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How many iPhone app developers can Microsoft buy?

The secret to populating an unpopular smartphone platform: cash incentives Rovio is making Angry Birds Space for Windows Phone A nice piece of reporting by Jenna Wortham and Nick Wingfield landed on the front page of the New York Times … Continue reading

Why did Apple drift sideways in 2011 and take off in 2012?

The dividend is one reason it’s up. But what was keeping it down was fear. The investors who mull over the mysteries of Apple’s (AAPL) valuation at Investor Village’s AAPL Sanity board have been trying to come to grips with … Continue reading

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Seven

Will Apple make a 7 inch iPad? That’s the question being batted around yet again today. The true answer right now is easy: I don’t know. No one does. Most likely not even Apple. They’re undoubtedly thinking about it. And … Continue reading

Apple closes a trojan loophole after 550,000 Macs are infected

Compare to Windows, OS X is nearly malware free. But it does run JavaScript. The reach of Flashback trojan. Source: Dr. Web. Click to enlarge. Having written several times — and taken a lot of heat from PC users — … Continue reading

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International Movie Market Continues to Increase Lead over US

Dateline City:  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Continuing a nearly decade-long trend, international cinema box-office receipts in 2011 increased their lead over those of the United States, according to a sampling of last year’s highest-grossing movies outlined in a recent IHS Screen … Continue reading

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STMicroelectronics Leverages Apple Design Wins to Increase Consumer and Mobile MEMS Leadership

Dateline City:  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Fueled by booming sales to Apple Inc., particularly its exclusive design wins in the iPhone, iPad and iPod lines, STMicroelectronics in 2011 padded its leadership position in the global market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in … Continue reading

Apple overtakes Google

At 12:26 p.m. Eastern, Apple’s share price passed Google’s for the first time Source: Bullish Cross It is said that one of the reasons Apple (AAPL) hasn’t split its stock since 2005 is that Steve Jobs wanted to see his … Continue reading

What’s Apple up to now in Maiden, North Carolina?

A giant solar array? An huge fuel cell facility? A second 500,000 sq. ft. data center? Click to enlarge. I’m not sure I buy the main reason Jefferies’ Peter Misek gave today for raising his Apple (AAPL) price target to … Continue reading

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Apple and Facebook Should Be Terrified Of Google-Tinted Glasses

Google’s augmented reality eyewear is coming to disrupt your face and your business model. If you don’t even have to pull your phone out to take a photo, get directions, or message with friends, why would you need to buy … Continue reading

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