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If the cost of the iPhone and its corresponding service plan has deterred you from purchasing Apple's popular phone, you'll like this. Katy Huberty, a prominent analyst with Morgan Stanley, expects Apple to introduce a new iPhone in June that will be more economically friendly to its customers. Huberty claims the cost of the iPhone hardware is the biggest barrier to greater iPhone adoption. The service plan is also a large barrier that's deterring adoption. In addition to her predictions that a new iPhone will have a lower total cost of ownership, Huberty is also claiming the new iPhone could include gesture-based functionality. "We expect Apple to launch new iPhones in June that offer both a...
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Where there's smoke, there's fire--right? Um, right--at least, we sure hope so! Just a week after we heard some pretty convincing rumors that Apple really was gearing up to give the whole Tablet PC thing a shot, along comes an even more believable report suggesting that a Barron's analyst has not only confirmed that Apple will be producing a tablet, but that he has actually played with it.Now, we'll be the first to admit that this whole thing sounds somewhat fishy. After all, when's the last time Apple let an outsider play with a brand new device before it was ready for introduction? Maybe an Apple engineer, sure--but an analyst? That said, Barron's has a solid track record of reporting just...
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AMD To Hold Financial Analyst Day SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- December 7, 2006 -- AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that it will hold its financial analyst meeting at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET (5:00 a.m. PT) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 in New York. AMD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz and members of AMD's management team will deliver key presentations regarding AMD's business. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed during the presentations. The event will be webcast live and can be accessed at this URL. The web cast will be available for 10 days following the meeting at www.amd.com. For more information regarding the AMD Financial Analyst Day and the...
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Though speculation of an nVidia acquisition by Intel has been circulating since the AMD ATI merger, such a deal may not provide sufficient financial incentive. No matter how beneficial technically, financial analyst are questioning the rumors from a business sense, and it may be that nVidia will be acquired by other interested parties. Intel Corp. is an unlikely suitor for chip maker Nvidia Corp., analysts said Thursday, although a source familiar with the situation noted takeover interest in Nvidia from various players in its sector. Nvidia shares climbed more than 8 percent on Wednesday on speculation that the graphics chipmaker could be acquired...
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After months of delays, analysts are now stating that Microsoft will ship Windows Vista on time. ETA for RTM (release to manufacturing) will be sometime on November with retail release some time in January. Head on over to Reuters for the details. Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund sent a note to clients saying that Microsoft may be ready to send the final test version of its much-anticipated Windows upgrade later this week or next week, indicating that Vista will be available for business customers in November and retail PCs by late January....
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Ever wondered who the analysts quoted so often in news reports and articles are and what they do? Ars hunted down a couple of analysts to ask what makes them qualified to expound on technology-related issues, products, and news. "Analysts cover everything. They are quoted in stories about the PS3 launch date, the impending death of the iPod Shuffle, and the earnings of search behemoth Google, but reading quote after quote from faceless "analysts" does little to answer the burning question: who are these people, and what do they do all day? To find out, we had a chat with Jason Kraft and Chris Kwak, two research analysts from Susquehanna Financial...
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