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Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the iPad!

January 27, 2010

Meet the Apple iPad!
Apple (AAPL) finally unveiled its tablet computer, and it’s actually looking a lot better better than I expected.
The iPad is simply gorgeous – but then again, we knew it would be. Yes, it’s basically a giant iPhone, but the iPad is nothing less than striking. It natively runs all iPhone apps, has [...]

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Where to Buy Apple Stuff

January 26, 2010

I love Apple (AAPL) products. I love my Macbook with iLife, iWork, and Aperture 2.0 software. I also love my iPod Touch, even with its lousy headphones. I also love going to the Apple store. The computers have Internet access and you can play with everything you might want to buy. And all Apple stores [...]

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Kindle vs. Tablet! One Will Stand. One Will Fall…

January 26, 2010

Now this is an interesting piece of news from our buddies at TechCrunch:

We believe there is a good chance there will be a Barnes & Noble bookstore built into the Apple Tablet, either as one of the showcase apps which launches with the device, powering a new book section in iTunes, or integrated directly into [...]

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Steve Jobs Confirms ‘Major New Product’

January 25, 2010

Okay. Okay. Okay. The Apple Tablet is real. I think. Sh*t!
Apple (AAPL) just reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings numbers, but more importantly, Steve Jobs had this to say:
“The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about.”
I can’t imagine Jobs [...]

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Flurry Confirms Apple Tablet Existence

January 25, 2010

Yep, another update on Apple’s tablet/pad/supermegaphone/bowling ball.
MobileCrunch is reporting that mobile data analyics firm Flurry has detected Apple’s new and possibly imaginary Tablet device on the company’s Cupertino campus.
Here are some datapoints:

the most popular category of downloaded apps were games, followed by entertainment. This makes sense – Electronic Arts (ERTS) is a rumored partner in [...]

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Steve Jobs Talks Apple Tablet… …Sort Of

January 25, 2010

TechCrunch is reporting that Steve Jobs loves the Apple Tablet or Pad or Slate or whatever it is. Apparently, somebody’s best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who overheard Steve Jobs say “This will be the most important thing I’ve ever done” at [...]

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Check Out My Podcast With Frank Curzio!

January 22, 2010

I just wanted to give you folks a heads-up:
I appeared on Frank Curzio’s podcast yesterday. Frank was a great friend of mine at TheStreet.com (TSCM) and is simply the best in the business when it comes to low-dollar stocks. He’s now with Stansberry and Associates Investment Research, where he’s launching what should be the best [...]

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YouTube Disco Review – It’s Awesome!

January 21, 2010

Wow, I nearly missed this story!
Google’s (GOOG) YouTube has a new function called the Music Discovery Project and Playlist Creation tool.
You type a band or artist’s name in, and up pops a list with that artist’s music videos. It has it all. Al Green, LCD Soundsystem, and even the 80’s metal band Autograph!
There’s no doubt [...]

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Morning News: Instant Reactions

January 21, 2010

1) Google’s (GOOG) YouTube announces movie rental service:
Crazy. If you thought Apple (AAPL) was ticked off at the explosion of Android-powered phones, this will take that increasing rivalry to the next level. Yes, it’s only a test and may never be fully rolled out, but Google needs new revenue streams. Internet advertising is still a [...]

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Will Apple Aperture and Adobe Photoshop Clash?

January 20, 2010

Read more about Apple Aperture 3.
If Apple (AAPL) is good at anything, it’s vertical integration. Look at what they’ve done in the music industry.
Apple sells, increasingly out of its own amazing retail stores, the following:
1) The computers (the big Macs) and software (Logic Pro) used to make the music.
2) The music itself
3) The computers, iPods, [...]

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