Type of Article: MacTech Blog

So how’d I do in my Apple financial predictions?

Posted by | Jul 21, 2010 | , |

Apple announced record setting financials yesterday. I had made my predictions prior to the announcement. So how’d I do?

I predicted that Apple e sold 3.52 million Macs, compared to 2.6 million from the same period a year ago. Apple actually sold 3.47 million Macs, so I was a bit too optimistic in my prognosis.

I predicted that Apple sold 10 million iPhones during the quarter, compared to 5.2 million from the same period a year ago. Apple actually sold 8.4 million, so I was way too optimistic in this regard.

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Apple patent is for visual expander for touchscreen display

Apple patent is for visual expander for touchscreen display

Posted by | Jul 20, 2010 | , |

An Apple patent (number 7,760,187) for a visual expander has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. It seems to concern an upcoming feature for the iOS — and perhaps Mac OS X.

A computer implemented method for a touchscreen display is disclosed. The method includes presenting graphical information on the touchscreen display. The method further includes detecting a touch over the touchscreen display. The method also includes expanding an area of the touch screen display proximate the location of the touch. The inventor is Peter Kennedy.

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What can we expect from today’s Apple’s financial announcements?

Posted by | Jul 20, 2010 | , |

Apple will announce its third quarter fiscal results today at 2 pm (Pacific). Here’s what the Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) is predicting.

I expect Apple to report net income of $2.9 billion, up from $1.8 billion during the year-ago quarter.

Apple will have sold 3.52 million Macs, compared to 2.6 million from the same period a year ago.

Apple will have sold 10 million iPhones during the quarter, compared to 5.2 million from the same period a year ago.

Apple will have sold 10.1 million iPods during the quarter, compared to 10.2 for the same period a year ago.

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Seagate introduces GoFlex Home for centralized storage

Seagate introduces GoFlex Home for centralized storage

Posted by | Jul 19, 2010 | , , , , |

Seagate (http://www.seagate.com) has unveiled the newest addition to its GoFlex family of hard drives — the GoFlex Home network storage system. When it’s connected to a wireless router, an entire household can centrally store, easily access and continuously back up files wirelessly from Mac and Windows systems on the home  network.

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