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Steve Jobs High School GPA – 2.65
May 14th
In life, nothing is certain. There are some kids with high grades in school that we expect a lot from but grow up to live mediocre lives, and there are those who we think won’t go far but end up becoming game changers. The late Steve Jobs is an example, we all know he was a college dropout when he started working with Atari. A miniaturization competition project paired him with Steve Wozniak and from there they eventually started a company that was to become the giant industry shaker known as Apple Inc. Read More
Apple Rumored to Release New Colored iPhone 5S in July
May 6th
The buzz of what will be coming for this year from Apple has been making the rounds on the internet for some time. The latest of it involves the release of the new colored versions of the iPhone 5S in July. Ming-Chi Kou, an analyst at KGI Securities made some of the predictions and he has been right in his predictions of Apple’s moves in the past. It is predicted Apple will roll out the iPhone 5S, cheaper iPhone versions and fingerprint identification technology to go with them in July. There are also hints that the new iPhone will come in different colors with a casing made of anodized aluminum but it could be that the cheaper version will be the one getting the colorful casings in plastic; it is cheap to produce colorful plastic casings. Read More
Apple Holds 39% of the US Smartphone Market: Another Victory for Apple
May 6th
Despite the recent news of Apple’s probable fall due to the lowered value of Apple stocks as well as news that the company is being overtaken by Android based smartphones in the world market, Apple still holds its ground in the US. According to ComScore, Apple holds 39% of the US smartphone market showing that despite the issues that plagued the company the past few months, it is still going strong. Read More
Apple Planning To Raise $17 Billion To Fund $100B Capital Return Program
Apr 30th
It is both interesting and weird to hear that Apple, a currently debt free company with about $144.7B cash balance, would be interested to raise $17B. If the sole reason for this action is to help fund the $100 billion capital return program, the company certainly has more than enough cash to fund it. The main reason why Apple is planning to raise $17 billion to fund the capital return program is that the bulk of the cash Apple has is held by overseas subsidiaries. Read More
Leaked Document Shows AppGratis Was Charging Huge Prices for App Store Push
Apr 17th
AppGratis was pulled out recently from the Apple App Store due to several reasons. One of the main reasons is that a document leaked by Business Insider shows that the company charges App developers to have their Apps put on to the top five most downloaded Apps on the Apple App Store. Read More
As Apple-Samsung Relationship Deteriorates, Apple Switches Parts Supplier Starting with the A7 Chip
Apr 10th
Although Apple designs and markets iOS devices, they don’t take part in the actual production. The parts come from various semiconductor companies in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea mostly. They are then assembled into the finished product by Foxconn, a Taiwanese firm, in their China plant. Samsung is one of the major suppliers of iOS device parts, they produce the flash memory chips, the working memory chips and the main processors like the A6 on the iPhone 5 and A6X with Retina display on the iPad. As the Apple-Samsung relationship continues break down the companies face a set of problems. Read More
Apple Plans to Launch Internet Radio Service Dubbed “iRadio”
Apr 6th
Negotiations between Apple and major record labels Universal Music Group and Warner Music are crawling at a slow pace according to a report by Cnet. Apple is doing this in preparation for their rumored music streaming service that speculators dub as iRadio. Sources say that the company is aiming for a summer launch despite the fact that even if the deal with Universal and Warner falls through, they would still need to negotiate with Sony Music. Read More
Apple’s “Why You’ll Love An iPad” Page
Mar 28th
After the “Why You’ll Love an iPhone” page, Apple.com now boasts a brand new “Why You’ll Love an iPad” page promoting the iPad and the iPad mini under the tagline – “iPad and iPad mini. They’re two of no other kind.” The page offers a number of reasons why someone would love an iPad including the highest customer satisfaction ranking by J.D. Power and Associates, the large number of Apps on the App Store specifically tailored for the iPad, the long battery life, Apple’s incredible support, it’s design and more. Read More
Apple Met With Beats CEO To Discuss Music Subscription Service
Mar 6th
Apple reportedly met Beats CEO, Jimmy Iovine to discuss about a music subscription service. Google by way of YouTube also announced that they are looking into music subscriptions that will allow users to watch more music videos, but would instead cut down on the number of ads displayed to subscribed users. Read More
Meet The Person Who Received The Steve Jobs Prank Call To Starbucks
Mar 4th
Back in 2007 when Apple introduced the first iPhone, Steve Jobs made a call to Starbucks. It was prank call and when the person received the call, Steve ordered 4,000 lattes to go. And then said “Just kidding! Wrong number. Bye.”. Read More
