Rod Hall

In a report published Monday, JPMorgan analyst Rod Hall commented on recent reports that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning "to take the wraps" off of a brand new set-top box, featuring Siri integration and support for a native App store. Hall added that Apple will also provide...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly planning for web TV service this fall,  hoping to capitalize on the increasing number of people moving away from cable service. JP Morgan's Rod Hall said that it is not the web TV that will be a game changer, but the potential for an Apple TV app...

In a report published Thursday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall commented on recent reports that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) will provide wireless modem chips Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) next generation smartphone in 2016. The 7360 chip will ship inside a special version of the iPhone that...

In a report published Wednesday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall commented on two Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stories he is following. Firstly, Hall noted that Apple has raised prices at a number of its international online stores including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't surpass any industry standard concerning battery life for its new watch lineup, and an analyst predicted Tuesday the issue will get lots of attention. Apple said users will typically get 18 hours of use between charges. But the battery dies after just three...

Monday is the big day for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the market waits for the 1 p.m. ET 'Spring Forward' event. Ahead of that, JP Morgan identified two stories in the news this weekend that it is watching. First, the Wall Street Journal reported that banks are making it more difficult...

Ahead of the official Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch announcement, speculation is rampant. Tech Crunch reported last week that the battery life is better than expected, noting that during a "normal day of on-and-off use, the battery usually ends up at around 25 percent." JP Morgan...

In a report published Thursday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall discussed recent reports that Goolge Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is developing an Android Wear app for Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS system, a move that would expand support for the wearables platform beyond Android handsets...

At the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) detailed its mobile payments framework called Android Pay. Google's Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome and Google Apps Sundar Pichai said that Android Pay will not be a separate payment app as...

In a recent note, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall comments on the deal between Hewlett Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) and Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN). Hewlett-Packard announced on Monday that it will acquire Aruba Networks for $24.67 per share, or a total of approximately $3 billion (1.7...

Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) is scheduled to report Q4 earnings Tuesday morning and the Street expected EPS of $1.35 on revenues of $14.35 billion. If Best Buy reports in line with consensus for Q4, it will have experienced a nearly 1 percent decline in sales from the prior year period. Amid...

In a report published Monday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall commented on Samsung Elect LTD's (OTC: SSNLF) new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge devices and how Samsung Pay will have a "slight negative impact" on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Hall wrote that he attended Samsung's launch...