Apple WWDC 2012: New iPhone, MacBook Pro, iOS 6 Debut?
“Mountain Lion is one of the highlights of WWDC 2012, and with the new operating system, Apple might announce the redesigned MacBook Pro that sports the MacBook Air-like design (with no optical drive) and will come with a new processor, a new iSight camera and might ship with 4G LTE support,” as posted in PopHerald.
Apple press conference shows off iPhone 4S
Source: Gamenguide
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Source: DailyFinance
Gundlach: Apple Short Idea Has 'Monster Legs'
“…reflecting the more critical look investors are taking at the much-loved name.” Wrong. Investors aren’t taking a more critical look at this company they’re being reactionary the media red-herrings thrown about. Gundlach is just the latest. There’s plenty of skepticism about Apples future, but that’s not based on reality or prognostication but rather fear. It’ll be interesting what the same pundits say come the next 2 quarters become history and Apple approaches $150B on the balance sheet and a PE approaching 8 (sans cash).
Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
No big insights at "best ideas" hedge-fund event
While most other managers threw up slides of graphs, Gundlach preferred art work, advertising posters and credit card phrases. Painting a gloomy picture of how to solve the current economic crisis, he said the ideas and action plans by governments and central banks reminded him of a firm he used to work at.
Source: CNBC.com
iPhone 5 Redesign With Enlarged Display Tailored by Jobs
The Journal’s report of a larger screen size for the new iPhone grabbed the lion?s share of attention, as Apple seeks to remain competitive as a wave of new smartphones, particularly handsets from market leader Samsung, boast larger displays. The redesign, which would boost the display to 4 inches from the current 3.5 inches, would be the first to the iPhone since 2010, when the company launched the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S, the current version of the smartphone, is nearly identical in look to the iPhone 4. Analysts expect the redesigned handset to launch sometime in the fall, perhaps September or October.
Source: eWeek
Apple Still Very Much Worth Buying, Says David Einhorn
Much to Herbalife’s (HLF) relief, famed investor David Einhorn did not once mention the company during his presentation at the 17th annual Ira Sohn investment conference. However, one company that did get the attention of the Greenlight Capital chairman was Apple (AAPL), and Einhorn was bullish on the Cupertino-based company. “Despite Apple’s size, I think it’s the most misunderstood stock in the market,” Einhorn began. He went on bring up each of the negative points bears have brought up about Apple, and then countered each of them. First, he addressed the worry that Apple is already a crowded trade, with so many hedge funds owning it, that there isn’t anyone left to buy the stock. “Collectively, hedge funds currently own less than 5% of Apple’s outstanding shares. And no hedge fund ranks among the top 40 holders of the stock.,” he said, adding that hedge funds have less than 2% of their equity book in Apple. Next, Einhorn talked about Apple’s immense market capitalization. “Some worry that if Apple share prices double, we will have a $1 trillion market cap. And everyone knows there’s no such thing as a $1 trillion company. “So I consulted all the leading authorities — the Nasdaq listing rules, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and leading numerologists — and I can’t find any prohibitions on trillion dollar market caps,” he quipped. Here at Minyanville, we’ve argued that Apple is at essentially a phone company these days, but in Einhorn’s view, Apple is actually a software company. Einhorn also addressed the worry that Apple will follow the lead of other hardware leaders who lost their market share when their hit product faded away. “I think their concern shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Apple, because it assumes that Apple is a hardware company. It’s not. Apple is a software company. Its value comes from iOS, the app store, iTunes, and iCloud.” “A Motorola (MMI) Razr phone was a one-time winner. When someone else made a phone that was just a little bit better, Razr sales stopped. On the other hand, a consumer with one Apple product tends to want more Apple products. And once that happens, Apple has captured the customer. At that point, a future competitor has to make a product that isn’t just a little better but a lot better to get people to switch.” Einhorn defined Apple as “a software company that monetizes value through the repeated sales of high-margin hardware,” adding that the high cost of switching away from Apple makes the company worthy of a higher multiple. Another Apple bear concern Einhorn spoke to was the worry that Apple cannot possibly keep up with its current hyper growth trajectory. To that point, Einhorn said, “The current valuation at [a] less-than-market multiple isn’t demanding enough to require high growth.” He also mentioned that there is still room for Apple to grow, even mentioning that “most cell phones are not smartphones, and [that] tablets are still a young immature market.” Finally, Einhorn said that since Apple’s software, which is where its real value lies, is tied to its hardware, Apple does not face Microsoft’s (MSFT) piracy problem. Apple's expansion in China includes retail stores. The company is also in talks with China Mobile regarding the possibility of China Mobile offering its customers the iPhone. Einhorn stated, “If the Chinese want Apple, they actually have to buy Apple.” The only other speaker at the Ira Sohn investment conference in New York who talked about Apple was Jeffrey Gundlach from DoubleLine Capital, and his position was the polar opposite of Einhorn’s. Gundlach does not see a positive future for Apple, a view he has expressed previously. To make his point, Gundlach compared the trajectory of Apple shares to that of Google’s (GOOG) shares, noting how similar their paths were. In 2007, Google shares shot up above $700, but have not come close to that high since then, and Einhorn believes Apple is at a similar precipice right now. “I just wonder how many people will queue up around the block for an iPad 87,” Gundlach said. Twitter: @sterlingwong (See also: Apple Is the Fastest-Growing Mobile-Phone Maker in the World, and Four Other Things You Need to Know.)
Source: Minyanville.com
New MacBook Pros expected to land in June with improved Intel chip
On Best Buy’s website, the price for a 15-inch MacBook Pros — the models whose replacements are rumored to be launching this summer — have been cut by $120 and $140. So if you were waiting for the new MacBook Pros, you may want to consider purchasing the current discounted models instead.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Through continuous status updates, French iOS hacker Pod2g has always kept his followers in the loop on his progress regarding the much-awaited untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1. Earlier this week, he listed out via a blog post the devices that would be supported by the upcoming untethered exploit. Now, he has come up with yet another update, adding two more devices to the list of the compatible ones.
AT&T reportedly unlocking iPhones for deployed military personnel Analyst cuts AAPL rating on iPhone subsidy backlash, estimates $1B earnings miss AT&T to spend $150M on Lumia launch, more than it did with iPhone As ‘iPad’ becomes synonymous with ‘tablet,’ Apple must protect brand Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion Apple’s Tim Cook awarded $378M in 2011, won’t see most of it for years Apple’s next iPhone predicted to have redesigned ‘sleek’ unibody case AT&T’s iPhone unlock process accomplished through Apple’s iTunes Foxconn employee says Apple placing orders for next iPhone to debut in October Most of estimated 21M iOS devices in China concentrated in urban areas Universal Pictures now available to re-download on Apple’s iCloud New aerial images of Apple’s planned NC fuel cell, solar farms emerge UK ad authority moves closer to ’4G’ iPad investigation Apple unlikely to get Samsung device injunction from US court Two more top execs exit RIM as company weighs options Apple’s Ivy Bridge-powered iMacs rumored to debut in June Google rumored to launch sub-$250 7-inch tablet in July AT&T will allow out-of-contract customers to unlock their iPhone Security issue in Facebook, Dropbox iOS apps requires physical access HTC profits collapse 70% in face of competition from Apple, Samsung Facebook expected to join Apple, Google & Microsoft on Nasdaq Users report 3G connection issues with Apple’s new iPad Samsung announces estimated $40B in revenue, $5B in profit for Q1 2012 Apple issues second OS X Java update this week Qualcomm, Intel provide Apple with source code in patent battle with Samsung Apple share price exceeds Google’s as its market cap reaches $590 billion Intel sinks ‘hundreds of millions’ of dollars into Ultrabook ad campaign Wikipedia joins Apple in migrating from Google Maps to OpenStreetMaps Mac shipments slow on absence of new hardware Apple may get 80% tax break to build new Texas campus Apple may soon begin selling iPad 2 units built in Brazil Apple’s ‘iPanel’ called ‘far more than a TV,’ expected to launch in 2012 Biographer says Steve Jobs was legitimately infuriated by Android Apple exploring face detection to unlock, customize & interact with iOS devices Apple interested in wireless power to charge devices on store shelves Briefly: iPad refunds; HonHai raising wages; Nokia Lumia estimates ‘Flashback’ trojan estimated to have infected 600K Macs worldwide Claim construction tilts toward Apple in US patent lawsuit against Samsung Apple reportedly ‘noodling with’ 7.85-inch iPad prototype Apple reluctant to settle e-book pricing probe as antitrust specter looms
For the past year, my go-to weather app has been Fahrenheit, which displays the current temperature as an app badge. (I can’t believe no other weather apps have copied this killer feature.) I’ve never been tempted to switch — until now. The Weather Channel 5.0 has everything a weather junkie could want in app, all wrapped in a gorgeous, intuitive new interface.
Overall, while it is possible a hack might have occurred, the reports so far are not that far off from most other spam behavior. Needless to say, just like those in other online services, accounts in Apple’s iCloud will be subject to random guessing, prying, and phishing attempts by spammers, and the sudden appearance of spam in an account or what appears to come from the account is no indication that the iCloud service itself has been hacked. Nevertheless, if you do suspect foul play with your iCloud account, you can take the simple step of changing your account’s password to ward off messages being sent via Apple’s servers using your account credentials.
The challenge? Apple’s policy requires that paid iOS apps be purchased directly from the App Store—no outside sales. Six to Start circumvented the rule by creating two apps: the main Zombies, Run! game, and a second, stripped-down app called ZR Advance. The Kickstarter crowd was directed to install the second app—and given a password to unlock the game’s full content.
In this April file photo, Joel Steinfeldt, brand manager in public affairs at the University of Illinois, shows the university’s new mobile friendly website on an iPhone in Champaign, Ill. Apple has used 3.5-inch screens since launching the iPhone in 2007. Reports say the next iPhone will have a 4-inch screen.
That the reality in BYOD. If you want a single device for work and personal life, both you and you’re employer are going to have to make some concessions. Some like MobileAdmin are not willing to make those concessions, which is fine, then use what the company provides for work and then use whatever you choose for everything else. But, if you’re one of those that has to use your own device, whatever your preference, because you don’t want to be bothered by carrying two phones or just feel more comfortable using iPhone instead of BB (or whatever), then you have to live with some restrictions. Sure, it’s your device, but they have every right to secure their data if they choose to allow BYOD. You have choices. Those choices may not offer a completely perfect solution for you, but that’s life, deal with it and pick the one that’s best for you. Kind of funny, people want to whine about security/restrictions when on the topic of BYOD, but they never seem to complain about being able to submit a portion of their bill for reimbursement, a portion that likely covers at least part of their personal usage (voice AND data). My last employer covered all but $20. My current employer reimburses about 70% of what the average single line account w/ voice and data would cost. Both those reimbursement policies seem pretty favorable to the employee in my opinion.
Last week my neighbor had a break in, and someone stole their son’s laptop. I live behind them, by the alley. I just came home and found a man standing in the alley by my apt., drinking a beer. He had a back pack, was wearing shades, a grey sweatshirt, and long dark pants. He has a moustache, a suntanned complexion, and his hair is a dark sandy brown. And he was talking on a cell phone. As soon as I drove up, he and his beer walked to Coal, heading westbound. After a few blocks, he cut into…
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