"Outperform" is the rating that analyst Tavis McCourt, from Raymond James, gives to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares during the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2014. Mr. McCourt's positive predictions, which call for a robust rise in stock values up to the release of the iPhone 6 and some … [Read more...]
HYPER’s iStick for Apple (AAPL) reaches 1 million dollar Kickstarter goal
Using the online crowdfunding website Kickstarter, HYPER is producing a flash drive with dual USB 2.0 and Lightning connectivity, with the full blessing of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Though the company has added and achieved numerous stretch goals since its original $100,000 goal was … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) finally cracks down on fake App Store reviews
In a move that many people might say is long overdue, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has begun to actively crack down on people "gaming" app ratings on the App Store. One of the easiest ways for app developers to fool the rating algorithms is to make or purchase false positive reviews, so … [Read more...]
Early Apple (AAPL) designer Harmut Esslinger calls iWatch ‘stupid’
Excitement over the new form factor set to be added to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) product line in the form of the iWatch has reached a keen pitch among many analysts, who forecast a rosy future for the wearable device. As just one example, Steven Milunovich, who works for the … [Read more...]
Yukon gold mine selling for $2 million in bitcoin
In recent years, those affiliated with the anti-government, anti-Federal Reserve and anti-fiat money crowd have turned to the peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currency bitcoin. For years, individuals and investors that were concerned with debt, deficits and a weak dollar turned to … [Read more...]
Yahoo! Finance adds bitcoin quotes, headlines to market data
Bitcoin is here to stay, and it appears that business news publications and search engines are taking notice. Whether or not bitcoin survives as a virtual currency or as a revolutionary technology remains to be seen, but the major facet is that the digital currency will likely stay … [Read more...]
Smartphones are the biggest productivity killers in the office
Have you ever wondered what kills productivity in millions of offices across the United States? Let’s face it: many of us don’t want to be at the office so we employ various devices to pass the time. In a way, as one expert explained it, data shows that the labor force looks like it’s … [Read more...]
Report finds regulation compliance costs businesses $1.86 trillion
Over the past several years, think-tanks and market-related organizations have released reports that have given the United States low grades when it comes to red tape, bureaucracy and the cost of complying with regulations. Following each session of Congress, Republicans and Democrats … [Read more...]
Developer shows off possible split screen view in Apple’s (AAPL) iOS 8
Now that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS 8 has been made available to developers in a beta format it is being minutely examined by thousands of highly skilled programmers curious to explore every corner case and possibility offered by the fresh platform. One of these, Steven … [Read more...]
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul working on a corporate tax holiday proposal
Last month, it was reported that 300 American Fortune 500 corporations, such as Apple, Google and Microsoft, are holding approximately $2 trillion offshore and are avoiding paying more than half a billion dollars in United States taxes. Officials say if that money was brought home … [Read more...]
Expedia embraces bitcoin as customers can book hotels with digital currency
Expedia, the online travel website company, announced Wednesday in a news release that it will be expanding its payment options for customers. This means that users who wish to book a hotel room for their next vacation or business trip can do so using bitcoins. Expedia will become the … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) targeted by tax evasion investigation in Europe
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is notable for retaining most of its earnings in overseas cash in order to avoid paying taxes to the United States when repatriating its profits, is currently under the lens in Europe to determine if it violated European Union (EU) tax evasion laws. … [Read more...]
Traffic may worsen amid economic growth: report
The morning and afternoon commutes are a hellacious experience to the average driver: gas, brake, honk and frustration are the common themes between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. If you thought the commuting experience would improve then you might be in for some … [Read more...]
Opinion – are smartwatches such as the Apple Inc. (AAPL) iWatch too familiar to be exciting?
Familiarity, it is sometimes said, breeds contempt, and while this may be untrue in many cases, it can be argued that technological items people are accustomed to lack the excitement and sense of wonder that strange new inventions provoke. Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) smartwatch, the … [Read more...]
‘Oleg Pliss,’ ransomware hacker who targeted Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts, arrested
Two youthful hackers using the alias "Oleg Pliss" were arrested in Moscow yesterday for their scheme to bilk Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) customers out of $100 apiece with their ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a relatively new phenomenon, in which hackers obtain a person's passwords, … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) purchases recommendation mapping service Spotsetter
Vastly overshadowed by Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) $3 billion acquisition of Jim Iovine's and Andre "Dr. Dre" Young's Beats, another purchase was made with far less fanfare but perhaps a notable future impact on Apple's developing business lines. Though the exact terms of the purchase … [Read more...]
Research shows U.S. pensions will be ‘cash negative’ by 2016
For decades, the United States was the beacon for retirement pension plans, whether they were at the public or private level. Workers and retirees would be content that the money they invested in the system would be there for their retirement years and each person would receive a … [Read more...]
Steve Forbes says U.S. will return to a gold standard
The United States hasn't been affiliated with a gold standard since the administration of President Richard Nixon in 1971. Known as the Nixon Shock, in which the president imposed a series of damaging economic policies, like price and wage controls, the resigning Commander in Chief … [Read more...]
Central bankers report calls for institutional control of bitcoin, virtual currencies
Central bankers and several mainstream financial minds – Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and Jamie Dimon – have surmised for quite some time now that peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currencies, predominantly bitcoins, will cease to exist because of what they say is due to a lack of … [Read more...]
Cult of Mac tests HYPER’s iStick USB/Lightning flash drive for Apple devices
On June 8th, 2014, Cult of Mac tested HYPER's new iStick flash drive, a device incorporating both USB and Lightning connectors. The iStick is the first flash drive with dual USB and Lightning connection capabilities, and has secured Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) blessing in the form of … [Read more...]
