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iTV Looms Large February 08, 2012 
Apple ended up being the top-selling smartphone vendor for the fourth quarter of 2011, but rumors about an as-yet unconfirmed next-generation Apple TV claimed much of the company's spotlight over the last week. In a note regarding Apple, Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek wrote that Apple stock was a smart buy because the company's next entertainment device, which he called "iTV," is on its way.
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Apple's Dynamic Tension February 01, 2012 
A week after Apple revealed record-breaking sales numbers that drove its value to new heights, the company's fans were shown a bleaker image of Cupertino in a recently published news series. The iEconomy series paints a picture of harsh working conditions in some overseas facilities that manufacture Apple products.
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Apple Does the Money Dance January 28, 2012 
pple's first fiscal quarter is usually a big one. The way its financial calendar works out, what it considers Q1 ends on Dec. 31, meaning it covers the entire holiday period, as well as maybe a little back-to-school action. But the numbers Apple posted about its most recent Q1 were in an entirely different class than the usual money bender it wakes up from this time of year.
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Moving Apple's Moolah Mountain January 27, 2012 
Apple surprised Wall Street Wednesday when it revealed it was sitting on cash reserves of nearly $100 billion. Now the question is, what will the company do with it? Apple's successful product lines, which include the iPhone and iPad, have been gushing bucks for months. That's allowed it to build a sizable war chest.
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iPhone Bonanza Drives Apple to Record Quarter January 25, 2012 
Few expected Apple to slouch through the 2011 holiday season, but the numbers the company released Tuesday went well beyond the performance most Wall Street watchers had expected, reporting record sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs in Apple's first fiscal quarter of 2012.
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Apple Schools Wall Street January 25, 2012 
Apple on Tuesday revealed exactly how explosive holiday sales were for its iPhone 4S. The latest version of the company's smartphone packed enough dynamite to double Apple's earnings in its first fiscal quarter of the year and blow the company right past its previous sales records. The company reported a rise in net income to $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per share, compared to a net income of $6 billion a year ago.
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What If Cook Really Isn't a Product Guy? January 19, 2012 
At first, I was surprised to see the flurry of blog and comment traffic recently over Scott Forstall, the Apple "CEO-in-waiting," as portrayed by a new book about Apple coming out next week. I thought, What's wrong with current CEO Tim Cook? Is he going somewhere? Didn't he just get a bunch of new compensation packages worth hundreds of millions of dollars?
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Shedding Light on Apple's Supply Chain January 18, 2012
Apple did something strange this week: It opened up and disclosed details about its suppliers, information about which the famously secretive company had until then kept mum. However, it seems much of the attention the company has received lately has nothing to do with its supply chain and everything to do with what new product or initiative the company might launch next.
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There's a Scent of Apple in the Air at CES January 11, 2012
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show is well under way in Las Vegas this week, and as usual, Apple isn't displaying any wares at the convention. But the company's presence is still palpable at the show, as its competitors in the tablet, smartphone and computer arenas show their latest products and invite inevitable comparisons. Even the field of TVs is rife with Apple rumor.
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Apple in 2012: Stuffed Pockets, Stiff Competition January 04, 2012
Despite the loss of its Cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs, 2011 was a kind year to Apple financially. Over the past 12 months, the company enjoyed record iPhone sales, kept the iPad in the top spot in the tablet market, continued to win new patents while bitterly fighting for its existing ones, and logged record Mac sales.
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Apple's Patent Win: Just a Feather in Its Cap? December 21, 2011
In a decision 20 months in the making, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Monday that, starting in April, certain HTC smartphones cannot be imported into the U.S. due to a violation of one of Apple's patents. Apple had alleged that HTC was violating 10 technology patents, though the ITC ruled that the Taiwanese smartphone maker was infringing on just one, a data tapping feature.
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2012 Looking Copacetic for iPhone, iPad Sales December 16, 2011 
Morgan Stanley is decidedly bullish about Apple's near future. It will sell more iPhones and iPads than expected over the next few quarters, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty told clients in a research note. Her findings were based on the results of an AlphaWise survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers over the age of 18, conducted the week after Thanksgiving.
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Apple Caught in a Blizzard of Bucks December 14, 2011 
Apple announced Monday that the Mac App Store hit 100 million downloads since its January launch. The store, which is the online retail source for product upgrades and apps for Mac computers, doesn't quite get the traffic that Apple's iOS App Store achieves, and it has quite a way to go before hitting the 10 billion downloads that the Android Market has hit.
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Patent Warriors Never Sleep December 07, 2011
This year marks the first holiday season in which Apple's iPad has had serious competitors in the tablet market, though it doesn't seem like Apple is up for any surprises before the year ends. Sales appear to be strong heading into the holiday season, even with the Kindle Fire tablet on the scene, though its patent battles, especially with rival Samsung, are as heated as ever.
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Apple's Bright, Shiny Black Friday November 30, 2011
As retailers across the U.S. mopped the Black Friday blood and pepper spray from their floors, Apple walked away from the unofficial shopping holiday with bulging pockets. It beat sales forecasts by 7 p.m. that night. The day after Thanksgiving is one of the few times Apple offers discounts on its products.
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Apple the World's Top PC Maker? Depends on What You Call a PC November 23, 2011 
Apple's mammoth new store in New York's Grand Central Station probably won't be open before Black Friday, but with momentum in the PC market, renewed patents and continuing strength across its ecosystem, the company looks strong heading into one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
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