http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/features/apple_stock_watch/ Daily news, opinions, editorials, reviews, tips, forums, comments, and podcasts all relating to the iPod, the iPhone, Apple, and the surrounding industry. en webmaster@ipodobserver.com Copyright 2009 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:47:06 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/apple_rim_gobble_up_disproportionate_cellphone_profits/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/apple_rim_gobble_up_disproportionate_cellphone_profits/ While Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's Blackberry sold three percent of the world's cellphones in 2008, they gobbled up some 35% of the market's profits. News, iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:24:44 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/iphone_guided_tour_guy_leaves_apple_for_venture_capital_firm/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/iphone_guided_tour_guy_leaves_apple_for_venture_capital_firm/ Apple's iPhone Guided Tour narrator, Bob Borchers, has left his position as a marketing executive and joined venture capital firm Opus Capital. According to the company, Mr. Borchers will be focused on making investments in mobile applications and service, as well as, "as adjacent opportunities in both hardware and software." News, iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:41:40 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/iphone_3gs_manufacturing_cost_at_179_per_unit/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/iphone_3gs_manufacturing_cost_at_179_per_unit/ Apple's 16GB iPhone 3GS costs the company US$178.96 per unit, according to a new teardown analysis conducted by iSuppli, Inc. This compares to a cost of $174.33 for the previous generation's entry-level 8GB iPhone 3G when that device was introduced in June of 2008. Apple retails the device for $599, with carrier subsidies bringing the cost down to qualifying customers down to $199. News, Product News, iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:20:59 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_iphone_3gs_sales_ahead_of_estimates/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_iphone_3gs_sales_ahead_of_estimates/ Apple reported on Monday that iPhone 3GS sales topped a million units during the first three days of availability, coming in ahead of AmTech analyst Brian Marshall's estimate. The stronger than expected kick off for the new iPhone left Mr. Marshall even more confident in his aggressive sales estimates for Apple's June and September quarters. iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:57:11 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_iphone_3g_s_launch_looks_strong/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_iphone_3g_s_launch_looks_strong/ Apple sold over a million iPhone 3G S units between June 19 and June 21, marking a solid launch weekend for the newest iPhone model. UBS analyst Maynard Um called the iPhone 3G S opening weekend "solid," and relatively successful. iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:14:02 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_apple_cuts_june_iphone_orders_by_600000/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_apple_cuts_june_iphone_orders_by_600000/ Apple has cut iPhone orders by 600,000 units, according to Collins Stewart analyst Ashok Kumar. Mr. Kumar told clients in a research note that Apple cut production orders from 5.2 to 4.6 million units for the current quarter, despite the newly annnounced iPhone 3GS. iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:00:21 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analysts_iphone_sales_could_double_with_verizon_at_the_cost_of_lower_subsid/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analysts_iphone_sales_could_double_with_verizon_at_the_cost_of_lower_subsid/ Bernstein analysts Craig Moffett and Toni Sacconaghi believe that Apple could double iPhone sales by ending its exclusive agreement with AT&T and adding Verizon as a second carrier for the device in the U.S., but that if it did so, it would likely come at the cost of substantially lower subsidies paid on each iPhone sold. iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:10:51 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_apple_doubles_iphone_production_ahead_of_june_upgrade/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_apple_doubles_iphone_production_ahead_of_june_upgrade/ Apple has more than doubled iPhone production over current levels for an upgrade ramp-up the company is planning later this year, according to Ben Reitzes, an analyst with Barclay's. In a research note, Mr. Reitzes said the Apple will be updating the iPhone in June, and that the device would have upgraded camera features for improved still photography and possibly video-capabilities. iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone, iPod, iPod touch Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:41:33 -0400 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/another_analyst_predicts_99_iphone/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/another_analyst_predicts_99_iphone/ Another analyst has said that Apple is planning on releasing an iPhone with a price point of US$99 after subsidies, with this newest prediction coming from RBC's Mike Abramsky. In a research note to clients, Mr. Abramsky said that Apple will achieve this goal by offering an iPhone with few features than the current iPhone 3G. iPO Reports, Apple Stock Watch, iPhone Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:55:20 -0500 http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_makes_the_case_for_apple-branded_tvs/ http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/analyst_makes_the_case_for_apple-branded_tvs/ All signs from Apple point to the living room and an Apple television, according to a research note to clients from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Mr. Munster puts the pieces together from Apple patent applications, comments from Apple executives, and by looking for market opportunities that leverage Apple's strengths. Apple Stock Watch Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:26:04 -0500