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• Apple's Strong iPhone Sales Mask Falling Revenue Per Unit As Gross Margins Contract

  Apple had a strong fiscal third quarter, with iPhone sales widely beating expectations. Yet the company continues to suffer from margin erosion as sales per unit of their marquee products, the iPhone and the iPad, trend downward. [...] more>>

  Agustino Fontevecchia,Forbes Staff

• The iPhone Volume Surprise And Its Limitations

  As I expected, Apple did beat the iPhone consensus. The company shipped 31 M units while Wall Street expected 26-27 M units. But Apple's revenue strength was largely limited to Americas and Japan, where sales grew YoY by 12% and 27%, respectively. The worrisome part in the June report was the [...] [...] more>>

  Tero Kuittinen,Contributor

• Wireless Drives AT&T; Revenue Gain, But Segment Books Smaller Profit

  

  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) AT&T recorded less second-quarter net income than a year ago, but earnings per share were up a nickel thanks to stock repurchases over that span. The telecommunications giant earned [...] more>>

  Steve Schaefer,Forbes Staff

• Links 23 July: Hurrah! The Eolas Patents Are Dead

  Or at least we can assume that the Eolas patents are dead after the Court of Appeal affirmed an earlier Federal court ruling over the patents. It's taken an awfully long time and a great deal of money but finally the right decisions seems to have been reached:

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  Tim Worstall,Contributor

• Apple's Earnings Could Start A Turnaround

  To say Apple (AAPL) has had a rough go of it as of late would be an understatement. The company's third-quarter earnings may just show that the company is poised to a turn a corner, as investors, journalists and consumers alike wait for "one more thing." Apple's share price has continued to underperform the [...] [...] more>>

  The Street,Contributor

• Largest Corporate Bond Offering Since May: Wells Fargo Places $5B In Four Short Tranches

  

  In the largest corporate offering since May, Wells Fargo yesterday placed $5 billion across four tranches, including two-year senior bank notes and three-year notes at the lower-rated senior holding company [...] more>>

  John Atkins,Contributor

• $32 Million In 31 Days?

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  Canonical is looking to raise $32 million to fund a new, high-end [...] more>>

  Karsten Strauss,Forbes Staff

• EMC​Voice: 3 Security Risks Of BYOD

  

  (Photo credit: iStockPhoto) By Adam Wren Few trends are shaping the workplace like the so-called Bring Your Own Device phenomenon. A 2012 Cisco survey of 600 companies with more than 1,000 employees found that 95% of IT departments allow employees to bring their own device [...] more>>

  EMC Contributor,EMC

• What To Expect From Apple's June Quarter Earnings

  As Apple gets ready to report its June quarter results, here’s a look at what’s expected and what to watch. [...] more>>

  Christopher Versace,Contributor

• Apple Earnings: Slowing Demand For Pricey Smartphones Clouds Outlook

  Rising competition from other manufacturers such as Samsung along with fears that the high-end smartphone market is nearing saturation have weighed heavily on the company’s shares, magnified by the uncertainty that has always surrounded Apple’s future product launches. [...] more>>

  Trefis Team,Contributor

• Wall Street Aims For Fresh Highs After Earnings From DuPont, United Tech

  S&P; eyes 1,700 threshold. [...] more>>

  Steve Schaefer,Forbes Staff

• Welcome To The Era Of Information Under-Load

  

  It's so easy to say we're overloaded. We point to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, even email as absolute evidence that we're awash in information. But the truth is, what we're overwhelmed with is data. Raw, uncategorized, [...] more>>

  Steven Rosenbaum,Contributor

• Rumor Recap Ahead Of Google's Moto X Launch

  A recap of the rumors and leaks of Google’s Moto X smartphone set for launch on August 1. [...] more>>

  Amadou Diallo,Contributor

• 5 Exciting Tech Companies You've Probably Never Heard Of

  While we all follow the exploits of tech giants, we should remember that for every Google or Apple, there are thousands of companies we never hear about. [...] more>>

  Greg Satell,Contributor

• Jensen Quality Growth Fund: Stock Investing With A High Hurdle For Entry

  

  (Chris Brunskill/Getty Images for Sainsbury's) Growth is great, but Eric Schoenstein will leave the highest-fliers to others. He’s after the companies that can deliver better numbers year-after-year, [...] more>>

  Steve Schaefer,Forbes Staff

• Is Apple's Dark Period Finally Coming To A Close?

  

  It's been a rough 10 months for Apple since the stock touched $700 and the iPhone 5 was released last September. Slowing growth, a lack of new products outside of a smaller iPad, and a relentless technology [...] more>>

  Mark Rogowsky,Contributor