Apple is the Biggest Tech Company in the World, Beats Google and Microsoft in Stocks
Fourteen years after Steve Jobs went back to Apple Inc., he can finally say today that he finally fulfilled his promise to make Apple great again. Back in 1996, the company was near-bankruptcy and Steve Jobs had to take over Apple as CEO in 1997 to save it from total destruction. It’s pretty ironic that Jobs turned to Bill Gates for help 13 years ago, Microsoft bought $150M worth of non-voting Apple stocks to help the struggling company survive. Just like the Apple iPad ad-campaign slogan, it’s Magical! From its lowest stock value of $3.00 in the late 90′s, Apple’s stock is now valued at around $237.45 per share!
Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba to Create a New HD Cable to Connect Smartphones and HDTV
Leading phone makers Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba have banded together to form the MHL (Mobile High-definition Link) Consortium. This unified initiative’s main objective is to create a new high-definition audio/video cable standard for smartphones and other mobile devices that will let them connect directly to high-definition TV (HDTV) and displays.
Apple iAd Service is Mobile Advertising Enhanced by Quattro Wireless Technology
After the official release of the iPad which provoked much jubilation, Steve Jobs revealed another exciting venture for the company. The company announced its new advertising platform called iAd. Notice the clever word play, Apple dropped the letter “P” and came out with another fancy name for its ad service.
IBM Buys SPSS for $1.2B | SPSS Software
SPSS Inc. is the leading manufacturer of a tool widely used by mathematicians and statisticians like this author, the SPSS. This software has been around for years and this blogger has used it for 13+ years as the primary tool in data mining and analysis. Personally, I did not expect SPSS to be worth this much when I heard the news that the IBM-SPSS merger has become a reality.