Its market cap passes $200 billion as Wall Street suits up for the release of the iPad
Before the markets opened Tuesday, TheStreet.com advised Apple (AAPL) investors to sell! sell! sell!
But Wall Street wasn't buying it. When the dust settled and the markets closed that afternoon, Apple's share price had climbed nearly 4 points to...
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Apple hits another record high
The great iPad death watch
Even before Apple ships Steve Jobs' latest creation, the critics are dancing on its grave
AAPLinvestors' Terry Gregory, a longtime Apple (AAPL) stockholder, likes to collect what he believes to be misguided quotes about the company's products.
His site hosts a fascinating list of early Macintosh reviews and what may be the definitive collection of dumb...
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The great iPad death watch
Even before Apple ships Steve Jobs' latest creation, the critics are dancing on its grave
AAPLinvestors' Terry Gregory, a longtime Apple (AAPL) stockholder, likes to collect what he believes to be misguided quotes about the company's products.
His site hosts a fascinating list of early Macintosh reviews and what may be the definitive collection of dumb...
Read more »
Apple talks tough to handset makers
The HTC lawsuit capped blunt talks that have reportedly shaken their faith in GoogleOppenheimer's Yair Reiner issued a behind-the-scenes report Tuesday that sheds a lot of light on the patent suits Apple (AAPL) filed last week against HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker.
Citing "industry checks," Reiner writes that:
"Starting in January, Apple launched a series of...
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How callers rate the carriers
Verizon leads the pack. AT&T is No. 2. T-Mobile and Sprint bring up the rear
There's bad news for Apple (AAPL) and not such great news for Palm (PALM) in a BrandIndex consumer survey published Tuesday by YouGov. Both firms originally tied their cellphones to exclusive U.S. carriers — AT&T and Sprint, respectively — neither...
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Counting patents: Apple, Google, HTC
With 3,013 patents in its portfolio, Apple would seem to have a significant advantageIn the context of Apple vs. HTC (and by proxy, Google), the bar chart at right could prove pretty important.
Buried on page 5 of a note to clients issued Sunday by Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore, it compares the number of patents...
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Counting patents: Apple, Google, HTC
With 3,013 patents in its portfolio, Apple would seem to have a significant advantageIn the context of Apple vs. HTC (and by proxy, Google), the bar chart at right could prove to be pretty important.
Buried on page 5 of a note to clients issued Sunday by Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore, it compares the number...
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Steve Jobs' big night at the Oscars
He showed up to watch Pixar's "Up" win best-animated — and to air the first iPad adKathryn Bigelow's Oscar triumph for the "Hurt Locker" may be the headline in Monday's papers, but for Apple (AAPL) fans the big news Sunday evening was Steve Jobs' appearance on the red carpet in a tuxedo.
"OMG, it's Steve...
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Steve Jobs' big night at the Oscars
He showed up to watch Pixar's "Up" win best-animated — and to air the first iPad adKathryn Bigelow's Oscar triumph for the "Hurt Locker" may be the headline in Monday's papers, but for Apple (AAPL) fans the big news Sunday evening was Steve Jobs' appearance on the red carpet in a tuxedo.
"OMG, it's Steve...
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Apple approaches $200 billion
With its record close Friday, it's now the 4th largest publicly traded U.S. companyWhen its shares closed at $218.95 Friday, Apple (AAPL) became one of the five biggest U.S. companies by market capitalization, right below Wal-Mart (WMT) and above Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A). (See chart at right.)
In the horse race most tech handicappers care about,...
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