Review: Outdoor Tech Chips helmet headphones, a Siri-compatible Bluetooth ski accessory Skiers and snowboarders looking to listen to music and stay connected while on the mountain should check out the Chips Bluetooth headphones from Outdoor Tech, a well-designed and simple solution for adding wireless connectivity to your helmet. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 18
UBS predicts Apple will sell massive 58M iPhones in March quarter Demand for the iPhone 6 continues to outstrip Apple's ability to keep up with supply, as a new survey from UBS has led the investment firm to increase its projected sales for the March quarter to a whopping 58 million units. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 28
Rumor: Apple may soon update iPad mini with A8 CPU, 802.11ac Wi-Fi With last year's iPad mini 3 upgrade largely viewed as a disappointment, sporting the same processor and form factor as its predecessor, a new report says Apple may be looking to soon rectify that with a fourth-generation model featuring upgraded internal specifications. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 52
Apple stock to replace AT&T in Dow Jones Industrial Average Apple will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average later this month, a new major distinction on Wall Street for the world's most valuable company. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 112
BMO forecasts 19M Apple Watch sales in 2015, with more than half selling in holiday season Momentum for the Apple Watch will likely take a short time to build driven mostly by apps, one analyst believes, with sales quickly escalating to 10 million units in the holiday 2015 shopping season. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 20
iPhone orders remain strong, Apple likely to top 54M units in March quarter, Barclays says Sources in Apple's supply chain are particularly bullish about iPhone sales to start 2015, leading investment firm Barclays Capital to say that its forecast of 54 million units for the current quarter is a "conservative" estimate. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 34
Auto tech maker Continental wants to partner on rumored Apple Car If Apple is in fact building an electric vehicle, German automotive company Continental hopes it will have a chance to partner on the final product, the company's CEO publicly said. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 13
Judge approves $415M settlement in 'no-poach' class-action case involving Apple, Google, others Apple, Google and other parties accused of being involved in an illegal "no-poach" employee policy may be on the verge of settling the class-action complaint, after the judge overseeing the lawsuit has given initial approval for their proposed $415 million settlement. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 4
Nvidia to take on Apple TV with Shield set-top box featuring Android TV The latest major company to step into the crowded set-top box market, where the Apple TV competes, is Nvidia, whose upcoming Shield media player will be powered by Google's Android TV platform. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 24
Pebble unveils steel version of color Time watch, announces 'smartstrap' accessory support Pebble on Tuesday announced a steel version of its upcoming Pebble Time smartwatch, as well as a new expandable accessory port called "smartstrap" that could add functions such as GPS or heart rate monitoring. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 62
Apple Watch carried codename 'Gizmo,' former Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch spearheaded software With the retail launch of the Apple Watch fast approaching, tidbits on the development of the highly anticipated device continue to come to light, including the fact that former Adobe executive Kevin Lynch was responsible for software development. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 70
Morgan Stanley raises Apple target to $160, citing strength as a 'platform company' Morgan Stanley showed significant confidence in Apple on Monday, raising their price target to $160 and expressing a belief to investors that the company can continue to grow its business. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 20
Apple's March 9 'Spring Forward' event steals thunder from rivals at Mobile World Congress Whether intentionally timed or just a matter of coincidence, Apple's just-announced March 9 event is likely to overshadow the Mobile World Congress mega-conference in Barcelona, which will take place the preceding week. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 26
Fresh off $533M victory, Smartflash files another patent suit against Apple Just one day after Smartflash won a $533 million jury decision against Apple, the intellectual property holder filed yet another patent case against the company seeking even more damages for alleged infringement. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 81
German investment firm Berenberg predicts doom for Apple, sets price target of $60 Berenberg Bank believes Apple's financial model is too reliant on the iPhone, and has predicted that the company's shares will plummet more than 50 percent to $60 — a price target so extreme that it seems more of a statement than an actual, plausible forecast. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 93
Apple partner Imagination unveils PowerVR 'super-GPU' with 512 ALU cores for game consoles Imagination Technologies, the company who designs the graphics processors used in Apple's A-series chips, unveiled the PowerVR GT7900 on Thursday, a so-called "super-GPU" that will power affordable game consoles, and could be a candidate for a future Apple TV refresh. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 37
Apple's iPhone commands record high 89% of smartphone profits while Android plummets to record low Last quarter, Apple's iPhone took a record 89 percent share of smartphone operating profits, directly causing another record for the holiday shopping season: an all-time low for devices running Google's Android. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 53
Google Play Music now stores 50K songs free, Apple's iTunes Match still at 25K songs for $25/year Google Play Music on Wednesday was updated to store up to 50,000 songs in the cloud for free, more than doubling its previous limit of 20,000 songs, and also blowing past the 25,000-song cap of Apple's subscription iTunes Match service. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 73
Just 6.8M smartwatches sold in 2014 at an average price of $189 In yet another sign that the forthcoming Apple Watch is poised to shake up the wearables market in a big way, the average smartwatch sold in 2014 for just over half of the Apple Watch's $349 starting price. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 52
Microsoft Band adds MapMyFitness & HealthVault support, but still no Apple HealthKit The wearable fitness tracking Microsoft Band received an update this week adding support for biking, and integration with MapMyFitness and Microsoft's own HealthVault service, but it still lacks compatibility with Apple's HealthKit tools and Health app for iOS 8. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 15
Latest Apple mystery van sightings occur in California, Florida, Hawaii, Arizona [u] Apple's mapping efforts appear to be growing, as AppleInsider readers continue to spot mysterious sensor-laden vans, just like the ones previously confirmed to be registered to Apple, roaming around the United States. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 60
Review: Fitbit Surge, an iPhone-connected health & fitness tracker For iPhone users seeking a wrist-worn fitness tracker with GPS, heart rate monitoring, and multiple-day battery life, the Fitbit Surge is a good "tweener" device — not quite a smartwatch, but much more functional than a basic wearable. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 30
Apple poaching suit potentially tied to A123's high-performance electric vehicle batteries A123 Systems, which filed a lawsuit this month accusing Apple of unfairly poaching its engineers, is best known for creating large lithium-ion batteries used in futuristic high-performance electric automobiles, a specialty that may have played a key role in Apple's interest in its employees. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 48
Apple could receive up to 20 years in tax breaks for solar-powered Arizona data center Apple's forthcoming "global command center" for its online operations in Mesa, Ariz., could be the beneficiary of up to 20 years' worth of tax breaks, thanks to new rules proposed by the state legislature. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 61
