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Analysts: Apple Sold 6-7.85M iPhones In Second Quarter

To help you handicap next week's earnings report set for April 20, we've compiled analyst expectations for iPhone sales during the second quarter of 2010. The range is from a high of 7.85 million from independent Apple analyst Turley Muller, who blogs at Financial Alchemist, to a low of 6.0 million from Citigroup analyst Richard [...:]

Analyst: The iPhone Could Hurt Verizon Earnings

Woe be Verizon. After chasing AT&T for a share of the iPhone piggy bank, a report recently emerged claiming the carrier could sell a CDMA version this summer. That word was quickly pounced upon by doubting analysts. Now another expert suggests even if Verizon could sell iPhones, the handset would be a drain on revenue. [...:]

MacBook Pros UPDATED!!! — Finally

As we reported eariler the Apple Store was closed this morning when I went for my 'O-Dark-Thirty' run, and as anticipated, we've got new i5 and i7 Macbook Pros to enjoy. I will be picking one up today if possible and will give a full rundown later in the week for an in-depth hands on.

Pricing [...:]

MacBook Pros UPDATED!!! –Finally

As we reported eariler the Apple Store was closed this morning when I went for my 'O-Dark-Thirty' run, and as anticipated, we've got new i5 and i7 Macbook Pros to enjoy. I will be picking one up today if possible and will give a full rundown later in the week for an in-depth hands on.

Pricing [...:]

Apple store is being updated

The apple store is being updated as I write this, new Macbook pros anyone? Let's hope so

Opera Mini Approved On The App Store

After a wait of 20 days, Opera Mini has been approved by Apple for release to the App Store.

Opera Mini already works on many other mobile devices, and the company claims it has over 50 million users worldwide.
One of the things that makes Opera Mini different is data compression to speed things up. [...:]

Introducing Cloud App, Instant File Sharing For Mac Users

There are quite a few similar services around, but Cloud is the latest of the instant file sharing apps, and it's very nicely done.
The aim is to make sharing of files – any files – as quick and painless as possible. Whatever you wish you share, you drag up to the icon in your Menu [...:]

Straight From Steve Jobs: No More iPhone 2G Support

Steve Jobs appears to still be banging out email replies to regular Joes and Janes. His latest customer missive was sent out to German Apple owner Niko, who wanted to know whether Apple would still be supporting or updating the iPhone 2g.
Jobs' typical cut-to-the-chase answer? "Sorry no."
The death knell for the 2g isn't super surprising, [...:]

iPhone Apps Put Shroud of Turin in Focus

Pilgrims trekking Italy to ogle the the Shroud of Turin, on public display for the first time in a decade, now have iPhone apps to help them see more.
Last time thousands of visitors flocked to peek at the yellowed cloth said to depict the face of Jesus, the best mobile option was probably some lame [...:]

AAPL – Time to Sell?

Had you bought stock in Apple Computers when the Macintosh was introduced in 1984, you'd have received quite a nice return on your investment over the past 25 years. Had you bought Apple stock in 2001, when iTunes was introduced, your nine-year ROI would look pretty stellar, too. Heck, if you'd bought some [...:]