Archives: December 2007

Apple Stock -- $300 in 2008?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 28

At the risk of conjuring up the dreaded BusinessWeek curse, I highly doubt 08 will be the year when this rocket-ship starts to sputter. Apple has too many things going right, and has too many growth opportunities in front of it.

Movie Rentals Coming to iTunes

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 27

Reports today say that Apple and Fox are close to announcing a deal that would allow iTunes customers to rent movies via iTunes, and use them for a limited time....

To $200 and Beyond

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 26

With less than an hour to go in today's trading session, Apple's stock now looks firmly above the $200 level, and even came within a nickel of $201 today. There's...

Apple Shares Break $200 Barrier

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 26

Word from the NASDAQ is that Apple's stock has broken through the $200 level for the first time, though its hovering now at just below that level. It's worth watching...

New iPod, Old Problem

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 26

Santa brought me a brand new iPod classic, with a nice big 160 gigabytes of storage capacity. It's terrific. But this morning, while getting it ready to take with me...

Newsflash: Apple and RIM Are Competitors.

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 21

Henry Blodget over at the Alley Insider opines today that competitive war has broken out between Apple and Research In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry. His point is well...

Think Secret: RIP

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 20

I haven't said much about it in this space, but as much as I like Apple, I really have a problem with its lawsuits against the rumor sites, especially Think...

SanDisk Head To Jobs: Be Afraid

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 19

SanDisk Chairman and CEO Eli Harari thinks Steve Jobs should be afraid, and he's saying so publicly in an interview with the Israeli business publication Globes Online. The story says...

I Don't Know About You....

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 18

.....But for me Christmas just came early....

Will the iPhone Bomb In India?

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 18

Colleague Bruce Nussbaum just stopped by to tell me about his experience with a pack of iPhone owners he encountered in India. While the iPhone hasn't officially launched in India,...

NBC Universal Joins SanDisk's Fanfare

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 11

So the latest shoe to drop in Apple's battle with NBC Universal has dropped today. It's not, however a doozy, but it is interesting. NBC Universal has announced that it...

Is Ive Apple's Next CEO?

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 10

The Times of London has a speculative story on Jonathan Ive and suggests he looks a lot like an heir apparent to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. I don't know if...

iPhone Sales: A Slow Start In Germany

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 10

Financial Times Deutschland, the German affiliate of the Financial Times, reported today that Phillip Humm head of T-Mobile in Germany has said that iPhone sales there are behind expectations, going...

Newest Apple Store In New York's Meatpacking District

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 10

Just now getting around to discussing the quick tour I got of the new Apple Store in the meatpacking district. Gothamist has some great photos of the inside, including the...

CompUSA: RIP

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 07

The day after I saw the gorgeous inside of the new Apple store in Manhattan's Meatpacking District comes word that CompUSA is shutting its doors for good after the holidays....

Apple's Cash: Leave It Alone, Mostly

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 07

In March, I argued first in my online column and then later in a commentary in the magazine that Apple should start doing something with its enormous and steadily growing...

Just In From Google: A New iPhone App

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 05

A press release from Google just hit my inbox. It's launched a new application for the iPhone that it says integrates several Google services into a single interface: Search, Gmail,...

Breaking: Apple, AT&T; Sued Over iPhone Visual Voice Mail

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 03

Just hitting my inbox now: A company called Klausner Technologies has filed a patent lawsuit against Apple and AT&T; over patents it says cover the visual voice mail feature on...

A Little Something From Apple's Advertising Vault

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 03

TV Squad reminded me of this 1983-vintage Apple ad featuring the Lisa. I've seen it knocking around YouTube before, but figured it was worth sharing here on a Monday morning....