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AMOLED TV Market Slowed by High Prices, Manufacturing Challenges

Dateline City:  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Despite the excitement surrounding the introduction of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) televisions at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), global shipments of the sets will be limited during the next few years … Continue reading

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Lumia 900 Introduction to Trigger Smartphone Renaissance for Nokia and Microsoft

Dateline City:  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. With the introduction of its critically acclaimed Lumia 900, Nokia Corp. has set the stage to regain some of its lost smartphone market share—and to re-establish Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone as a leading contender in … Continue reading

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Growth of North American Hotel Television Market Slows in 2012 Due to Saturation

Dateline City:  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. With flat-panel televisions already installed in nearly every hotel room in North America, the growth of television shipments to the region’s hospitality business will slow dramatically in 2012, according to an IHS iSuppli Digital Signage … Continue reading

A guide to Apple’s guidance

What to make of those pesky forward-looking statements in today’s earnings report Source: Piper Jaffray, Company reports It used to be that traders rewarded or punished Apple’s (AAPL) shares right after its earnings releases based not on the sales it … Continue reading

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Apple Talks Retail: 110 Million People Visited Apple Stores In Q1

I’m not a huge fan of schlepping around needlessly when I can do most of my shopping from the comfort of my chair, but Apple fans don’t seem to have much trouble going to their local Apple store when the … Continue reading

Apple Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter, which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per … Continue reading

Buy — or sell — Apple at your peril ahead of today’s report

Betting on a stock this volatile on a day like this is an exceedingly dangerous game  Trading in Apple (AAPL) was halted on July 19 last year, just before the company released its third quarter earnings report. When trading re-opened, the … Continue reading

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Tim Cook: Apple TV IS Still A Hobby, But I Couldn’t Live Without It

Apple TV is still a hobby. The word comes from Apple’s Chief, Tim Cook who nether-the-less championed the company’s current offering. He stated that Apple sold more than 2.8 million Apple TV units last fiscal year with 1.4 million moved … Continue reading

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Tim Cook: Apple TV IS Still A Hobby, But I Couldn’t Live Without It

Apple TV is still a hobby. The word comes from Apple’s Chief, Tim Cook who nevertheless championed the company’s current offering. He stated that Apple sold more than 2.8 million Apple TV units last fiscal year with 1.4 million moved … Continue reading

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Apple’s Q1 2012: $46.3B In Revenue, 37M iPhones And 15.4M iPads Sold

We’re still a few minutes out from Apple’s Q1 2012 earnings call — but as is par for the course, the raw numbers have made their way out a bit early. And they.. are… insane. Note: For those wondering how … Continue reading