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Judging by the insane lines outside of Apple retail stores after a new iPhone or iPad product launch, you’d think there would be no question as to which outlet sells the most devices. As it turns out, Best Buy actually sells nearly as many iPhones as Apple does — and Apple isn’t even the leader.…
Apple’s iPhone has become the top-selling mobile phone of any kind in Japan, according to IDC Japan. Yes, you read that right. Not only does Apple’s iPhone outsell all other smartphones in the country, it outsells all other feature phones as well. Apple has managed to garner a 26.6% overall manufacturer market share for the…
Tim Cook took to the stage and kicked off today’s Apple event in grand style. As expected, he dazzled us with numbers about device sales which include total sales of a staggering 352 million iOS devices, 62 million of which were sold just last quarter. He also confirmed that 76% of Apple’s revenues in the last…
Well, it looks like an Apple store in Charlotte is the latest retail location to suffer from theft, as a total of 25 iPhones valued at over $16,000 was reported stolen, according to The Charlotte Observer. These iPhones were taken from Apple’s Northlake Mall retail store in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it’s believed to be orchestrated by an inside man. “The iPhones were…
David Tupman, another Apple employee who not many people know about, has just left the company. His last title at Apple before resigning was “Vice President of iPhone and iPod engineering”, he has over 70 patents in his name, and he spent over a decade at what is now considered the world’s biggest smartphone vendor.…
After numerous accusations that Apple does not take proper care of its workers, SumOfUs started a petition that is now backed by over 40,000 people. It publicly calls out Apple to ensure that the manufacturing of the iPhone 5 is done with the welfare of employees – particularly in China – in mind. The controversy…
The launch of the iPhone 4S in China earlier this month did not go as planned. Huge crowds of customers and scalpers lined up in front of Apple stores in both Shanghai and Beijing. A small riot broke out when the stores didn’t open on time. Rather than put its employees at risk, Apple closed its stores and sent customers to its…
Anyone who’s ever owned an iPhone knows that Apple for the most part has a pretty good track record when it comes to customer service for the wildly popular iOS handset. The Cupertino-based company runs a faith-based customer service which allows any phone under warranty to be fixed — a process which ties the phone…
Apple had even more to say about its record-breaking Q1 2012 earnings in its quarterly earnings call. Apple CEO Tim Cook attributes the all-time high of 37 million iPhones sold last quarter to “breath-taking customer reception” of the new iPhone 4S, which was introduced in October of 2011. It would seem “breath-taking customer reception” just…
Apple just announced its Q1 2012 earnings with big numbers and big profits. The company made a record $46.33 billion in revenue and a record net profit of $13.06 billion — in a single quarter. The introduction of the iPhone 4S and the continued success of the iPad 2 really helped to boost its numbers…