But let’s do a little more math. In calendar 2011 – not their September fiscal year – Apple had revenue of $127.8 billion, and profits of $33 billion. Ergo, the company is trading at 3.4x trailing revenues, and 13x trailing profits. Back out the $100 billion or so Apple now has in cash, and the […]
Feb 6 2012 | Posted in
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Facebook filed their S-1 document at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, February 02. The move to go public in the summers will certainly lure much wanted cash to the California-based company. Analysts have estimated the net worth of the company in 2012 to be in tune of around $80 to $90 Billion, up […]
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The European Commission has opened a formal investigation against the Korean company, Samsung, to determine if they improperly used some of its patents to "distort competition in the European market for mobile devices" in their war against U.S. computer giant Apple. They have accused the Korean firm of using anticompetitive tool, in violation of the treaty to meet the […]
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Sony has always been one of the best laptop manufacturers in the market with the state-of-the-art circuitry and beautiful structures. However, the company has been lagging behind in the gaming category, with only a handful of notebooks in the market, dedicated to gaming. Dell XPS, Alienware and Macbook Pro/Air have ruled such niche. But this […]
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The system’s silhouette is very distinctive; the body and lid are both wider at their tops, narrowing below. The effect, as seem from the side, is of two trapezoids stacked on top of each other. Also note that the base has a larger overall footprint than the lid, so the two halves don’t clamshell together […]
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Sony does, however, pack a decent amount of extra software into the system, and unlike previous years where Sony was well-known as a bloatware king, there are a few apps on here that are real gems. They are easiest to find through the Vaio Gate shortcut bar that floats along the top edge of the […]
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While the various preset configurations keep changing and disappearing, Sony currently has the customizable version of this system for sale on its website, and it’s worth noting that even the $1,049 base model includes a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU. The 1080p screen is also standard, and a 3D compatible version is also available—we reviewed […]
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A plethora of HTC handsets can be found on the market but the Sensation XL surely outclasses its rivals with stunning beauty matched by flawless performance. The Taiwan-based company churned out rumours last year that they were developing an iconic phone to match Samsung’s Galaxy SII and the Iphone 4S. Runnymede was the nickname given […]
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(Reuters) – Europe’s second-biggest electrical goods retailer Dixons Retail said on Tuesday that its chief executive was leaving the company to join the world’s most valuable technology corporation, Apple, as senior vice president of retail. John Browett, who is scheduled to leave the company in April, would be replaced by group operations director Sebastian James. […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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Google, Apple and Microsoft are regarded as the most popular companies or amongst the most successful companies due to their higher income, higher profits and higher stock market value. They have the best technicians and they also have the best accountants. Google, Apple and Microsoft save billions of dollars a year to pay their taxes through […]
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(Reuters) – Apple’s Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee’s job, according to a court filing. The 2007 email from Jobs to Schmidt was disclosed on Friday in the course of civil litigation against Apple Inc, […]
Jan 28 2012 | Posted in
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Dan Rosensweig is open to the idea that the textbook as we know it will someday no longer exist. He just doesn’t think it’s going to happen anytime soon. “Anything is possible,” says Rosensweig, the chief executive of Chegg.com, a five-year-old company that rents textbooks to college students on 7,000 campuses. “But if you spend […]
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