NPD data suggests 'soft' sales of 4.9M Macs in December quarter

The latest U.S. sales data from the NPD Group suggests Apple sold around 4.9 million Macs last quarter, a number that will likely be seen as a mild disappointment on Wall Street.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 21

Strong sales of iPhone 4S a precursor to 'monster' launch of redesigned 'iPhone 5'

With iPhone sales over the holiday quarter expected to exceed 30 million, despite the fact that the iPhone 4S features the same form factor as its predecessor, one analyst believes the launch of a completely redesigned next-generation iPhone later this year will be a "monster."

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 241

Apple stock again named the 'top pick' for investors in 2012

Apple was the No. 1 stock recommended to investors by Ticonderoga Securities in 2011, and it holds that title once again at the start of 2012.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 42

Quarterly US Mac sales up 13%, expected to grow in December

The latest domestic sales data from the NPD Group shows the Mac lineup demonstrating 13 percent year over year growth in the first two months of the current quarter, a growth number Wall Street watchers expect Apple will handily exceed when the December quarter is concluded.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 16

iTunes Match viewed as break-even but important business for Apple

Though Apple's recently launched iTunes Match service isn't expected to be hugely profitable for the company, it is viewed as an important service that will further tie customers into the iTunes ecosystem and Apple's hardware.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 24

Apple products join cash & clothes atop teens' Christmas wishlists

More than anything, American teenagers want cash, clothes and Apple products, like the iPhone and iPad, for Christmas, a new survey has found.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 25

75% of Apple stores sold out of iPhone 4S on Black Friday, iPad sales up 68%

Apple's Black Friday sales were a resounding success according to two separate accounts, which revealed that most of the company's retail stores sold out of the iPhone 4S on the biggest shopping day of the year.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 85

Apple on pace to sell record 5.3M Macs in holiday quarter

Apple is set to have another blockbuster quarter for the Mac platform, with the latest sales data showing the company headed toward selling as many as 5.3 million over the holidays.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 41

Claims of weakening demand for Apple's iPhone 4S disputed

A Taiwanese newspaper made waves on Wednesday by claiming that Apple has reduced orders for the iPhone 4S, but a trio of separate reports specifically dispute the rumor.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 44

Schools expect to have more iPads than computers in next 5 years

A new survey of technology directors in U.S. school districts found that all of them are testing or deploying the iPad in schools, and they expect tablets to outnumber computers in the next five years.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 50

Apple building prototype televisions for potential 2012 launch - report

As rumors of an Apple television set pick up steam, one new report claims that the company is already building prototype models for a launch potentially as soon as late 2012.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 193

Apple Q4 2011 earnings disappointment attributed to iPhone transition 'hiccup'

After Apple's quarterly earnings failed to live up to Wall Street consensus estimates, some analysts have labeled the September quarter a "transitional quarter" for Apple, while remaining reassured that the first quarter of iPhone 4S sales will make up for the so-called "hiccup."

Josh Ong 14 years ago 93

Apple on verge of announcing new iPhone, iPad and Mac sales records

Apple on Tuesday is likely to announce a blowout quarter in which it set a new sales records across three of its four major product lines without the aid of a lucrative holiday shopping season, newly released sales data implies.

Kasper Jade 14 years ago 12

73% of iPhone 4S buyers are upgraders, 19% chose 64GB model

A new survey of customers in line at Apple stores on Friday to buy the iPhone 4S found that nearly three-quarters are upgrading from a previous version of the iPhone, while 27 percent are buying their first Apple handset.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 28

18.8M iPhone 3GS users expected to upgrade to Apple's iPhone 4S

A new analysis projects that 18.8 million iPhone 3GS users will upgrade to the iPhone 4S in the next year, accounting for 18 percent of Apple's sales.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 77

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