Apple (AAPL) Apple stock is down nearly 11% from the record high reached February 23rd of $133. Investors are fretting over evidence that competition is heating up for smartphones in China, while similar problems at Samsung suggest that smart phones have become a commodity product. This puts pr[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
June 16th, 2015 - 8:58 am § in The Ave Scene
Apple vs Pebble: Disclaimer (I own a Pebble)
gg Pebble $170 ……………….Apple $350 ???? I bought my first Pebble over a year ago as part of the Kickstarter program. Now Apple is in the game and I just got my second generation Pebble .. so which s a better buy? Apple .. bright screen short battery life. (~ 1[...]
May 8th, 2015 - 8:56 am § in The Ave Scene
Sam Adams brings Apple to beer .. the i-Can!
Here in Seattle we take beer very seriously. There are hundreds of microbrews, all trying to sell you beer that tastes different and better. No self respecting brew pub sells beer in a bottle, much less a can. In the midst of all this Boston’s Sam Adams is not a star. Most folks here r[...]
December 24th, 2014 - 11:29 am § in Uncategorized
SONY Cashes In. APPLE sides with North Korea
Apple reportedly nixed a deal to bring “The Interview” to iTunes despite a request from the White House. This adds support to reports here on The Ave that Cupertino and North Korea have been discussing collaborations including joint branding, development of products in North Korea. ̵[...]
October 5th, 2014 - 9:51 am § in Misc.
APPLESAUCE: Apple and North Korea strive to reach common standards
Three years from the death of their great leaders, Apple and North Korea are both struggling to define a new leadership. The letter left on the desk of new Apple hires reads as follows, according to “M’s” image: There’s work and there’s your life’s work.The kind o[...]
[...] September 10th, 2014 - 9:53 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Apple Makes a (Very Expensive) Watch
Voz iz Neias:Berlin, Germany – Apple’s long-awaited smartwatch looks “too feminine” and its design will not stand the test of time, luxury giant LVMH’s watch guru has told German media. Jean-Claude Biver, who heads the French group’s luxury-watch division, said the US tech titan ha[...]
July 21st, 2014 - 3:47 am § in The Ave Scene
The Microsoft Layoffs
In 1995 Bill Gates wrote, “The Internet is a tidal wave. It changes the rules.” That memo was all too correct. The consequences of Steve Balmer’s failure to rise to the challenge are now in the hopefully agile hands of CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella was expected to lay off five or six t[...]
June 28th, 2014 - 10:46 am § in Misc.
Google Going to Market an I,Robot
While the world awaits Apple’s latest I gadget, Google has revealed that the robot it purchased from a Japanese firm is going to be commercially marketed. Isaac Asimov would approve. The robot called “SHAFT,” was developed with DARPA to rescue people from disasters. In order to[...]