Apple Roundup: Steve Jobs, 4G iPhone, Weak iPhone 5 Sales
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Today's top Apple
Prior to his death, Steve Jobs helped President Obama and his staff by providing advice on how to best utilize mobile technology and social networks, according to Buisinessweek.
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The Apple co-founder spoke with Jim Messina, who was Obama's White House deputy chief of staff, about how to best utilize technology. Messina is currently Obama's campaign manager.
As the next iPhone gets closer to being released, Qualcomm
Earlier this year, Qualcomm said it was having trouble meeting demand for its 28 nanometer chips, as supplies were constrained.
The processors are used for high-speed 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. It's expected that Apple's next iPhone will be LTE-compatible.
Even as Qualcomm begins to ramp up production of its 4G LTE chips for the next iPhone, though, demand for the next-gen phone might be slow, one analyst says, citing its upgrade cycle.
BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk believes that because of the upgrade cycle, those who purchased the iPhone 4S may not switch to the iPhone 5, pointing to comments by AT&T
"We then further questioned de la Vega on whether the impending launch of the iPhone 5 would cause AT&T to offer a tiered early upgrade fee option for customers that were deeper into their contract to perhaps deliver an effective $350 price point into the market and de la Vega flatly said no," Piecyk wrote, in his research report. Piecyk rates Apple shares "neutral."
Shares of Apple are rising slightly in Friday trade, up 0.05% to $571.81.
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--Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York
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