Philip Elmer-Dewitt has put together his list of analyst expectations ahead of Apple's quarterly earnings report this afternoon. The list includes estimates from 23 "independent" analysts and 34 "affiliated" analysts who work for large investment houses or research organizations. As usual, the independent analysts are much more bullish than the affiliated analysts.

I have a pretty straight back but i am a sloucher any ways to straighten my back and neck up so i dont have a double chin? My stomach goes round out past my chest and i have been exercising from the christmas holidays till now and i havent noticed any differance so now i am trying something new i am going to do jumping jacks 100 times then do some jogging for about 30 mins and then skipping for about 10 mins and i have lowered my calorie intake today i have had cereal for brekie and an apple for lunch

Apple met with video consultant and trainer Larry Jordan on the eve of the 2012 NAB show and shared some upcoming plans for Final Cut Pro X. The following features are expected in Final Cut Pro X in 2012: - Multichannel Audio Editing Tools - Dual Viewers - MXF Plug-in Support - RED camera support Jordan goes into some light details about some of the new features. FCP X will be able to read MXF files directly without the need to convert to QuickTime

I am in college and this is simply a guy (in a fraternity, who drinks and meets girls often) I made out with on his bed six months ago. I didn’t really know him, but apparently he thought I was cute, so my friend Steve set us up. In the middle of the make out session I told him I didn't want to have sex

Following yesterday's release of fresh Java updates to remove the Flashback malware system from Macs running OS X Lion and Snow Leopard, Apple today released a standalone Flashback malware removal tool to clean infections from OS X Lion systems without Java installed. About Flashback malware removal tool This Flashback malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware

MacRumors has learned that Apple has bought out two performances of Cirque du Soleil's traveling show Totem , currently playing in San Jose, California. According to our source, Apple purchased the entire block of 2,500 tickets for each of two shows yesterday and today for employees and their guests, with Apple also picking up the tab for food and drink. Scanning Twitter and other social networks, we see that a number of people associated with Apple did mention being at Cirque du Soleil yesterday, supporting our source's claim of an Apple-sponsored event

In the wake of a claim from French designer Philippe Starck that he has been working with Apple on a "revolutionary" new project, Apple has issued a statement to AllThingsD specifically denying the assertion. Reached for comment, an Apple spokeswoman said the company is not working on a new product with Starck. And while she declined to speculate about what the designer might have been referring to when he told France Info Radio that he and Apple “have a big project together that will be out in eight months,” there’s a good explanation for the remark

AppleInsider reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a visit today to the the headquarters of Valve, the video game firm behind the Steam digital distribution platform and a number of popular PC and Mac games. While the purpose of Cook's visit is unknown, his presence at the company's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington suggests that it may have been of some importance potentially relating to collaboration between the two companies.

An Apple spokeswoman has officially responded to the lawsuit filed yesterday by the U.S.

Rob Schmitz of public radio show Marketplace played a key role in debunking a number of Mike Daisey's claims about his trip to China to see working conditions at Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn. As part of his investigation, Schmitz tracked down Daisey's translator and learned that a number of the experiences Daisey related as part of his "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" theater monologue never happened. Foxconn workers assembling iPads (Rob Schmitz/Marketplace) Following his exposure of Daisey's fabrications, Schmitz has been given access to Foxconn's plants, and he has been filing some reports about what he has seen in those facilities