http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:49:01 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/12/overseas_growth_driving_mac_sales_as_us_consumers_hold_out_for_new_models/ Apple is expected to report more than 22 percent growth in Mac shipments when it announces its quarterly earnings next week, driven by growth overseas, which will compensate for dampened sales in the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/12/overseas_growth_driving_mac_sales_as_us_consumers_hold_out_for_new_models/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/12/apples_ipad_running_far_ahead_in_enterprise_adoption/ Apple has taken a significant lead in the corporate world with the success of its iPad tablet, said one analyst, while predicting the company will sell 33.7 million iPads this year. Barclays analys... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/12/apples_ipad_running_far_ahead_in_enterprise_adoption/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/12/barclays_puts_385_target_on_apple_sees_150m_facetime_devices_by_2012/ British investment bank Barclays Capital on Tuesday raised its price target on shares of Apple by more than 10% to $385 per share, citing strength in all four of the company's core product segments an... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/12/barclays_puts_385_target_on_apple_sees_150m_facetime_devices_by_2012/ Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/14/easter_delivers_first_signs_of_ipod_growth_since_start_of_year/ Despite a slowdown in consumer spending, iPods remain one of the top go-to gifts during the holidays, with Easter reportedly driving sales to levels not seen since the start of the year. Data from ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/14/easter_delivers_first_signs_of_ipod_growth_since_start_of_year/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/06/barclays_says_apple_has_more_than_doubled_iphone_production/ Analysts for Barclay's Capital are reporting Monday that their contacts in the Far East tell them that Apple has doubled its iPhone production for the current quarter, suggesting the company has baked... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/06/barclays_says_apple_has_more_than_doubled_iphone_production/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/01/ipod_shuffle_sales_surge_50_as_ipod_touch_maintains_top_slot/ Sales of Apple's most affordable iPod shot up more than 50 percent a week after the company unveiled new, more compact models that shift the push controls from the player itself to the included pair o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/01/ipod_shuffle_sales_surge_50_as_ipod_touch_maintains_top_slot/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/17/apple_seen_with_new_imacs_chinese_iphone_soon_into_2009/ Even as it's besieged by a weak world economy, Apple is expected to bounce back with new iMacs at the start of 2009 and to launch the iPhone in China soon afterwards. Though sharing the now widesp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/17/apple_seen_with_new_imacs_chinese_iphone_soon_into_2009/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/29/iphone_3g_finally_reaching_supply_and_demand_balance/ After more than six weeks of almost constant iPhone 3G shortages, Apple is finally known to be getting a grip on its retail supply and has virtually every model in stock everywhere. Research by an... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/29/iphone_3g_finally_reaching_supply_and_demand_balance/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/20/retail_sources_say_its_closing_time_for_current_ipod_line/ Resellers both near and afar are reporting signs that Apple's current line of iPod digital music players are on their way out the door, just as one prominent Wall Street analyst restates his claim tha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/20/retail_sources_say_its_closing_time_for_current_ipod_line/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/05/latest_iphone_nano_rumors_ill_timed/ While checks within Apple's supply chain suggest the company is researching a low-end iPhone design, rumors that such a device will surface this year are overly optimistic, according to Lehman Brother... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/05/latest_iphone_nano_rumors_ill_timed/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/18/ipod_touch_supplies_seeing_shortages_changes_due_by_september/ Stocks of some iPod touch models are starting to run low and may be connected to recent promotional announcements, according to one Wall Street analyst, who also notes that the advent of the $199 iPho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/18/ipod_touch_supplies_seeing_shortages_changes_due_by_september/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/10/citigroup_hikes_apple_target_to_287_lehman_to_234/ Having digested Apple's iPhone 3G announcements from Monday, analysts at both Citigroup and Lehman Brothers have sharply raised their 12-month price targets for the electronics maker. "We remain a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/10/citigroup_hikes_apple_target_to_287_lehman_to_234/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/30/analyst_atom_based_apple_in_months_chinese_iphone_in_2008/ A new research note by Lehman Brothers calls for an Apple device with an Intel Atom processor within 12 months, and expects the iPhone to reach more than one billion potential customers before the end... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/30/analyst_atom_based_apple_in_months_chinese_iphone_in_2008/ Fri, 30 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/22/lehman_initiates_coverage_of_apple_sees_mac_share_doubling_by_2013/ Global financial services firm Lehman Brothers initiated coverage on Apple this week with an Overweight rating and $195 price target given the company's ongoing share gains in the PC market, potential... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/22/lehman_initiates_coverage_of_apple_sees_mac_share_doubling_by_2013/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/amtech_ups_apple_estimates_reitzes_out_at_ubs_in_at_lehman/ American Technology Research on Monday increased its estimates for Apple's soon-to-end second fiscal quarter of 2008 on better than expected Mac growth. Meanwhile, an analyst long covering Apple for U... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/20/amtech_ups_apple_estimates_reitzes_out_at_ubs_in_at_lehman/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/09/best_buy_to_double_number_of_stores_selling_apples_mac_line/ Leading U.S. electronics specialty retailer Best Buy said this week it plans to increase the number of stores carrying Apple Inc.'s Mac computer line twofold in the next several weeks, signaling robus... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/09/best_buy_to_double_number_of_stores_selling_apples_mac_line/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/17/ubs_ups_apple_estimates_on_new_product_expectations/ Analysts for investment bank UBS on Monday raised their estimates and price target on Apple Inc., citing better than expected sales of Macs this holiday season and upcoming product introductions that ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/17/ubs_ups_apple_estimates_on_new_product_expectations/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/24/ubs_lifts_estimates_on_halo_2_suggests_new_iphone_by_spring/ Last quarter's stellar Apple sales demonstrate that the creation of a second halo using the iPhone is paying off and may be helped by a future ultraportable or new iPhones in the spring, according to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/24/ubs_lifts_estimates_on_halo_2_suggests_new_iphone_by_spring/ Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/12/ubs_raises_apple_target_to_182_introduces_fiscal_2009_estimates/ Investment bank USB on Wednesday increased its estimates on gadget maker Apple Inc, explaining that the company's recent iPod touch and iPhone price cut announcements are likely drive additional reven... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/12/ubs_raises_apple_target_to_182_introduces_fiscal_2009_estimates/ Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/08/21/ubs_says_iphone_sales_ahead_of_estimates_new_ipods_on_the_way/ Shares of Apple Inc. rose nearly 5 percent on Tuesday after an analyst for UBS Investment Research said checks indicate that the company will likely beat its stated sales goal of 730,000 iPhone units ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/08/21/ubs_says_iphone_sales_ahead_of_estimates_new_ipods_on_the_way/ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/26/ubs_analyst_sees_iphone_creating_halo_2_for_apple/ Apple, Inc.'s launch of the iPhone is the catalyst for a second halo effect that will spur the company's core iPod and Mac businesses, says analyst Ben Reitzes of UBS Investment Research. The rese... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/26/ubs_analyst_sees_iphone_creating_halo_2_for_apple/ Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/13/ubs_sees_macs_helping_apple_to_another_solid_quarter/ Apple Inc. continued to see solid demand for Macs last quarter with refreshes to both its MacBook lines leading the charge, according to Wall Street analysts at UBS. In a note to clients Friday, An... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/13/ubs_sees_macs_helping_apple_to_another_solid_quarter/ Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/12/apple_serving_up_1_million_copies_of_itunes_each_day/ Apple Inc.'s iTunes digital jukebox software is downloaded 1 million times per day and has an active user base of 500 million users, the company said during annual developers conference on Monday. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/12/apple_serving_up_1_million_copies_of_itunes_each_day/ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/08/apple_becoming_a_bigger_cash_flow_machine/ Citing their belief that Apple's iPhone and free cash flow potential is even greater than investors realize, analysts from UBS Investment Research joined those over at PiperJaffray this week in raisin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/08/apple_becoming_a_bigger_cash_flow_machine/ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/24/apples_retail_notebook_sales_up_94_percent_in_april/ Mac maker Apple Inc. saw retail sales of Mac units grow a solid 62 percent year-over-year for the month of April, which included a 94 percent spike in notebook sales thanks to solid MacBook and MacBoo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/24/apples_retail_notebook_sales_up_94_percent_in_april/ Thu, 24 May 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/18/iphone_to_be_available_at_2000_store_fronts_on_launch/ Apple's inaugural mobile handset, iPhone, will be available for sale at 2000 retail store fronts when it goes on sale for the first time next month, putting the device within reach of most US househol... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/18/iphone_to_be_available_at_2000_store_fronts_on_launch/ Fri, 18 May 2007 15:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/08/apple_execs_confident_iphone_will_ship_on_time_and_in_volume/ Investment banking analysts for UBS just returned from a meeting in Cupertino with members of Apple's executive team, who were described as being "confident" about their company's strategy and "very u... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/08/apple_execs_confident_iphone_will_ship_on_time_and_in_volume/ Tue, 08 May 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/26/citigroup_downgrades_apple_despite_market_wide_bullish_outlook/ Fighting the current, Citigroup on Thursday lowered its rating on shares of Apple to "Hold" from "Buy," citing the rapid increase in the company's share price. "To be clear, we have no issue with m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/26/citigroup_downgrades_apple_despite_market_wide_bullish_outlook/ Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/13/investment_banks_stand_behind_apples_move_to_cage_its_cat/ Several investment banks are throwing their weight behind Apple's decision Thursday to delay its Leopard operating system in favor of pushing its eagerly sought iPhone device into the market on time. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/13/investment_banks_stand_behind_apples_move_to_cage_its_cat/ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/04/ubs_bullish_on_apples_mac_distribution_expansion/ Investment Research firm UBS said Monday it believes Apple's expanding relationship with major US consumer electronics retailers is likely to branch out further, producing positive long term effects o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/04/ubs_bullish_on_apples_mac_distribution_expansion/ Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/03/13/apples_multi_touch_technology_seen_spawning_mega_platform/ Financial experts at UBS Investment Research say they believe Apple Inc. is developing a "mega-platform" based around its recently introduced multi-touch display technology that will facilitate broad ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/03/13/apples_multi_touch_technology_seen_spawning_mega_platform/ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/02/23/apple_may_host_leopard_event_intro_ultra_portables_bring_iphone_to_best_buy/ Apple Inc. is likely to hold a media event to launch its upcoming Leopard operating system in the coming months, and may also introduce ultra portables and expand its iPhone distribution to other reta... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/02/23/apple_may_host_leopard_event_intro_ultra_portables_bring_iphone_to_best_buy/ Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/01/10/ubs_ups_apple_target_says_iphone_can_thrive_as_a_convergence_platform/ UBS Investment Research on Tuesday increased its estimates and 12-month price target on shares of iPod maker Apple, Inc., saying it sees the company's new iPhone device as a 'revolutionary' product th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/01/10/ubs_ups_apple_target_says_iphone_can_thrive_as_a_convergence_platform/ Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/12/27/apple_option_fears_seem_overblown_says_analyst/ Responding to a 4 percent drop off in shares of Apple Computer Wednesday morning, UBS Investment Research issued a note to clients in which it said fears over the company's ongoing stock-options issue... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/12/27/apple_option_fears_seem_overblown_says_analyst/ Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/28/apple_shares_rebound_as_ubs_ups_price_target_to_108/ Shares of Apple Computer rose over 2 percent to regained some of Monday's losses after UBS Investment Research issued a bullish research note in which it raised its price target on the iPod maker. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/28/apple_shares_rebound_as_ubs_ups_price_target_to_108/ Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/17/ipod_report_boosts_apple_shares_to_all_time_closing_high/ Shares of Apple Computer closed at an all-time high Thursday after PiperJaffray released an upbeat research note stating that the company appears on track to see record-setting sales of its iPod digit... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/17/ipod_report_boosts_apple_shares_to_all_time_closing_high/ Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/15/foxconn_to_manufacture_apples_iphone___report/ Foxconn Electronics, the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, has secured a contract with Apple Computer to manufacturer its first mobile handset that will also dual as a digita... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/15/foxconn_to_manufacture_apples_iphone___report/ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/14/retailers_see_strong_mac_demand_little_excitement_over_zune/ Checks with retailers in the north east indicate there is strong demand for Apple Computer's Intel Mac line leading into the holiday shopping season, with sales of its iPod digital music players also ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/11/14/retailers_see_strong_mac_demand_little_excitement_over_zune/ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/10/19/ubs_buy_into_apple_ahead_of_macworld/ Analysts for UBS Investment Research are thrilled with what they're seeing from Apple Computer in recent quarters and are urging investors to buy shares of the company ahead of January's insanity-indu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/10/19/ubs_buy_into_apple_ahead_of_macworld/ Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/10/17/apple_to_report_fiscal_fourth_quarter_results_wednesday/ Apple Computer at the close of the stock market on Wednesday will report earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2006 and offer guidance for its fiscal first quarter of 2007. On average, analysts... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/10/17/apple_to_report_fiscal_fourth_quarter_results_wednesday/ Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:00:00 GMT