Broadcast TV’s nightmare begins as mobile apps dominate prime time
The latest data from analytics firm Flurry research shows that mobile apps are now used by more than 50 million people in America during the most …
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Samsung extends mobile market lead as Nokia dwindles, Apple stalls
Samsung cleaned up in the first quarter. The South Korea-based vendor raked in record profits between January and March, and market research firm Strategy Analytics …
Samsung dominates Q1 smartphone market as Apple sees ‘lowest growth rate ever’
Vendors doing battle in the global smartphone market last quarter saw the distance grow between Samsung, the market leader, and the rest of the pack. …
MacBook shipments seen growing 10% in Q2 despite declining PC market
Shipments of Apple’s various MacBook laptop computers are expected to grow 10% sequentially in the second quarter this year. Digitimes on Thursday reported that unnamed …
iPhone 5S will reportedly launch in early September
A new report from Citigroup Global Securities confirms that Apple is planning to release both its next-generation iPhone and its long rumored low-cost iPhone in early September, China …
Why are Apple’s margins shrinking? It’s all about the iPhone
One big reason Apple’s share prices have crashed over the past few months has been the perception that the company’s period of remarkable growth has ended …
Apple’s WWDC 2013 tickets sold out – in under 3 minutes
Doom and gloom aside, it looks like there are still a few people eager to develop for Apple’s iOS and OS X platforms. Tickets for …
Tickets for Apple’s WWDC 2013 are now on sale
Apple pays out more than $1 billion to third-party developers who sell apps in its iOS and Mac App Stores each quarter, so the hefty …
Apple’s future is already looking brighter
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the company’s recent earnings call that Apple is hard at work on new hardware and software that will begin …
iPhone continues to dominate rivals in U.S.
Apple’s three available iPhone models combined to handily dominate rival smartphones on the three top wireless carriers in the United States last quarter. Verizon, AT&T …
Chilling deja vu as Apple starts to echo Nokia circa 2007
For those who followed Nokia closely in the past decade, some of Tim Cook’s comments are starting to trigger a weird sense of dislocation. “Our …
Apple slapped with fine over copyright violations
Apple has been hit with a fine in China after being found to have illegally distributed copywrited materials. China Daily reports that the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s …
Cook: Phablet vendors make ‘tradeoffs’ that sacrifice quality for size
While some fans of larger screens may be clamoring for Apple to launch its own 5-inch “iPhablet,” Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t see his company …
Apple’s March quarter in charts
Apple’s earnings report was as action-packed as ever on Tuesday evening. The company’s stock soared as it beat the Street’s consensus and announced that it will …
The new Apple
Tuesday evening’s Apple results were beyond dramatic. The company buried a massive 18% drop in profits under an even bigger pile of cash, announcing that …
Apple’s tablet market share plummets in Q1 as Android gains
Apple posted its March-quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon, which means the flood gates are open for market research firms looking to detail the global smartphone …
Apple’s quarter: Something for bears and bulls alike
Apple’s second quarter wasn’t nearly as bad as the bears on Wall Street thought it would be. In fact, the company actually beat estimates, even …
Here comes iOS 7: WWDC 2013 to kick off on June 10th, tickets go on sale Thursday
We now have a good idea when Apple’s iOS 7 will launch, as the company announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off …
iTunes still dominates market for video downloads
Apple’s iTunes has long dominated the market for online music purchases and it seems that it holds a similar stranglehold on the market for online …
Google outbids Apple for natural language engine Wavii
Google has reportedly closed a deal to acquire natural language processing startup Wavii for more than $30 million, according to TechCrunch. Both Apple and Google …
Apple sees big boost from Asia Pacific growth
Apple’s March quarter shows an interesting reversal of certain key December quarter growth patterns: Asian growth outside of China was reignited with real vim, while …
Apple posts Q2 earnings: $9.5B profit on $43.6B in revenue; boosts stock buyback by $50 billion
What a difference a year can make. This time last year, Apple’s stock was dancing in the mid-$500 range about to make an explosive run …
The Internet isn’t as open as it used to be
The Internet isn’t the outlet of freedom and prosperity it used to be. The truth of the matter is that big name companies such as …
The only way for big Apple bulls to be right: ‘Stop being so bullish’
Apple’s profits and revenue have seen unprecedented growth over the past few years, but covering all that ground so quickly is now doing more harm …
Tim Cook vs. Steve Ballmer
As Apple prepares to file its March-quarter earnings report on Tuesday afternoon after the bell, the company finds itself in a position it hasn’t been …
Apple reportedly ‘caught flat-footed’ by the rise of phablets
The iPhone 5 has certainly been a hit but it doesn’t seem to have been the record-breaking, world-conquering hit that previous iPhone models have been. …
ITC rules iPhone doesn’t infringe Google’s patents
The United States International Trade Commission on Monday evening ruled that Apple’s iPhone does not infringe on technology Google gained when it acquired Motorola Mobility in 2011. …
Apple’s Q1 smartphone market share reportedly sinks as Samsung dominates
While most market research firms will want to wait for Apple to post iPhone numbers on Tuesday before releasing their Q1 smartphone market share estimates, …
Survey shows 19% of North American consumers want an ‘iWatch’
One of the big questions surrounding Apple this year is whether there will be any significant market for its so-called “iWatch” that will reportedly act …
Another bad sign for iPhone sales: LG Display profit misses expectations
Another day, another key Apple supplier posting disappointing earnings. Per Reuters, iPhone and iPad display supplier LG Display has posted a 74% quarterly drop in …
