Apple sees the light in push for Jetsons-style home automation. iPhone 5 Demand Is Doing Just Fine, Don’t Worry About The Supply Cuts [Analyst. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has cut its iPhone 5 component orders by as much as half following “weaker-than-expected” demand for device.
The news sent Apple’s stock price plummeting, but according to some analysts, there’s nothing to worry about. iPhone 5 demand is doing just fine, according to Sterne Agee’s Shaw Wu, and the component cuts are in no way related to poor demand. Rather than a result of weak demand, Wu insists Apple’s component cuts are simply due to ”much improved yields meaning lower component builds and supplier shifts.” “As far as we can tell, iPhone 5 demand remains robust,” Wu added. Baird analyst William Power said much the same thing in a note to investors today, CNET reports. In fact, Power announced he was ”actually raising our calendar fourth quarter iPhone forecast slightly,” adding that “most demand indicators remain favorable.”
Cultofmac. Rumors surrounding an upcoming low-cost iPhone have really taken off this week, with The Wall Street Journal reporting on Tuesday that the device could make its debut before the end of 2013.
Now Bloomberg is corroborating that with information from its own sources, who say Apple is already discussing the device with at least one of the major U.S. carriers. They also claim that the handset will cost between $99 and $149 when it launches. Like the Journal, and indeed Digitimes, Bloomberg reports that the budget iPhone will launch “as soon as this year,” according to sources familiar which Apple’s plans who chose not to be named.
The device will be part of a push to attract customers in developing nations, but will also be made available in the U.S. and other developed markets. Apple's iPhone Miracle. Apple's stock is in a funny place right now. After a big moonshot, it's fallen back to earth. And now it's locked in this mid to low $500-range. Analysts who had been universally bullish are reconsidering their positions and cutting price targets. What's wrong? Google Maps App for iPhone Goes in the Right Direction - Review. Apple Working On iPhone 5S. Business Insider Apple is expected to start "trial" production of its next iPhone, the iPhone 5S, in December, reports Steve Shen of DigiTimes, citing a Chinese business newspaper.
The initial run will be small: 50,000-100,000 units. Rumor: iPhone assembler Foxconn plans to build manufacturing plants in US. By Sam Oliver Foxconn, Apple's Taiwan-based manufacturing partner, is said to be planning to establish manufacturing plants in America, and is evaluating sites in Los Angeles, Calif., and Detroit, Mich.
The rumored manufacturing plants are expected to focus on building LCD television sets, according to a report published Thursday by hit-or-miss industry publication DigiTimes. Citing "market watchers," the report suggested that the plants will not be used to manufacture Apple products, because the work is "rather complicated. The rumored expansion of Foxconn to America comes as the company's chairman, Terry Gou, also reportedly said at a public event that his company is planning a training program for U.S.
-based engineers. Based in Taiwan, Foxconn has a number of manufacturing plants in China where it assembles devices for a number of large electronics companies, including Apple. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook visited a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China, earlier this year. Steve Jobs - 2007 iPhone Presentation ( Part 1 of 2 ) Want To See An iPhone 5 Next To An iPhone 4? Here You Go. Samsung’s 2010 Report Says its Galaxy Would Be Better If it Were Just More Like the iPhone - John Paczkowski and Ina Fried. As part of its case against Samsung, Apple has shown snippets of an internal Samsung document comparing the original Galaxy S phone with the iPhone.
On Tuesday, Apple managed to get the whole 132-page document admitted into evidence. And it’s a doozy. The 2010 report, translated from Korean, goes feature by feature, evaluating how Samsung’s phone stacks up against the iPhone. Authored by Samsung’s product engineering team, the document evaluates everything from the home screen to the browser to the built-in apps on both devices. In each case, it comes up with a recommendation on what Samsung should do going forward, and in most cases, its answer is simple: Make it work more like the iPhone. In short, the evaluation report makes the case that the Galaxy (identified here as the “S1″) would be better if it behaved more like the iPhone and featured a similar user interface.
Anyway, have a look for yourself and you’ll see why Samsung wasn’t too keen on this getting in front of the jury. Looks Like Apple Stock Has Started Its Big Run-Up Into The iPhone 5... New thinner full sized iPad with smaller dock connector (and other goodies) , November launches now rumored. .
Following this morning’s September iPhone and iPad mini launch details from iMore, iLounge now offers some tasty additional details: Next iPhone will ship in Mid-September (given iMore’s announcement last night, this isn’t a stretch)2 new iPhone cases will be released. The first will like the current bumper case and another will have additional features like a stand (they guess) which may come after launch.iPod touch will be released alongside the iPhone with identical (1136×640 screen?) Resolution.New Nano. Consumers give top marks to Apple, raspberries to RIM. New iPhone Release. The iPhone 5 is rumored to be shifting from Glass to Liquidmetal. At the beginning of the month we posted a report titled "Looking into One of Apple's Special-Purpose Liquidmetal Projects" that was based on several patents related to Apple's agreement with Liquidmetal Technologies.
Today we learn that Apple and Samsung Electronics plan to shift their respective smartphone designs to new lightweight materials with Apple specifically shifting to the use of liquidmetal. According to Korea's Electric Times Internet, "the next flagship phones of the companies are expected to adopt unprecedented materials for their main bodies, that is, ceramic for the Galaxy S3 and liquidmetal for the iPhone5, both being thin, light and highly resistant to external impacts. " Foxconn recruiter: We're 'hiring' for June release of iPhone 5. A Foxconn recruiting office is telling potential hires that the iPhone 5 is expected to go on sale in June, according to a Japanese broadcaster.
In a conversation recorded here by TV Tokyo and aired April 2, a Foxconn recruiter says the company needs to hire about 18,000 people to manufacture the iPhone 5. "Because it seems it will go on sale in June," the recruiter says in response to a question about the iPhone 5, according to a Japanese translation of the original Chinese. Screen-Shot-2012-03-21-at-3-21-3.30.05-PM. REPORT: The Next iPhone Will Have A Larger 4.6-Inch Display. On recharge son iPhone…à bout de souffle ! Et si notre respiration pouvait servir à recharger notre mobile ?
C’est le pari d’un designer brésilien João Lammoglia… En voilà un qui mise tout sur les énergies renouvelables ! João Lammoglia, designer, propose de recharger un iPhone par le biais de l’énergie dégagée par… la respiration. On inspire, on expire et le téléphone charge. A l’aide d’un masque nommé AIRE conçu pour recycler la respiration humaine, l’iPhone peut se recharger sans prise de courant. Le smartphone d’Apple est performant mais il est vrai qu’il use de la batterie…Pas très écolo tout ça ! Une solution qui n’a que des avantages technique : la respiration humaine est une énergie qui fonctionne 24 heures sur 24heures, sans problème, il est possible d’utiliser le masque lorsque l’on dort, court ou lit un livre.
Is.gd - a URL shortener. Mmmm, tasty URLs! Twitter. Report: Don’t Hold Your Breath for Apple’s Next iPhone. For four consecutive summers beginning in 2007, Apple fans have been privileged to enjoy an annual July treat – the introduction of a next-generation iPhone.
But last year, Apple broke the summer mold by waiting until October of 2011 to introduce the most recent iPhone model – the iPhone 4S. And in case you were hoping for a 2012 summertime rival of the July iPhone introduction, you may be severely disappointed. Share photos and videos on Twitter. Lytro iPhone. Here's The Amusing Siri-Spoofing Conan O'Brien Spot. Steve-wozniak-was-first-in-line-at-the-los-gatos-apple-store-check-out-that-segway. Microsoft CEO Ballmer laughs at Apple iPhone. iPhone 4S sales top 4M in first weekend, iCloud gets 20M signups. The secret numerology behind the iPhone event invitation. It's been announced.
Invitations to Apple's iPhone event on October 4th have been sent out, and we asked famed numerology expert Helmut Weltschmertz (see photo at right) of the Koblenz Institute of Numerology and Used Car Sales to tell us exactly what the numbers and symbols on the invitation meant. Here's what Dr. Weltschmertz was able to surmise for TUAW: The Calendar icon -- "Here, Apple is telling us that there will be "tues" ("two" in some ancient foreign tongue lost in history) devices to be announced.
The number 4 is below the word Tuesday, indicating that both new iPhones are 'raised above' or more capable than the iPhone 4. How To Remote Wipe Your iPhone. How to Build an iPhone App Without Hiring a Developer. Tools to help you build and publish a competitive app, with no programming knowledge required You want your business to get in on the hot iPhone app trend. Problem: You can't shell out thousands of dollars for a developer, and you don't want to learn Cocoa, the iPhone's programming system. Solution: Have an online service build one for you!
There are now some great tools available to help you build and publish a competitive app, with no programming knowledge required -- and at a fraction of the cost of hiring a developer. Recent Articles From Business Insider From coding to submitting to updating, these services do the technical work for you -- all you need is a creative vision. Many of these services do the same thing: they take your online content and integrate it into an app. AppMakrAppMakr is a good option for a Web site or blog looking to create a basic app, according to Guy Kawasaki.
The new iPhone… Update Sep 27 – Apple has sent “Let’s Talk, iPhone” ;) invites to the event. It’s time to show our cards. If you crack open the casing of the new iPhone, you will find significant upgrades from the iPhone 4. The new iPhone features Apple’s dual-core A5 processor like the iPad 2 for even faster performance, better gaming, and drastically improved graphics. Apple didn’t stop there though. Okay, Now I Get It: Here's Why Apple Launched The iPhone 4S Instead Of The iPhone 5. Oh, ye of little faith. When Apple launched the iPhone 4S instead of the iPhone 5 last week, I initially thought it was a disappointment and a mistake. If Apple had launched the actual iPhone 5, I thought, they'd have sold more of them. And that's probably right. New iPhone 4 and iPod touch appear in Apple’s inventory system. Apple announces iPhone 5 event for Oct. 4. Report: 41% Of North American Mobile Users To Buy The iPhone 5. We know the iPhone 5 is being debuted soon and reports point to Sprint as the new carrier.
But just how popular will the device be off the bat? InMobi, one of the largest independent mobile ad networks, is releasing a study that forecasts the scope and effect of the iPhone 5 announcement in North America. The recent InMobi consumer smartphone survey uncovers that 41% of current mobile users in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada plan to buy an iPhone 5—potentially making it the most successful launch from the consumer electronics giant to date. The study also finds that over 50% of those users will make the purchase within the first six months of the iPhone 5 launch, which inMobi says could take Apple significantly ahead of its June 2011 market position, and increase its mobile platform market share from 27% in June (comScore) to 41%.
Apple expected to achieve manufacturing margins of 70% with iPhone 4S. By Sam Oliver. iPhone 4S Benchmarks.