Apple acquired 15 companies this year, but the identity of 6 remain a mystery

Over the past 12 months of Apple's fiscal 2015 (ending in September), the company "completed 15 acquisitions to enhance and accelerate our roadmap for products and services," noted its chief executive Tim Cook in the company's quarterly earnings call. However, the identity of only nine of these are known, and some of those haven't been confirmed.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 14

Apple shares dive on rumors of weak iPhone 6s demand

Investors sent Apple stock sliding on Tuesday following reports that the Cupertino company may have been forced to dial back orders for its new flagship handsets due to lower-than-expected demand.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 108

iPad Pro predicted to push tablet sales back up to 15% of Apple's total revenue

While the iPad lineup has continued to shrink to a smaller portion of Apple's total business, this week's launch of the iPad Pro could reverse that trend, one analyst believes, predicting total iPad sales will account for 15 percent of the company's revenue in 2016.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 39

Apple's investments in infrastructure, tooling, retail to jump to $15 billion in 2016

After spending $11.2 billion across fiscal 2015 on capital expenditures, Apple anticipates that it will ramp up its investments in manufacturing, data centers, facility and retail infrastructure to $15 billion over the next year.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 79

Wall Street relieved by Apple's strong guidance for holiday quarter

Concerns that the iPhone 6s upgrade cycle could post first-ever year over year sales declines were alleviated this week, when Apple indicated it expects iPhone sales will grow yet again this holiday quarter. Analysts on Wall Street reacted to the news positively, advising investors to buy in.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 44

Apple, Inc snatches up $14 billion of its own shares in massive Q4 buyback surge

Apple reported a spike in its capital return program, spending $17 billion in Q4, including $14 billion in open market stock buybacks in addition to $3 billion in dividend payments to shareholders.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 81

Tim Cook 'positive' on China as local revenues surge 99% to $12.5B

Apple's Chinese revenues soared 99 percent year-over-year in its fiscal fourth quarter, growing from just under $6.3 billion to about $12.5 billion, as CEO Tim Cook sounded optimistic tones about the company's plans for the region.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 6

Notes of interest from Apple's Q4 2015 conference call

Apple grew its revenue another 22 percent year over year in its September 2015 quarter, a result set by record iPhone and Mac sales. Following the announcement, executives from the company participated in a conference call with analysts and the media, and notes of inventory follow.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 21

Apple earns record $51.5B revenue on sales of 48M iPhones, 5.7M Macs

Apple reported yet another record smashing quarter on Tuesday, earning $51.5 billion in revenue and $11.1 billion in net profit on blockbuster sales of 48 million iPhones.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 182

Cowen raises Apple target to $135, sees 80M iPhones shipping this holiday

Ahead of Apple's September quarter earnings report, investment firm Cowen and Company on Monday increased its price target to $135, with sales forecasts higher than consensus on Wall Street.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 52

Wall Street expects $51B in revenue, record 47.8M iPhone sales from Apple's Sept. quarter

Investors are eagerly awaiting the results of Apple's September quarter, due to be reported next Tuesday, in which it's expected Apple will report record sales of 47.8 million iPhones.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 37

Earning a third as many paid users as Spotify in under 4 months, Apple Music already a hit, FBR says

Less than four months after it launched, Apple Music already has 6.5 million paid subscribers, or nearly a third of the 20 million who pay for Spotify, a service that has been around since 2008, investment firm FBR & Co. said on Tuesday.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 61

Piper Jaffray rates Apple stock its top pick for remainder of 2015 with $172 target

Heading into the fall shopping season, Apple stock is investment firm Piper Jaffray's top large-cap pick for the rest of the year and into 2016, citing continued growth for the company's iPhone lineup led by the new 6s series.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 28

Shares of Apple don't reflect significance of iPhone Upgrade Program, Piper Jaffray says

Apple's newly launched iPhone Upgrade Program will drive handset owners to upgrade their devices even faster than before, adding to the company's bottom line over the next four-plus years and pushing its stock higher, investment firm Piper Jaffray believes.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 44

Buyers skew towards higher-capacity iPhones, iPhone Upgrade Program shows early popularity

iPhone shoppers are increasingly favoring high-end, 64- and 128-gigabyte models, and showing strong early interest in Apple's new interest-free iPhone Upgrade Program, data from an RBC Capital Markets survey suggests.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 43

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