Currently, Apple is working on the creation of new devices, among them - two versions of its smartphone iPhone 6, updated Tablets iPad Air and iPad mini and new laptops MacBook. Some analysts insist on the fact that this year will debut smart watches iWatch, full iTV television and even ... 3D-printer.
Managing Director and Head of Equity Research of Global Equities Research Trip Chowdhry (Trip Chowdhry) believes that Apple seriously interested in 3D-technology. Ostensibly, it may soon begin to create their own three-dimensional printer for printing. And then it will fall at an opportune development PrimeSense. By the way, 3D-PrimeSense sensors used in Microsoft Kinect controller for the Xbox 360.
The analyst notes that Google plans to date, and is going to beat its rival. Internet giant (google) has already started to develop 3D-printer and intends to submit it later this year. As the timing of its debut Trip Chowdhry calls between June and October 2014. However, the actual 3D-printer Google will only 12-18 months after his presentation.
Meanwhile, today it was announced that American billionaire businessman and financier Carl Icahn (Carl Icahn) re-invested in Apple securities . According to AppleInsider, he acquired a large block, consisting of 2.8 million shares of the American company. Their cost is estimated at about $ 1.65 billion. And now, given the current value of the shares owned Aikan securities portfolio Apple (over 7.5 million) totaling over $ 4.4 billion.
It is noted that Icahn bought a large stake in Apple in March this year, just shortly before the American giant has officially announced a share split by a factor of 7:1.