Saturday, June 16, 2012

Apple

  • A 36-year-old Apple-1 personal computer, one of just six thought to be in working condition, sold for a record $374,500 at a New York auction.
  • (PC World)
  • Apple stock is just off its all-time high, but the market for old Apple computers has never been better. On Friday, Sothebys auction house sold a functioning Apple I computer -- the original Apple computer, hand-built in 1976 by Steve Wozniak.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Korean mobile maker Samsung and US-based tech giant Apple have captured over half the global market for smartphones and over 90 percent of its profits, according to a research firm.
  • (Hindustan Times)
  • Earlier this year, I openly questioned whether there was a cheery consensus surrounding Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) , simply because its nearly impossible to find anyone bearish on the company.
  • (Motley Fool)
  • Apple showed off the new version of iTunes to developers this week at WWDC in California, but podcasts were conspicuous by their absence. So whats the deal? Well Apple is making a dedicated app for podcasts, according to AllThingsD.
  • (Crave)
  • Heres an iOS 6 feature Apple didnt talk about at WWDC: the ability to receive government alerts during an emergency or disaster.
  • (CNET News)
  • A lawyer from British Columbia, named Perminder Tung, has filed a $25,000 law suit in small claims court against the technology giant.
  • (Geek.Com)
  • The following video is part of our Motley Fool Conversations series, in which technology and media editor/analyst Andrew Tonner discusses topics around the investing world. This week marked several significant announcements for Apple.
  • (Daily Finance)
  • A rare, still-working Apple I Computer from 1976 sold at Sothebys auction house on Friday for $374,500, or more than 500 times its original retail price.
  • (22 WSBT)
  • Apple, which is revolutionizing the way that people take pictures with capable cameras on its smartphones, may be looking at ways to further the art of picture taking.
  • (Gotta Be Mobile)

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