Jeff Gamet

“We believe the extended replacement rates combined with new larger-screen iPhones position Apple with its large installed base for record iPhone 6 sales,” Mr. Walkley said. “We believe Apple will charge a premium for these larger-screen iPhones resulting in stable gross margin trends for overall Apple but with a higher gross margin dollar contribution due…

Weak smartphone sales hurt Samsung's Q2 numbers Adding salt to their wound, Samsung also said its tablet sales were “sluggish,” according to the Financial Times. The company thought demand for its Android-based mobile devices would be substantially higher in China and Europe, but actual sales didn't live up to expectations. Samsung didn't lay the blame…

Adobe is finally making its first venture in to the hardware market, and it's doing so with the highly anticipated stylus and ruler combo it first teased a year ago. That combo, Ink and Slide, work together to turn your iPad into a full-on art tablet, but not like any stylus that's come before. At…

Apple will likely move fast to roll Beats Music into iTunes Mr. Garcha said in a statement to shareholders, With iTunes stores in 123 countries, 425 retail stores, App stores in 155 countries and an army of 800 [million] users, Apple could very quickly scale a music streaming service, given its existing reach and music…

The iFixit team said, We delved inside Apple's 'refreshed' device and found the same components we'd seen in Touches of yesteryear, but with 16 GB of on-board flash memory. So it's not really that this 16 GB variant gains a camera — instead, it loses half of its 32 GB of storage. That means the…

Samsung, Quinn Emanuel hit with $2M document leak fine Quinn Emanuel came under fire for sharing the confidential documents with Samsung that were intended only for special witnesses. Samsung found itself in hot water for then allegedly using those documents to gain an unfair advantage in its own negotiations with Nokia, and for sharing the…

The traveling Steve Jobs patent exhibit makes its way to Denver, Colorado The exhibit was created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum, and is on loan from the U.S. Patent  and Trademark Office. It includes massive iPhone-shaped panels depicting 300 patents attributed to Mr. Jobs before his death. The opening of the…

Judge Koh questions Apple anti-poaching settlement “I just have concerns about whether this is really fair to the class,” Judge Koh said, according to Reuters. Employees at several Silicon Valley tech companies filed a lawsuit claiming Apple, Google, Adobe, Intel, Intuit, Pixar, and Lucasfilm all agreed to not poach employees from each other. The agreement,…

Adonit's new Jot Touch connects to Adobe's Creative Cloud Along with its narrow tip, the Jot Touch with Pixelpoint offers 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity and includes two programmable shortcut buttons. It connects to your iPad via Bluetooth 4 and works with a long list of Jot-compatible apps that are already available. Adonit wasn't the…

Apple and Samsung won't end their patent infringement fight any time soon Apple and Samsung have been fighting in courts around the world over cross allegations of infringing on each other's mobile device patents. So far, Apple has scored several big wins in the fight, but hasn't been able to make any meaningful headway in…

Analysts sour on Samsung over missed Galaxy S5 shipment goals Analysts had expected the Galaxy S5 to give Samsung's smartphone sales a big boost, but that hasn't been the case. With declining faith in Samsung's ability to compete with the iPhone and other smartphone makers, analysts are becoming more critical of the company. Shipping 15…

Think your smartphone is safe when it's off? The NSA may still be able to activate it's mic. The idea that the NSA, or National Security Agency, can remotely activate your iPhone's microphone and listen in on your conversations surfaced when Edward Snowden leaked secret government documents a year ago documenting widespread surveillance on U.S.…

Suspects in Oleg Pliss-like attack arrested in Moscow The two men were 17 and 23 years old, according to Infosecurity. The suspects used phishing websites to trick victims into giving up their Apple ID user name and password, and also used a scheme where victims were promised large amounts of media content in exchange for…

Apple ponies up $2 million for Super Bowl fund Along with helping keep down tax payer costs for the event, and the new stadium that comes along with it, the companies will get Super Bowl publicity and their own private Super Bowl suite, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Intel, Yahoo! and several other…

The iPhone and iPad maker requested the stay because a separate appeal is underway to determine whether or not the case should have been granted class action status. The Appeals Court ruled there wasn't any reason to halt proceeding while awaiting the outcome of the appeals process, according to CNET. The class action case from…

Beats purchase has analysts wondering about Apple's game plan Mr. Um told investors, Apple is future focused and it's not what the two companies are doing today, but what they'll be doing in the future. While we believe Apple should get some benefit of the doubt because of its historical success, a music-related acquisition still…