North of Northeast is a column that offers commentaries from a Canadian perspective. OK, I’ll admit it, I’m a crusty, curmudgeonly kind of guy; the classic “glass half empty” type, but I’m also willing to admit when I’m wrong … and when it comes to the iPad I was very, very wrong indeed.
Read MoreHey, forget the old “chicks dig scars” cliche. Chicks dig iPhones. According to a recent survey conducted by Phones 4u — an independent mobile retailer — men with iPhones are luckiest in love.
The survey of 1,500 women suggests that men who own the Apple iPhone handset are said to be more attractive than those who don’t. I don’t — thank you, AT&T — though I’m happily married. But you single guys should take note.
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Five Apple patents have appeared at the US Trademark and Patent Office. Here’s a summary of each.
Read MoreCommenting on Apple’s latest, greatest, beat-all-estimates financial results Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a press release that “we have several more extraordinary products in the pipeline for this year.” What might they be?
One, of course, is the next version of the iPhone. New Macs will doubtless see the light of day. Perhaps with USB 3.0 or Light Peak technology. And maybe with Blu-ray playback as an option, though I’m not holding my breath for this.
Read MoreApple announced its second quarter results for fiscal year 2010 on Tuesday. So how did the Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) do in my prognostications? Well, better than the Street. However, all of us proved to be way too pessimistic.
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