Entries in Apple (473)

Monday
Aug152011

The Apple Beat: Cloning Apple Stores in China


By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Competitors can copy how your products look, maybe even how they work but when placed side by side, you can always tell which is the original and which is the copycat. Apple's popular products have been copied often but cloning an entire Apple Retail Store, that's just brazen.

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Tuesday
Aug092011

Breaking News: Apple is now World's Most Valuable Company

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple Inc. has just surpassed Exxon Mobil Corp. to become the world's most valuable company. A result of the recent tumult in the financial markets with the value of oil fluctuating in the wake of the current economic tailspin.

The Cupertino Califronia based maker of Mac computers and iOS devices blazed past long standing oil behemoth by 1 billion dollars as of Tuesday afternoon.

Apple Inc.’s stock gained 3.2 per cent to $364.60 on Tuesday afternoon, Apple's market capitalization to about $338.0 billion, we learned from a report on the Toronto Star.

The Star explained that, Exxon Mobil Corp. shares, meanwhile, were trading at $69.45, down nearly 1 per cent. That gives the oil company a market cap of $337.7 billion.

Apple has enjoyed profit from strong sales of its iPhone and iPad devices as well as from its Mac notebooks and desktops.

Expected to release an updated version of the successful iPhone in September, this month also saw Apple release OS X Lion, the latest operating system and also become the world's number one smartphone vendor as it ousted long-time leader Nokia from the top spot.

 

Sources: TechCrunch

             Toronto Star

Monday
Aug012011

The Apple Beat: Interest in iPhone 5 surges

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A number of iPhone 5 related stories have come up during the last few days.  From purported leaked photos of the device, some third party cases and myriad mockups, interest is surging for this yet unnanounced product. Many are speculating on what the next revision of Apple's iPhone is going to look like, what features it is going to have and how it is going to compete with this year's crop of superphones. A rundown of what we've heard as well as our own fearless predictions after the jump.

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Thursday
Jul282011

Review: OS X 10.7 Lion

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple's OS X 10.7 Lion is the most advanced version of the Mac operating system and is the first to be sold as a digital download via the Mac App Store.

Bridging the gap between the touch-focused mobile iOS 5 and further refining the desktop system, Lion may not be as revolutionary as previous versions but instead brings a number of compelling feature updates, conveniences and solid refinements all for the price of $30.

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