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Finance News

Apple Posts $3.38 Billion Profit, $15.68 Billion in Sales for Q1 Results

Even if the global economy’s in iffy shape, you can’t tell it by Apple. Per Macworld, the company posted its best-ever performance for the first fiscal quarter, citing tallied sales of US$15.68 billion and a net quarterly profit of US$3.38 billion. That compares to year-ago figures of $11.88 billion in sales and US$2.26 billion in […]

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Rumor: Next-Gen iPhone to Go Into Production Earlier, Feature Magic Mouse-Like Casing

If it wasn’t for rumors, things would be factually accurate. And sort of boring. Per Bloomberg News, Apple will introduce a new iPhone in 2010 that will employ a touch-sensitive plastic back casing similar to the one used on the company’s new Magic Mouse, one analyst has said. In a recent interview, Robert Chen with […]

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USB 3.0 Demoed at CES, Initial Peripherals en Route

Over at CES, Jeff Ravencroft, the president of the USB Implementers Forum discussed the arrival of USB 3.0 and gave a brief demonstration of transfer speeds on a Hewlett-Packard. The demo proved one thing: USB 3.0 is much faster than the current USB 2.0 protocol, a nearby display showing the one minute four second time […]

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Announcement

Happy New Year From the PowerPage!!!

Welcome to 2010 and the staff of O’Grady’s PowerPage will be taking the day off to thoroughly rock out to Heart’s “What About Love?” (which will be played on a continuous loop) as well as ponder the upcoming Apple tablet and iPhone OS 4.0 in the new year. Come back Monday, January 4th, and we’ll […]

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iPhone News

Kaufman Bros. Analyst Predicts Apple, Verizon Alliance Less Likely Than Anticipated

Even if Apple is striking a deal with Verizon (currently the largest carrier in the U.S.), competitors T-Mobile and Sprint might be more likely to carry the iPhone in 2010, one analyst believes. Per AppleInsider, Verizon is the top prize in terms of the four major U.S. carriers. Apple is currently in an exclusive deal […]