Apple stock price hits all time high

Following several weeks of gains, Apple’s stock price has hit a new all-time high, trading for slightly above the previous record of $180.10 in intraday trading today.

The stock hit a low of $150.24 on February 9, but has since rebounded, and this new high comes after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said his company Berkshire Hathaway has purchased more shares of Apple than any other stock over the past year,  increasing its Apple holdings by 23.3 percent.

Apple shares have technically traded for higher prices, but today’s all-time high accounts for multiple stock splits that have occurred. Apple now has a market capitalization of well over $900 billion.

Yowza.

Skiiers and snowboard rejoice!

Apple has announced that starting TODAY, skiers and snowboarders can now use Apple Watch Series 3 to track their activities.

Apple Watch apps Snoww, Slopes, Snocru, and Ski Tracks have each been updated to take advantage of custom workout APIs released in watchOS 4.2 that enable tracking of the following specialized snowy metrics:
Total vertical descent and horizontal distance
Number of runs
Average and maximum speeds
Total time spent
Calories burned

The ski and snowboard tracking is limited to Apple Watch Series 3 models, which are the only ones with a built-in altimeter to track elevation.

God speed good skibum sirs!

Apple Launching Program Allowing Repairs of Mid 2011 iMac

Apple is launching a pilot program that will permit Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers to continue offering repair service for 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac models released in mid 2011, even though those models will be classified as vintage starting next month.

Apple usually only offers repairs and replacement parts for a Mac for five years after it is no longer manufactured. Mid 2011 iMac models are now approaching this cutoff, as the last education-only configuration was discontinued in March 2013, but these machines will now remain eligible for service for an additional six months.

 
The program will be available in the US between March 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018, subject to parts availability from Apple. After the pilot ends, repairs will only be available in California and Turkey, as required by law.