AT&T subscribers complain of delayed, canceled iPhone 4S pre-orders
Apple’s iPhone 4S became available to the general public today, and the launch appears to have been an overwhelming success. Yankee Group analyst Carl Howe …
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Acer founder: Android will beat Apple
Acer founder Stan Shih thinks Apple’s days at the top are numbered, and Google’s Android operating system will be the victor in the industry’s heated …
Microsoft smartphone share said to hit new low in Q2
One year following the launch of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, a new analysis has determined that the Redmond, Washington-based company’s share of the global smartphone …
Survey: 29% of smartphone owners, 47% of iPhone 4 owners disappointed in iPhone 4S
The idea that consumers were disappointed in the iPhone 4S has been tossed around quite a bit since Apple took the wraps off its latest …
iPhone 4S pre-orders sell out at all U.S. carriers
Pre-sales of Apple’s new iPhone 4S have sold out at all three wireless carriers in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The report cites …
Nokia’s secret OS to address sliding position in emerging markets
As Nokia fights to regain its footing, the company recently abandoned Symbian and MeeGo to instead adopt Windows Phone in an effort to stabilize its declining smartphone …
Canaccord sees strong global BlackBerry 7 sales in September
Global sales of Research In Motion’s latest round of BlackBerry smartphones were solid in September according to checks performed by Canaccord’s Mike Walkley. The analyst said …
Apple’s iPhone 4 still top-selling smartphone at AT&T, Verizon in September
Apple’s iPhone 4 was still the best-selling smartphone at both AT&T and Verizon Wireless in September while the Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch …
Android, Windows Phone seen benefitting from ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4S
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: calling the future best-selling smartphone in the world “disappointing” is a bit of a reach. DigiTimes’ infamous …
HTC profit up 68% in Q3, revenue climbs 80%
HTC on Thursday announced unaudited consolidated results for the third quarter of 2011. The company said in a statement that revenue came in at NT$135.8 billion …
Apple’s rise to greatness
People are disappointed. What else can I say? With all of the hype, and even our own reporting, Apple should have released a real iPhone …
Apple’s fall from grace
Apple was a company that could do no wrong. Phones that dropped every other call… Location tracking scandals… Antennagate… A CEO who constantly parked his …
Leak suggests Amazon Kindle Fire may surpass iPad pre-sales
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet is sure to be a hit according to purported internal figures leaked by CultofAndroid. A screenshot of Amazon’s availability look-up and SKU aggregator …
Apple kicks off ‘Let’s talk iPhone’ press conference
Apple’s iPhone press conference is currently under way and as is customary, things kicked off with a recap of where the company’s mobile business sits …
Amazon to lose money on each Kindle sold? UBM says Amazon will make $50 per unit
Amazon will reportedly turn a profit of approximately $49 for each Kindle Fire it sells following the device’s launch next month. Earlier rumors painted a …
Kindle Fire pre-orders reach 95,000 units on day one, market research firm says
Amazon reportedly sold 95,000 Kindle Fire tablets during the device’s first day of pre-sales availability alone. According to estimates from market research and intelligence firm …
Ticonderoga: Aluminum iPhone 5 is happening, launch to ‘shatter’ sales records
Despite rumors, leaks and punditry that now suggest a worst case scenario — no iPhone 5, just an iPhone 4S and an entry-level iPhone 4 …
SA: Amazon to sell 15 million Kindle Fire tablets through 2013
Amazon’s upcoming Kindle Fire will quickly become one of the most popular Android-powered tablets in the world according to new projections from Strategy Analytics. The …
Amazon’s inexperience with global distribution may hinder Kindle Fire sales
Amazon’s $199 tablet is expected by many to be a smash hit when it begins shipping to customers on November 15th, but inexperience with global …
Apple iPad 2 order cuts in Q4 reportedly confirmed
Claims that surfaced on Monday suggesting Apple had cut iPad 2 orders for the fourth quarter have reportedly been confirmed. JP Morgan analysts Mark Moskowitz and Gokul …
SA: Apple’s iPad owned 80% of North American tablet market in Q2
Amid a flurry of new tablets from the competition, Apple’s iPad managed to capture 80% of the North American tablet market in the second quarter …
Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone hits new milestone: 10 million GALAXY S II phones sold
Samsung on Sunday announced that its GALAXY S II line of smartphones has reached a new milestone. Just eight weeks after the South Korea-based vendor …
Retailers begin slashing prices on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet [updated]
Research In Motion’s retail partners have begun slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an effort to bolster unimpressive sales. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie …
Android adoption doubled iOS over past three months, Nielsen finds
Twice as many consumers in the U.S. purchased Android smartphones compared to Apple’s iPhone over the past three months, according to new data just released …
RIM debacle ‘symptomatic of RIM’s failure’ to address key challenges
Research In Motion still has a few big-name firms in its corner — Macquarie is one example — but even long-time supporters seem to be …
RIM reportedly slows PlayBook production
Research In Motion is reportedly slowing production of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet following its second-quarter earnings report, during which the vendor stated that only 200,000 PlayBooks …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone poised to strip share from Android
Android’s continued dominance in the smartphone space is anything but guaranteed according to a recent survey conducted by market research firm The NPD Group. And …
Ticonderoga: iPhone 5 to ‘steamroll’ new BlackBerry phones, PlayBook an iPad ‘casualty’
Among the firms losing hope in Research In Motion following another dismal earnings report, Ticonderoga Securities is telling investors to be cautious with RIM. Analyst …
BlackBerry market share in Q2 may have hit single digits
Research In Motion on Thursday reported another disappointing quarter. BlackBerry subscribers were up 40% year-over-year in the second quarter but RIM’s net income plummeted by …
RIM reports Q2 earnings: Revenue and EPS both miss; phone and PlayBook shipments decline
Research In Motion on Thursday reported its earnings results for the fiscal second quarter. Revenue and EPS both missed estimates; the vendor reported revenue of …
