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Apple shares pick up, company ready to “change the narrative”

Ben A. Reitzes, an analyst over at Barclays, made waves today when he increased his Apple (APPL) stock price target from $465 to $525. As far as reasons for the jump, Reitzes believes Apple will secure a ton of investors and customers by talking about new products again, starting with the annual WWDC conference in June. Apple is expected to demo iOS…

CES 2013: My Highlights so far

So, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all week, I’m sure you’re well aware that the biggest electronic trading show in the U.S., CES 2013, is happening right now. The event is a fantastic opportunity for companies to showcase their brand new products for the coming year. In line with its typical secrecy, Apple doesn’t take part in the show, preferring…

eBay Apple Store offers big discounts on Apple products, grab an Apple TV for $85 or an iPod touch for $129

Not long ago, an Apple Store was discovered on eBay, selling refurbished Apple products at low prices. Apple has been using this outlet as a way to sell off its refurbs, and has been described as “a low profile Apple test site that could open to much bigger things”. Now, it looks as though the eBay store has been working rather well for Apple,…

Apple’s exclusivity: Help or Hindrance? [Editorial]

The All-new Lightning connector. Smaller. Smarter. Durable. Reversible. Tool of Monopolization. Wait… what? That last attribute isn’t strictly alluded to by Apple on its website, but trust me, it’s still important. With the iPhone 5 came the new and improved Lightning connector, a new method of data and power transfer that means the iPhone 5′s form…

Apple’s road map “blows away” executives

  Fortune published a lengthy profile on Tim Cook covering his first 7 months in office, and among the normal evaluations of how he’s doing as CEO of the most valuable brand name in the world, there are some interesting pieces of information. In their article, Fortune describes an annual event where Apple invites who it sees as the “Top 100″…

Half of US homes have at least one Apple gadget

CNBC’s All-America Economic survey has uncovered some incredibly impressive information. Apparently the average American household owns 1.6 Apple devices, and almost 25 percent report that they plan to buy at least one more in the next year. As far as households without Apple products, one out of every ten plan to purchase one over the next…

Calls to Boycott Apple: Where do you stand?

In the past couple of days, a few high-profile media outlets have put out a call to boycott Apple products. Now all of you must be familiar with the reports regarding Foxconn and Apple’s manufacturing shenanigans, so I won’t bore you with that story for what would be the fourth or fifth time in a couple of weeks. Industry commentators have reviewed…