Apple Reports Record March Quarter Sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Net Profit Increases 94% Year-over-Year CUPERTINO, California—April 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit of $6.0 billion, or $6.40 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter....
Skype CEO Tony Bates confirms 250m monthly users, talks Microsoft partnership and future plans
By Darren Murph posted May 31st 2012 2:36PM Skype CEO Tony Bates just took the stage here on the final day of D10, and he got right into the news delivery mindset: as of now, there are 250 million monthly connected users. Said Bates, “When we closed [the Microsoft deal], we had 170 million monthly users, so haven’t skipped a beat in terms of momentum.” Continuing on when asked from Kara Swisher about integration with...
Freescale wants to make wireless charging cheaper, more ubiquitous
With the introduction of three new reference designs, Freescale Semiconductor wants to cut the cost of wireless charging and offer the technology for tablets and power tools, the company said on Thursday. Though wireless power is still in its infancy, the technology has massive potential for use in many consumer applications, according to Freescale. The company’s vision of the future includes the ability for users to charge...
Amazon to start collecting sales tax in New Jersey beginning July of next year
By Edgar Alvarez posted May 31st 2012 2:49PM Taxes. Taxes. Taxes. That’s what you folks living within the Garden State will have to pay on Amazon purchases starting July 2013. The recent news — which is likely to cause some of you to throw a minor temper tantrum — comes shortly after Jeff Bezos & Co. settled with the Texas government to also begin collecting sales tax in that state. Similar to the Lone Star...
Sprint set to sell HTC Evo 4G on Saturday
Sprint will start selling the HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone for $199.99 and a two-year contract on Saturday, 15 days after originally promised. On its community thread, Sprint blamed the delay on a U.S. Customs review of Evo and HTC One X shipments. The review was ordered by the International Trade Commission due to a patent dispute. Customers who pre-ordered the phone began receiving them last week. The Android 4.0-based Evo is designed...
