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Neat Designs has put together a new collection of vintage Apple advertisements show Apple’s progression from the garage startup created by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne, to the corporate conglomerate that Tim Cook runs today.  The collection spans the years 1977 to 1999 and contains many advertisements not seen before.  the display and the variety show the tenacity and way the company we know as Apple, Inc. thought the world should see them. You can view the entire…

Proview, the China based bankrupt company which supposedly owns the iPad name is now suing Apple in California.  The company is still embroiled in a battle in mainland China, but no decision has been made there.   Proview is now accusing Apple of using deceptive practices in their purchase of the iPad name, thereby denying Proview fair value on the name. In China, Proview is denying the name was sold for mainland China operations. Source: Reuters

Ron Wayne is probably the least well known Apple, Inc. Co-Founder of the three men who created the now behemoth company.   He had a 10% stake in the young company at it’s founding, however, he left the company, selling his stake for a total of $2300.   The media has reported that he lost potentially billions of dollars in his leaving, however, he does not see it that way.  According to Ron, “I didn’t lose out on billions of dollars. That’s…

Apple’s lawyers in China have submitted a letter to Proview to essentially tell them to quit making remarks to the media.  The letter claims that the comments that Proview CEO Yang Rongshan is making in public run contrary to the actual ruling in the case and also are falsifications of the facts.  The letter is stating that Apple “formally reserve all rights to take further legal action against any individuals and tentities fort any damages that may result from defamoatory…

After multiple days of reaching record highs, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares have plummeted back nearly 35 points from the high of $526.29 USD per share mark it reached mid-day yesterday.  The shares are currently trading at $492.20 USD per share or down $5.47 from yesterdays close.   While no major factors are driving the fall out side of profit taking, this could be a bit of a I told you so moment for the one analyst on wall street who has…

Apple Inc (AAPL) Shares are up over $9 USD per share in this morning’s trading session.  News out of China that the Proview requested iPad ban has been refused by Chinese Customs Authorities on account that such a ban would be difficult to enforce due to the popularity of the iPad among Chinese consumers is the likely driving factor in the stratospheric rise in share price with the shares reaching $519.41 USD Per Share or $9.95 USD per share above…

Apple Inc. (AAPL) CEO, Tim Cook will speak at the Goldman Sach’s (GS) Technology and Internet Conference tomorrow at 12:30 PM Pacific Time.  The Apple Investor Relations page has a direct link for the audio portion of the speech.  Tim will be among a host of CEO’s and IT industry companies speaking at the conference about the future and direction of their companies. Many people are expecting he will be announcing the upcoming Apple iPad 3 event but his focus…

Apple Inc (AAPL) shares pushed through the $500 USD per share price mark early in trading today.  While the up tick did not last, it was a major mile stone for the stock which is projected to go to at least $550 to $580 USD per share range by a number of analysts on wall street.  The stock traded most of the morning in the $498 and $499 USD per share range after pulling back from the $500 mark.   After…

Apple Inc (AAPL) has jumped to a sky high price of $499.20 USD per share in pre-market trading this morning.   While many analysts posted expected price per share of $550-$580 USD per share after profits were announced, the price was a bit slow in getting there until last week.  The stock had been trading in the $455-460 range the week before and then suddenly jumped to a high of $497.62 befor closing on Friday at $493.42 USD per share.  

Apple Inc (AAPL) shares have been on a record tear over the past three trading days with the price currently trading at $472.65 USD per share or up $3.71 USD per share at Noon EST.  After pushing through the $474.00 USD per share price just after 10am, the price has pulled back.  The high of the day thus far was $474.21 per share.

Apple rode a wave of enthusiasm on its Friday close at an all time high  of $459.68 USD at a rise of $4.56 USD or 1.00 percent.  That Friday enthusiasm seems to be replaced with some serious pessimism this morning as the pre-market price is already off by $1.77 at 8:59am. With no major news over the weekend out side of Apple once again selling 3G products in Germany, there is nothing really weighing on the stock outside of a…

Apple Inc (AAPL) is trading up this morning with a jump of $2.23 per share in pre-Market trading.  With the .5% boost in the stock price, it is nearing the level it was at earlier in the week.  At 9:00 am, the stock stands at $437.35 USD per share and should stay relatively close to if it is a normal Friday, volume wise. The only news weighing on the stock this morning is the loss in German courts to Motorola. …

Apple Inc (AAPL) traded slightly lower yesterday, closing $1.07 down for the day at $455.12 per share.  In after hours trading, the shares slipped a bit further down to the 454.87 USD per share level.  This as Apple filed its SEC reports on 16 senior employees who were given 63 Shares of Apple stock each at a price of $337.2375 on the 31st of January according to SEC filings.  These filings included Senior VP Jeffrey Williams and Apple Inc. Chief…

Reports are saying that that Apple has now landed the number three telecom company in China to distribute the iPhone.  China Telecom (CHA) was the latest of the mainland China based carriers to announce that they will have a iPhone 4S for sale as soon as February. On 13 January when apple Incorporated released the iPhone 4S in mainland China most areas went according to plan. However, the main Apple store in Beijing was dated by scalpers trying to scoop…

Everyone one knows that Steve Jobs had several industries that he wanted to revamp and change for the better.  Education was one of those industries.  Apple made huge headway into fulfilling Steve Jobs’ dream on 19 January with the introduction of iBooks 2.0, Ibooks Author, iTunes U and of course, the text books section of the iTunes Book Store. Now it appears, that the US government is also getting on the band wagon with some announcements of their own.  The…

Many users are reporting that they are experiencing some issues with the latest version of Mac OS X.  Apple, Inc. rolled out Mac OS X 10.7.3 yesterday and although most users had no issues, there were a good number who are experiencing a CUI Error with the upgrade. Reports are saying that this error is being caused by the Software Update feature of Mac OS X 10.7 and not by the manual download of the upgrade.  Our own experience in-house…

Apple Inc (AAPL) is off slightly this morning with the stock moving towards the $456.50 USD per share mark, down from the nearly $457.00 per share marked in last nights after market session.  News that Softbank’s net profits fell by 50% third quarter could be weighing on the stock this morning.  Softbank is Apple’s primary Japanese partner in the iPhone and iPad. Also there is news that German courts refused to ban two Samsung products yesterday, handing Apple one of…

A report on the Boy Genius Reports website this morning is showing photos of a purported screenshot from code showing Apple’s next generation iPad.   According to the report, the iPad 3 will contain Apple’s A6 Chip and will also be quad core.   The new iPad will also be compatible with GSM, CDMA, and LTE networks of all major phone carriers.   This would likely include the latest 4G networks as well. Source: BGR

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of five companies being named in a lawsuit, claiming they violated antitrust laws by colluding to not recruit employees from the other companies also named in the suit. US district court judge Lucy Koh, declared that the lawsuit can go forward without prejudice.  The San Jose California based court judge decided that even if the case was dismissed the plaintiffs could actually we file a new complaint in reference to the current one. The lawsuit…

Apple Inc (AAPL) has been trading between 458 and 459 USD per share in the early morning pre-market trading.  At 7:03am EST, the share was at $458.74 or up 2.26 from the close, making yesterdays close of $456.48 USD a share just a mere footnote now as the stock continues its climb towards the $500 a share mark.  While there are several minor news items this morning, so far there is nothing to slow down the speed of the climb…