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Apple announced early this morning that there are now over 100,000 apps available to iPhone and iPod touch users in the the App Store. Customers of the App Store have purchased over two billion apps, and it is the world's most popular applications store.

In this morning's press release, Apple senior vice president for Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller noted that "The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world."

Schiller's statement was echoed by top executives from EA Mobile and Smule. EA Mobile's Travis Boatman, VP of Worldwide Studios, praised the App Store as an innovative marketplace to over 50 million iPhone and iPod touch owners, while Smule's CEO Jeff Smith took the perspective of a small, new development house that has skyrocketed to success. "With 10,000 downloads a day, worldwide customer response to our I Am T-Pain App has exceeded our wildest expectations," said Smith. "The App Store has given us a unique opportunity to create and grow a very successful business, and we're looking forward to an exciting future.

By comparison, the Google Android Market had just over 10,000 apps as of early September, almost 65% of which were free. An analysis of iPhone and Android app purchases shows that iPhone users are more likely to purchase apps, while users of Android-based smartphones appear to like getting their software for free. Developers for the most part will go where the money is, and at this time, that appears to be the App Store.

[via Engadget]

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]]>app storeAppStoreiphoneipod touchIpodTouchSteven SandeWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:30:00 ESTAAPL hits all-time highhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/22/aapl-hits-all-time-high/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/22/aapl-hits-all-time-high/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/22/aapl-hits-all-time-high/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Steve Jobs' Disney stocks aren't the only thing making him rich -- AAPL has hit an all time high, according to MacRumors, thanks to the big announcements earlier this week, both on the online store and during the conference call. Before opening this morning, it was at 204.72, but the high yesterday was a whopping 208.71, the best the company's ever seen, beating the previous high of 199.83, set in December of 2007. And it's been a heck of a year: the stock was trading in the mid 80s this past January, though that may have been more of a sign of the economy at large than Apple's fortunes specifically.

Boy, it would have been nice to buy back then, wouldn't it have? $5,000 of Apple's shares in January would be worth $13,000 yesterday. Just goes to show you can't keep a good fruit down.

You can track all the AAPL financial news on our sister sites Blogging Stocks and Daily Finance.

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]]>aaplfortuneshighpricessharessteve-jobsstocksMike SchrammThu, 22 Oct 2009 10:00:00 ESTMickey Mouse + Magic Mouse = Mighty Stevehttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/21/mickey-mouse-magic-mouse-more-money-for-jobs/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/21/mickey-mouse-magic-mouse-more-money-for-jobs/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/21/mickey-mouse-magic-mouse-more-money-for-jobs/#commentsFiled under: ,

Is it better to have a lot of something good or a little of something great? If Apple CEO Steve Jobs is any indication, it's better to have both.

In September, Alpha Steve had an estimated personal net worth of $5.1 billion, enough to end up the 43rd richest person in the U.S. according to Forbes' list of the 400 richest people in the states. This week he's up to at least $5.4 billion. If you think that's because of the tear on which Apple's stock has gone over the past few weeks, you're only a little over half right.

According to filings by Apple (AAPL), Jobs owns 5.426 million shares of Apple stock. As of Tuesday night, Apple's stock had picked up 26.39 points since Forbes' counted the 400 "haves." Jobs shares had gained $146 million in value. Not bad.

Disney (DIS) filings say Jobs owns 138 million shares of the happiest company on Earth. Those shares have not had nearly the run enjoyed by Apple shares over the last few weeks, gaining only 99 cents as of Tuesday night. Still, Jobs has so many of them that they've increased in value by $136 million. Not bad either.

Apple's meteoric rise plus Disney's incremental rise equals $282 million more for Apple's CEO and Disney's largest private shareholder.

It's better to have both.

[via Fortune]

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]]>Applecompensationdisneyfortunesteve jobsSteveJobsstockKen RayWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:00 ESTTUAW Liveblog: Apple FY09 Q4 earnings callhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/tuaw-liveblog-apple-fy09-q4-earnings-call/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/tuaw-liveblog-apple-fy09-q4-earnings-call/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/tuaw-liveblog-apple-fy09-q4-earnings-call/#commentsFiled under: ,

Apple's earnings report came out just a few minutes ago, and the conference call is coming right up! Join us for the liveblog below as we follow along through the conference call.


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]]>appleapple financialAppleFinancialearnings callEarningsCallliveblogSteven SandeMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:55:00 ESTApple press release: FY 09 Q4 earningshttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/apple-press-release-fy-09-q4-earnings/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/apple-press-release-fy-09-q4-earnings/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/apple-press-release-fy-09-q4-earnings/#commentsFiled under:

Apple has just released the fourth quarter earnings report for fiscal year 2009. The report can be read here and will be discussed in detail on the upcoming earnings call with Wall Street analysts.

The big news? Apple once again beat the Street with $1.82 EPS against an expectation of $1.65 EPS! More good news will be coming soon.

Also big news:
"Apple sold 3.05 million Macintosh(R) computers during the quarter, representing a 17 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 10.2 million iPods during the quarter, representing an eight percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 7.4 million iPhones in the quarter, representing seven percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. "

Be sure to join in on our liveblog of the call, coming up at about 4:50 PM EDT today.

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]]>appleearnings callEarningsCallfinancialSteven SandeMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:38:00 ESTJoin TUAW for Apple Q4 earnings call liveblog at 5 PM EDT todayhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/join-tuaw-for-apple-q4-earnings-call-liveblog-at-5-pm-edt-today/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/join-tuaw-for-apple-q4-earnings-call-liveblog-at-5-pm-edt-today/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/19/join-tuaw-for-apple-q4-earnings-call-liveblog-at-5-pm-edt-today/#commentsFiled under: ,

Time flies when you're having fun -- it seems like it was only a few weeks ago that we were enjoying the Q3 earnings report from Apple, Inc.

Well, today the wizards of Cupertino are on the phone again with top Wall Street analysts to report how the company did during the fourth quarter (July - September, 2009). Many analysts are expecting Apple to continue its recession-defying high wire act, with an analyst poll by Thomson Reuters Financial showing an earnings forecast of US$1.42 per share. That's 13 percent over the same quarter a year ago, and higher than Apple's own forecast of US$1.18 - US$1.23 per share.

As usual, we'll be covering the earnings call via CoverItLive. Drop by TUAW at approximately 5 PM EDT (2 PM PDT) and join us. Bring your questions, and we'll supply the news and commentary.

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]]>AaplEarningsanalystsAppleEarnings callEarningsCallInc.LiveBlogQ4Steven SandeMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESTGartner and IDC agree: 3rd quarter Mac sales are uphttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/15/gartner-and-idc-agree-3rd-quarter-mac-sales-way-up/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/15/gartner-and-idc-agree-3rd-quarter-mac-sales-way-up/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/15/gartner-and-idc-agree-3rd-quarter-mac-sales-way-up/#commentsFiled under:

Amidst the ongoing macroeconomic malaise (is it over yet? Can we come out from under the covers?), the PC industry's sales have been suffering as big corporations and cash-strapped consumers postpone those discretionary purchases of shiny new gear. The expectation, based on 2008's results, was that this quarter would be tough sledding.

Results from analysts Gartner and IDC, however, both show an uptick in unit sales across the PC market year-over-year (2.3% higher globally per IDC, 0.5% higher per Gartner). Any pickup in sales comes as a surprise to Gartner, which had predicted a 5.6% decline in unit shipments.

For Apple specifically, the news is also good: both firms predict a boost in unit sales and share percentage for Apple's CPU shipments, with US numbers up from 8.6% to 8.8% share (Gartner) or a blazing 9.4% share (IDC). For the unvarnished results, you can tune in this coming Monday, 10/19 at 2pm PT to hear Apple's quarterly earnings call.

[via BrainstormTech]

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]]>earningsmacintoshmarket shareMarketShareq309resultssalesshareMichael RoseThu, 15 Oct 2009 09:45:00 ESTiPhone holds 21 percent market share in Australiahttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/13/iphone-holds-21-percent-market-share-in-australia/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/13/iphone-holds-21-percent-market-share-in-australia/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/13/iphone-holds-21-percent-market-share-in-australia/#commentsFiled under: ,

The iPhone is selling well in Australia. Research firm IDC reports that the iPhone has taken 21% of the Australian smartphone market share in the past 12 months, putting Apple in 2nd place behind Nokia and just ahead of Blackberry.

What's most interesting here is how the iPhone has increased overall smartphone shipments to Australia. Specifically, other manufacturers have had to keep up with customer demands for features similar to the iPhone's, and as a result customer interest and overall smartphone sales have "...intensified of the past couple of years," said IDC telecommunications analyst Mark Novosel. He expects Australia's smartphone market to grow steadily over the next five years.

Australia's first Apple retail store opened in July of 2008, and the iPhone was released shortly thereafter.

[Via MacDailyNews]

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]]>australiaiphonesalesDave CaoloTue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:00 ESTiPod touch fee could go bye-byehttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/15/ipod-touch-fee-could-go-bye-bye/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/15/ipod-touch-fee-could-go-bye-bye/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/15/ipod-touch-fee-could-go-bye-bye/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Chris Foresman over at Ars Technica has an interesting pronouncement: A rule governed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, that's been heavily lobbied for by Apple and other electronics companies, may be enough to lift the charge that iPod touch owners have had to pay for updates of significant features to their devices. It's complicated, but it all has to do with "subscription accounting" -- devices that gain "significant new functionality" after their sale, like the iPhone, have to be reported over a series of years rather than all at the same time (presumably because the revenues associated with the product were the result of a series of updates, not just one lump sum).

For the iPhone, it's fine -- they have subscription charges associated with them over two years anyway. But the iPod touch is different -- because Apple doesn't want to report the sales of those devices over a period of time, they've had to charge minimum fees for updates -- the $10 (and more recently, $5) that iPod touch owners have paid for the firmware updates. But if the new rule goes in (it still requires FASB approval), then Apple would be able to report sales of the iPod touch all together without having to worry about charging for updates, as well as the dual GAAP and non-GAAP reporting we've heard on their conference calls.

Plus, as Foresman says, it would help Apple's stock price (seeing all of the iPhone's sales at once would boost investor confidence), and it would help developers who are asking all users of both the iPhone and iPod touch to update right away -- they wouldn't have to wait for iPod touch owners to find a few bucks in their couch. With the weight of Apple behind this one, we can probably expect to see the rule approved (even if they have to make some concessions). And so while iPod touch owners will probably have to still keep waiting for a camera, they at least won't have to pay for more software updates.

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]]>accountingappledevicesfeegaapiphoneipod-touchprinciplesreportingrulessalessignificant-new-functionalityMike SchrammTue, 15 Sep 2009 10:30:00 ESTMunster predicts: Apple to sell 7 million iPhones in September quarterhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/08/munster-predicts-apple-to-sell-7-million-iphones-in-september-q/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/08/munster-predicts-apple-to-sell-7-million-iphones-in-september-q/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/08/munster-predicts-apple-to-sell-7-million-iphones-in-september-q/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster, who is not pictured at right, is continuing his love affair with all things AAPL. In the last few weeks he's told us that the iPhone will be picked up by another U.S. carrier in 2010, that Steve Jobs will be on hand at the September 9th Apple music event, and that there would be an AppleTV announcement at the event (this was quashed by Jim Dalrymple at The Loop).

Now the Munster-man is back with even more good news. He believes now that manufacturing capacity for the iPhone 3GS has ramped up and supply is adequate, Apple is on track to sell 7 million iPhones during the quarter ending September 30th.

According to Munster, tight supplies of the 3GS at launch led AT&T store managers to recommend the less pricey 3G to customers. Now that supplies are adequate, store managers are recommending the 3GS, which remains the best selling device at AT&T outlets. Piper Jaffray's figures indicate that during August, the iPhone took share from BlackBerry, the Nokia E71x, and other competitors.

Munster's last prediction isn't so rosy, but is based on historical precedent -- he expects Apple's stock price to dip after tomorrow's event by about 1 percent.

[via AppleInsider]

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]]>apple financialAppleFinancialattgene munsterGeneMunsteriphoneiphone 3gsIphone3gsSteven SandeTue, 08 Sep 2009 14:30:00 ESTApple has 91 percent revenue share of premium market http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/23/apple-has-91-percent-revenue-share-of-premium-market/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/23/apple-has-91-percent-revenue-share-of-premium-market/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/23/apple-has-91-percent-revenue-share-of-premium-market/#commentsFiled under:

Apple's quarterly earnings aren't the only bits of good news going around: according to Betanews, the market research firm NPD has found that Apple's revenue market share in the premium price segment (computers costing $1000 or more) is 91 percent, up from 88 percent in May.

Not only is this good news for Apple, it is a continuation of a positive trend: their premium revenue share is way up from the first quarter of 2008, when their cut was about 66 percent. However, most original equipment manufacturers and Microsoft prefer to measure success by unit market share, or how many individual computers were moved regardless of price. Gartner and IDC place the unit market share of PCs running some version of Microsoft Windows at 90 percent, while Macs have 8.7 percent.

Breaking down the numbers, this news isn't too surprising. According to NPD, the average selling price of a computer sold at retail in June was $701. Splitting this figure into Macs and PCs gives an ASP of $515 for any Windows PC sold. A Mac, on the other hand, has an ASP of a whopping $1400.

Considering that Apple chooses not to wage the netbook price war and that the bulk of PCs purchased cost less than $1000, it makes sense that Apple would control the premium segment. They were also able to boost their sales figures in this bracket by lowering the high-end prices $100 or more on each model while keeping all but one computer in the $1000+ segment. But hey, we'll take good news however we have to slice it, right?

[via The Loop]

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]]>marketmarketsharenpdpricepricingq3q32009salesCasey JohnstonThu, 23 Jul 2009 11:15:00 ESTApple Q3'09 results: breaking records, not taking nameshttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/22/apple-q309-results-breaking-records-not-taking-names/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/22/apple-q309-results-breaking-records-not-taking-names/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/22/apple-q309-results-breaking-records-not-taking-names/#commentsFiled under: ,

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In yesterday's earnings announcement and subsequent analysts' call, Apple reported another record-breaking quarter; the company posted its "best non-holiday quarter [in terms of] revenue and earnings." This is pretty impressive given, as Engadget points out, what some consider the "worst recession since the Great Depression." Specifically, Apple's books (not that kind) are reporting revenues of $8.34 billion with a take-away profit of $1.3 billion; the bump from the year-ago quarter in earnings per diluted share takes us from $1.19/share in Q3'08 to $1.35 in Q3'09.

In the midst of these impressive numbers, Apple's CFO Peter Oppenheimer is optimistic. Apple is expecting revenue in the range of $8.7 billion to $8.9 billion for the current quarter, forecasting an increase in Mac sales as we enter the back-to-school shopping season. This is a safe bet, given Apple's "best ever" line of current MacBooks. For Q3'09 Apple sold 2.6 million Macs -- 1.75M of them were laptops, per Macworld -- representing a 4% increase in units sold over the year-ago quarter. The laptop rush continues to swing the balance of Apple's CPU sales towards the MacBook Pro line; laptop units sold jumped 13% year over year, while desktop sales dropped almost 100K units (849K vs. 943K) against Q3'09.

Ignoring the subscription-based accounting methodologies for both iPhone and Apple TV, Apple's non-GAAP revenue was a staggering $9.74 billion with net income of $1.94 billion. In order to allow for future free updates to the products, Apple uses subscription based accounting for iPhone and Apple TV; revenue from iPod touch & iPod, Macs, software and accessories is fully recognized when the products are sold. This approach "parcels out income from iPhone and Apple TV sales over a 24-month period."

Apple also sold 10.2 million iPods and 5.2 million iPhones, representing a 7% decline and 626% increase over the year-ago quarter. This fact is significant because the decrease in iPod sales indicates that the iPhone is now cannibalizing its older siblings in the "traditional" (shuffle, nano, and classic) family of iPods. Apple is also quick to point out that the entire market for traditional MP3 players is declining.

While the increase in iPhone sales does seem quite impressive, it is worth noting that the iPhone is available in many more countries than it was a year ago (although the 3GS is only in 18 of the 80 markets so far). I would be interested in knowing if iPhone sales increased domestically or if these numbers are completely driven by international success. Another interesting metric will be to compare iPhone sales this quarter to sales in Q3'10. With a similar sampling of countries the numbers should make for a better comparison. Although, I will go ahead and jump the rumor-gun and say I think that next year's iPhone is going to be a bigger improvement vs. the current model, as compared to the 3GS vs. the 3G; for this reason iPhone sales will continue to increase.

Again the question of netbooks was presented and again Apple suggests that the netbook is currently a sub-standard computing platform with a poor user experience. If we consider that Apple had at one time said they were not doing a video iPod, then it is pretty likely that an Apple netbook is in our future.

Apple's third-quarter results are very strong and the stock is up substantially in early trading today. This should be great news for anyone holding any AAPL in their portfolio especially given the close for Q2'09 was a mere $121.51. I think Apple is doing a great job and as an investor myself, I am pleased with the results -- as is the rest of Wall Street.


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]]>appleapple tvAppleTvfinancialiphoneipod touchIpodTouchmacAron TrimbleWed, 22 Jul 2009 10:20:00 ESTTUAW Liveblog: Apple FY09 Q3 earnings reporthttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/tuaw-liveblog-apple-fy09-q3-earnings-report/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/tuaw-liveblog-apple-fy09-q3-earnings-report/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/tuaw-liveblog-apple-fy09-q3-earnings-report/#commentsFiled under:

Apple's earnings report came out just a few minutes ago, and the conference call is coming right up! Join us for the liveblog below as we follow along through the conference call.

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]]>earningsfinancialMichael RoseTue, 21 Jul 2009 16:55:00 ESTApple reports 2009 Q3 earnings: $8.34B in revenues, profit of $1.35 per sharehttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/apple-reports-2009-q3-earnings-8-34b-in-revenues-profit-of-1/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/apple-reports-2009-q3-earnings-8-34b-in-revenues-profit-of-1/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/apple-reports-2009-q3-earnings-8-34b-in-revenues-profit-of-1/#commentsFiled under:

For the quarter just completed, Apple reported 8.34 billion dollars in revenue, and earnings of $1.35 per share (versus the $1.17 consensus estimate). 2.6 million Macs sold, 10.2M iPods, 5.2M iPhones, 36.3% margins. Guidance for the next quarter is $1.18 to $1.23 per share (all via CNBC). "Best non-holiday quarter ever," says the company.

Full press release below. See you all back here at 2pm PT/5pm ET for our liveblog of the analyst conference call. Note that we will be listening to the call and cannot ask questions (much as we might like to!).

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]]>2009earningsprofitsQ3Michael RoseTue, 21 Jul 2009 16:37:00 ESTJoin TUAW at 5 PM EDT for the Apple 3rd quarter earnings callhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/join-tuaw-at-5-pm-edt-for-the-apple-3rd-quarter-earnings-call/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/join-tuaw-at-5-pm-edt-for-the-apple-3rd-quarter-earnings-call/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/21/join-tuaw-at-5-pm-edt-for-the-apple-3rd-quarter-earnings-call/#commentsFiled under: ,

There's nothing quite as fun as an Apple earnings call!

Along with a lot of financial gobbledygook, disclaimers, and carefully-phrased "forward-looking statements", there are also pointed questions from top financial analysts. On occasion, Apple may even bring forth Steve Jobs to enliven the call.

Today is the day for Apple's 3rd quarter 2009 earnings call. Our very own Mike Rose will be leading the team on a liveblog of the event before rushing off to a Wednesday appearance on Fox Business News, where he holds the title of "The Unofficial Apple Analyst." You can also listen in on the festivities, as Apple will be streaming audio of the event.

The liveblog via CoverItLive will begin here on TUAW at approximately 5 PM EDT, so be sure to join us for the call.

Join TUAW at 5 PM EDT for the Apple 3rd quarter earnings call originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>appleearningsfinancialliveblogSteven SandeTue, 21 Jul 2009 11:30:00 ESTApple set to release third quarter 2009 earnings report on Tuesdayhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/apple-set-to-release-third-quarter-2009-earnings-report-on-tuesd/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/apple-set-to-release-third-quarter-2009-earnings-report-on-tuesd/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/apple-set-to-release-third-quarter-2009-earnings-report-on-tuesd/#commentsFiled under: , ,

It's been a nice year for Apple so far. Stock prices have been steadily rising since January, outpacing a middling technology market. Apple is poised to reach a stock price it hasn't seen since August, 2008. And this particular quarter has seen a lot of Apple news and activity: the new iPhone 3GS was released this quarter with an associated 1 million device sales in the first weekend alone, the MacBook line received a refresh and a price cut, and Apple reported that application downloads on iTunes reached the 1.5 billion mark. Plus, let's not forget that Steve-O (ostensibly) returned to work in June.

Apple appears to have weathered the Palm Pre assault with considerable fortitude, and the iPhone in all its iterations now commands more than 10% of the smartphone market.

So what are experts predicting for Apple tomorrow? For starters, above-average revenue. Among well-regarded Wall Street analysts (take that for what it's worth) the top estimate is by Mark Moskovitz of J.P. Morgan, predicting 8.49B in revenue, with earnings per share (EPS) of $1.23. Lowest is Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, who is predicting "only" 8B in revenue. But all revenue estimates are above the guidance numbers released by Apple itself, which put revenue at 7.9B. The Thomson Financial consensus (an average of all predicted reports) puts revenue at 8.18B. Everybody is in agreement that Apple's gross margins, which were 36.4% last quarter, are the envy of the market.

Trading is brisk today, and stock prices are rising in expectation of tomorrow's positive announcement. Apple's announcement will occur at 5pm EST Tuesday. Check back for TUAW's report. It will be very interesting to see how well Apple does.

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]]>aaplcorporate newsearningsearnings per sharefinancialiphonemacbook proMacbookProstock priceLauren HirschMon, 20 Jul 2009 12:30:00 ESTiPhone 3GS ranked #1 in cellphone sales in Japan... for now.http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/05/iphone-3gs-ranked-1-in-cellphone-sales-in-japan-for-now/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/05/iphone-3gs-ranked-1-in-cellphone-sales-in-japan-for-now/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/05/iphone-3gs-ranked-1-in-cellphone-sales-in-japan-for-now/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

TG Daily (via Fortune) is reporting that Japanese market research company BCN's latest rankings of cellphone sales in Japan are showing that Apple's smartphone is the the current market leader in that country.

I did a quick check at BCN this afternoon while writing this post, and the iPhone 3GS 32GB is listed in first place in sales (see screenshot at right), with the iPhone 3GS 16GB in second place. The 3GS was just introduced in Japan on June 26th, and the sales figures are from the week of June 22 - 28. BCN's source of data includes point-of-sale information from many of Japan's largest electronics retailers, including Amazon Japan, Eiden, Bic Camera, K's Denki, and Best Denki.

Akky Akimoto at Asiajin is providing some perspective on the numbers. It's not unusual for a new phone to jump to the top of the list as it is released. As he notes, the Sony Network Walkman was #1 in the BCN ranking of music players at one time in 2005, but for the complete year, Apple iPod had a 60% share of the Japanese market.

Still, this is good news for Apple, and as Mr. Akimoto says, "Becoming No. 1 even for a week is better than never being No. 1..."

iPhone 3GS ranked #1 in cellphone sales in Japan... for now. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>breaking newsBreakingNewsiphoneiphone salesIphoneSalesjapanSteven SandeSun, 05 Jul 2009 21:30:00 ESTCNN: Steve Jobs back at workhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/29/cnn-steve-jobs-back-at-work/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/29/cnn-steve-jobs-back-at-work/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/29/cnn-steve-jobs-back-at-work/#commentsFiled under: , ,

As promised, Steve's medical leave ended with the month of June. Last January, Apple announced that CEO Steve Jobs would take a leave of absense to deal with medical issues for approximately six months. Since then, we've learned that Steve had a liver transplant and today Apple confirmed his return.

"Steve Jobs is back to work. He is at Apple a few days a week and working from home the other days," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said. "We're glad to have him back."
That's great news for the company and, more importantly, for Steve himself. There has been much noise about Steve during the past six months, including Apple's future without him, who might take over and the company's obligation to keep investors informed about the health of their CEO. Here's hoping the din dies down and that Steve continues to enjoy a long and productive career at Apple.

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]]>applehealthsteve jobsSteveJobsDave CaoloMon, 29 Jun 2009 14:45:00 ESTEstimates of 500K iPhone 3G S weekend sales too low by halfhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/estimates-of-500k-iphone-3g-s-weekend-sales-too-low-by-half/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/estimates-of-500k-iphone-3g-s-weekend-sales-too-low-by-half/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/estimates-of-500k-iphone-3g-s-weekend-sales-too-low-by-half/#commentsFiled under: , ,

It's a good thing Gene Munster shaded his anticipatory numbers a bit over the weekend, otherwise he'd be in the market for a new crystal ball. As mentioned yesterday, the signs were pointing to a bigger opening weekend for the latest handset from Apple, and the results did not disappoint: in a company press release this morning, Apple announced sales of 'over a million' iPhone 3G S units through Sunday 6/21. Also noted in the brief release were the six million downloads of the iPhone 3.0 software update; no details on the number of iPod touch users who have also updated.

In addition to the raw number -- impressive enough -- there are two other tidbits in this release that bear mentioning. One, it's got a quote from Steve Jobs; this reinforces the notion that El Jefe Esteban is on his way back to the iCEO seat on a more active basis, as reported in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Two, it looks like bloggers and journalists aren't the only ones having a problem with the odd spacing on Apple's latest product name; the press release repeatedly refers to the new phone as the "iPhone 3GS." We feel your pain.

[via AllThingsD]

Estimates of 500K iPhone 3G S weekend sales too low by half originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>3.0breaking newsBreakingNewsiphonemillionmunstersaleswowzaMichael RoseMon, 22 Jun 2009 09:18:00 ESTMunster: Apple to sell 500,000 units of iPhone 3G S this weekendhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/18/munster-apple-to-sell-500-000-units-of-iphone-3g-s-this-weekend/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/18/munster-apple-to-sell-500-000-units-of-iphone-3g-s-this-weekend/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/18/munster-apple-to-sell-500-000-units-of-iphone-3g-s-this-weekend/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Everyone's favorite Apple analyst, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, is positively bullish on Apple and the iPhone.

In a forecast released today and reported in AppleInsider, Munster says he expects Apple to sell a half-million units of the iPhone 3G S this weekend. This is much more than the 270,000 first-generation iPhones sold in the first weekend in 2007, but pales in comparison to the 1 million mark set last year with the release of the iPhone 3G.

The difference this year? When the iPhone 3G was released in 2008, the new equipment was also accompanied by a drop in price and availability in 21 countries. For new users, the 3G S is the same price as the 3G, and the release of the 3G S tomorrow will only happen in 8 key market countries.

Munster's other prognostications include a total of 3 million iPhones sold in June for a quarterly total of 5 million, and an estimate of 7 million sold in the upcoming September quarter. He continues to rate AAPL as a buy, and has a $180 target share price for Apple.

Munster: Apple to sell 500,000 units of iPhone 3G S this weekend originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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