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Apple rollin' in the dough: 75% of cell phone profits

by Steven Sande (Feb 3rd, 2012)

The news just keeps getting better for Apple in the mobile phone business. Just yesterday, IDC reported that the company is in third place in terms of worldwide mobile phone sales. Today, Asymco analyst Horace Dediu announced that with a relatively ...

Foxconn stock climbs on Apple projections

by Steven Sande (Feb 1st, 2012)

This just in from the "not surprising since a rising tide lifts all boats" department -- stock in Apple's primary manufacturing partner, Foxconn, climbed to a recent high on speculation that Apple might be using metal casings for the ...

ARM revenue jumps thanks to Apple, Samsung

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

Everyone knows that Apple did exceptionally well in the 2011 calendar year. Its revenues are up, its cash reserves are about to break the US$100 billion mark and its stock price is hovering around $455. This boom is not only beneficial for Apple, ...

Amateurs beat pros at predicting Apple's Q1 performance

by Steven Sande (Jan 25th, 2012)

When it comes to predicting Apple's financial performance, you may want to ask bloggers, day traders, and amateur analysts instead of listening to Wall Street analysts. As cited in a post by Apple 2.0's Philip Elmer-DeWitt, the real analysts blew it ...

Daily Update for January 24, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 24th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple ...

AAPL breaks all-time high ... again

by Steven Sande (Jan 18th, 2012)

I don't know if anyone else noticed, but shares in Apple, Inc. have reached another all-time high price. Just minutes ago, AAPL was at US$428.40, although as usual the stock price will probably wobble all over the place before the close. Why ...

Apple supplier data suggests great holiday sales

by Steven Sande (Jan 12th, 2012)

With just under two weeks to go until Apple announces financial results on January 24, analysts are lining up their refined estimates for just how well the company may have done for the holiday quarter. UBS analyst Maynard Um, in a research note ...

Apple stock named top pick for 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 3rd, 2012)

If part of your Christmas gift stash includes a lot of cash, you might want to consider spending it on shares of Apple, Inc. Ticonderoga Securities has named the company's stock the 'top pick' for investors in 2012, mirroring the recommendation ...

iPhone sales estimates creeping up from Wall Street analysts

by Steven Sande (Dec 8th, 2011)

Yesterday's announcement by AT&T that it's well on the way to selling a record number of smartphones -- many of which are most likely the iPhone 4S -- was encouraging to Wall Street analysts who are now bumping up their estimates of just how ...

Report suggests Apple had best November ever

by Steven Sande (Dec 6th, 2011)

If you think Apple's finances have been flying high in 2011, just wait. A report by Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities shows that the company's supply chain is showing record sales for November. In turn, that could indicate record sales for ...

Apple sales up in Europe, despite overall PC slide

by Steven Sande (Nov 14th, 2011)

PC sales in Europe are dismal, according to a Gartner report that was highlighted in an early morning post on Gigaom. In fact, PC sales in the Western Europe market dropped 11.4 percent year-to-year to only 14.8 million units. That sounds like a ...

Exploring Apple's supply chain secrets

by Steven Sande (Nov 4th, 2011)

One of the unsung heroes in the success of Apple over the past ten years or so has been the ability for the company to take control of manufacturing, procurement, and logistics of its products in ways that are completely innovative. In a ...

Apple's earnings "miss" more an issue with overzealous analysts

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 20th, 2011)

Apple reported its quarterly earnings earlier this week, and the results were lower than many Wall Street watchers expected (even though Apple beat its own revenue guidance by more than 12%). This miss was widely reported and Apple's stock took ...

China has become Apple's second-most important market

by Steven Sande (Oct 19th, 2011)

During yesterday's Q4 2011 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a lot of time talking about just how important China is to Apple's future. Cook called the company's progress in China "amazing," and a look at the numbers shows exactly what ...

iPhone sales dip last quarter largely due to rumors

by Chris Rawson (Oct 18th, 2011)

iPhone revenues and unit sales for Apple's last quarter dropped significantly compared to the previous quarter. Revenues from iPhone sales declined by 18 percent, while unit sales dropped 16 percent -- a sell-through decline of 2.4 million units ...

Liveblog: Apple Q4 2011 earnings call

by Michael Rose (Oct 18th, 2011)

Thanks for joining us here for running commentary and analysis of Apple's Q4 2011 earnings announcement. We welcome your comments and questions, but please note that questions are moderated and will not necessarily appear in the liveblog ...