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Posts Tagged ‘ iPhone ’

Apple: Standing ‘Flat-Footed’ In Emerging Markets

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May 24, 2013
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Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) commands 18 percent of the global market share, analysts at Nomura see little benefit for the company in spite of their increased global smartphone estimates. They believe the main beneficiaries of their increased estimates will be Asian smartphone vendors manufacturing low-end Android phones. Apple’s Problem With ‘Good Enough’ Android Phones In one report released to investors this week, Nomura analysts said “good enough” Android smartphones spell doom for Nokia Corporation...
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Galaxy S4 Sales Top 10 Million

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May 23, 2013
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The Galaxy S4 from the house of Korean electronic major Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) has achieved 10 million channel sales just after one month from the time it was launched. In the previous week itself, the company declared that 6 million units of the S4 have been shipped after the phone was launched internationally on April 26. The prior versions of the Galaxy series like Galaxy S2 had to struggle for 5 months...
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Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY) Founder: iPhone Users Will Like The BBM

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May 22, 2013
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Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) founder Mike Lazaridis told yesterday in a Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit, in Toronto, that users of iPhone and other devices will surely like the company’s BlackBerry Messenger platform, reports Bloomberg. The Messenger platform from Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) will be available on rival devices later this year. Lazaridis, who stepped down from the post of co-chief executive officer in early 2012, told “BBM is by far the...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Father’s Day Promotion Kicks Off

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May 22, 2013
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) just updated their store homepage with a cleaner style and a new Father’s Day promotion. It’s speculated that the new design is likely Jonathan Ive’s idea as part of his growing style influence. Apple Inc. (AAPL) Website Promotional Offers The promotional on the front page offers some gift ideas for Father’s Day including the iPad and iPad Mini. Scroll down the page to find other gift options including GoPro HD HERO3...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is The World’s Most Valuable Brand [REPORT]

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May 21, 2013
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) still reigns supreme according to the annual BrandZ report. Millward Brown Optimor released this year’s report on Tuesday morning. He also noted that the iPhone maker has increased their value in terms of money from last year’s $183 billion to $185 billion. This is an impressive feat according to those who believe Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is losing ground to the likes of Google and Samsung. Nick Cooper (Millward Brown Optimor’s managing...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Losing The Innovation Race To Google Inc (GOOG)

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May 20, 2013
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ruled the tech world for almost a decade. But now the company seems to be stagnating while other tech giants are moving ahead in the race. According to IDC’s latest ranking of smartphone operating systems, the market share of Android smartphones increased to 75 percent in 1Q2013 from 59.1 percent in the same period of 2012. In contrast, iOS market share shrank from 23 percent to 17.3 percent in the same period....
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Foxconn Experiences Another Spate of Suicides

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May 20, 2013
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Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. (TPE:2354) has once again returned to the news. Not because they are once again laying off workers due to slowing iPhone and iPad sales. But because, for the second time in three years, the Taiwanese manufacturing giant is experiencing a rash of workers jumping from its facilities. While there hasn’t been any specific evidence made available that points to suicide, its a fairly safe guess that the workers aren’t doing...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL), Samsung Steady Progress in China: Raymond James

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May 19, 2013
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In this post, we highlight findings from scouring Gartner’s pivot tables from its 1Q13 Mobile Devices Market Share report published May 13. We find this report helpful in understanding country-by-country and region-by-region trends, which often are not given on company conference calls. Countries studied include, the U.S., China, India and Canada. Companies include ZTE, Lenovo, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Samsung, Nokia, and Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) among others. China – Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Making...
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Google Inc (GOOG) Hits Apple Inc. (AAPL) On All Fronts At I/O

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May 16, 2013
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is holding its I/O conference at the moment and one theme seems to be clear. The company is after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in every single way it can think of. With the phenomenal growth in the price of Google shares so far in 2013, can the firm take Apple’s mantle as the new big cap, big growth tech firm? The product launches at the conferences seemed directly aimed at Cupertino. The...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone Caused Interference: Co-Pilot

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May 15, 2013
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is under fire after a co-pilot said an iPhone interfered with equipment on their aircraft. Bloomberg reports that the crew claims compasses inside the aircraft “went haywire” and caused pilots to fly off course—until a passenger in row 9 turned off his or her iPhone. The crew made a report to the Aviation Safety Reporting System run by NASA about the incident, which happened in 2011. The co-pilot told NASA that...
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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK) Is A Buy On Lumia Momentum

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May 15, 2013
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According to a new report from Liberum Capital, Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) stock is a buy because of the momentum behind the firm’s Lumia smart phones, and the incremental increases in quality the company is making to its line of devices. On today’s market, the firm’s shares rose by 3 percent to sit at $3.75 at time of writing. On its home index in Finland, the firm’s stock stood at €2.92 per share....
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