Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner said in a note to investors — as reported by “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com) — that the anticipated arrival of the iPhone on Verizon in the U.S. will not only increase sales of Apple’s smartphone, but will also earn the company more respect on Wall Street.
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By Greg Mills
The annual CES event begins this week in Las Vegas and, by some counts, as many as 40 to 80 iPad want to be devices are slated to be shown off. Many of them are just concept prototypes, not even close to products ready to ship.
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In a note to clients — as reported by “Barron’s” (http://macte.ch/io80W) — international Strategy and Investment Group analyst Abhey Lamba raised his price target on shares of Apple to US$400 from $370, while reiterating a Buy rating.
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“The MUG Event Calendar” comes back to life this week, even though quite a few groups have decided to extend their vacation until February.
Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra is first out of the gate with a visit to a Pennsylvania group, while Microsoft representatives will visit a California group. Other topics on the agenda for the first week of the year include Google Reader and RSS, several meetings focused on iLife ‘11, the Mac as media center, DropBox and more.
Read MoreOn this week’s “Tech Night Owl,” Gene Steinberg, the Owl himself, and guests look at tech trends in 2011, Google TV, Android OS smartphones, and the hits and misses of 2010. Does 3D TV even have a chance of succeeding in the near future?
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