FA Notes Wednesday December 29, 2010
AAPL – Due to a job listing, SemiAccurate speculates Apple may eventually switch to Apple designed ARM CPUs for some of their laptops. Link
Hon Hai Chairman Terry Guo says 2011 revenue growth will beat 2010 (+60% y/y). Link
AMZN – Channel checks show Kindle shipments reaching 1.6 million in December. Analysts estimate 5.4M sold in 2010 and shipments of 4.5M units in Q1-2011. Link
You can hack the Nook Color to be a cheap color Android tablet. Link
AMZN – Jeff Bezos early job post in 1994. Link
BJ – NYPost says Leonard Green & Partners may launch a hostile bid. Link
China actually cut rare earth export quotas in first half of 2011 by 35%. Link
MGM – Phil Ruffin, owner of Treasure Island, has approached MGM to buy the Mirage casino. Link
Fidelity backtests some SP500 trading strategies. Link
Go, chess or poker? Link