I’ve repeatedly said I don’t think Apple will release an Apple-branded television. Several other pundits disagree. In fact, Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White thinks we might even see the company launch a “smart TV” this year.
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By Greg Mills
As I scan the news for interesting information, sometimes stories just jump out at me. I particularly notice when a well known figure is proven dead wrong. Some time back, Steve Ballmer stated in an interview that tablet computers were just another PC, dismissing the impending threat to the Windows PC OS. monopoly.
Read MoreSometimes dealing with Comcast makes me want to pull my hair out. Unfortunately, it’s the only game in town — or at least my neck of the woods — for high-speed Internet connectivity.
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Apple has been granted four patents by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
Read MoreApple may be planning to reinvent TV if a new report (http://macte.ch/RwOTV) by research firm Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek is on target. Reinventing TV would be a MAJOR undertaking, but if any company could, it would be Apple, which turned the music world upside down.
Misek predicts that Apple is preparing a cloud-based video service that could go well beyond what the current Apple TV already offers. And, in fact, would challenge services such as Netflix and even the cable/satellite TV companies.
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