soars Above 250M Units in 2013?
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 2:44pm | 498In June, Quantum International (OTC: QUAN) (OTC Pink: QUAN) made the bold prediction that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would ship 300 million tablets in 2013. This figure seemed to have been diminished the moment Apple announced its June quarter sales results. iPad sales fell to 14.6 million units versus...
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iPad 5 Likely to Use New, Lighter and Thinner Technology (AAPL)
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 9:08am | 433Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited iPad upgrade is expected to be one of the lightest and thinnest tablets of its kind. According to DigiTimes, the fifth-generation iPad will use GF2 touch screen technology, which will allow Apple to build a lighter and thinner tablet. TPK and GIS will...
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Will Google's $229 Nexus 7 Upgrade Dethrone Apple's iPad Mini? (AAPL, GOOG)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 3:36pm | 650Last month, rumors claimed that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) would raise the price of the Nexus 7 to make the second-generation model stand out. Instead of retailing for $199 (the price that the original model launched at last summer), the report said that Google would charge $30 more for the base model...
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Should Apple Dump Samsung and Produce Everything In-House? (AAPL, SSNLF)
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 1:48pm | 550Many business executives have argued about the benefits of outsourcing. AllBusiness.com has published a list of those benefits, which include cost control (companies could spend more doing everything internally), efficiency and risk reduction. In a perfect world, outsourcing would be as simple as...
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Apple's iPad Shipments Predicted to Reach 300 Million Units in 2013 (AAPL)
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 10:18am | 453Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is frequently predicted to sell record-breaking numbers of its newest products. Quantum International (OTC: QUAN) (OTC Pink: QUAN), a robotics company that recently announced that it will produce "revolutionary iPad cases that enhance the tablet," is very confident in Apple's...
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Google to Raise Nexus 7 Price to Help it Stand Out
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 8:53am | 522What's the best way for a manufacturer to make a product stand out from the crowd? If a new report is accurate, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) believes that it can be accomplished by raising the price. Right now, consumers can buy the first-generation Nexus 7 for $199. That is the same price the device...