core business

Apple’s Federal Reserve Green Christmas: Record-Setting iPhone Shipments, Strong Mac Sales

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 30, 2009 at 10:01 am PT

By most measures, 2009 has been an outstanding year for Apple. Quarter after quarter, the company posted strong earnings and sales regardless of the econalypse, which has knocked the stuffing out of so many of its peers. Apple is poised to do so once again for the three-month period ending December, says Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu.

What Did Apple Want With AdMob?

John Paczkowski in News on November 16, 2009 at 7:04 am PT

Before AdMob accepted Google’s $750 million takeover offer, it was approached by Apple. This according to “people familiar with the matter,” who tell Bloomberg that Cupertino was also interested in the mobile advertising company. Odd to learn that Apple was considering such a move. After all, advertising isn’t exactly one of its core businesses.