Monday, 2 February 2015

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Remember the GT Advanced sapphire facility? It's going to be a command center for Apple


Posted: 02 Feb 2015 03:15 PM PST


CNBC reported today that the GT Advanced plant in Mesa, Arizona, originally tasked with the job of making sapphire for screens, buttons, and other bits and pieces of Apple gear, is now going to be taken over by the company that allegedly caused GT Ad...



Well I hope Neil Young will remember, an iPhone man don't need him around anyhow


Posted: 02 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST


Remember Neil Young's PonoPlayer? The Kickstarter campaign for the vintage rocker's "revolution in music listening" raised a huge US$6.2 million, with notables like Norah Jones, Elvis Costello and Tom Petty spouting about how the new $400 music playi...



Some final thoughts...


Posted: 02 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST


It's been quite a ride for more than 6 years starting when Lead Editor Mike Rose invited me to come aboard after reading some things I had written. The iPhone had been out for less than a year... the Mac was selling but seemed destined to lose the d...



Apple planning a $5 billion bond offering


Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST


Thanks to the fun and excitement of financial accounting, even companies with $178 billion in cash need to incur some debt every once in a while. That's exactly what Apple has in store for the near future, filing a bond sale prospectus with the Secur...



Apple to open retail store in Tianjin, China on February 7


Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST


China is a big part of Apple's retail future, and its presence is about to expand a bit more. Apple will open a retail store in Tianjin, China on Feb. 7. Apple recently noted its plan to open five new retail stores in five weeks to coincide with the ...



Live at 10pm tonight: It's The End Of The World As We Know It, final Sunday "Talkcast"


Posted: 01 Feb 2015 03:10 PM PST


It may be Superbowl Sunday, but for those of us who have enjoyed reading, contributing to or editing The Unofficial Apple Weblog it's anything but super. As you all know, our parent company has lowered the curtain on this motley crew, and we are set ...




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