http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:56:47 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/25/apple_board_obligated_to_disclose_material_changes_in_jobs_health/ Investment bank Piper Jaffray is assuring Apple investors Friday that the company's leadership would be required to disclose in a timely fashion any changes that would prevent Steve Jobs from maintain... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/25/apple_board_obligated_to_disclose_material_changes_in_jobs_health/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_shares_beaten_late_on_concerns_over_ceos_health_guidance/ Apple handily beat expectations for its fiscal third quarter Monday, but investors used a late trading session to punish shares of the Mac and iPhone maker after the company offered conservative forwa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_shares_beaten_late_on_concerns_over_ceos_health_guidance/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/notes_of_interest_for_apples_q3_2008_financial_results_call/ Apple on Monday announced the best spring quarter for earnings and revenue in company history, and has just finished a financial conference call with analysts and members of the media. Several notes o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/notes_of_interest_for_apples_q3_2008_financial_results_call/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_posts_profit_of_1_07b_ships_nearly_2_5_million_macs/ Apple said Monday that third-quarter profits rose more than 30 percent to $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share, on sales of $7.46 billion for the three-month period ended June 28, 2008. These... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_posts_profit_of_1_07b_ships_nearly_2_5_million_macs/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_q3_preview_analysts_place_bets_ahead_of_earnings/ Apple is set to report earnings for its fiscal third quarter after the close of regular hours trading this afternoon. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect the company to post earnings of $1.08... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_q3_preview_analysts_place_bets_ahead_of_earnings/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apples_gross_margin_may_be_biggest_swing_factor_next_week/ Apple next week is expected to announce another quarter of strong earnings, but investors may respond unfavorably should the company's gross margin not recover from last quarter's instability, one Wal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apples_gross_margin_may_be_biggest_swing_factor_next_week/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apple_may_have_shipped_record_2_54_million_macs_in_third_quarter/ Based on an analysis of Gartner Group's recently published estimates on domestic Macintosh sales, AppleInsider contributing analyst Andy Zaky estimates Apple to have shipped 2.54 million Macs during i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/17/apple_may_have_shipped_record_2_54_million_macs_in_third_quarter/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/08/apple_may_have_shipped_2_5_million_macs_in_spring_thanks_to_vista/ The poor reception of Windows Vista, along with a strong Mac OS X, will help Apple continue to ship Macs at three times the industry average by the end of the spring, according to BMO Capital Markets... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/08/apple_may_have_shipped_2_5_million_macs_in_spring_thanks_to_vista/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/report_half_of_prospective_smartphone_buyers_eying_iphone_3g/ In a sign of "unprecedented pent-up demand" for the upcoming iPhone 3G, investment bank RBC Capital Markets says its own proprietary study has revealed that more than half of consumers who are in the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/report_half_of_prospective_smartphone_buyers_eying_iphone_3g/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/25/the_hidden_financial_impact_of_apples_iphone/ If Apple didn't sell another iPhone or an Apple TV for the next two years, it would still recognize well over $292.5 million in revenue each quarter for the next year (Q3, Q4, Q1 & Q2), and roughly $7... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/25/the_hidden_financial_impact_of_apples_iphone/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/18/morgan_stanley_compares_apple_to_nintendo_while_raising_estimates/ Apple's iPhone 3G product cycle and high margin revenue from associated services and software can elevate the company's valuation closer to that of Nintendo, says Morgan Stanley, which sees growing si... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/18/morgan_stanley_compares_apple_to_nintendo_while_raising_estimates/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:00:00 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/08/06/06/entry_level_iphone_could_boost_sales_to_25m_in_2008/ Although everyone's eyes are on the launch of a top-tier 3G iPhone next week, the release of a lower-cost entry phone could push Apple to ship more than twice as many phones as originally forecast thi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/06/entry_level_iphone_could_boost_sales_to_25m_in_2008/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/03/analysis_apple_shares_see_average_4_boost_around_major_events/ With Apple's annual developers conference rapidly approaching and expectations for a 3G iPhone launch at the conference running high, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has taken a look back at how sh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/03/analysis_apple_shares_see_average_4_boost_around_major_events/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:00:00 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/08/05/28/apple_boosts_ipod_orders_for_current_quarter_trims_macs_slightly/ Apple has increased orders for most of the members of its iPod family over the past month or so while trimming Mac orders only slightly -- a sign the company's business is standing its own amid a weak... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/apple_boosts_ipod_orders_for_current_quarter_trims_macs_slightly/ Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/23/goldman_adds_apple_to_its_conviction_buy_list/ Citing high expectations for the next-generation iPhone leading up to and through its expected launch next month, investment bank Goldman Sach this week added Apple to its coveted Conviction Buy List ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/23/goldman_adds_apple_to_its_conviction_buy_list/ Fri, 23 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/05/amtechs_wu_pulls_180_reinstates_buy_rating_on_apple_shares/ Less than two weeks after cutting his rating on Apple shares to Neutral, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu on Monday said he's taking a step-back, reinstating his Buy rating, and revisiting... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/05/amtechs_wu_pulls_180_reinstates_buy_rating_on_apple_shares/ Mon, 05 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/01/piper_jaffray_addresses_15_more_unanswered_apple_questions/ Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Thursday issued a report to clients that analytically addresses 16 more unanswered questions surrounding the Apple story, including some pertaining to the company... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/01/piper_jaffray_addresses_15_more_unanswered_apple_questions/ Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/24/rbcs_abramsky_amtechs_wu_lead_apple_analysts_for_q2/ RBC Capital Market's Mike Abramsky and American Technology Research's Shaw Wu emerged atop the list of Apple analysts in providing the most accurate estimates for Apple's second fiscal quarter of 2008... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/24/rbcs_abramsky_amtechs_wu_lead_apple_analysts_for_q2/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/24/apples_jobs_summonsed_over_latest_backdating_charges/ Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and other members of the company's leadership have been summonsed to appear before a court as part of a new lawsuit regarding the electronics maker's long-running opti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/24/apples_jobs_summonsed_over_latest_backdating_charges/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/notes_of_interest_from_apples_q208_quarterly_conference_call/ Apple on Wednesday announced its most profitable second quarter in company history, and held a financial conference call with analysts and members of the media. Several notes of interest from the now ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/notes_of_interest_from_apples_q208_quarterly_conference_call/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/apple_posts_profit_of_1_05b_ships_nearly_2_3_million_macs/ Apple said Wednesday that second-quarter profits rose over 36 percent to $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, on sales of $7.51 billion for the three-month period ended March 29, 2008. These... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/apple_posts_profit_of_1_05b_ships_nearly_2_3_million_macs/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/breakdown_apple_analysts_place_bets_ahead_of_earnings/ With Apple set to report earnings from its second fiscal quarter after the close of the stock market today, several prominent Wall Street analysts have locked in their bets on profits, revenues, gross... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/breakdown_apple_analysts_place_bets_ahead_of_earnings/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/22/amtech_downgrades_apple_shares_to_neutral_on_valuation/ Investment firm American Technology Research on Tuesday cut its long-standing Buy rating on shares of Apple Inc. to Neutral, citing near-term concerns with the stock's valuation, high expectations on ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/22/amtech_downgrades_apple_shares_to_neutral_on_valuation/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/21/citigroup_rbc_raises_apple_estimates_ahead_of_earnings_call/ Investment banks Citigroup and RBC Capital Markets have both raised their outlook for Apple's second fiscal quarter, saying they expect the company to announce Wednesday revenues of more than $7 billi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/21/citigroup_rbc_raises_apple_estimates_ahead_of_earnings_call/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/10/jpmorgan_macbook_escaping_industry_wide_downturn/ A new investment note from JPMorgan reveals confidence that Apple's MacBook line is strong enough overcome dropping notebook sales at its rivals, but cautions that the post-holiday lull may eat into t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/10/jpmorgan_macbook_escaping_industry_wide_downturn/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_shares_slip_regroup_following_morgan_keegan_downgrade/ Shares of Apple Inc. briefly surrendered most of Monday's gains but then battled back in early afternoon trading after Morgan Keegan downgraded its rating on the company from Market Perform to Underpe... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_shares_slip_regroup_following_morgan_keegan_downgrade/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/07/apple_to_report_second_quarter_results_april_23/ Apple said this week it will announce results from its second fiscal quarter of 2008 ended March on Wednesday, April 23rd. The results will be made public following the close of the stock market, a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/07/apple_to_report_second_quarter_results_april_23/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/27/apple_execs_sell_75m_in_shares_settle_with_tax_man/ Three Apple executives this week combined to cash in on over $75 million in restricted stock units that had vested, while several others settled with Uncle Sam. With the exception of Apple chief ex... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/27/apple_execs_sell_75m_in_shares_settle_with_tax_man/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:00:00 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/08/03/04/investors_grill_apples_jobs_over_successor_games_future_products/ AppleInsider joined Apple investors, some of whom traveled from as far away as Europe, at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino on Tuesday, where Steve Jobs and his executive team wer... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/04/investors_grill_apples_jobs_over_successor_games_future_products/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/rd_travel_expenses_suggest_apple_plans_big_2008_report/ The sheer amount of money spent by Apple on research -- as well as maintaining chief executive Steve Jobs' private jet -- suggests that the company is working feverishly on international iPhone relea... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/rd_travel_expenses_suggest_apple_plans_big_2008_report/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/26/macs_seen_as_apples_only_remaining_growth_driver/ Investment bank BMO Capital Markets on Monday slashed its price target on shares of Apple Inc. to $140 from $160, saying it believes the company's three growth drivers -- the Mac, iPod, and iPhone -- ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/26/macs_seen_as_apples_only_remaining_growth_driver/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/13/analyst_projects_as_many_as_1_5m_hacked_iphones_in_use/ With more than 25 percent of total iPhone sales potentially in the hands of customers who don't subscribe to AT&T, investors should look to pure unit shipments rather than carrier numbers as a gauge f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/13/analyst_projects_as_many_as_1_5m_hacked_iphones_in_use/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_shares_rise_on_citi_recommendation/ Shares of Apple Inc. received a slight boost Monday morning after investment bank Citigroup added the company to its "Top Picks Live" list and reiterated a Buy rating on the badly beaten stock. "T... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_shares_rise_on_citi_recommendation/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/report_apple_cuts_ipod_iphone_and_macbook_orders_again/ Shares of Apple Inc. slumped further south on Wednesday amid a weakening macroeconomic outlook and reports of additional production cuts affecting not only the company's handhelds, but also its red-ho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/06/report_apple_cuts_ipod_iphone_and_macbook_orders_again/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/01/report_apple_ups_mac_orders_by_20_percent_scales_back_on_ipods/ Following a series of checks with sources in the Far East, researchers for Banc of America have put out a call indicating that Apple has commissioned a significant increase in production of Macs for t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/01/report_apple_ups_mac_orders_by_20_percent_scales_back_on_ipods/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/30/four_proposals_up_for_vote_at_march_apple_shareholders_meeting/ Beneficial owners of Apple stock will be asked to cast vote on four proposals at the company's upcoming shareholders' meeting, including two policy-driven propositions submitted by individual investor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/30/four_proposals_up_for_vote_at_march_apple_shareholders_meeting/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT