In 1993, AT&T Accurately Predicted The Future With These Ads (T)
In general, predictions about the future tend to be pretty worthless. In 1993, though, AT&T did a very good job illustrating how the world was going to change.Some of the accurate...
View ArticleIs Mobile Now A More Important Ad Medium Than TV?
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Facebook...
View ArticleHow Location-Based Services Are Transforming The Mobile Industry
The possibilities for location-based services on mobile go beyond consumer-facing apps like FourSquare and Shopkick.With over 770 million GPS-enabled smartphones, location data has begun to permeate...
View ArticleApple's Culture Of Secrecy Is Starting To Backfire
Apple is a secret company.The firm never discusses future products that it may or may not be working on and only ever provides a glimpse into its product portfolio when it takes the stage for new...
View ArticleWhy The FBI Wasn't Tracking Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Every Move
The FBI is getting slammed for failing to realize that Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a terrorism risk.In 2011 Russia asked the FBI to look into the Chechen after the Kremlin determined...
View ArticleApple BEATS On iPhone Sales Expectations, 37.4 Million Sold Last Quarter (AAPL)
Apple has just released company earnings for the first quarter of 2013.Here's the breakdown of iPhone and iPads sold:37.4 million iPhones sold versus 36.5 million expected. (This includes all iPhones:...
View ArticleAPPLE TO GIVE AWAY $100 BILLION TO SHAREHOLDERS (AAPL)
Responding to popular demand, Apple is massively boosting its buyback and dividend.Here are the key bullet points:It will now use $100 billion worth of cash, an increase of $55 billion from previously...
View ArticleApple Instantly Spikes After Major Earnings Beat
After Apple's big earnings beat, the stocks jump nearly 5% after hours.This is good news for longsuffering shareholders, who have watched the stock crater, and fell below $390.Please follow SAI on...
View ArticleApple Posts Solid Quarter — But A Lousy Outlook (AAPL)
Apple's numbers are out!It's a beat on the top and bottom line thanks to better than expected iPhone and iPad sales.The stock was up 6% after hours, going to ~$429. Then it crashed, and is now slightly...
View ArticleApple Now Has The Same Credit Rating As The US Government (AAPL)
Apple today announced that it would be issuing bonds in order to pay for its new shareholder dividend and share buyback program.Credit rating agency Standard & Poors gave the new Apple bonds a...
View ArticleGo Behind The Scenes Of 4 NYC Startups
Plenty of startups make their home in New York, and for good reason.There are a slew of resources, it's great for networking, and hey, the nightlife isn't bad, either.Not all startups can stand out in...
View ArticleGet Ready For Apple iBonds (AAPL)
Apple announced today that it would crank up its quarterly cash dividend by 15% to $3.05 per share, and it would expand its share buyback plan by $50 billion to a total of $60 billion.Perhaps the most...
View ArticleFrom The Pebble Smartwatch To Google Glass: Gauging The New Mobile Market For...
Those betting big on wearable computing believe an assorted new crop of gadgets — mostly worn on the wrist or as eyewear — will transform the way in which we interact with the rest of our devices.What...
View ArticlePsy And Bill Gates Just Had A Moment On Twitter
Improbable as it may sound, K-pop star Psy and tech giant Bill Gates have recently been tweeting at each other.Why is Psy sending Gates smiley faces?The two are both taking part in the international...
View ArticleTHE MARKET'S VERDICT ON APPLE EARNINGS... (AAPL)
Apple's shares are trading down to flat after the company reported earnings.The market is not all that thrilled with Apple's report, despite the fact that it beat on revenue, EPS, iPads, and...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: The Growth Of The iPhone Business Comes Crashing Down (AAPL)
There's no way around it: The iPhone business as currently constructed is slowing down significantly. In the March quarter, unit growth was just 7%, down from quarters in years past where it was up...
View ArticleTim Cook: We Have Awesome Products In The Works, But They're Not Coming Until...
CEO Tim Cook was unusually open during Apple's earnings call about plans for the future.During his scripted remarks, he told analysts that Apple has amazing new hardware and software services in...
View ArticleA Behind The Scenes Look At How We Cover Apple Earnings
Apple earnings day is always a spectacle in Business Insider offices, and today's earnings release did not disappoint.Take a look at how SAI Senior Editor Jay Yarow and Business Insider Executive...
View ArticleGoogle Cares Less About SAT Scores And GPA Because They Have Better Hiring Data
Increasingly, recruiters and managers are going beyond the resume and evaluations and turning to Big Data. That means a lot of old practices for evaluating people and stereotypes about who succeeds are...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 Delayed On T-Mobile Until April 29 (DT)
In a message on its website, T-Mobile announced that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be delayed until April 29. The company blamed supply issues.We first spotted the news comes to us from TmoNews.The Galaxy...
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