60-inch Apple ‘iTV’ to launch this year, analyst claims
NEW YORK — It is no secret that Apple wants to get into the living room by making its own TV set, and there have been plenty of rumors and reports about how and when it is going to happen.
Now, an analyst says he has learned that the set will go on sale late this year, for US$1,500 (S$1,856) to US$2,500.
In a research note yesterday, Mr Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets says the “iTV” will be 60 inches on the diagonal, but could also come in 50- and 55-inch versions. Apple will also release a small “iRing” that fits on the viewer’s finger, allowing the user to control the screen by pointing, White noted.
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/60-inch-...yst-claims
A sign of Apple losing in its battle? Hmm...
iPhone supplier Japan Display turns to smaller smartphone makers
TOKYO — Japan Display, one of two Japanese producers of Apple iPhone screens, wants to boost sales by up to 60 per cent by winning more business from smaller makers of phones and tablets to offset lackluster orders from its bigger clients.
Japan Display, the world’s No 1 maker of small to mid-size panels, may increase sales to as much as ¥800 billion yen (S$10.1 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2014 from slightly below ¥500 billion a year earlier, said Mr Shuichi Otsuka, CEO of the unlisted firm.
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/iphone-s...one-makers
Android 1st, before Apple...Few months ago, application launches always Apple 1st, then maybe Android... Hmm...
Apple ‘in talks’ over Facebook Home for iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is in talks with Apple to create a version of its Facebook Home Android software for the iPhone, an executive of the social network has claimed.
Facebook Home is designed to convert Android handsets into “Facebook phones”, with a Facebook home screen and prominent roles for Facebook’s communication features such as instant messaging and free voice calls.
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/apple-ta...ome-iphone
endless rounds of issue for Apple...
iPhone 5S launch ‘delayed by fingerprint scanner’: Source
LONDON — The iPhone 5S could be delayed until after June because of problems with a new fingerprint-scanning feature designed by Apple to replace the passcode-based unlocking system on previous models.
A supply chain source in Taiwan said Apple was trying to find a coating material that did not interfere with the fingerprint sensor, and this may be causing a delay.
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/iphone-5...ner-source
IMO, it is a rational move...
Apple unlocks more cash for investors as profit slides
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple plans to share more of its steadily growing US$145 billion (S$180 billion) cash pile, bowing to investors’ increasingly strident demands and sending its shares higher.
The tech giant plans to return US$100 billion in cash to shareholders under an expanded programme, which includes issuing debt for the first time. The company will increase share repurchases and offer a higher dividend to the end of 2015. It marks a US$55 billion increase to a programme unveiled just a year ago.
Shares of the company, which were halted before the release of its earnings results, jumped 6 per cent. They pared gains and were trading lower.
http://www.todayonline.com/business/appl...fit-slides
Apple Reports Second Quarter Results
37.4 Million iPhones Sold; 19.5 Million iPads Sold
CUPERTINO, California—April 23, 2013—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended March 30, 2013. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $43.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $39.2 billion and net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 37.5 percent compared to 47.4 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 66 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
The Company sold 37.4 million iPhones in the quarter, compared to 35.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple also sold 19.5 million iPads during the quarter, compared to 11.8 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company sold just under 4 million Macs, compared to 4 million in the year-ago quarter.
“We are pleased to report record March quarter revenue thanks to continued strong performance of iPhone and iPad,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Our teams are hard at work on some amazing new hardware, software, and services and we are very excited about the products in our pipeline.”
“Our cash generation remains very strong, with $12.5 billion in cash flow from operations during the quarter and an ending cash balance of $145 billion,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO.
Apple is providing the following guidance for its fiscal 2013 third quarter:
- revenue between $33.5 billion and $35.5 billion
- gross margin between 36 percent and 37 percent
- operating expenses between $3.85 billion and $3.95 billion
- other income/(expense) of $300 million
- tax rate of 26%
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/04/...sults.html
Samsung eats into Apple’s market share
SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung Electronics grabbed more smartphone market share from archrival Apple in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market.
Sales of the iPhone 5 helped Apple’s volumes grow 6.6 per cent to 37.4 million phones in the quarter from a year earlier, but that was not enough to stop its share of the market dropping to 17.3 per cent from 23 per cent, research firm IDC said.
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/samsung-...rket-share
An interest solution for tax avoidance, amid low interest rate.
So it is not always a bad thing to fund dividends via debt, if done right
Apple takes initial steps on first debt sale
LONDON — Apple took initial steps on Monday for what would be its first debt sale, as the United States computer giant lays the groundwork for what would be one of the most anticipated bond sales of the year.
The company was to begin investor calls today led by Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, a source familiar with the situation said, and filed SEC paperwork for a debt offering.
http://www.todayonline.com/business/appl...-debt-sale
(30-04-2013, 04:06 PM)CityFarmer Wrote: [ -> ]An interest solution for tax avoidance, amid low interest rate.
So it is not always a bad thing to fund dividends via debt, if done right
Apple takes initial steps on first debt sale
LONDON — Apple took initial steps on Monday for what would be its first debt sale, as the United States computer giant lays the groundwork for what would be one of the most anticipated bond sales of the year.
The company was to begin investor calls today led by Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, a source familiar with the situation said, and filed SEC paperwork for a debt offering.
http://www.todayonline.com/business/appl...-debt-sale
*sigh* wealth doesn't last 3 generations
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