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Samsung Dominated Apple And Nokia With A Record 213M Smartphones Shipped In 2012
The battle’s been raging between Samsung and Apple for global smartphone domination, but according to the latest numbers out of Strategy Analytics, Samsung has extended its lead over rival manufacturers to capture a 30 percent marketshare worldwide. According to the … Continue reading
What Apple’s earnings really mean
The company is not quite as perfect as everybody thought. But it is at its best when it feels threatened. FORTUNE — First, the bad news: Apple’s profits aren’t growing much. We pretty much know why. The iPad Mini accounts … Continue reading
Gadget-Cover.com offering low-rate insurance for the iPad, Galaxy, and Kindle Fire tablets
Gadget Cover (AppleNews247.Com, January 24, 2013 ) London, UK — According to recently release data by Gartner, an industry leader that delivers research, statistics, and consumer trends on worldwide technology, global tablet sales in the third quarter of 2012 … Continue reading
Behold the 5-inch iPhone! (Maybe)
A painstaking—and brilliant—analysis of what an even larger iPhone might look like. FORTUNE — Is a larger iPhone coming or not? Nobody outside Cupertino really knows. But that hasn’t stopped all manner of Apple watchers from speculating how many might … Continue reading
Offshore Drillers Outperformed Multi-service Providers in 2012, Says IHS
Dateline City: NORWALK, Conn. Softening operating environment onshore North America is chief culprit impacting share prices for the “big four” service providers After enduring a turbulent period following the Macondo blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in May 2010, … Continue reading
Apple’s mixed Q1 2013 results: What the analysts are saying
The analysts weren’t as freaked out as the traders seemed to be FORTUNE (Koh Ngai, Thailand) — There was mild disappointment here and there, but most analysts reacted calmly to a holiday quarter report that carved more than $50 billion … Continue reading
With Apple, What A Difference A Week Makes
You know the drill, Apple posts a record $54.5 billion in revenue… …and the stock tanks 10 percent in after-hours trading. I mean. Fifty four and a half billion dollars. I went ahead and did the math: that’s an annual … Continue reading
Apple Patents Smart Shoes That Feature Embedded Sensors, And Alarms For When You Need New Ones
Apple has been dabbling in wearable tech, at least when it comes to the U.S. Patent Office, and a new application uncovered Thursday by AppleInsider adds to that growing category. Apple has filed for a patent covering so-called “smart shoe” … Continue reading
Apple burned by analysts’ overheated expectations
Ranking the best and worst Apple analysts for fiscal Q1 2013 FORTUNE (Koh Ngai, Thailand) — As evidenced by Apple’s (AAPL) sickening $55.5 (10.8%) drop in after-hour trading Wednesday, the analysts who cover the company — both on and off Wall … Continue reading
Apple’s Tim Cook Sees “Huge Opportunity” For iPad In Mac Cannibalization
Apple CEO Tim Cook responded to questions about the issue of potential cannibalization of Mac sales by iPad devices on today’s earnings call, a question made more timely by the fact that Mac sales were down considerably on the quarter. … Continue reading