Apple stock seen hitting $718 on sales of 60M iPads, 134M iPhones in 2012 Record sales of 60 million iPads and 134 million iPhones in calendar 2012 will help push Apple's stock price up to $718, a new forecast predicts. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 7
Apple wants to improve bonding of plastic and metal in building new iPhones Rather than use unreliable adhesives, Apple is exploring new ways to permanently bond plastic and metal parts to build better portable devices like the iPhone. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 35
Apple stock touches $600 in early morning trading ahead of iPad launch Apple's stock catapulted to new heights on Thursday, briefly breaching the $600 barrier for the first time in the company's history as investors remain upbeat about this Friday's iPad launch. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 74
Apple's thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro rumored to debut in April with Ivy Bridge i5, i7 CPUs Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pros will be thinner than current models but thicker than a MacBook Air, and will feature Intel's latest Ivy Bridge Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs when they launch next month, according to a new report. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 92
New iPad drawing record preorders, Apple projected to sell 66M in 2012 Apple's new iPad is off to a record start before it's even been released, setting the stage for the company to sell a projected 66 million total units in 2012. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 57
Rumor: Apple drops Nvidia's Kepler GPUs from 'large number' of next-gen MacBook Pros Apple's next-generation low- and mid-range MacBook Pro models will not feature dedicated graphics cards, and will instead rely on Intel's integrated Ivy Bridge graphics due to production issues with Nvidia, according to a new report. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 78
Production of Apple television expected to begin in May/June for late 2012 launch Overseas suppliers have begun to ship parts for Apple's anticipated television set as the company gears up to begin production as soon as May, according to a new report. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 73
Apple avoids showcasing Google Maps in promotional material for new iPad As further evidence that Apple plans to transition away from Google Maps in iOS, the company uploaded to its Web servers but chose not to publish images of Google's mapping data on the new iPad. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 30
How to preview the Retina display enhanced Apple.com in Safari on Mac or PC Apple's official website has been quietly updated to take advantage of the Retina display on the new iPad. Users can preview the higher-resolution site now with a simple tweak in Apple's Safari desktop Web browser. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 25
Apple projected to sell at least 1 million of new iPad on launch day This Friday's iPad launch will be another blockbuster for Apple, with one new analysis projecting that the company will sell at least one million on the first day alone. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 34
iPad Retina Display features Super High Aperture pixels, double the LEDs Packing four times the pixels into the new iPad's Retina Display has proven to be a challenge for Apple's manufacturing partners, who are utilizing advanced technology like Super High Aperture pixel design and packing in double the LEDs for backlighting. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 50
Apple's next iPhone could determine wanted vs. unwanted background noise By pulling an iPhone away from a user's ear, ambient background noise could go from suppressed to amplified, based on a new concept from Apple. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 16
Apple to release iOS 5.1 with expanded Siri language support Apple on Wednesday announced that the iOS 5.1 software update will be available today for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, including expanded support for Siri in Japanese. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 35
Liquidmetal announces it is now shipping commercial parts to unnamed customers Apple partner Liquidmetal Technologies, maker of a unique metal alloy, announced on Wednesday it has begun shipping commercial parts to "several" customers, but declined to name any specifically. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 72
1/3 of US & Europe projected to own a tablet by 2016 as Apple's iPad dominates Nearly 113 million Americans and 106 million Europeans will be tablet owners by 2016, according to a new projection that sees tremendous growth in the tablet market currently dominated by Apple. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 20
Developer shows how Retina Display on next iPad would improve games Expectations of a high-resolution Retina Display on Apple's third-generation iPad have inspired one developer to show what their game would look like on a 2,048-by-1,536-pixel screen. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 77
Apple may enhance Find My Friends privacy with variable location precision Apple has shown interest in enhancing its "Find My Friends" social networking application for iOS by giving users the ability to adjust the precision of their shared location. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 24
20% of non-iPad buyers would consider a $399 entry-level iPad 2 With Apple expected to introduce its third-generation iPad next week, a survey of consumers not planning to buy an iPad shows that 20 percent would change their minds and buy an iPad 2 if Apple continues to sell last year's model for $100 less. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 96
'Significant' iPad update expected to drive sales of 55 million in 2012 Apple's anticipated third-generation iPad is expected to be a "significant" hardware update with a Retina Display, Siri voice recognition and 4G LTE connectivity — all features that will help drive sales of 55 million units in 2012, according to a new report. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 79
Record day pushes Apple stock to nearly a half-trillion dollars in value [u] With Apple's iPad media event now official, the company's stock was sent to new heights on Tuesday, propelling its total market capitalization to nearly $500 billion. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 89
Mac business sales surge 51% as Apple continues to invade the enterprise Mac business sales grew a massive 50.9 percent at the end of 2011, easily outpacing Apple's market leading overall growth in Mac sales. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 64
Proview speaks out on US suit, accuses Apple of fraud & unfair competition Proview on Monday announced that it has amended its California lawsuit against Apple over its use of the "iPad" moniker, accusing the company of multiple instances of fraud and unfair competition. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 91
Dividend seen creating 'scarcity issue' for under-owned Apple stock Availability of Apple shares could become an issue, boosting the company's price-to-earnings multiple later this year, if the company does decide to pay out a dividend to investors. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 137
Apple wants to reinvent keyboards, making them even thinner Apple could make its notebook computers and keyboard accessories even thinner and lighter with a brand new take on the classic input method. Neil Hughes 14 years ago 73
