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Fri, 17 May 2013

Should Apple buy BlackBerry? Er, no

The Macalope

The Macalope finds the latest media masterplan for Apple - that it should buy rival smartphone maker BlackBerry - substantially crazy.

Fri, 17 May 2013

Foxconn factory workers 'still working unlawfully long hours'

Michael Kan

Apple supplier Foxconn is making progress in improving working conditions, but a report claims that staff are still working long hours that exceed local laws.

Thu, 16 May 2013

Apple CEO to face Senate in tax grilling

Karen Haslam

Apple will be in front of the senate next week as it is questioned about its tax practices.

Thu, 16 May 2013

Fire Tim Cook? You're cuckoo bananas

The Macalope

A number of market watchers have suggested that Apple should let CEO Tim Cook go. Here's what the Macalope thinks about that.

Thu, 16 May 2013

Weak iPhone 5 demand blamed for Foxconn's Hon Hai revenue drop

Michael Kan

Weak demand for Apple's iPhone 5 has been cited as a likely cause for Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry's latest financial figures. The company posted a 19.2 percent year-on-year decline in revenue for the first quarter.

Wed, 15 May 2013

Coffee with Tim Cook for just $610,000: I'll have an Americano

Karen Haslam

Bidding has now closed in the CharityBuzz auction that offered bidders the chance to sit down for coffee with Cook.

Wed, 15 May 2013

Apple denies participating in 'conspiracy to raise prices in e-book industry'

John Ribeiro

Apple has denied any participation in an alleged e-book price-fixing conspiracy, claiming that book publishers took measures to counter Amazon.com's low e-book pricing back in 2009.

Wed, 08 May 2013

Einhorn stocks up on Apple, praised Apple's stock repurchase plan

Karen Haslam

Apple's plan is 'Vastly more shareholder friendly', according to 'thorn in Apple's side' Einhorn who sued Apple in February over its lack of plans to return cash to shareholders.

Wed, 08 May 2013

Apple's privacy policy violates German data protection law, Berlin court rules

Loek Essers

Apple violates German data protection law by asking for users' broad, overall consent in its privacy policy, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled.

Tue, 07 May 2013

EU says Motorola abused its position by seeking and enforcing injunction against Apple

Loek Essers

Motorola Mobility abuses its dominant position in the E.U. by seeking and enforcing an injunction against Apple in Germany on the basis of its mobile phone standard-essential patents (SEPs), the European Commission said in a preliminary antitrust review of the case on Monday.

Tue, 07 May 2013

Apple breaks into Fortune 500's top 10

Gregg Keizer

Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP.

Fri, 03 May 2013

Why you shouldn't listen to well-paid analysts

Karen Haslam

An interesting discussion with Apple analyst Horace Dediu has appeared today in which he warns against giving too much credence to the opinions of well-paid analysts, especially those who are new to Apple.

Thu, 02 May 2013

Skewering Rob Enderle's conspiracy theory about Apple stock

Yoni Heisler

Tech pundit Rob Enderle holds a unique spot in the pantheon of boneheaded "analysts" who never cease to turn out drivel not so cleverly disguised as reasoned analysis.

Wed, 01 May 2013

Investors throw $52 billion at Apple, are Apple bonds a good investment?

Karen Haslam

Despite having $145 billion in the bank, Apple has decided to reach out to the debt market to offer $17 billion in bonds in order to pay money back to investors. Why would Apple need to go to such lengths and what does it mean to investors? We answer your questions.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013

Wall Street Beat: Earnings highlight smartphones as key to growth

Marc Ferranti

With Apple reporting a decline in profit margins and Samsung consolidating its leadership in the mobile device market, earnings results and market research reports this week point to the ever-increasing importance of smartphones as key to growth in tech.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013

Just How Close Is Apple's Tim Cook to Being Fired?

Tom Kaneshige

Apple CEO Tim Cook needs to show investors where the company's future growth is coming from. If he fails this fall, then he might be in big trouble, say industry analysts.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

Former Apple consultant talks innovation, Samsung, and expanding the iPhone family

Nathan Velayudhan

Ken Segall, a former Apple employee who worked for the company for more than a decade during the Steve Jobs era, reveals what he thinks Apple needs to do to progress in the future.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

Apple is growing; why not WWDC?

John Cox

If everything Apple does is growing so well, why isn't the company "growing" its Worldwide Developers Conference?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

Bidding surpasses $200,000 for coffee with Apple's CEO Tim Cook

Nathan Velayudhan

With 19 days of auctioneering left, the new price to beat if you want to sit down for a coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook is $230,000.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013

Apple revises its plans for spaceship headquarters

Nathan Velayudhan

In a project that is already expected to cost up to $5 billion, Apple has decided to revise design plans to add even more features to the new headquarters, dubbed “spaceship.”

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