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Simon Prakash is a name not too many people are familiar with. According to VentureBeat, Prakash has been working at Apple for the past eight years, with his last title being “Senior Director of Product Integrity”. In other words, his main responsibility was to make sure that Apple’s iPods, iPhones, iMacs, and just about everything…
Motorola has just scored a pretty significant injunction against Apple’s iCloud, as a decision in its favor was handed down by judge Andreas Voss in a German court room. The “permanent injunction” forced the Cupertino-based company to remove most of its products from its German-based online store including the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS, and the iPhone 4 as…
Apple continues its dominance when it comes to the world of mobile devices. The Cupertino-based company’s iPhone share of the market in terms of units shipped has grown from 3 percent in the second quarter of 2010 to 8.7 percent last quarter, according to Asymco‘s Horace Dediu. Even more impressive is that Apple’s profits in this space have…
IDC, a technology research firm, released statistics today on the data it gathered on mobile phone sales in Q4 2011. According to the numbers, Apple is now the third largest phone manufacturer in the world by shipments, surpassing LG. Apple’s record-breaking iPhone sales last quarter skyrocketed the company into an easy third place, claiming 8.7…
It’s a new year, so we can expect Apple to bring out a new iPhone and iPad by the end of 2012. While the iPhone rumors are still starting to percolate, a new rumor suggests the iPad 3 will be available in March after a “strange” media event in February. The timing of this makes…
ARM reported excellent financial results for calendar year Q4 2011 and it likely has Samsung and Apple to thank more than any other companies. Revenue last quarter rose 21 percent to $217 million while profits leaped 45 percent to roughly $90 million. Since public statements almost never dive into details, ARM accordingly gave credit to…
I think it’s safe to say that the iPhone 4S was anything but the disappointment some bloggers and analysts originally expected. There’s endless articles on how much of a success Apple’s latest smartphone has been and demand has been so strong, in fact, rumors are now spouting that other handset manufacturers are pushing their phone launches…
After months of delayed shipments, the iPhone 4S is back in stock at Apple’s online store. According to Apple’s website, all models and colors are now listed as being available. This is a jump from a few weeks ago when shipment times for the 4S were shortened to 3-5 days. The iPhone 4S had a banner launch…
Apple gains another victory as the maker of the wildly popular iPhone just sneaked past Samsung to become the number one smartphone manufacturer. In the last quarter of December the Cupertino-based company moved 37 million handsets compared to Sammy’s 36.5 million, according to Strategy Analytics and IHS iSuppli. Even though Samsung doesn’t specifically break out…
We all know that Google’s Android operating system is leading in market share when it comes to new smartphones around the world but the latest earning reports from AT&T and Verizon show that Apple’s iPhone is quickly closing the market share gap. AT&T just had a record-breaking quarter for smartphone sales with 9.4 million sales…