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Apple's Invincibility Fades on iPhone Miss, Global Woes
Apple Inc's biggest success has become its biggest risk factor. Apple Inc's biggest success has become its biggest risk factor. The iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry, driving Apple's expansion into Europe and China and, after just half a decade, yields about half its annual $100 billion revenue haul.
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Apple Q3 Earnings: 26M iPhones and 17M iPads Sold
Apple is celebrating record breaking iPad sales for Q3 2012. The tech giant reported its Q3 revenues on Tuesday with $8.8 billion in profit, despite of lowered demand for existing iPhone models, ahead of iPhone 5's launch.
iPhone 5 Anticipation Hurts Apple Earnings: Stock Dive 5 Pct
Apple reported its quarterly results on Tuesday, July 24, delivering a rare disappointment with lower-than-expected iPhone sales. The announcement sent the company’s stock down 5 percent in after-hours trading.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Getting Android Jelly Bean 4.1 to Undermine Apple
Samsung has been slow in the past when upgrading its latest devices to the newest versions of the Android mobile OS. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the latest version and, despite the Galaxy S3 releasing May 29, Samsung is readying the update for its Galaxy S3 and S2 devices only now.
Apple Blames Rare Miss on New iPhone Anticipation, Economy
Apple Inc results fell short of Wall Street's lofty expectations as a sagging European economy and a pause in iPhone sales ahead of a new version saw revenues slip from the previous quarter.
Apple's Rivals Swoop as iPhone China Sales Flag
Apple Inc's disappointing China sales suggest that its customers will not always wait for the next iPhone when rivals such as Samsung have plenty of flashy new models available now, analysts and resellers said on Wednesday.
iPhone 5: Why Mini 19-Pin Dock Connector May Not Make Old iAccessories Obsolete
With more and more reports pouring in, favoring the smaller dock connector in the next iPhone, it seems that a major change in the next iPhone's hardware is a done deal. However, Apple's decision may leave consumers owning a bagful of unwanted 30-pin accessories as all the old iAccessories may not work on the next iPhone.
iPhone 5: 'Incredible Anticipation' For Next iPhone Builds As Galaxy S3 Hits 10M Sales Mark
The battle of the smartphone biggies is reaching mammoth proportions, with both the challenger and the challenged leaving no stone unturned to cement their supremacy. Two months since its launch, the Galaxy S3 has taken the consumer market by storm and already hit the 10 million sales mark with ease. However, unperturbed, Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday in a conference call with analysts, teased about the iPhone 5's impending launch in fall, noting that "there's an incredible anticipation...
AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Price Re-drops to $19
If you are happy about Nokia reducing its flagship model price to just $49 on AT&T, then this bit of news may come as a surprise. The Lumia 900 4G is now selling on a same contract for just $19 at selected retailers, at least one of them.
Galaxy Nexus: Verizon Chops Price to $99, But No Jelly Bean Update
Google's flagship smartphone - the Galaxy Nexus - just got a new life after the search giant revealed that the handset is all ready to see the Jelly Bean OS in near future. In case, you want to grab the handset on the cheap, Verizon is offering the Google branded smartphone for just $99 sans the Jelly Bean update.
iPhone 5 Set for Record Sales: Advance Demand Higher than Ever, Survey Shows
According to a new report on Monday, July 23, a research firm has found that anticipation and advance demand for Apple’s next-generation iPhone is higher than ever. The firm predicted huge sales this year for what will presumably be called the “iPhone 5.”
iPhone 5 Releasing September 21: Galaxy S3 Effect?
The iPhone 5 - assuming that it's the name of the next iPhone - probably won't release during August, but it could release in September. A French article on a same-language website, called App4Phone (Google Translated version here), cited sources claiming the September 21 release date.
Apple, Samsung Chiefs Disagree on Patent Values: Source
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and top Samsung Electronic Co Ltd executives disagreed last week on the value of each other's patents at a settlement conference ahead of a high profile U.S. trial, according to a source familiar with the matter.
