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iPhone 4S sales resume online in China, shipments by March 2

user — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:42:34 +0000

(Credit: Apple) The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned. Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple, but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of animosity. Now, after implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple has resumed selling the device …

iPhone 5 could see June debut at Apple confab, report says

user — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:50:14 +0000

Apple could announce its next-gen phone at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to the latest scuttlebut from Daiwa Securities.

Apple-fan cop uses app to catch iPhone thief

HughBhakta80 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:15:44 +0000

A quick-thinking cop used his knowledge of Apple products to lead him to an iPhone thief within 30 minutes of the device being stolen.

For carriers, the iPhone is a bittersweet drug

user — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:19:29 +0000

Yes, the iPhone brings in new customers, increases revenue, and lets the carrier bask in Apple's halo effect, but all of that comes at a cost. One analyst calls the iPhone a habit the carriers just can't kick.

iPhone 4S wooing lots of Android, BlackBerry users

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:51:54 +0000

(Credit: Apple) Apple's iPhone 4S appears to be winning a healthy number of customers from rival mobile platforms. A hefty 36 percent of iPhone 4S buyers said they jumped ship from an Android, BlackBerry, or Palm device, according to a study released yesterday by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). Specifically, 50 percent of the rival phone jumpers polled by CIRP upgraded from a …

iPhone 5: Can it Beat Samsung’s Galaxy S3?

HughBhakta80 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:18:40 +0000

iPhone 5 fever is picking up as we inch closer to the Mobile World Congress in Spain in February where many new smartphones are set to debut, including the Samsung Galaxy S3. That's because nothing in the consumer tech world generates as much buzz as new Apple iPads or iPhones.

Apple Gains on Android with IPhone 4S

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:05:37 +0000

Strong iPhone 4S sales narrowed the gap between Apple and Google in the heated smartphone market.

Apple iPhone 4S sales cut into Android market share: Nielsen

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:08:29 +0000

The Apple iPhone 4S is a hit, if the new numbers from market research firm Nielsen are any indication. During the final three months of 2011, 44.5 percent of respondents purchased an iPhone 4S. That’s up from just 25.1 percent who went with an iPhone in October. This boost in sales helped Apple steal market share from the still-dominant Android during the fourth quarter of 2011.

Apple suspends iPhone sales at China stores

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:59:08 +0000

Apple said Friday it was suspending sales of the new iPhone at its China stores after fans desperate to get their hands on it fought with security and threw eggs at an official outlet.

Foxconn to expand iPhone production facility, set to become world’s largest

HughBhakta80 — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:20:58 +0000

With Apple’s iPhone recently coming to market in 21 more countries and the likely launch of a new smartphone model from the Cupertino company in 2012, it may come as little surprise that Apple supplier Foxconn is planning to expand its Zhengzhou production facility in China, a move that will make it the biggest smartphone manufacturing plant in the world.