Monthly Archives: October 2012
Apple’s Stock Plunge Mystifies Wall Street Analysts
On Sept. 19, 2012, seven days after it released the iPhone 5, Apple's stock (AAPL) closed at a record high $702.10 on the Nasdaq.A...
Google Maps, Street View Keep Expanding, From Grand Canyon to Leaf Tour
Google Maps is adding detailed and helpful information about topography, vegetation, terrain and land formations to its wide-ranging Google Maps collection to help users...
Microsoft Counting on Windows Phone 8 to Restore Mobile Market Fortunes
The expectations game is going to be restarted Oct. 29 when Microsoft unveils the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system and handset makers begin...
Google Android Event Cancelled Due to Hurricane Sandy
Search engine giant Google announced the cancellation of a hotly anticipated media event in New York City, originally scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29, at...
Apple Acknowledges Samsung Patent Win in U.K., Albeit Begrudgingly
Apple and Samsung continue to battle in court over copycat claims. Most recently, this resulted in Apple, at the insistence of the High Court...
Google Crisis Response Map Tracking Hurricane Sandy
Google's latest Crisis Response Map has been issued for the East Coast of the United States as Hurricane Sandy, a powerful storm that formed...
iPad Mini LTE Edition Coming Soon, White Version Sells Out
The first batch of iPad Mini tablets, the 7-inch device Apple introduced earlier this week, sold out quickly, based on the company’s Website, which...
Windows 8, Surface: A Fresh Start, but Buyers May Need Convincing
Microsoft announced the global availability of its long-awaited Windows 8 platform at a New York City event Oct. 25, along with its Surface tablet...
Soft Earnings by Intel, IBM, Others Linked to Elections: Analyst
Intel, IBM and Microsoft are among a large number of top-tier tech vendors that saw weak third-quarter earnings, with executives from many of these...
iMac Continues Its Evolution
iMac Continues Its Evolution
Since its launch in 1998 as Steve Jobs' remedy for the company's sales doldrums at the time, the iMac has morphed...