Apple's iPhone Getting More Popular With Enterprise Buyers, Says Study (AAPL, RIMM) (1)
share
digg
by
Dan Frommer (492)
on
Silicon Alley Insider (2293)
2 days, 9 hours
ago
permalink
Encouraging news for Apple: Its iPhone appears to be making inroads with some enterprise buyers. ChangeWave's August survey of almost 2,000 people "involved with I.T. spending in their organization" says that 17% of respondents plan to buy iPhones in the next quarter, up from 13% in May and 11% in February. What's changed since then? Apple has rolled out its new iPhone 3G, which is cheaper, and -- when it works -- offers faster Internet ...
Holiday deadline for Google’s dream phone nears (1)
share
digg
by
Todd Woody (2)
on
Techland (13)
2 days, 11 hours
ago
permalink
By Scott Moritz Google and its phone manufacturing partner HTC may have trouble breathing life into Android by the holiday shopping season. The tech duo is working on the hotly anticipated mobile software for T-Mobile’s so-called Dream phone. But time is running out since the device will need clearance from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, a process that typically takes three months. Last year, Google (GOOG) made a big splash announcing it was setting its ...
Apple's Mac Growth Spurt Slowing Down? (2)
share
digg
by
Dan Frommer (492)
on
Silicon Alley Insider (2293)
3 days, 11 hours
ago
permalink
Apple's (AAPL) incredible Mac growth streak appears to be losing steam. Time for some updated laptops? Recently, we've seen three data points estimating this quarter's Mac unit sales. Two of the three suggest that Apple is going to have a second straight quarter of decelerating unit growth: Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says current Street consensus is that Apple will sell 2.65 million Macs this quarter, representing 22% year-over-year growth. Munster's extrapolation of preliminary July ...
BlackBerry Bold to Rival iPhone in 3G Reception Issues (2)
share
digg
by
John Paczkowski (108)
on
All Things Digital (201)
4 days, 9 hours
ago
permalink
If misery loves company, then Apple (AAPL) may have a friend in RIM (RIMM). A Citigroup analyst who has tested the company’s forthcoming BlackBerry Bold claims that the device is troubled by 3G reception woes similar to those plaguing Apple’s new handset. A noteworthy data point, since Bold will initially run on AT&T’s (T) wireless network, just as the iPhone does. “We had a few occasional 3G signal-dropping troubles at some locations especially on high-rise ...
-
J.Wo said:
3g is the #suckit
Apple (AAPL): The iPhone Heads To Russia (1)
share
digg
by
24/7 Wall St. (22)
on
24/7 Wall St. (22)
4 days, 14 hours
ago
permalink
It looks like more communists will be buying Apple (AAPL) iPhones. The handset is almost certainly going to be available in China this year. Now it appears that there is a deal in place to sell the iPhone in Russia. A market source told Reuters Mobile TeleSystems, Russia's largest carrier, had agreed with Apple to sell iPhones, probably starting in October. The move is a critical one for Apple. While the iPhone is readily available ...
2008: Apple’s 10 Million Mac Year? [Digital Daily] (1)
share
digg
by
John Paczkowski (108)
on
All Things Digital (201)
4 days, 19 hours
ago
permalink
The third quarter hasn’t been an easy one for Apple from a public relations standpoint. But from a financial one it’s been a resounding success. Despite MobileMe’s failure to live up to Apple’s standards, voice and data reception issues plaguing the iPhone 3G and reports of iPod Nanos sparking like Roman candles, Apple’s third quarter Mac sales numbers are expected to be impressive and largely unaffected by any sort of developing iPhone 3G halo … ...
Apple Employees See Greater Returns Than Google (2)
share
digg
by
Daya Baran (11)
on
Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha (21)
5 days, 22 hours
ago
permalink
Daya Baran submits:If you were an Apple (AAPL) employee or shareholder, you would be about 300% richer today than a Google (GOOG) employee or shareholder. This is based on a comparison of GOOG and AAPL shares over a five year period between August 27, 2004 to August 22, 2008. Over that period, Google returned an impressive 355.73% and Apple returned a staggering 1050.52%. Year-to-date, GOOG is down about 5% and AAPL is up about 36%.Complete ...
2008: Apple’s 10 Million Mac Year? [Digital Daily] (1)
share
digg
by
John Paczkowski (108)
on
All Things Digital (201)
1 week
ago
permalink
The third quarter hasn’t been an easy one for Apple from a public relations standpoint. But from a financial one it’s been a resounding success. Despite MobileMe’s failure to live up to Apple’s standards, voice and data reception issues plaguing the iPhone 3G and reports of iPod Nanos sparking like roman candles, Apple’s third quarter Mac sales numbers are expected to be impressive and largely unaffected by any sort of developing iPhone 3G halo … ...
Che Gigante questa Mela! (1)
share
digg
by
af (20)
on
quasi.dot (8)
1 week
ago
permalink
La capitalizzazione in borsa di Apple oggi e’ maggiore di quella di Google. La Mela-G? I numeri: 154,4 Billion$ contro 152,99 Billion$.
Microsoft's New $300 Million Makeover (1)
share
digg
by
Julia Boorstin (8)
on
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page (95)
1 week
ago
permalink
Julia Boorstin submits: You know those Apple (AAPL) commercials that skewer Microsoft (MSFT): "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC." They're helping Apple sell more computers, but they're not helping Microsoft any. Especially as Microsoft battles with negative publicity over its latest operating system, Windows Vista.Now Microsoft is fighting back with its own message, investing $300 million in a new campaign for Windows, to remake its image as a consumer-friendly brand.Complete Story »
Class-Action Suit Patch Sadly Absent From iPhone OS 2.0.2 “Bug Fixes” [Digital Daily] (1)
share
digg
by
John Paczkowski (108)
on
All Things Digital (201)
1 week, 1 day
ago
permalink
Apple may soon regret the “twice as fast, half the price” slogan it chose for iPhone 3G. A first lawsuit has been filed against the company over the device’s performance and reliability, and it seeks class-action status. Brought by Birmingham, Ala., resident Jessica Alena Smith, the suit (PDF) alleges that while the iPhone 3G may be half the price of its predecessor, it is almost certainly not twice as fast. Worse, it’s prone to dropping ...
Comcast's Diet For Bandwidth Hogs: A 20-Minute Timeout (CMCSA) (3)
share
digg
by
Dan Frommer (492)
on
Silicon Alley Insider (2293)
1 week, 2 days
ago
permalink
Comcast has already gotten in trouble for secretly messing with its subscribers' BitTorrent downloads. Its new plan to deal with bandwidth hogs: Putting them in the penalty box for 10 to 20 minutes, regardless of what they're downloading. What does this mean? If you're using too much bandwidth on your "unlimited" subscription, Comcast is going to slow down your connection to the Internet for a while, no matter whether you're downloading a hi-def movie legally ...
Why RIM Is Screwed: Limited Market Opportunity, Losing AT&T Share, Margins Getting Worse (RIMM) (2)
share
digg
by
Dan Frommer (492)
on
Silicon Alley Insider (2293)
1 week, 2 days
ago
permalink
Is BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIMM) really one of the most promising growth companies in tech, as some bullish analysts have said? Or is its meteoric growth about to hit a wall? Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha thinks the latter, and says he's taken a lot of heat for his "underperform" rating and a $100 price target that's nearly 20% below the $121 it's trading at today. But in a note today, Garcha repeats his ...
Apple's Bipolar China Disorder (1)
share
digg
by
David Wolf (2)
on
China Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha (2)
1 week, 2 days
ago
permalink
David Wolf submits: So here is the deal.Apple (AAPL) starts selling an album called "Songs for Tibet" on its iTunes Music Store (iTMS), and it does it right in the middle of the Beijing Olympics. Coincidence, or passive-aggressive middle finger to China? Apple isn't saying anything about it, so we are left to reach our own conclusions.Complete Story »
Verizon: Don't Blame Us For Your Flaky iPhone! (2)
share
digg
by
Dan Frommer (492)
on
Silicon Alley Insider (2293)
1 week, 2 days
ago
permalink
Verizon Wireless, which passed up the opportunity to exclusively sell Apple's iPhone, wants you to know that it's very concerned that the latest edition of Apple's phone doesn't work as well as advertised. Today's reminder, via a now-almost-daily iPhone-problems email from Verizon's public relations department: a Yahoo! Tech article noting that last night's iPhone software update didn't fix some users' problems with dropped calls, abrupt network switches, or poor reception. But who cares! More constructive: ...
Americans Buying Even Fewer Motorola RAZRs (1)
share
digg
by
John Paczkowski (108)
on
Digital Daily (37)
1 week, 3 days
ago
permalink
You wouldn’t know it from the iPhone lines at Apple (AAPL) stores across the nation, but cellphone sales in the states are slowing. A report Tuesday from The NPD Group reveals that U.S. sales of mobile phone handsets in the second quarter of 2008 declined about 13 percent over 2007. Clearly, Americans are buying fewer cellphones. More specifically, they’re buying fewer Motorola (MOT) phones. The company saw its share of the handset market fall to ...
