In the world’s largest smartphone market — China — Apple’s share rose in the first quarter of 2013 to make the company the fifth largest vendor .
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Apple’s $17 billion bond deal allows it to avoid $9.2 billion tax hit
Yesterday I reported on the clever economics behind Apple’s US$17 billion bond deal, specifically pointing out that the interest Apple will owe on each share it repurchases will be less than the dividend it would have otherwise been responsible for. Going a bit further, Businessweek did some calculations surrounding Apple’s $17 billion bond deal and deduced that the company is avoiding a $9.2 billion tax hit by borrowing the money as opposed to using its own cash pile
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The clever economics behind Apple’s $17 billion bond offering
Apple on Tuesday raised $17 billion via a bond offering as part of its recently announced capital program which aims to return $100 billion to shareholders by the end of 2015. Apple’s capital return program is comprised of two components: an increased quarterly dividend of $3.05 a share and a $55 billion stock repurchasing program.
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iBank for iPad updated with more than 50 enhancements
I’ve been slowly learning the Mac version of iBank and had all but stopped using the iPad version due to some quirks.
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Survey: Half of Chinese users want to own a Galaxy S4 instead of an iPhone
As we’ve reported quite a bit, Apple has been working hard to try and grow its influence in China. That nation has become the world’s largest smartphone market , and so Apple has plenty of reason to be promoting itself and selling as many phones as possible. A new survey shows that as much work as Apple has been doing in the region, it may be behind already
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You’re the Pundit: What will we get with the mini?
When it comes to evaluating the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust . We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today’s topic is the (presumed) iPad mini
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Conan introduces Apple’s iShiv, and talks more about iPhone 5 and Steve Jobs
Late night talk show host Conan O’Brien’s been on an Apple kick lately, with three different bits hitting on Apple news.
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Totals 2.1.4 – Create stylish invoices and more.. (Demo)
Totals is a full-featured invoice application for SOHO or business users. It has been designed from scratch to use the power and beauty of the Mac OS, while making life as easy as possible for its users. Very simple to use.
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Will Apple hit a $1 trillion market valuation?
A maelstrom of headlines hit the internet yesterday claiming Apple was the most valuable company in history now that its market cap hit $622 billion.
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