Apple Reports First Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, California—January 23, 2013—Apple® today announced financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2013 first quarter ended December 29, 2012. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $54.5 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.81 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $46.3 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share, in the 14-week year-ago quarter. Gross...
iTunes U content downloads pass the one billion mark
iTunes U Content Tops One Billion Downloads CUPERTINO, California―February 28, 2013―Apple® today announced that iTunes U® content downloads have topped one billion. iTunes U features the world’s largest online catalog of free educational content from top schools and prominent libraries, museums and organizations helping educators create courses including lectures, assignments, books, quizzes and more for iOS users around the...
Smartphones May Be the Key to Better Health Care
By Mary KozelkaRock Center It happened on flight from Washington, DC to San Diego. The pilot’s urgent question reverberated over the intercom during a cross country flight, “Is there a doctor on board?” A passenger was experiencing severe chest pains, and luckily for him Dr. Eric Topol was sitting in seat 6A. Topol is the energetic chief academic officer of Scripps Health, a prominent cardiologist and the foremost figure in the...
Vimeo announces ‘Looks’ feature, now lets users add visual effects to videos
VIMEO MAKES HOLLYWOOD-STYLE EFFECTS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE BY EXPANDING ENHANCER TO INCLUDE “LOOKS”Partners with Vivoom™ To Bring Superior Visual Enhancing Technology To VimeoNEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2013 –Today, Vimeo adds visual enhancements called Looks to its video Enhancer toolbox, so now everyone can apply high quality, stylistic visual effects to their videos in addition to the licensed music options currently available....
Nook leads decline as Barnes & Noble Q3 2013 revenue down 8.8 percent to $2.2 billion
Currently the subject of many a rumor, Barnes & Noble just announced its quarterly results for Q3 2013 (its current fiscal quarter), showing what many expected: revenue is down almost 9 percent over last year to $2.2 billion, with gross earnings showing a precipitous 63 percent decline to $55.5 million. Despite well regarded (and priced) tablets, Nook business took one of the biggest hits, taking in only $316 million compared to...
