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The United States Air Force has granted Apple, Inc. with a $9 Million USD contract to provide 18,000 iPad 2’s. The iPad 2’s will be used by pilots and other pertinent staff in lieu of the normally carried heavy pilot bags and reams of flight maps. The air force is getting quite the deal on the iPad 2’s with the price per unit being $520 USD per unit compared to the normal $599 USD. They have contracted to receive the…
More than 25 Billion Apps and counting have been downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apple held a contest for the mark, giving the person who downloaded the 25 Billionth app a $10,000 USD gift card to the App Store, however, who that lucky person was still has yet to have been announced. This mark was reached in just over 3.5 years with the current pace of downloads reaching a staggering 15 million apps per year. There are currently 550,000…
Invitations for the next release of the iPad went out to the media today, with Apple proclaiming “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” The event for the iPad 3 release is scheduled to take place on March 7, 2012 at 10:00am PST at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The event has been talked about greatly throughout the media rumor circles for the past several weeks with this event being the worst kept secret of…
Apple has released a new update for Mac OS 10.7.3 for Late 2009 and newer iMacs’ Wi-Fi. The release resolves an issue with the iMac not re-connecting to networks automatically after the are waking. You can download the update through the Software Updater under the Apple menu or from the Apple Support page at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1501
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…
Apple has released an update for the Printer and Scanner Software for Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X V.10.6 based systems. The update has fixes and patches for printers from: Apple Brother Canon Epson Fuji Xeron Gestetner HP InfoPrint Infotec Lanier Lexmark NRG Ricoh Samsung Saving Xeron, Tektronix You can download the driver update for your particular printer by running the Software Update app under the Apple menu or by going to the driver website at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669
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…
Proview, the holder of the iPad name in China is attempting to get Chinese Customs to block all imports of iPads as well as Exports. If they are successful in their quest, they could prevent Apple from receiving their products globally. Due to the fact that Foxconn, the manufacturer of the iPad is based in mainland China, this could be disastrous for Apple. While the iPad name ownership case is still ongoing in China, Apple originally bought the rights to…
A user on the Apple Support Community, xUSR, reported that he received the following message today on his cell phone: “Apple needs iPhone5 testers:The first 1000 users who visit http://celltestnkeep.com and enter code 1000 will get to test & keep the new iPhone5.” The message came from a phone number at 703.609.7910. Obviously a scam, the user reported it to AT&T, however, he was told by them to contact Apple Inc. Users should remember that Apple does not “Beta Test”…
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 Japan is trying to get the students on board as they get ready to start school in April. Japan is one of the few countries where the students start school in April instead of September. From 14 February until 22 May, students and educators can get a Mac App Store card with the purchase of a machine. The card with a face value of ¥10,000 JPY is in addition to the normal academic discount. According to Apple’s website, it…
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.
Paula Routly recently interviewed early Apple Inc. employee Jerry Mancock. Jerry was Apple Computer Inc. Employee 6 or 7, depending on who you ask and he gave a very detailed overview of early life at Apple, about working on the Apple ][, Disk ][ and eventually the Macintosh, as well as working with Steve Jobs. The original creator of the Apple ][ case was originally very skeptical of Steve Jobs and asked for payment up front. He didn’t get it…
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…
