This year has seen many product refreshes for Apple (a aapl) — including the super high-end Mac Pro — but the Apple…
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Satisfaction survey shows why Apple’s iPad will remain on top
Apple's iPad still the tablet market leader in terms of sales, despite gains by the Kindle Fire, and a recent survey of tablet user satisfaction suggests it's well-poised to stay ahead. Setting the standards for tablet-buyer expectations will help Apple continue to lead the pack.…
Read MoreAnalyst talks three possible routes for future Apple TV
A dedicated Apple TV set was a hot topic at the end of 2011. So far in 2012, news on that front has been relatively quiet, but a new note by longtime Apple TV set booster and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is reigniting the discussion.…
Read MoreAnalyst: China could bring 57M iPhone bump by 2013
Apple's iPhone was a hot seller in the company's first fiscal quarter of 2012, but that's nothing compared to what one analyst predicts we could see in just a couple of years' time. Morgan Stanley thinks Apple's efforts in China could pay big dividends by 2013.…
Read MoreWhat Wall Street is saying about Apple’s record quarter
Apple's record quarter is prompting a lot of analysts and Wall Street watchers to up their estimates for the stock's performance. A slew of investor notes released Wednesday suggest few believe Apple's fortunes have reached their apex. Investors seem to agree, as Apple's stock opened strong.…
Read MoreAnalyst expectations up again ahead of Apple earnings call
In a note to investors today, Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu discussed his company's expectations for Apple's earnings call Tuesday afternoon, which were up once again from earlier predictions. Wu's revised estimate joins a chorus of rosy outlooks about the Mac-maker's performance.…
Read More‘Conservative’ estimate predicts 48 million iPad sales in 2012
It's time to start placing bets as to how many iPads Apple will sell in 2012. Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu is starting things off with an estimate of 48 million, he said Wednesday morning. Wu says that number could end up being "conservative," and I agree.…
Read MoreCloud server shipments to skyrocket in 2012
For anyone who doubts cloud computing is driving IT, check out new numbers from IHS. The researcher predicts unit shipments of "cloud servers" -- those that run cloud computing infrastructure -- will grow 35 percent to a whopping 875,000 this year, from 647,000 in 2011.…
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There’s trouble in Tinseltown. Movie theater attendance hit a 16-year low in 2011, dropping 4 percent from 2010. The slowing turnstiles have…
Read MoreApple reportedly using new display tech for iPad 3
Supply chain reports released on Friday indicate that Apple will opt for indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) instead of in-plane switching (IPS) display panels for its upcoming iPad 3. The change would provide benefits in terms of energy consumption, cost reduction and improved resolution.…
Read MoreChipmakers said to be bidding on Apple iTV contracts
Hot on the heels of a report about Apple's iTV plans on Tuesday, there are fresh stories about its potential components and supplier partners out on Wednesday morning. DigiTimes cites new supply-chain sources saying that Apple is entertaining chipmaker bids for the iTV's processor contracts.…
Read MoreAnalyst: Apple to skip iPad mini in 2012, keep low-cost iPad 2 instead
Apple's plans for a 7-inch iPad are a very hot topic heading into the new year, but they may not bear any tangible fruit for consumers in 2012. A Wedge Partners analyst doesn't think it's in the cards. Instead, Apple might offer a cheaper iPad 2.…
Read MoreWhy the big data startup boom will likely be short-lived
There has been a remarkable flowering of companies over the past year or two, all riding a wave of developer and investor enthusiasm for the loosely defined concept of "big data." But given that the big data startup market is probably overvalued and headed for a lot of consolidation, these new companies' days might be numbered.…
Read MoreIPhone 4S demand remains strong at home and abroad
Apple's iPhone 4S hit parade continues to roll on, according to notes from two investment analysis firms on Monday. In the U.S., the 4S continues to sell out daily in Apple retail stores, while demand for preorders also remain strong as the device rolls out internationally.…
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The environmental credentials of cloud computing routinely come under scrutiny, whether it’s environmental campaigners lambasting a data center’s reliance upon coal or…
Read MoreAnalyst Estimate: 150,000 iPads Pre-Ordered Already
While the number isn’t official (Apple (s aapl) isn’t exactly free and easy with its sales figures), one analyst is saying that…
Read MoreRumor Has It: Apple Tablet Due in March or April, Says Analyst
Apple (s aapl) is all set to begin production of a 10.1-inch LCD tablet starting in February 2010, according to a recent…
Read MoreRumor Has It: New iMacs and MacBooks Coming Just in Time for Windows 7
Apple (s aapl) beat Microsoft (s msft) to market in terms of new operating systems (although “new” doesn’t really apply in the…
Read MoreRumor: The Billion Dollar Tablet
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes the rumored Apple (s aapl) tablet will be much more than a lifestyle product for the…
Read MoreAnalyst: YouTube to Bring in $123M
Jeffery Lindsay with Bernstein Research estimates that YouTube’s (s GOOG) revenues will come in at $123 million in 2009, reports Peter Kafka’s…
Read MoreAnalyst: YouTube Could Lose $470M This Year
A new report by Credit Suisse projects that video-sharing giant YouTube (s GOOG) is on track to lose $470 million this year,…
Read MoreAnalyst: Hulu to Bring in $120 million in ’09
Hulu will take in $120 million this year, Screen Digest analyst Arash Amel tells BusinessWeek. That’s a downgrade from his previous estimate…
Read MoreApple Could Drop iPhone to $99, Destroy Competition
Oh those crazy analysts. Always making predictions and playing fast and loose with our emotions. Consider, for instance, the latest tidbit from…
Read MoreZeeVee Launches ZViewer, An Internet Video Browser
ZeeVee's ZViewer, an online video aggregator available today in beta, gives you access to a variety of sites and services that offer TV shows and videos, such as Hulu.com, Amazon's Video on Demand, ABC.com and iTunes.…
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