As we noted yesterday, all signs were pointing to new products from Apple today. Well, the stars aligned, the Apple store closed, and now we have access to some hot new Apple gear.
First of all, the Magic Trackpad is now officially available. It comes as no surprise, thanks to FCC documents and numerous leaks, but it’s still going to be a big release for Apple. This $70 product will get the pitch-perfect multi-touch from the MacBook Pro and move it over to the desktop. It runs on two AA batteries, connects to your computer via Bluetooth, and all you need to run it is Mac OS X v10.6.4 (or l...... Read more
Following the release of Apple’s third fiscal quarter results earlier today the company held a conference call for media and analysts. Below is a list of notes from the conference call.
Apple ended the quarter with $45.8bn in cash up from $41.7bn.
Worldwide Mac sales up 18 percent, portables up 37 percent and desktops down 12 percent.
Mac sales were up 40 percent in the Americas, with revenue up 25 percent.
Apple sold a record 3.47 million Macs in total, exceeding the previous record by 100,000.
No Mac supply issues.
iPhone ASP (average selling price) was $595.
Strong gr...... Read more
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 05:00 PM EST
Apple reported yet another impressive quarter Tuesday, with record sales of 3.47 million Macs helping to propel the company to $3.25 billion in profits, a 77 percent increase from a year prior. Following the news, Apple executives conducted a financial conference call with analysts and the press, and notes of interest follow.
The third quarter of Apple’s 2010 fiscal year produced $3.5, and the company posted revenue of $15.7 billion. The company sold 8.4 million iPhones, 9.41 million iPods, and 3.27 million iPads.
On T...... Read more
CNN’s Errol Barnett shows some new gadgets for children, new features for the iPhone and more at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show.
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By Neil Hughes
Published: 12:20 PM EST
Apple’s scheduling of a press conference Friday to talk about the iPhone 4 could foreshadow a product recall, a free in-store modification of the device’s hardware, or a handout of free bumpers, depending on who you ask.
A number of Wall Street’s most prominent analysts chimed in on Thursday to share what they think Apple will say at its iPhone 4 press conference, scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday at its Cupertino, Calif., campus. Some see the scheduling of the press conference as evidence that Apple could in...... Read more
GeoHot, or George Hotz to use his real name, has built up quite a following and reputation online. This is mainly due to his antics jailbreaking the iPhone and iPad, and working to re-enable PS3 Linux after Sony removed it with a firmware update.
Through Twitter and his blog it was clear to see GeoHot had a large following with his blog posts getting comments in the thousands. But it looks as though the attention has become too much as George is now withdrawing from public view on the web.
Try finding his Twitter feed and you’ll no...... Read more
Earlier today, a Consumer Reports post made headlines after they concluded that they simply could not recommend the iPhone 4 due to the widely reported signal issues related to touching the lower-left corner of the device. This single issue alone has prevented them from fully recommending the iPhone 4. However, their formal testing otherwise revealed that the iPhone 4 ranked the highest amongst all smartphones in their testing.
AllThingsD (via LoopInsight) summarizes the report (subscription required).
The [iPhone 4] scored 76 out of 100 pointstwo points ahead of its close...... Read more
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Samsung today vowed to take back a lead in cellphone revenue in France from Apple’s iPhone. Although it still has the most popular phones by sheer volume, shipping 39 percent (4.5 million) of phones in the country, the Korean firm is upset that Apple now represents 26 percent of value in the market where Samsung has 25 percent. The Galaxy S and 14 other smartphones due to launch this year would help get Samsung back in the lead by September.
“For the first time, we are offering a real alternative to Apple’s iPho...... Read more
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