If there’s one analyst with an exemplary track record when it comes to predicting Apple’s upcoming product roadmap, it’s Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities. Earlier this week, Kuo reiterated his earlier prediction that Apple this Summer will prepare to launch two distinct iPhone models – a revamped iPhone 5S alongside a more economical iPhone that […]
Continue reading...Friday, March 1, 2013
Comments Off on Apple’s low cost iPhone may be delayed until 2014 – Report
The Japanese language blog Macotakara is reporting that Apple’s rumored plans to release a lower cost iPhone in 2013 have been pushed back to 2014. Specifically, this rumored low cost device will utilize polycarbonate, similar to the material once found on the white MacBooks. Apple apparently hopes to price its new entry-level iPhone at $330, […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Comments Off on Apple making strong moves to increase iPhone marketshare in India
While one hesitates to say that iPhone growth has plataued, it’s certainly slowing down a bit compared to the growth Apple enjoyed just a few years ago. That said, Apple is busying itself in other markets, realizing that there is a lot of untapped potential abroad. Specifically, Apple seems to be focusing its efforts in […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Comments Off on Apple eyeing low-cost $199 iPhone for release this Fall – Report
In an effort to drive business in emerging markets like China and India, Apple will reportedly offer a more affordable iPhone this Summer, this according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. “We believe a lower priced iPhone will be a positive for AAPL shares for two reasons,” Munster explained. “First, despite its lower margin, it […]
Continue reading...Monday, February 4, 2013
Comments Off on Apple’s iPhone takes top spot for global mobile internet usage
9to5 Mac reports: Web analytics firm StatCounter is out today with updated stats for the month of January 2013. When it comes to Internet usage, iPhone users this month held the No. 1 spot as Nokia experienced a significant decline during 2012. With Nokia’s share of mobile internet usage down 15.52-percent from 37.67-percent last January […]
Continue reading...Monday, January 28, 2013
Comments Off on Apple’s low-cost iPhone to mix design features of the iPhone 5, iPod Touch, and iPod Classic
Last week, Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge provided some tantalizing details surrounding Apple’s next-gen iPhone 5S. As expected, the device will look like the current iPhone 5, albeit with a larger rear flash, and rumor has it a 13 megapixel camera from Sony. Horwitz also noted that Apple is indeed working on a budget iPhone to […]
Continue reading...Monday, January 28, 2013
Comments Off on Alleged photos of iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 speaker enclosures emerge
The French language site NoWhereElse.fr this past weekend posted photos purporting to show components for the upcoming iPhone 5S and the iPhone 6. The images, as tends to be the case, were reportedly sourced from a component supplier and are of speaker enclosures. AppleInsider adds: The site contends that Apple will deviate from its […]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 26, 2013
Comments Off on Links of note from around the web
We don’t have time to cover everything here, and sometimes all you really need is a push in the right direction. So below please find a smattering of stories of interest from around the web. Microsoft hires designer who created revamped stylings of company’s brand: Last summer designer Andrew Kim’s vision for “The Next Microsoft” […]
Continue reading...Friday, January 25, 2013
Comments Off on iPhone 5S to sport 13-megapixel camera? More details on iPad 5 and economical iPhone emerge
Buckle up folks, we have a slew of new information about some upcoming Apple products from iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz, someone with an unmatched record of accurate Apple predictions. First off, Horwitz claims to have gotten his hands on a physical model of the iPad 5, and it seems that Apple is making the bezel as […]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 24, 2013
Comments Off on iPhone screen size to remain the same; Apple product pipeline is “chock full”
During Apple’s earnings conference call yesterday, Tim Cook was asked during the Q&A portion whether or not Apple has plans to release phones with larger screens in the near future. Q: Many of your competitors are differentiating themselves with larger screen sizes. How do you feel about the market in that respect? Is there a long […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Comments Off on Digitimes retracts report of iPhone with 4.8 inch display
Earlier this week, Digitimes released a dubious report alleging that Apple was working on an iPhone model (dubbed iPhone Math) that would sport a 4.8-inch screen. This mythical, larger screened iPhone was reportedly going to come with an 8 megapixel camera and was going to launch alongside the iPhone 5S. And oh yes, the initial […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Comments Off on 63% of Verizon’s Q4 2012 smartphone activations were iPhones
Verizon earlier today released their earnings figures for Q4 2012 and recorded 9.8 million smartphone activations, of which 6.2 million were iPhones. And of that 6.2 million figure, nearly half were iPhone 5s. By way of contrast, Verizon in the holiday quarter of 2011 recorded 7.7 million smartphone activations of which 4.2 million where iPhones. […]
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Comments Off on iPhone 5S with fingerprint sensor set to launch in July alongside lower cost iPhone model