Sure, the iPhone was a bright, shiny object, another product that crazed Apple lovers would line up to buy, as they always did. But the phone was a hodgepodge, a Swiss Army knife of functions trying to do too much, critics said.
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Apple says it had its biggest day in App Store history, with sales of …
An image provided by Apple of apps available on the company’s App Store. On Thursday, Apple said it sold $240 million in App Store purchases on New Year’s Day, making it the biggest day in App Store sales history.
Apple’s App Store Earned $8.6 Billion Last Year
The company puts out a similar release around this time each year. New Year’s Day was the “busiest single day ever,” according to the Mac maker, generating $240 million in sales.
Apple to Invest $1 Billion in SoftBank Fund to Support Tech
Apple Inc. is planning to invest $1 billion in SoftBank Group Corp.’s giant new technology fund, adding its name to a growing list of interested parties and giving the iPhone maker a new avenue to tap up-and-coming technologies. Qualcomm Inc. also said it will participate in the fund, but the terms and the amount of its investment are still under discussion.
Apple Confirms $1 Billion Investment in SoftBank Vision Fund
Apple Inc. confirmed Wednesday that it plans to invest $1 billion in SoftBank Group Corp.’s new technology fund to help finance technologies it could use in the future. Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said, “We believe their new fund will speed the development of technologies which may be strategically important to Apple.”
Apple Turns 40 With Little Fanfare as March to Dow 20K Resumes: ICYMI
Indexes ended Tuesday in the green across the board as Trump continued to nominate advisers to his cabinet and Tweet his heart out sending a handful of stocks into disarray. On Jan. 3, 1977, the Apple Computer Corp. is incorporated.
The story of how Steve Jobs saved Apple from disaster and led…
Nowadays, Apple is the most valuable company in the world, thanks in huge part to the vision of the company’s late cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs. Once upon a time, Apple was a disaster, chewing through CEOs and delivering one bad quarter of financial results after another.
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Nobody’s perfect and corporate executives are just like you and me. But when you’re running a publically traded company and billions in wealth is made or lost by a stock price swing, the stakes are much higher.
Apple, Inc. Has a Major Disconnect Between the Buy-Side and the Sell-Side
If it wasn’t clear by now, investors should always take sell-side research notes with a grain of salt , and they should never act solely based on said research reports. Sell-side analyst opinions are but one of many factors that investors should incorporate into investing decisions.
Holiday Phone Activations Bode Well for Apple’s iPhone 7-Plus Sales
But the numbers also suggest Apple’s smartphone sales mix improved for the better. Flurry, which relies on anonymized usage data from the thousands of mobile apps connected to its analytics tools, reports Apple products accounted for 44% of the smartphone and tablet activations it recorded from December 19 to December 25. That’s down from the 49.1% reported for the same week a year ago .
It’s On! 2017 Is The Year The Virtual Assistant Wars Get Real
Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant, and Microsoft’s Cortana look to hardware partnerships and development deals to take on Apple’s Siri. The tech industry’s titans have been preparing for an all-out virtual assistant war in 2017-and it’ll be fought by Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and maybe even Microsoft’s Cortana.
Why Apple Inc.’s Next iPad Pro Won’t Be Delayed Due to Chip Yields
“TSMC is scheduled to start making Apple’s A10X chips for the next-generation iPad series slated for launch in March 2017,” the report says. DigiTimes , citing industry sources, explains that “unsatisfactory yields for the foundry’s 10nm process could disrupt the schedule.”
FitBit App Performance Is a ‘Fuzzy Metric,’ New York Times’ Manjoo Says
FitBit’s fitness trackers seem to have been a hot gift based on its performance on Apple’s App Store chart. Shares of FitBit were surging by 7% to $7.80 in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, after its app hit number one for free apps in the Apple App Store over the weekend.
Why Apple Is the Most Perfect Investment for 2017
In other words, recommending Apple requires some work and basic understanding of potential catalysts. Jumping into Apple ahead of the New Year requires a reflection on the year that has been, however.
Apple’s New MacBook Pro Has Battery Problems, Consumer Reports Says
Consumer Reports does not recommend buying the new MacBook Pro from Apple Inc. , a first for the magazine in regards to the tech giant’s popular laptop computers, and said issues it found with the devices’ battery life was the reason. In a review published Thursday , Consumer Reports said it purchased three models of MacBook Pro laptops and found “battery life results were highly inconsistent from one trial to the next.”
Here’s How to Profit Now as Apple Thumbs Its Nose at Donald Trump
Despite the president-elect’s threats, the technology company is making inroads in India, which could be a boon for investors. Technology juggernaut Apple has thumbed its nose at President-elect Donald Trump, and investors seem to approve , sending the stock higher.
BlackBerry Opens Site to Shore Up Self-Driving Car Research
BlackBerry Ltd. and Canada are opening a research center for self-driving cars that raises the possibility of government backing for the former smartphone maker’s automotive software unit. Chief Executive Officer John Chen and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the center at QNX’s headquarters near Ottawa, Ontario, where it will be based.
Nintendo Tumbles as Super Mario Run Game Debuts to Tepid Reviews
The stock tumbled 4.4 percent as of 10:36 a.m. on Monday, bringing its losses since the game’s debut last week to 8.4 percent. Nintendo’s partner DeNA Co., which helped with the game’s development, has dropped 12.4 percent in the same period.
How Pandora Fell From 1 of the First Players in Music Streaming to 1 of the Last
In this clip from Industry Focus: Tech , Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and David Kretzmann take a look at Pandora’s less-than-spectacular 10-year run in the streaming business, how its competition became so incredibly difficult to face off against, and why it’s going to be so hard for Pandora to recover its edge. 10 stocks we like better than Pandora Media When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen.
2 More Insights From Apple Inc.’s Job Boards
Apple, like most major companies, doesn’t divulge too many specifics on the projects that it’s working on in these listings. Nevertheless, it’s not hard to get some sense of what broad themes and ideas the company is investing in by carefully observing these listings.
The Inside Story of Apple’s $14 Billion Tax Bill
“The Maxforce” is the European Union team that ordered Ireland to collect billions of euros in back taxes from Apple Inc., rattled the Irish government, and spurred changes to international tax law. You’d think it might have earned the name by applying maximum force while investigating alleged financial shenanigans.