A new survey shows that Apple (AAPL) iPhone buyers increasingly are choosing models with richer flash memory configurations, which should provide a boost to Apple’s earnings. RBC Capital Markets said Thursday that its recent survey of 1,055 prospective iPhone buyers found that 16.1% plan to purchase the top-end model with 128 gigabytes of flash data storage, up from 12% last year. RBC said 51.4% intend to buy the midrange 64 GB model, up from 48%
Microsoft (MSFT) next month will open a flagship store in New York City just six blocks south of Apple’s (AAPL) flagship Manhattan store. Microsoft on Wednesday said it plans to open the store at 677 Fifth Ave. on Oct. 26. The five-floor, 22,269 square-foot location will be Microsoft’s first flagship store. It plans to open a second flagship store in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 12. The flagship stores will feature the latest personal technology
Today marks the end of the third quarter, and it also marks the end of some perks from Apple (AAPL) and Netflix (NFLX). For those who signed up for the free three-month trial of Apple Music on its launch day, that trial expires today. The consumer tech giant is hoping that many of those trial users will convert to subscribers. The service that rivals Pandora (P) and Spotify costs 10 bucks a month for a single user. Apple shares rose 0.8%. Volume