Hong Kong paper, Ta Kung Pao, claims Apple Inc. (AAPL) has finalized three iWatch parts suppliers

More weight was given to the rumors about the Q3 release of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch wearable device by an article that appeared in Ta Kung Pao, a Hong Kong based paper, this morning. The article (available here in Chinese Simplified only) describes three firms that have been … [Read more...]

Outlandish rumors circulate about Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iWatch

The iWatch is likely the most feature rich electronics device ever planned, if one heeds the amazingly confident predictions that many analysts make regarding Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) smartwatch. This is all the more remarkable because nobody from the Cupertino electronics firm has … [Read more...]

Analyst Ming Chi Kuo claims Apple Inc. (AAPL) iWatch will cost ‘thousands of dollars’

Ming Chi Kuo, a noted analyst at KGI Securities, is making grandiose claims today about the rumored iWatch that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is allegedly on the brink of launching. The sweeping, detailed predictions that Mr. Kuo provides include a battery of new technologies, a laundry … [Read more...]

65 million iWatches may be in the pipeline for Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems likely to launch the iWatch smartwatch in the near future, assuming that the entire product is not vaporware being overblown by enthusiastic analysts and Apple fans. Today, the Economic Daily News of China claimed that 65 million iWatches are in the … [Read more...]

Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unlikely to use sapphire on iPads or iWatches

With Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new focus on sapphire crystal production, likely for the display of the iPhone 6, there is naturally rampant speculation about whether the material will be used to cover future iPad tablets as well. Though technically feasible, the idea seems unlikely … [Read more...]

Will Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new sapphire facility increase or decrease technical progress

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) appears to be on track to start using sapphire glass grown at its own facility in Arizona for the displays in iWatches, iPhones, and so on in the near future. Corning, the current maker of the Cupertino enterprise's displays with its Gorilla Glass products, … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. iWatch: Big flop or big hit

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is quite likely to release the iWatch smartwatch sometime this year, though of course there can be no certainty until the first units are on the shelves. Samsung has already beaten the Cupertino enterprise to the punch with its Galaxy Gear. The question is how … [Read more...]

Apple Inc.’s iWatch – huge seller or a flash in the pan

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been planning the rollout of its wearable iWatch for some time now, though the company has remained tight-lipped about the details, which is its usual style. This, of course, has not stopped commentators and market watchers from speculating on the details … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. Retina display vs. AMOLED display: which technology is superior

As of February 2014, the number of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products with AMOLED displays is exactly zero, and all of their cutting edge devices use their Retina display instead. By contrast, its rival and imitator, Samsung Group of Korea, has embraced AMOLED technology and has … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) may use flexible touchscreen display on iWatch

Rumors have been multiplying ever since a 2014 release for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch became likely, and the latest claims the device will have a flexible touchscreen display. Such a display would be curved and able to flex out of line, unlike most current touchscreens, which … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) may not use sapphire screens on iPhone 6

Apple Inc. (AAPL) has spent more than $578 million on its ambitious "Project Cascade" plant in Mesa, Arizona, a new sapphire crystal manufacturing facility that will increase the world's capacity for making this high tech substance by at least 200 percent. Speculation was rife that … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Devices Stolen from Microsoft Office, iWatch Rumors and Google Glass

Stolen Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products are in the news again, but this time it seems the culprit may have broken into a Microsoft office complex to get his prize. According to the Sun, (and yes, all reporting from the Sun should be taken with a huge grain of salt) the successful … [Read more...]