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Smartphones May Be the Key to Better Health Care

The best tool to improve and keep track of your health may be in your pocket, says Dr. Eric Topol, a pioneering figure in “wireless medicine” — the practice of using apps and devices in health care. An article from … Continue reading

Apple’s ‘fat’ 128 billion-byte iPad: What analysts are saying

There’s money to be made between a $699 64GB iPad and a $999 MacBook Air FORTUNE — What at first glance seemed like a ho-hum memory boost may have deeper implications for Apple (AAPL), its margins and its competitors. Wells … Continue reading

Apple vs. Amazon: Bizzaro valuations revisited

The value the market assigns these two companies gets more absurd each quarter FORTUNE – Last week, Apple’s profits grew and its share price plummeted. This week, Amazon’s profits plummeted and its share price soared. Confused? So was much of the … Continue reading

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Samsung Did Not Willfully Infringe On Apple Patents, Says Judge Lucy Koh

In the latest development in a long and complicated series of ongoing lawsuits between the two companies, Judge Lucy Koh has found that Samsung did not willfully infringe Apple patents. Last August, a jury ruled in favor of Apple, awarding the … Continue reading

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City Authorities Confirm Apple R&D Center Will Open In Shanghai This Summer

According to a report in the China Business News (link via Google Translate), the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce has confirmed that Apple will open an R&D and procurement management facility in the city this summer. Apple has been emailed … Continue reading

Chart of the day: A decade of Apple ‘computer’ sales

Why Apple is happy to cannibalize its own PC business FORTUNE — At the end of a post analyzing the factors that led to a 22% drop (16%, by weekly stats) in Mac sales last quarter — the biggest decline … Continue reading

Goldman Sachs and the Apple structured bond scam

Wall Street’s great vampire squid strikes again FORTUNE — Last Tuesday, the day before Apple (AAPL) released its holiday quarter earnings and two days before the company lost $60 billion in market value, Goldman Sachs (GS) sold its clients $30 … Continue reading

Goldman Sachs and the Apple structured bond deal

Wall Street’s great vampire squid strikes again FORTUNE — Last Tuesday, the day before Apple (AAPL) released its holiday quarter earnings and two days before the company lost $60 billion in market value, Goldman Sachs (GS) sold $30 million worth … Continue reading

The average Apple analyst’s price target has fallen to $617

That’s down from $740 a month ago FORTUNE — Wall Street engaged in a wholesale reevaluation of Apple’s (AAPL) medium-term prospects last week following the company’s Q1 2013 earnings report and Q2 guidance. Of the 36 analysts we polled, 33 … Continue reading

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Apple’s Next iPad Could Sport A Slimmer Shell, Take A Page From The iPad Mini Playbook

Apple’s next iPad might look like an enlarged iPad mini, according to new pictures received by 9to5Mac that claim to represent the device’s new back casing. The pics aren’t “verified,” the blog says, but 9to5Mac’s track record is solid, with … Continue reading