Eventbrite to release iOS ticket management app
I don't know about you all, but I've been using Eventbrite for almost all of my ticket purchases lately. Whether it's a benefit show, a friend's play, or a full-scale concert, I find myself getting redirected over there more and more to pick up my...
Survey says Apple on track to sell 190M iPhones, 81M iPads in 2012
Apple could be on track for a much stronger year than most analysts predict in 2012, according to a recent survey of U.S. consumers. iPhones and iPads in particular appear to be so in demand that the devices will easily smash records next year.
Apple changes approach to iAds
Apple is reportedly altering the terms of its iAds mobile advertising service in an attempt to attract more customers. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that the price of entry has dropped (again) as Apple is becoming more flexible with the prici...
Could DigiTimes rumors affect holiday iPad 2 sales?
Do rumors about Apple products affect your buying habits? Tim Cook thinks so, and so do analysts. A report from Philip Elmer DeWitt of Fortune looks closely at this issue and asks whether the recent iPad 3 rumors from Digitimes will hurt Apple's q...
Amazon introduces $6 million Select program for exclusive Kindle authors
Yesterday, Amazon introduced Kindle Direct Publishing Select (KDP), featuring a multi-million dollar seed fund. KDP Select allows authors to earn royalties by lending out their books through Amazon's Prime Kindle Owners Lending Library.
Authors wh...
Refurbished iPad 2s get a price drop
On Friday Apple quietly increased the discounts on refurbished iPad 2s, offering some considerable savings just in time for the holidays. The 16 GB Wi-Fi iPad 2 now starts at $419, which is $80 cheaper than buying it new.
Logic Pro and Main Stage land on the Mac App Store
It's taken a little while, but Apple's flagship music production software and music performance software have arrived on the Mac App Store, joining Apple's other Mac App Store offerings like iWork, iLife and Final Cut Pro.
Logic Pro 9 and MainStage...
The iPhone’s untallied success: Pre-paid and gray market
The iPhone 4S is being hailed by pretty much every quarter as a success these days, including users, carriers and analysts. But Apple is also making gains in a less brightly lit area of smartphone sales: the world of gray market devices on prepaid contracts.
3 theories of Apple’s growth
The latest: Share price tracks sales growth, and AAPL hits $600 in 2013
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty believes Apple's (AAPL) revenue most closely tracks how much it spends on new equipment (in MBA terms, CapEx ex-retail stores). Her chart looks like this:
Source: Morgan Stanley
By that formula, Apple's revenues will hit $183 billion by the end of...
AT&T cites Apple’s iPhone as driver for record smartphone sales
AT&T said on Wednesday that it expects to break its record for smartphones sold during a single quarter, based in part on the success of Apple's iPhone 4S, which prompted a very high number of upgrades among its users and remains a strong seller.
Apple on track for record quarter thanks to strong iPhone debut
Analysts are making bold predictions about Apple's performance during its current quarter, saying the company has had its "best November ever." That's according to Ticonderoga's Brian White; Canaccord's T. Michael Walkley also crowed about Apple's recent sales success, albeit with a caveat.
Report: iPads and iPhones helping create ‘couch commerce’
Above, you can see an intriguing graph from Compuware APM that shows a kind of kooky new trend in shopping this holiday season, something the researchers are calling "couch commerce." Shopping via the web is up big-time lately, and as you can see ...
