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A “Conservative” Estimate: Apple Will Sell 48 Million iPads in Calendar 2012

John Paczkowski in News on January 18 at 3:59 am PT

An awfully big number, but it still might be too small in the end.

Apple Television Must Crack the Customizable Content Code, Too

John Paczkowski in News on December 28, 2011 at 8:49 am PT

No matter how elegant the mythical Apple Television may be in its design, no matter how intuitive its interface, it won’t be worth much to anyone without great content.

Analyst Calls Zynga an Underperformer Days Before Its IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 13, 2011 at 11:43 am PT

Sterne Agee has initiated coverage of Zynga with an underperform rating before the San Francisco social games company even has a chance to go public.

Zynga's FarmVille with crops whithering.

RIM Blindsided by Kindle Fire Pricing

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 5, 2011 at 7:40 am PT

“We estimate that the company is losing $50-$75 per PlayBook sold.”

RIM: Call in the Bear Cavalry

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 29, 2011 at 3:45 am PT

Evidently Wall Street’s dim view of Research In Motion isn’t nearly dim enough.

Sell Me an iPhone, Siri

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 2, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Siri is proving to be quite the driver of iPhone 4S sales.

Relax, iPad Build Plans Are Still Well Above Expectations

John Paczkowski in Mobile on September 27, 2011 at 7:19 am PT

Jumpy Apple investors …

HP Analysts Like Losing Léo, Not Sold on Whitman as CEO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 22, 2011 at 9:59 am PT

Analysts covering HP all seem united in their approval of its apparent move to oust CEO Léo Apotheker. They’re a lot less enthusiastic about his replacement.

Consumers Still Love Last Year’s iPhone

John Paczkowski in Mobile on September 12, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

With the iPhone 5′s October launch fast approaching, you’d expect demand for the iPhone 4 to be waning. Evidently the market’s not buying into that premise.