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Hedge fund wins suit Apple’s CEO called a ‘silly sideshow’
But David Einhorn is no closer to getting the preferred shares he’s been lobbying for FORTUNE — Three days after he heard the case, U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan ruled against Apple (AAPL) and for David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital in … Continue reading
Chart of the day: Apple tops Samsung in mobile ad share
At the end of 2012, Apple still led with a 31.2% share. Samsung was second with 22.3% FORTUNE — Millennium Media (MM), the No. 3 mobile advertising platform after Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG), issued its 2012 year in review … Continue reading
NYPD And Apple Team Up To Stop iThing Theft In NYC
The number of gadget-related thefts in major metropolitan areas has only continued to rise, and the number of resolved cases simply can’t keep up. However, it would appear that Apple is now working directly with the NYPD to help return … Continue reading
Why Every Analyst Is In Love With The Siren Song Of The Low-Cost iPhone
For almost as long as Apple’s iPhone has been in existence, analysts have claimed to see visions of a low-cost version of the device aimed at developing and prepaid markets. It’s easy to see why these visions have grown in … Continue reading
Samsung has overtaken Apple in ‘smart connected devices’
The two leaders tower over Lenovo, HP and Sony, but stand in the shadow of “Others” FORTUNE — IDC has issued a Q4 report on shipments of what they call “smart connected devices,” a category that includes desktop PCs, notebook … Continue reading
Foxconn Hiring Freeze May Be Because Of Robots, Not Slack iPhone 5 Demand
Apple’s shares were hit after investors worried that a hiring freeze at Foxconn’s China plants is related to slowing iPhone 5 sales. Foxconn suspended recruitment at its factories in Zhengzhou and Shenzhen and it also reportedly postponed the construction of … Continue reading
This New Apple Patent Could Be The Design For A Radical iWatch With A Wraparound Display
Apple has a number of patents on wearable computing, but a new application spotted by AppleInsider blends some old and some new tech to provide a vision of what it might conceivably look like as a shipping product. The patent … Continue reading
Apple patent of the day: The slap-bracelet wrist watch
Could this be the iWatch we’ve been hearing so much about? FORTUNE — Early Thursday morning, AppleInsider’s Mikey Campbell came across a patent filed by Apple (AAPL) in August 2011 that sounds a lot like the touchscreen iWatch Apple is rumored to … Continue reading
Apple may be to blame for Foxconn’s hiring freeze after all
But not because of slowing iPhone 5 sales, as had been reported FORTUNE — Apple’s (AAPL) battered shares took another hit Wednesday — down $8.84, nearly 2%, for the day — after the Financial Times attributed a hiring freeze at … Continue reading