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Microsoft Considered Selling Bing To Apple As Google Rival, But iPhone Maker Remained Skeptical
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 10:05pm | 781Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reportedly discussed selling Bing to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as a replacement for Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, with Cupertino executives expressing skepticism about the former’s...
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Apple Services Business Flourishes In 2021: Record High App Store Developer Revenues, Launch Of Apple TV 4K, Apple Pay Expands To New Markets And More
Monday, January 10, 2022 - 5:45pm | 772Read More...Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) services business is a vital cog in the tech giant's wheel, and the company is providing an update on how the segment fared in 2021. "Apple's world-class portfolio of services proved essential in 2021, as people worldwide sought new ways to keep...
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Report: Apple's Eddy Cue Pushed For An Acquisition Of Time Warner Last Year
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 9:04am | 364Read More...According to a report by the Financial Times Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Eddy Cue entertained the idea of acquiring Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) last year. Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services is said to have raised the acquisition idea when he met with Time Warner's...
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ESPN Standalone Offering Not Coming Anytime Soon
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 1:16pm | 368Read More...Correction: A previous version of this article stated Skipper said a standalone ESPN product was not "a good business." Skipper said a standalone ESPN could be sold, but said the company didn't believe it was "good business" at the moment. Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN channel could...
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Apple Correction Over, Eddy Cue's Big Unveil And More Stories Tech Analysts Are Watching
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 1:31pm | 651Read More...According to a note from tech analysts at Morgan Stanley, not only is the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) correction over, but the tech giant has lots of upcoming events worth watching. From new releases to global news and a final entrance into TV, Apple continues bolstering its reputation as tech...
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Will Apple Be Netflix's Next Contender? New Reports Suggest Apple's Training For The Arena
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 12:40pm | 357Read More...It's been a big week for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Following a mixed Q1 2016 earnings report on Tuesday, the stock experienced some rollercoaster-like movements, closing down 6.5 percent on Tuesday, slightly rebounding during Wednesday, settling lower Thursday and attempting a mild rebound...
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Report: Apple Keeping 'Close Eye' On Time Warner Amid M&A Rumors
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 10:52am | 225Read More...According to the New York Post, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is among several companies that are paying particularly close attention to any strategic alternatives Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) may decide to implement. The New York Post stated that Apple is a possible suitor for the entertainment...
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Apple To Taylor Swift: Shake It Off, We'll Pay The Royalties
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 7:58am | 491Read More...After a big push-back from the music industry over its policies relating to the three-month free trial period of its new streaming music service, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has apparently had a change of heart. Following an open letter penned by music superstar Taylor Swift voicing her...
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Avago-Broadcom, Google Barrage And Thursday's Biggest Tech Stories...In JP Morgan's Eyes
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 11:40am | 419Read More...In a report published Friday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall summarized Thursday's top Wall Street stories. Avago Acquires Broadcom, Says HDD Demand Stabilizing Avago Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced its intentions to acquire Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) for $37 billion....
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Is Former Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Behind Apple's 'Swift' Programming Language?
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 12:35pm | 587Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) caused quite a stir when it hired Kevin Lynch last year. Before Apple, Lynch served as the Chief Technology Officer of Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE). According to Bloomberg, he helped create some of the earliest applications for Mac computers. Lynch currently serves as Apple's...
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Is Beats Developing Apple's Next Groundbreaking Device?
Sunday, June 1, 2014 - 10:45am | 477Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will pay $3 billion to acquire Beats Electronics this year. Many have wondered what Apple plans to do with a company that is mostly known for style and celebrities. Others have argued that Apple should have acquired Spotify instead. Before the official announcement was...
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Could Apple Be Getting Ready To Launch Electronic Payments?
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 9:17am | 585Read More...Any big new project by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be, by definition, news. Such was the case when sources told Re/code that the company had been interviewing senior payments industry executives ahead of a plan to launch an electronic payments business. With nearly 600 million iTunes accounts –...
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Apple's Botched Maps App Leads to Another Firing
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 4:51pm | 415Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly fired Richard Williamson, the man who oversaw the mapping team that was responsible for building the company's first Maps application. According to Bloomberg, Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue pushed Williamson out of the company. If the report is true, it would be the...
