Last week, Apple made history by issuing $17 billion of debt. The bond issuance was the largest ever for a non-financial company, and was used to fund its $55 billion share-buyback plan. The mainstream media appeared awestruck by the size … Continue reading
This morning, an image of the red version of the upcoming BlackBerry R10 has leaked, with the white version appearing in the background. This follows an earlier leak from late December. The R10 is a mid-range BlackBerry 10 smartphone meant … Continue reading
Yesterday, less than three hours before the BlackBerry Q10 launched in Canada following a successful debut in the UK, a detailed article appeared in Bloomberg, revealing that Apple is overhauling the email and calendar apps for iOS 7. Bloomberg quotes “people with knowledge … Continue reading
Last week, Laptop Mag published an article titled “How Apple Is Taking Over Your Car”, which indicates that Apple is making a big push in the automotive industry, using Siri Eyes Free. In addition, Apple’s careers page hints at additional … Continue reading
On yesterday’s Apple conference call, CEO Tim Cook criticized existing large-screen smartphones (phablets) as a result of trade-offs. He also said that Apple “would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist.” We concluded that Apple would not … Continue reading
(Updated at 11:30 pm to include the final Apple stock price in after-hours trading) Apple shares were on a roller coaster ride in after-hours trading. After rising by 5.88% on the positive Q2 results, the impressive gains were wiped out. … Continue reading
Apple investors are quiet this morning, filled with fear and anxiety over AAPL’s quarterly earnings announcement happening this afternoon after the market closes. Last time AAPL announced earnings, the stock did a massive 54 point gap down. Will that happen … Continue reading
Apple’s share price has fallen a steep 43.46% from $705.07 (on September 21, 2012) to today’s market close at $398.67 Apple shareholders I have talked to acknowledge that Tim Cook may be a supply chain “genius”, but he is clearly … Continue reading
Predictions about Apple products usually hold very little water as Apple focuses a lot on security of the information. Ming-Chi Kuo, Analyst at KGI Securities, is an exception to this as he predicted Apple’s entire product pipeline including the features … Continue reading
Apple is reporting its earnings next Tuesday. Will Apple shares tumble 10% right away like last quarter, or will this quarter be different? What will CEO Time Cook reveal about iPhone 5S, iPad Mini 2 and iWatch? Join us on … Continue reading
QuickOffice had been available for iPad business users for editing documents ever since Google acquired QuickOffice. Now, the Android and iOS smartphone users can also edit their documents using the QuickOffice – Google Apps for business. From Word to Excel … Continue reading
Following the security flaw that allows hackers to unlock a locked iPhone, and the Apple ID fiasco, Apple is facing another security issue. iMessage users have come under DoS (Denial-of-Service) attacks. The attack involves a hacker using Applescript to send … Continue reading
In the past two weeks, complaints have surfaced in Chinese-language media that Apple is far less likely to replace a defective (but warranty-covered) iPhone in China, compared to the U.S. This news has started to appear in North American media … Continue reading
We were the first tech blog to declare the Z10 a smash hit, and we can confidently write that BlackBerry has managed to out-Apple Apple with BB 10. In fact, this is a conclusion that we believe many Z10 owners … Continue reading
In the final hour of trading today, BlackBerry shares jumped 8% after the company released a statement saying that one of its “established partners” had ordered one million BlackBerry 10 smartphones, with “shipments starting immediately”. In after hours, the shares … Continue reading
This week, carrier Leap Wireless made the headlines when it announced that it could be stuck with $100 million of unsold iPhones if it honors its agreement with Apple. The company also said that it might be able to sell … Continue reading
As indicated in the video above, the Z10 is priced at $599 in the US and Canada. This is $50 less than the $649 price tag of the iPhone 5 in the US, and a whooping $100 less than its … Continue reading