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How Mobile Can You Go? A Mobile Take On Q3 Tech Earnings

Editor’s note: Jay Jamison is a Partner at BlueRun Ventures and is based in Menlo Park. He focuses on early stage mobile, consumer and enterprise opportunities, and he serves on the boards of AppCentral (acquired by Good Technology), AppRedeem, Foodspotting, and Thumb. You can follow him on … Continue reading

Why Apple fell so hard

Two theories for Apple’s fall, neither of which has to do with fear, uncertainty or doubt FORTUNE — Apple’s (AAPL) share price briefly touched $505.75 in Thursday’s trading — $200 (28.3%) off its mid-September high. We needn’t spell out here … Continue reading

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Apple’s iPad Mini With LTE Hits Sprint And At&T Retail Today, And Likely Other Stores, Too

Sprint announced this morning that it is now offering the iPad mini and fourth generation iPad with LTE connectivity in “select Sprint retail locations.” Sprint is one of three official U.S. data providers for Apple’s tablet, offering LTE data plans … Continue reading

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Apple’s Stock Price Crashes To Six Month Low And There’s No Bottom In Sight

The good times can’t last forever. Eventually the music dies off, the balloons pop and everyone goes home. Without sounding the hyperbole alarm, let’s look at the facts. Apple’s stock price has declined steadily since September 19, two days before … Continue reading

Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs film will be a play in three scenes

The creator of The West Wing and Newsroom cracks the structure of Jobs’ complex life FORTUNE —  ”I hope I don’t get killed by the studio for giving too much away,” Sorkin says to Tina Brown toward the end of … Continue reading

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Apple And Motorola Mobility Looking At Arbitration For Patent Dispute Resolution

In a court filing this week spotted by Bloomberg, Apple indicated that it is “interested in resolving its dispute with Motorola completely and agrees that arbitration may be the best vehicle to resolve the parties’ dispute.” Motorola Mobility had discussed the possibility … Continue reading

Cheaper Natural Gas Feedstocks from Shale Plays Revitalizing North American Polyethylene Business, Says New IHS Study

Dateline City:  HOUSTON Capacity additions planned for major North American producers; while population growth and economic development in Asian countries expands demand for polyethylene According to a new IHS Chemical (NYSE: IHS) study, an abundant supply of inexpensive natural gas-based … Continue reading

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Apple iPad Sales In China Up 80% Following Trademark Dispute Resolution

Apple has seen sales of its iPad soar following the resolution of a trademark dispute with Chinese company Proview, which had IPAD registered years prior to the release of Apple’s iconic tablet. That’s according to new estimates from IDC analyst … Continue reading

The bear case for Apple

Are there are limits to how far Apple’s share price can fall? FORTUNE — “Run for the hills!” a reader e-mailed yesterday, “because its going to get ugly. $400 by April 2013, $270 by next fall … almost inevitable.” “Zabitsky’s … Continue reading

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Court Adds iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1 And Galaxy S III To Patent Lawsuit, Signals iPad Mini Could Be Added, Too

In an ongoing California court case between Apple and Samsung, a judge on Thursday granted the requests of both companies to add recently released hardware to the suit. The iPhone 5 is now included, as well as Samsung’s U.S. Galaxy … Continue reading