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Apple enjoys upwards of 93% gross margin on NAND flash memory
RBC Capital‘s chip analyst Doug Freedman had an interesting observation about Apple’s gross margins as it relates to the NAND flash memory chips in the iPhone 5. We were surprised to see Apple continue to charge $100 for each incremental 16GB of NAND, given that AMZN is charging $50 (Kindle Fire HD 7” and Kindle […]
Continue reading...AOL’s MapQuest sees surge in popularity in wake of iPhone 5 release
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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Late last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an apology to iPhone users over the shortcomings in Apple’s homegrown mapping application. Indeed, the days previous were filled with user complaints and, depending on your vantage point, comical photographic examples of Apple’s Maps app displaying incorrect information. Cook promised that Apple would work relentlessly to get […]
Continue reading...How much does the iPhone cost per country
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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The iPhone 5 is now available in over 25 countries, but the cost users pay for the device is certainly not uniform across the globe. After taking into account factors such exchange rates and local taxes, Seeteb.it put together the chart above which maps how much users pay for the iPhone by country. As it […]
Continue reading...Samsung alleges iPhone 5 infringes upon six patents
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Apple’s legal dance with Samsung just keeps on going. In the latest development, Samsung filed a motion with the Court alleging that the iPhone 5 infringes upon a number of patents owned by Samsung. Specifically, Samsung alleges that the iPhone 5 infringes upon 2 standards-essential patents and 6 feature patents. That Samsung is trying to […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 users on Verizon affected by data usage on Wi-Fi won’t be charged
Monday, October 1, 2012
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Recently, it came to the attention of iPhone 5 users on Verizon that they were being charged for data usage even while they were downloading data via Wi-Fi. While that may not be a big deal if you’re on an unlimited plan with a carrier with Sprint, that type of glitch can cause huge bills […]
Continue reading...Sharp’s output of iPhone 5 screens now at “adequate volumes”
Monday, October 1, 2012
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Apple set an all-time iPhone weekend sales record when the iPhone 5 launched last weekend and sold over 5 million units. While some analysts were expecting a slightly higher figure, remember that that tally doesn’t include the boatload of pre-orders that hadn’t yet been delivered by that weekend. Further, a number of reports indicated that […]
Continue reading...Sprint and AT&T both pretty pumped about the sales prospects of the iPhone 5
Monday, October 1, 2012
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Sprint was the last major US carrier to start selling the iPhone, but once they jumped on board Sprint subscribers started snatching up Apple’s smartphone like hotcakes. Last October when the iPhone 4S went on sale, it only took 12 hours for Apple’s smartphone to set a one-day sales record at Sprint for a specific […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4S vs iPhone 5 low light photo shootout
Friday, September 28, 2012
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iPhone 5 camera is legit. Check out these comparison shots done by iLounge.
Continue reading...iPhone 5 rollout continues as Apple’s next-gen smartphone to hit 22 new countries and number of regional carriers this Friday
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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With the iPhone 5, Apple has gotten its next-gen smartphone into more countries and at a faster clip than ever before. To that end, it’s not at all surprising that Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5s during the device’s launch weekend, and indeed, some claim that the actual number of iPhone 5s purchased is […]
Continue reading...Netflix updates iOS app for widescreen iPhone 5
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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MacRumors reports: Netflix has updated its iOS app to support iOS 6 and to provide support for the iPhone 5’s 4″ screen. The update also claims to improve the browsing, searching and watching experience.
Continue reading...Phil Schiller responds to iPhone 5 user complaint over aluminum scratching and scuffing
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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What you’re looking at above is a photo of an intentionally scratched up iPhone 5. Yep, you got it – some folks are interested in purposefully scratching up their new iPhones with keys and then complaining about how easily it gets scuffed up. Crazy stuff. I mean I also heard that if you drop your […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 display heralded as best to ever hit the market
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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The folks over at DisplayMate took an in-depth look at the iPhone 5 screen and came away with the conclusion that it’s the best smartphone display they’ve ever seen. The display on the iPhone 5 is a significant improvement over the display on the iPhone 4. Apple has uncharacteristically understated how much better the display […]
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
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