The iPhone has changed the smartphone industry, but Verizon hasn’t changed its mind about Apple, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum.
“Interestingly enough, not because Apple isn’t giving it to them but, for the most part, because Verizon doesn’t want it,” Gelblum told “TheStreet” (http://www.thestreet.com/story/10713347/1/verizon-iphone-maybe-never.html),
Read MoreThe Best Buy (http://www.bestbuy.com) stores that will be carrying the iPad when it goes on sale this Saturday will be limited to 15 per store, according to a TUAW report (http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/27/exclusive-best-buy-playbook-for-ipad-leaked-quantities-to-be-e/).
The story quotes a “tipster” as saying that each store will be limited to 15 iPads in stock, and those WiFi-only iPads will be evenly distributed among the three price points. Apple says “most” of the 670-plus Best Buy retail stores in the US will carry the iPad.
Read MoreApple shares were up as much as 1.3% to $233.87 in morning trades. The stock has risen nearly 17% since the company first introduced the iPad at a media event in late January.
“MarketWatch” (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-shares-set-new-highs-on-ipad-frenzy-2010-03-29) notes that Apple stock has more than doubled from its level at this time last year, hitting an all-time high. The stock was up $1.19 at $232 Monday afternoon.
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Self-publishing service Smashwords, Smashwords, a site where writers can publish their own e-books, as signed a distribution deal with Apple to put its books into the iPad iBookstore.
Read MoreAs the world counts down the days to the iPad launch, the MUG Event Calendar is quiet, but not silent.
Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra will present to a group in New Jersey, a group in New Zealand will demonstrate Skype, and a Colorado group will talk about Facebook. A Connecticut group will discuss archiving web pages, an Ohio group will help increase the performance of their members’ Macs, and a Pennsylvania group will discuss both QuickBooks and Stuffit Deluxe 2010.
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