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Analysts on Apple: Looking to iPhone 6 upside
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Wedge Partners and Pacific Crest weighed in on the rumored iPhone 6 this week, with Wedge also offering speculation on other possible products like the iWatch and a bigger iPad as well as strategies for services at Apple.
Overall, the research note from Wedge Partners' Brian Blair, as posted by Barron's, was upbeat, stating that "Apple's next array of products" provide an "opportunity" for investors. Apple shares have an upside this year of more than 20 percent, he said.
Related storiesLG G3 could be dustproof and water resistant, report indicatesThis holographic iPhone 6 concept could change everythingAndy Hargreaves at Pacific Crest was also optimistic, citing the iPhone 6.
"Apple is likely to choose its opportunities and timing extraordinarily carefully and release new products or services only when it feels it has the best chance to succeed," Hargreaves said.
Here's what Blair and Hargreaves expect from Apple this year.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Looking To Make Fantasy Sports More Accessible, IAC’s New Fantasy App Lets You Play “The Machine” In Quick, Bight-Sized Contests
Spurred on by its entry into the digital and mobile age, the fantasy sports world is booming. From the fact that a hilarious and increasingly popular show based on fantasy sports is about to enter its sixth season to Yahoo’s increasing investment in fantasy sports products as part of a new mobile strategy that comes all the way from the top, the signs are everywhere that fantasy sports is turning into big business.
Another potentially impactful development has been the recent entry of Barry Diller-led media giant, IAC, into fantasy sports. The company, which now owns sites like About.com and College Humor and has seemed increasingly focused over the last few years on acquiring or incubating its way to owning the online and mobile dating markets with Match.com, OkCupid and Tinder, decided to place a bet on a fast-growing fantasy platform built by a company called Skyllzone.
Now led by Match.com CTO and GM Mike Presz, Skyllzone was founded in 2009 by a group of friends and fantasy fans who were on a mission to remove as many of the traditional requirements (or barriers) traditionally native to the fantasy experience as possible. Like private leagues limited to competition among friends or co-workers, the potential for injuries to ruin a season, or having to collect money from the league yourself should you win, for example.
The team’s first production aimed at addressing fantasy’s UX friction was DraftStreet, a website and (later) a mobile app that allow gamers to play against a single opponent or hundreds, competing in free leagues or for money — in daily or weekly matches. Since launching in 2010, DraftStreet has become one of the most popular daily fantasy sports platforms on the Web, due in part to its being one of the first sites to offer the ability for players to earn points.
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Sunday, January 26, 2014
Apple looking to build mobile payments service, report says
(Credit:James Martin/CNET ) Apple already lets users buy music, books and apps through an iTunes account. But the tech giant has plans to expand its mobile payment efforts, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Citing anonymous sources, the report says that Apple is exploring moving beyond the realm of digital goods and letting users pay for physical goods and services -- such as clothes or a taxi ride -- with an iTunes account. The Journal says that Eddy Cue, the Apple executive in charge of iTunes and the App Store, has already met with industry executives to discuss the topic.
Related postsApple has the Mac to thank for its next generation of devices Facebook bites backDOJ: Court didn't abuse power by appointing Apple monitorSamsung's smartphone momentum takes a hit People buy iPads, get floor tiles The company has also moved Jennifer Bailey, a long-time executive who is running the company's online store, into a new role building the payments business, the article said.Expanding into a mobile payments business would leverage the hundreds of millions of credit cards Apple already has on file thanks to iTunes. The move would put the company in direct competition with services like Stripe and eBay's PayPal.
The space especially been heating up of late. Stripe recently raised $80 million in funding, at a valuation of $1.75 billion. And activist investor Carl Icahn has also called for eBay to spin off PayPal. Later, he said Apple would make a good suitor for the mobile payments service.
Apple did not immediately return a request for comment. We'll update this post if we hear back.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
AT&T looking to reduce smartphone subsidies
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AT&T might soon be reducing the subsidies for the devices sold on its network. The wireless operator CEO Randall Stephenson feels that the carrier can no longer afford to fund the maintenance and upgrade cycles of the smartphones it sells.
At an investor's conference in NY the AT&T said that the smartphone penetration is at over 75% currently and as it approaches 90%, the carrier would better focus on helping consumers make use of the network and not just attract them to it.
As a first measure, the carrier launched a new campaign where they offered an incentive of $15 per month to all its consumers who decide to get on with their old smartphones, instead of getting a new one with the new contract.
Randall Stephenson also said AT&T is working hard towards creating a balanced pricing structure. In the past, AT&T was one of the first carriers to cut down on the unlimited data plans and at the moment, about 70% of the carrier's consumer base gets charged based on their consumption.
Having covered the high end market with its LTE coverage, the carrier now wants to concentrate on the low end market and improve the overall experience on its network.
Meanwhile, T-Mobile seems to think otherwise as it has announced that it will be dropping iPhone down payments for the holiday shopping. The limited time offer has the 16 GB models of iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display up for grabs with $0 down payment for new and existing customers.
You can get your hands on the iPhone 5s with monthly charges of $27 for a two year period. The iPhone 5c costs you $22.91 per month and of course, you need to stick with the carrier for the next two years. You can check out the second source link below to know more about the pricing and terms of the contracts.
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Reply2013-12-11 17:35t}nAAnonymousI like it. Telco's subsidizing phones are way of giving eoms assurance of sales. Get rid of it, and force them to sell at a lower price or nothing.
Reply2013-12-11 17:20v0qJAnonymousThe earth's finite resources cannot afford to maintain the current trend of having a new model every other month.Reply2013-12-11 17:09P@1GRead all commentsPost your commentTotal reader comments: 6
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