On Monday, Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), lost -0.63% to $118.28.
Although Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently launched the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, the rumor mill is (naturally) focused on what the iDevice maker has planned for next year’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, according to fool
Since the two phones will be, in the words of Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, “new-number iPhones,” it is widely predictable that they will be substantially redesigned contrast to the iPhone 6/6s generation of devices. This fact often invites some very “creative” rumors and speculation.
In this article I’d like to go over three rumors that have cropped up about the device that are most likely bogus.
According to a post on Weibo, the iPhone 7/7 Plus will move away from using a metal chassis and will instead adopt a new casing material.
Although Apple isn’t Catcher Technology’s only customer, it is surely one of its largest — if not its largest — customers. If Apple were planning to move away from metal casings in the iPhone 7/7 Plus, then it seems unlikely that Catcher — which would be on the brink of losing a substantial amount of business — would be expanding manufacturing capacity.
Per a report claiming that Apple is testing several iPhone prototypes, one of the technologies that the iDevice maker is statedly considering for the iPhone 7 is an AMOLED display rather than a traditional LCD. It statedly even has prototype iPhone 7 models with such displays. Fool Report
On the other News report, Apple Maps quickly became the butt of jokes when it debuted in 2012. It overlooked many towns and businesses and misplaced famous landmarks. It marked New York’s Madison Square Garden arena as park space because of the word “Garden.” The service was a rare blunder for a company known for simple, easy-to-use products, according to AP
Apple fixed errors as users presented them. It quietly bought several mapping companies, mostly for their engineers and other talent. This fall, it added transit directions for several major cities, narrowing a major gap with Google. Apple Maps is now used more widely than Google Maps on iPhones.
“They really did a great job in a short amount of time,” said Alex Mackenzie-Torres, a former Google Maps manager who’s now with competing transit app Moovit. “Apple has something that few companies have — simplicity in design mixed with high doses of pragmatism and practicality.”
Apple’s noteworthyinvestment in fixing Maps underscores how important maps and related services are to tech companies. Location is key to assisting phone users find restaurants and shops, discover things to do and just get around. It’s also big business, as app makers tap into the core mapping functions of phones to direct people in assistful ways and sometimes offer them bargains based on where they’re standing.
Apple says its mapping service is now used more than three times as often as its next leading competitor on iPhones and iPads, with more than 5 billion map-related requests each week. Research firm comScore says Apple has a modest lead over Google on iPhones in the U.S., though comScore measures how many people use a service in a given month rather than how often. AP Report
CEO Tim Cook apologized and promised that Apple would “keep working non-stop” to deliver the best experience possible. Without much fanfare, the service gradually improved.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH), declined -1.55% to $115.91, during its last trading session.
A RAND Corporation study published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs demonstrates the effectiveness of Optum’s HouseCalls program in reducing costly hospitalizations and nursing home admissions, and increasing the use of office-based physician care.
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries enrolled in the HouseCalls program had up to 14 percent fewer hospital admissions over the 12 months after the home visit, when contrast to other Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare or Medicare Advantage plans not eligible for the program. The risk of nursing home admissions was also significantly reduced. In the year following the HouseCalls visits, physician office visits – a lower-cost care setting – raised by 2 percent to 6 percent depending on the study’s comparison group.*
HouseCalls combines the convenience and compassion of a home visit with the power of recently’s technology and data. Licensed health care practitioners use electronic tablets with up-to-date clinical data to effectively assess and treat health conditions, educate people on current and potential health issues and identify topics for patients to discuss with their physicians.
On the other news report, on December 3, Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin (IHN) exceeded its clinical quality aims in the first year of a three-year accountable care relationship with UnitedHealthcare, due to improved care coordination for patients and better sharing of clinical and financial data.
The results are based on the experiences of 60,000 employer-sponsored health plan participants who sought care from IHN physicians in 2014. During the first year of the program, more patients received the preventive care they needed, took action to manage their chronic health conditions, avoided unnecessary trips to the emergency room and raised their use of lower-cost generic prescriptions.
UnitedHealthcare complemented IHN’s own care administration and data systems by supporting them in the transition to managing overall population health. This comprised technology and information that assist the network’s thousands of physicians and care providers take specific actions that improve quality and lower costs, actionable data that assist identify specific gaps in care that require action, and real-time information about emergency room and inpatient admissions to better manage a patient’s ongoing care. IHN’s patient care navigators reach out to patients discharged from the hospital and develop transition plans, plan follow-up appointments, connect patients with community resources and close gaps in care.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health and well-being company in the United States. The company’s UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; and health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals aged 50 and older addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services.
Finally, Shares of Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:ASTI), ended its last trade with -40.44% loss, and closed at $0.203, on December 2, 2015 declared the Company was awarded a Plan 56 contract, starting December 15th, 2015, by the General Services Administration (GSA), the procurement division of the United States Federal Government.
The contract enables Federal customers, counting all four branches of the U.S. Military, Federal Agencies and others, to easily purchase a range of Ascent Solar products counting: the MilPak E and EnerPlex products such as the Kickr IV and Kickr II.
“Ascent’s GSA Plan 56 contract unlocks a large and formerly untapped potential revenue opportunity. The military applications for Ascent’s lightweight and durable solar products are numerous, particularly considering the MilPak platform; but there are a multitude of other applications for Ascent’s products ranging from disaster relief to use by the U.S. Forest Service,” said Rafael Gutierrez, Senior Vice President and COO of Ascent Solar.
The granting of the GSA Plan 56 contract is the result of a rigorous process. The GSA carefully assesses companies to determine their ability to deliver products and/or services to the Federal Government on a sustained basis. The completion of this process identifies the recipient as a preferred vendor for the Federal Government and one which is authorized to conduct commercial operations directly with Federal Agencies.
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of thin-film photovoltaic modules with substrate materials that are more flexible, versatile and rugged than traditional solar panels. Ascent Solar modules can be directly integrated into consumer products and off-grid applications, in addition to aerospace and building integrated applications.