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New MacBook Line-up Expected to Début at WWDC 2013
April 30, 2013 | William Jackson+It’s looking more and more likely that WWDC 2013 will feature a revamp of the new MacBook Pro’s and rumours suggest that the new lines will include the next generation of Intel’s Haswell processors Read More
Is iOS 7 Being Tested In Jakarta Indonesia?
April 29, 2013 | William Jackson+ | One CommentWith WWDC just around the corner and rumours of iPhone 5S and iOS 7 all over the headlines, the AppleFanSite team noticed a very interesting statistic from our site today. Read More
Mac OS X 10.9 To Bring Improvements To Finder & Multitasking
April 29, 2013 | William Jackson+Apples code name for the upcoming OS X 10.9 release is “Cabernet” and 9to5Mac has learned that the new release will bring improvements to finder, multiple monitor support as well as taking some core features from iOS.
Flipboard Update Allows You To Become Your Own Magazine Editor
March 27, 2013 | Jordan Crosby+The latest version of the popular news reading app Flipboard has today been released. Flipboard is well know for creating an amazing user experience for users to read the latest news from their chosen aggregated sources.
Apple TV updated with Bluetooth Keyboard Support
January 28, 2013 | William Jackson+iOS 6.1 has just been released for more carriers on LTE, Siri movie ticket purchasing and other updates, however Apple today also updated Apple TV, bringing Bluetooth keyboard support, Up Next, and an enhanced iTunes in the Cloud service. Read More
Apple Announce Q4 Results In Earnings Call
October 25, 2012 | Jordan Crosby+
Apple’s Q4 earnings results call is set to take place in around 30 minutes.
Apple is reporting in Q4 :
- $36 Billion revenue
- 26.9 Million iPhones sold , up 58% year on year
- 14M iPad Million iPads sold , up 26% year on year
- 5.3M iPods sold , down 19%
- 4.9M Macs sold down 1% over this quarter last year
- $8.2 Billion Net profit
$AAPL stock had taken a little dive earlier today but it now appears that investors are taking a liking to the figueres released with $AAPL up 0.57% in after hours trading.
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Press release :
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.0 percent compared to 40.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
“Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2013, we expect revenue of about $52 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $11.75.”
The Company sold 26.9 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 58 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 14.0 million iPads during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.9 million Macs during the quarter, a 1 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 5.3 million iPods, a 19 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2012.
“We’re very proud to end a fantastic fiscal year with record September quarter results,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re entering this holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod products ever, and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline.”
“We’re pleased to have generated over $41 billion in net income and over $50 billion in operating cash flow in fiscal 2012,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2013, we expect revenue of about $52 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $11.75.”
Apple will provide live streaming of its Q4 2012 financial results conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT on October 25, 2012 atwww.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq412. This webcast will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.
This press release contains forward-looking statements including without limitation those about the Company’s estimated revenue and diluted earnings per share. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company’s reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company’s products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and/or increases in component costs could have on the Company’s gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company’s need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company’s business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company’s dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company’s international operations; the Company’s reliance on third-party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company’s dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company’s products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company’s sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included from time to time in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2011, its Forms 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2011; March 31, 2012; and June 30, 2012; and its Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2012 to be filed with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
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RIP Ping , Apple Set To Bury Ping In Next Major iTunes Update
June 12, 2012 | Jordan Crosby+ | 4 CommentsSources close to the company say that Ping, which still exists today in iTunes 10.6.3, will be gone with the software’s next major release, likely scheduled for this fall. And at that point Apple’s social networking offerings will shift to Twitter and new partner Facebook entirely.
Apple launched iTunes Ping on the 1st September 2010 and it never really took off. It was set to be a music social network and a recommendation system