With Apple’s announcement of fantastically hot iPhone 3G sales that helped boost the company to the No. 3 global smartphone vendor position, you’d think that Apple would be pumping out iPhone 3G units like mad for the holiday shopping season. Think again. According to a new report from Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Craig Berger. Citing…
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Rocketship Apple: flight continues – iPhone deployed!
Rocketship Apple’s flight thus far has been largely without incident (see here and here if you are wondering what on earth I am on about…) – and now phase 2 has been deployed! The iPhone 3G has landed at my “moon base”, and having been set up, is now performing VERY nicely! There have been…
Apple sneaks in MobileMe server updates improving iPhone experience
iPhone and iPhone 3G users with MobileMe subscriptions have been patiently waiting for Apple to get their push-email service up to par with Apple’s usually top-notch products. The struggle to find the silver lining in Apple’s MobileMe service has started to become a bit easier as Apple refines the service. And, in their quest to…
Apple may just cut iPhone 3G price – $99 iPhone 3G!
Apple’s success with the iPhone and iPhone 3G were recently highlighted when the company released it’s financial statements just last week. But, Apple’s method of accounting for the iPhone 3G’s financial contribution on the Cupertino-based company’s bottom line has reduced its perceived impact. When taking into account Apple’s actual iPhone sales, Apple is making a…
Apple financials highlight iPhone 3G success, boosts Apple to No. 3 mobile phone vendor
While the financial markets around the world are teetering back and forth, on the brink of collapse one day and on the road to recovery the next, Apple has managed to grow as one of the world’s premier mobile phone vendors. Apple today announced their fiscal Q4 financial statements, proving that the iPhone and iPhone…
EU directive could force Apple to change iPhone battery design
The European Union is considering a law that will effectively force handset makers to make phone batteries be easily replaceable. The so called “New Batteries Directive” would require manufacturers to make such devices where batteries are replaced either by sliding off the cover or removing a couple of screws. The idea behind the directive is…
Apple Reaches Goal of Selling 10 Million iPhones in 2008… Three Months Early!
I had to admit, when Steve Jobs and Apple stated their goal was to sell 10 Million iPhones in 2008… I considered that quite a lofty goal. I mean, there’s so much competition already out there in the marketplace, and you know that the other big-wigs are going to be out to get Apple… releasing…
Apple’s iPhone 3G is second best-selling US mobile phone, No. 1 US smartphone
In a move that takes a page straight out of Motorola’s RAZR playbook, Apple has rocketed to the top of the US sales-charts with their iPhone 3G. According to NPD, Apple has seen its iPhone 3G become the No. 2 best-selling handset in the US. Motorola’s RAZR V3 still takes top billing as the overall…
Adobe confirms Flash for iPhone is ready to rock – Ball is in Apple’s court now
iPhone owners have been lamenting the absence of full Flash support on their web-savvy handsets since Apple launched the original iPhone with the promise of full web browsing functionality. iPhone detractors have pointed out the iPhone and iPhone 3G’s lack of Flash support as a critical flaw in the handset. Whatever the case, it’s sad…
Court dismisses class-action against Apple over iPhone battery
Well good for Apple. A US District Court Judge has dismissed the class-action lawsuit against Apple over the iPhone’s limited battery life and $86 battery replacement fee. Jose Trujillo filed suit against Apple back in July 2007, complaining that Apple didn’t explicitly mention that the iPhone’s battery would slowly die and need to be replaced…