Apple's recent stock price surge leaves prominent analysts projections in the dust Recent gains by Apple's stock have pushed its share price past some Wall Street analysts' price targets, leaving their forecasts underwater, while others could be next if the upward trend continues. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 35
Apple's invention for touch-sensitive buttons could prevent accidental inputs Apple is famous for its pioneering touchscreen devices, but a new patent shows the company has also dabbled behind the scenes in touch-sensitive buttons that would be able to distinguish between accidental activation and an actual finger press. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 12
Apple stock breaks $600 threshold as investors embrace capital reinvestment Riding high on a strong March quarter and the announcement of an expanded capital reinvestment program, shares of Apple closed above $600 on Monday afternoon, setting a new 52-week high for the company. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 54
RBC again raises price target on Apple stock to $645 on strength of share buybacks With shares of Apple stock continuing to gain value, RBC Capital Markets has been prompted to raise its price target on the iPhone maker for the second time in as many weeks. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 16
Samsung hoping to upstage Apple with health-related event 5 days before WWDC Samsung has begun hyping a health-related event to be held in San Francisco on May 28 — five days before Apple's own Worldwide Developers Conference is slated to begin in the same city. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 118
Prepaid US carrier MetroPCS 'very interested' in carrying Apple's iPhone Executives for T-Mobile, which owns low-cost prepaid wireless provider MetroPCS, have signaled that they are looking to bring the iPhone to the U.S. carrier, further expanding Apple's availability. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 4
Future Apple docks could feature self retracting connectors to prevent breakage Apple has shown interest in building a docking station for devices like the iPhone and iPad that would retract the connector when the "iDevice" is being removed, preventing damage to both the dock and the device. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 7
Leaked renders purportedly show 3D sensing phone Amazon plans to pit against Apple's iPhone Signs that Amazon plans to enter the smartphone market later this year continue to grow, as newly leaked renders allegedly from the online retailer claim to show the expected final appearance of the company's anticipated 3D-sensing handset. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 21
IDC forecasts 'challenging' year for tablets as Apple's iPad continues to lead Though its total shipments fell year over year last quarter, Apple and its iPad still accounts for about a third of all tablets pushed to market last quarter, though research firm IDC has predicted overall tablet growth will be slow throughout 2014. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 105
Sapphire production for Apple reportedly underway with 100-furnace trial at Arizona facility GT Advanced Technologies, the sapphire manufacturer with which Apple has a multi-million-dollar deal, reportedly began shipping small quantities of sapphire to one of Apple's manufacturing partners in China last month, gearing up for mass production later this year. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 34
2014 MacBook Air benchmarks show slight performance boost from faster Intel chips The first of Apple's newly released MacBook Air units have already been put to the test, revealing a relatively minor boost to the thin-and-light notebook lineup's horsepower thanks to slightly faster Intel Haswell processors. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 31
$899 MacBook Air taps Apple into massive $63B-per-year notebook market Apple's new entry-level 11-inch MacBook Air is the company's most affordable notebook in its history — an aggressive pricing move that one analyst has predicted will help the Mac further eat away at the largest segment of the existing Windows PC market. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 67
Apple sells $12 billion in US bonds to fuel capital reinvestment Apple fueled excitement among investors on the U.S. bond market this week, when the company brought forward a highly sought after seven-part bond offering valued at $12 billion to help fund its share repurchase plans. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 21
MacBook Air refresh delivers most affordable mass-market notebooks in Apple history While Apple's MacBook Air update was issued on Tuesday with little fanfare, the refreshed machines represent something of a milestone for the company, which is now offering a mass-market $899 notebook for the first time ever. AppleInsider offers a brief history of Mac notebook pricing, from the very first Macintosh Portable until today. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 64
Apple shares reach highest level in a year following strong earnings, stock split & larger buyback Apple's stock has skyrocketed since last week's March quarter earnings report, in which the company excited investors with strong iPhone sales, a higher quarterly dividend, a larger share buyback program, and an upcoming 7-for-1 stock split [updated]. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 59
Apple preparing $17B bond sale to help fund massive share buyback A year after it turned to the bond markets to fund its capital repurchase program, Apple is planning to do the same yet again, with a sale price that would reportedly be the second highest in corporate history. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 33
ComiXology ceases iOS in-app purchases following Amazon acquisition After being bought by online retailer Amazon, digital comics platform ComiXology has discontinued its legacy iOS application and issued an entirely new release that lacks a digital storefront, allowing the company to avoid Apple's 30 percent cut of in-app purchases. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 129
Apple's R&D spending grew $303M in March quarter as company invests heavily in future products Apple continues to invest a considerable amount of money into research and development for future products, as costs ballooned to $1.42 billion in the just-concluded March quarter, with signs from the company that those expenses may continue to grow even further. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 56
Google exec & social networking chief Vic Gundotra leaves company Vic Gundotra, an outspoken member of Google's executive team who spearheaded the company's Google+ social networking service and oversaw its early mobile applications, has left the company after an 8-year tenure, he announced on Thursday. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 49
Wall Street impressed by Apple's surprise second quarter, analysts see stock headed to new highs Apple's second-quarter earnings report was packed with surprises that delighted investors on Wall Street, prompting some analysts to respond by raising their price targets for the iPhone maker's stock. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 105
Apple 'on the prowl' with 24 acquisitions in last year and a half Apple has bought two-dozen companies in the last 18 months, it was revealed on Wednesday, and more deals are likely on the way, with Tim Cook describing Apple as "on the prowl" for potential acquisitions that make sense. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 7
Apple beats estimates with $10.2B in profit on sales of 43.7M iPhones, 16.3M iPads Apple on Wednesday exceeded market expectations for its second quarter of fiscal 2014, posting $45.6 billion in revenue and quarterly net profit of $10.2 billion, or $11.62 per diluted share. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 62
As Apple's growth slows, media questions if 'patience' & 'resolve' of Wall Street investors will last Ahead of Apple's earnings call this afternoon, two major publications have openly questioned whether investors will continue to stand by one of the most profitable companies in the world, with the perception that Wall Street may be losing its patience with the iPhone maker in the face of slowing growth. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 126
Rumor: Apple taps Catcher for metal casings on next-gen 'iPhone 6' A pair of investment firms believe casing supplier Catcher has secured a sizable chunk of Apple's anticipated "iPhone 6" metal casing orders, as the company lines up suppliers for a handset launch later this year. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 137
