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Apple Earnings Preview: Were Nine Million iPhones Enough? (AAPL)
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 7:45am | 536Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is scheduled to report earnings Monday after the closing bell. In true Apple style, it will play its normal “fashionably-late” game where it doesn’t report until 5:00 p.m. ET. An Apple earnings report is arguably the most talked-about of any report each season but the two...
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SLIDESHOW: iWatch Supplier, iPad Event And More From The Third Week Of October
Saturday, October 19, 2013 - 1:20pm | 212There were a number of notable headlines from Apple, (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and other industry players this week, but there weren't any really big announcements. As a result, consumers and investors alike turned their attention to the days ahead, such as the October 22 iPad event,...
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iPhone 5C Selling Out From One Carrier (AAPL)
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 1:01pm | 600Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5C is widely available from most carriers, including AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ). But there is one domestic carrier that is selling out of select versions of the iPhone 5C: Virgin Mobile USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprint (NYSE: S). "I can confirm...
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Consumer Reports Shows Droid and Samsung Are Loved More Than New iPhones
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 12:57pm | 571In a new report out Wednesday, Consumer Reports said Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s new iPhone 5S “Tops the already great iPhone 5 with a surprisingly reliable fingerprint reader, a faster processor, and better-than-ever camera.” So far, so good. In addition, the not-for-profit ratings organization...
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iPhone 5C Orders Reduced By Apple - Again! (AAPL)
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 10:30am | 471Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly reduced the manufacturing orders of its new plastic iPhone. According to Reuters, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant has requested fewer iPhone 5C units from two different suppliers. Pegatron has had its orders reduced by less than 20 percent. In a...
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SLIDESHOW: iPad 5 Event, Gmail Outage And More From The Second Week Of October
Saturday, October 12, 2013 - 1:03pm | 183This was an interesting week for the tech industry. There weren't too many big announcements, but there were enough tidbits (key Apple rumors, another Gmail outage) to keep things interesting. Chromebooks took center stage as Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Acer unveiled new models. The iPhone...
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MORE Evidence That The iPhone 5C Is A Disappointment
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 10:56am | 611If checks are correct, the iPhone 5C might be a bit of a disappointment for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)—at least so far. Chinese site C Technology reported that Apple has cut 5C production from 300,000 to 150,000 units per day. This site is considered a reliable source among the Apple rumor watchers...
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iPhone 5C Might Be 50% Less Popular Than Apple Anticipated
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 3:27pm | 628Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently set a new record for combined iPhone sales, but its success may not be attributed to the iPhone 5C. According to a CNET translation of a report by Chinese-language website C Technology, Apple has significantly reduced its daily orders of the iPhone 5C. Up until now,...
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Can Samsung's Curved Smartphone Dethrone iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C?
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 3:30pm | 510Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) is willing to develop any and all phone concepts into an actual product. This week the company officially unveiled the world's first curved smartphone, the Galaxy Round. Contrary to the name, the Galaxy Round uses the same rectangular shape that has been adopted by every other...
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Apple Should Have 'Immediately' Apologized For iPhone Blunder
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 3:22pm | 816Roughly one year ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook apologized for replacing Google Maps (NASDAQ: GOOG) with its own app. Known simply as Maps, the app proved to be more problematic than anyone could have ever anticipated. "At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the...
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Apple's iPad 5 Event To Crash Surface Release Party On October 22
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 11:36am | 423Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil the fifth-generation iPad on Tuesday, October 22. If that date sounds familiar, it's because Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release the next-generation Surface tablets (Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2) on that same day. According to AllThingsD, Nokia (NYSE:...
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SLIDESHOW: iPad Mini 2 Delay, Leaked iPad 5 Video And More From The First Week Of October
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 10:47am | 209Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have had a good week or a bad week, depending on the rumors investors choose to believe. One rumor claimed that the company either delayed the iPad Mini 2 or that device quantities will be very limited when the unit ships. Another rumor showed the potential of a...
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Best Buy Drops iPhone 5C Price To $50
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:05am | 675Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) will sell Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5C for $50 with a contract. According to ABC News, the $49 price reduction runs through Monday, October 7. This massive discount is considerably larger than the permanent price cut offered by Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and T-Mobile (NYSE:...
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Will Apple Release A Cheaper Smartphone Than iPhone 5C?
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 2:09pm | 753Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could be forced to build lower-cost phones if Huawei and other Chinese manufacturers continue to build cheaper (but comparable) devices. "I wouldn't be so sure [that] Apple will be a huge force in the mid-term," said Andrew Henderson, Editor-at-Large of Nomad Capitalist. "I...
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Leaked iPad 5 Video Draws 450,000 Viewers (AAPL)
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 11:24am | 417More than 450,000 people have viewed a five-and-a-half-minute video that claims to reveal key parts from the fifth-generation iPad. The video, which has appeared on MacRumors and PCMag, compares the body of the fourth-generation iPad with that of the iPad 5. Assuming the contents are accurate, the...