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Apple's Entire Tech Ecosystem Poised For Growth, Says Carl Icahn
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 11:58am | 451In an open letter to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) management, Carl Icahn suggested the company will earn $12.00 per share in fiscal 2016 – a figure that is above Wall Street's consensus estimates. According to Icahn, Apple's entire ecosystem improvements (Apple Watch, Apple Pay,...
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Exclusive: Nautilus CEO And CFO Dish On Big Earnings Beat
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 2:04pm | 715Shares of home fitness equipment maker Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS) have surged more than 20 percent this week after the company released exceptional Q1 earnings, handily beating consensus estimates. While the market cheered Nautilus' bottom and top line numbers, Benzinga had a chance to speak...
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Does Apple's Big Health App Infringe On This Company's Patents?
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 9:08am | 200Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing its first lawsuit over its HealthKit and Health App from a company that developed a portable, secure device that carries a patient's medical history, according to Patently Apple. The company, LMG 3, was awarded the patent in 2007 and had been marketing the...
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Apple HealthKit In Demand: LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Connects 80,000 Patients
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 10:04am | 167Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has reportedly connected 80,000 patients to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s health-tracking software, HealthKit, according to a Bloomberg report. The HealthKit was included on iOS updates beginning last year and plays an integral role in the Apple Watch...
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Apple's True Secret Weapon? Differentiated 'Ethos,' Brean Capital's Ananda Baruah Says
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 8:06am | 348In a report published Monday, Brean Capital analyst Ananda Baruah initiated coverage of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with a Buy rating and $160 price target. According to Baruah, Apple is in a position to generate 15 to 20 percent earnings per share upside to Street estimates through 2017 for...
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The Big Health Data Orgy Happening In The Cloud
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 10:14am | 353Forbes on Monday detailed recently developments involving the combination of big health, data and the cloud. As this is a never seen before combination of radically different sectors, the question remains how it will all come together. According to Forbes, International Business Machines Corp. (...
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What We Know About Apple's HealthKit
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 3:21pm | 678According to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), HealthKit is a framework that centralizes the personal health data of users and enables app and hardware developers to save, query and interpret that data in order to make apps and devices "more engaging and personal." Part Of iOS 8 Built into...
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Apple Inc.'s Refresh Cycle Should Be 'Vigorous' At September 9 Event
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 4:10pm | 520From the iPhone 6 and the iWatch to any number of surprises, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is gearing up for a big event this week. "My understanding is that the Apple refresh cycle should be quite vigorous compared to where it was a year ago," Argus Research analyst James Kelleher told...
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3 Major Tech Companies Breaking Into Health Care
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 4:44pm | 837For years, rows of folders filled with patient medical records have been a familiar sight in doctor’s offices, hospitals and clinics. Some major tech players, however, are trying to change that scenario. Medical professionals face a growing need to be able to quickly and safely share...
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Will ARM Benefit From Apple's HealthKit, HomeKit And Other Initiatives?
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 9:35am | 421Earlier this week, some analysts suggested that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent announcements could be a signal to invest in semiconductor and software design company ARM (NASDAQ: ARMH). But will ARM really benefit from HomeKit, HealthKit and other Apple projects? "Absolutely," Gary Atkinson,...
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Apple's HomeKit Will Provide A 'Simple And Easy' Experience For Consumers
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 4:28pm | 477Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) smart home concept turned out to be more than another false rumor. The platform -- which was officially announced as HomeKit -- creates a common protocol for home accessory developers to utilize. Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is among the manufacturers that have partnered...