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Sony Rumored To Raise Smartphone Shipments By 55% In 2014
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 4:31pm | 400Sony Mobile (NYSE: SNE) may never compete on the level of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Samsung, but the company is expected to grow significantly in 2014. According to DigiTimes, Sony will ship 65 million smartphones during the fiscal 2014 (April 2014 through March 2015) period. Sony is projected to...
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iPad Mini 2 Rumor Roundup
Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 3:54pm | 554Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Mini 2 is expected to be unveiled in October. Now that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have unveiled their tablets, what can consumers expect from Apple's long-awaited upgrade? iPhone 5S Color Scheme Gold, silver and space gray -- the colors that...
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New Surface, New Kindle Fire, Record-Breaking iPhone Sales And More From The Final Week Of September
Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 11:54am | 208Tech companies were determined to cram as much as possible into this week. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), for example, made an unexpected (and ultra-quiet) announcement regarding its new Kindle Fire tablets. Instead of holding a press conference, Amazon sent out a press release in the middle of the night...
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Apple's iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C Surpass Previous Record With 9 Million Sold (AAPL)
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 9:24am | 520Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surpassed expectations after selling a combined total of nine million iPhone units last weekend. Beating the previous record by four million units, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C have propelled the Cupertino, California-based tech giant to a new sales record. "This is our...
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SLIDESHOW: iPhone 5S Spurs Massive Crowds And Other News From The Third Week Of September
Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 12:12pm | 171Every year, analysts worry that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will disappoint investors with lackluster iPhone sales performance. Quarter after quarter, Apple has defied all but the loftiest expectations and reported positive sales growth. Based on the size of the crowd at the Apple Store at the Somerset...
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Apple's iPhone 5S Draws Record-Breaking Crowds, No iPhone 5C Buyers
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 11:40am | 1082Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) drew massive crowds to its store at the Somerset Collection in Troy, Michigan for the launch of its latest iPhone. Stanley Hawkins, the first man in line, was so determined to get a gold iPhone 5S that he arrived at 1:00 p.m. Thursday. "I am very tired," he said with a laugh...
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Four Apple iPhone Launch Day Stories (AAPL)
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 9:29am | 596Since early on Thursday, reports (and images) showing long lines outside of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stores around the world have poured into media outlets but as stores around the world are opening their doors, here’s some of the latest 5S and 5C news as of Friday morning. Gold iPhone In Short...
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Carl Icahn Praises Apple Ahead Of iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C Release
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 5:38pm | 480Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are less than 24 hours away from release. While staunch Apple supporter Carl Icahn (NASDAQ: IEP) has not said whether or not he will purchase either device, the famed investor took another opportunity to reiterate his love for the Mac maker. "I think...
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The Case Against: Apple's New Stuff
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 12:54pm | 623'The Case Against' is a recurring analysis of why a company, person or other business venture is not a good long-term investment. All opinions are the author’s and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any stocks, bonds or other financial instruments. When the iPhone, iPad and even the iPod...
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Is Apple's iPhone 5C The First iPhone For Kids? (AAPL)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 2:14pm | 445Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received a lot of attention for developing the iPhone 5C, the company's first "new" iPhone that will retail for less than $600. Designed as a replacement for last year's iPhone 5, the iPhone 5C replaces the familiar metallic body with a variety of plastic cases. Hoping to...
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Apple's 64-Bit iPhone 5S Processor Delivers An 'Order Of Magnitude' Difference (AAPL)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:24am | 459Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received an excessive amount of hype for adding a fingerprint scanner to its next-generation iPhone. While that might be a game-changing element that allows the company to become the champion of mobile commerce, it may not prove to be the most groundbreaking feature Apple...
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iPhone 5S Supply 'Grotesquely Unavailable' - Sources (AAPL)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 9:18am | 529Two new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones were announced last week, and although there’s the usual chatter about the phones’ shortcomings, the reality is that people want them—good news for Apple. The not-so-good news, however, is that availability of the iPhone 5S appears to be low. The 5S will...
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Is It Time To Buy Apple At These Levels? (AAPL)
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 7:49am | 520Things aren’t looking good for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Since last week’s big iPhone event, the stock has been sold in massive amounts by investors. Technically, everything looks negative right now. The stock is down 11 percent; It pushed below its 50 and 200 day moving averages...
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Did iPhone 5C Pre-Orders Flop At Apple.com? (AAPL)
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 12:25pm | 552On Friday, September 13, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) began taking pre-orders for its lower-cost iPhone. Officially known as the iPhone 5C, the device comes in five colors (white, yellow, blue, green and pink) and is essentially the same as the one-year-old iPhone 5. Apple did not say why it chose to...
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T-Mobile Drops iPhone 5C Price Before September 20 Release (AAPL, TMUS)
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 10:13am | 452T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) will sell the iPhone 5C at a discount when it goes on sale this Friday, September 20. According to The Wall Street Journal, the carrier will offer the 16GB iPhone 5C for $528 through its financing plan -- $21 less than the MSRP. Last week Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced that...