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Finance News

Apple posts $8.8 billion profit, $35 billion in sales for Q3 2012 returns

There’s a nice ring to the words “US$8.8 billion quarterly profit”… Per Macworld, Apple announced its returns for the third quarter of 2012 yesterday, the company’s sales hitting US$35 billion, up 22 percent from US$28.6 billion last year while profits rose 20.5 percent to US$8.8 billion from US$7.3 billion. Earnings for the quarter were US$9.32 […]

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Hardware News

Apple hires chip former AMD engineer John Bruno, looks to be expanding mobile devices

Give the man a chance and he’ll probably invent something truly cool. Per SemiAccurate, former AMD chip architect John Bruno, known for his contribution to the chip maker’s Trinity Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), now lists himself as a “System Architect at Apple” via his LinkedIn profile. While Bruno’s new position has not been officially announced, […]

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iPhone News

Apple to retain iPhone 3GS model, push units towards developing markets

It may not be the fastest, most recent or snazziest iPhone, but Apple will keep the 3GS around for a bit longer. Per AppleInsider, analyst Peter Misek with Jefferies has received word that Apple has inked an agreement with “a leading distribution and logistics company.” That new partnership is intended to push the iPhone 3GS […]

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News retail

Analyst: Apple expected to grow store-within-a-store concept in Walmart, Target locations

It never hurts to have your products on the shelves. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s retail presence is expected to grow within the U.S. over the next two years with store-within-a-store retail outlets set to expand at Target and Walmart. Analyst Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray noted that while Apple currently has just 250 retail locations in […]

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iPad News

Third-gen iPad shipping times drop to 3 to 5 business days

It never hurts to meet demand for your product. Per AppleInsider, estimated shipping times for the third-generation iPad have been lowered to 3 to 5 business days over in Apple’s online store. New orders of the third-generation iPad in both black and white, in all capacities, and also in the “Wi-Fi + 4G” models are […]