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Let’s hear from a couple Apple analysts who aren’t lowering their price targets

Topeka’s Brian White is sticking with $888. Bernstein’s Toni Sacconaghi is still at $725. FORTUNE — After a string of analysts dropping their price targets in lockstep with Apple’s (AAPL) falling shares, it’s refreshing to hear from a couple of … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy S4 Carries $236 Bill of Materials, IHS iSuppli Virtual Teardown Reveals

Dateline City:  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The HSPA+ version of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S4 smartphone carries a $236 bill of materials (BOM), up significantly from last year’s model—the Galaxy S III—due to major upgrades in the display, sensors and application processor … Continue reading

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Apple Zaps Lock Screen Bug With iOS 6.1.3, Also Updates Japanese Maps

Apple has just issued an update for iOS devices, iOS 6.1.3, which fixes the lock screen bug we described in a previous post that would allow someone to bypass the lock and access the Phone app and potentially private information. … Continue reading

IHS to Host 2013 MRO Materials and Asset Reliability Symposium

Dateline City:  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. “The Roadmap to Realizing World-Class Performance” will focus on integrating MRO with reliability IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading source of information and analytics, will be hosting the MRO Materials and Asset Reliability Symposium, April 30 through … Continue reading

OS X Server: Saving a certificate identity to the system keychain does not work with Server services

After installing a Certificate Identity into the System keychain, the certificate appears in Server App or Server Admin, however the server services may not utilize the selected certificate. It may appear that the certificate is being used for the services, … Continue reading

Did bugs in Samsung’s Galaxy S4 software delay its release?

According to the Korea Times the device was supposed to be unveiled a month ago FORTUNE — Last September, two weeks after it lost a $1 billion patent infringement verdict to Apple (AAPL) and four days after Apple introduced the … Continue reading

Apple up 5.4%, Samsung down 5%, since Galaxy S4 event

Two company valuations that passed in the night FORTUNE — Who would have guessed a week ago that the thing that would lift Apple (AAPL) out of its winter doldrums would be the unveiling of its fiercest competitor’s whizzy new … Continue reading

Marcellus Shale Transformational for Some Companies, Others Still Yet to Realize Full Potential, Says IHS

Dateline City:  NORWALK, Conn. Marcellus now largest U.S. natural gas producing play, surpasses Haynesville Recent pipeline expansions have helped the Marcellus shale play reach a production rate above 7 billion cubic feet (BCF)/day; surpassing the Haynesville shale to become the … Continue reading

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Samsung Grows An Ego

For the first time in the six years of the iPhone’s life, Apple seems to be going on the defensive, and with good reason. Apple’s global marketshare is slowly shrinking alongside the growth of Android, and Samsung is leading the … Continue reading

Smartphone wars: Samsung & Apple launch media campaigns

Bottom line: Apple’s webpage beats Samsung’s. Samsung’s video beats Apple’s ads FORTUNE — In case you missed it, the smartphone wars entered a new phase last week with the introduction of the latest Samsung phone to challenge Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone … Continue reading