Many China smartphone vendors use Android, a situation forcing some to consider moving to Windows Phone 7 to escape potential royalty payments to Apple. The switch comes after Apple won an initial court battle against Android-powered handset maker HTC opening up handsets using the Google...Apple’s HTC Court Win Could Spell Android Loss in China
Many China smartphone vendors use Android, a situation forcing some to consider moving to Windows Phone 7 to escape potential royalty payments to Apple. The switch comes after Apple won an initial court battle against Android-powered handset maker HTC opening up handsets using the Google...Devs Flee Android For iOS As Easy Credit Trumps Open Access
For the second quarter, more apps were developed for Apple’s iOS and Android interest declined. The key: all those credit cards available via iTunes, a new report claims. A surge in development for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch was reported by in-app analytics company...Google: Another Day, Another 550K Android Activations
It appears Google is learning a lesson from Apple: mobility mean big bucks. The search giant told reporters Thursday Android could become “an accelerator” for the business. There are more than 130 million Android devices now, the company says. “Our emerging high usage products can...Google: Another Day, Another 550K Android Activations
It appears Google is learning a lesson from Apple: mobility mean big bucks. The search giant told reporters Thursday Android could become “an accelerator” for the business. There are more than 130 million Android devices now, the company says. “Our emerging high usage products can...Analysts: the iPod is Dying
The iPod, the goose that laid the golden egg for Apple, is dying, analysts say. As the iPhone and iPad take on many of its features, iPod sales are expected to drop another 7.2 percent during the June quarter just ended. The nail in the...Will Apple Start Selling A Pre-Paid iPhone Through Sprint in October
Apple may be brewing up a pre-paid iPhone for October. Wednesday, Sprint-owned Virgin Mobile announced starting in October it was dropping ‘unlimited’ data plans for prepaid customers in favor of ‘unlimited with throttling.’ “Beginning in October 2011, Virgin Mobile will also move to reduce data...Apple May Be Changing International iTunes Pricing
Apple may be prepping a change in iTunes pricing, a long-time sore spot for international users sometimes charged double that of buyers in the United States. The tech giant announced maintenance work on iTunes Connect between 9am and 4pm Pacific. The work centers on “pricing...Analyst: RIM Should Spin-Off BlackBerry, Promote ‘New Blood’
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion needs to remake itself, pumping new blood into aging corporate thinking by spinning-off its handset and network divisions, one analyst reasons. “RIM’s end-to-end solution was conceived when data devices and networks were nascent — but times have changed,” RBC Capital analyst...Apple Has Both Created And Dominated A $13.4B Touch Panel Market
That iPhone or iPad of your is responsible for a multi-billion dollar industry. Both Apple devices created and fueled the growth of a touch screen display market worth $13.4 billion – a 90 percent jump from 2010. Touch screen module revenue will nearly double to...Those Thin iPad 2 Smart Covers Mean Fat Profits for Apple
Those $40 magnetic smart covers bought to protect the iPad 2 are worth a collective $300 million for Apple in just the latest three-month period, a Wall Street analyst announced Monday. Half of that is pure profit for the tech giant. “If we assume that...Android Phone Owners Don’t Buy Honeycomb Tablets, They Buy iPads
In a striking sign of how the iPad dominates the tablet market, Android phone owners will likely bypass tablets powered by Google’s Honeycomb for Apple, one Wall Street analyst told investors Friday. Cannacord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley said some Android-based tablets could compete against the...Apple Chops iAd Prices as Big Names Flee to Rival Platforms
Has Apple priced itself out of a potential $2.5 billion mobile ad market? As top-name advertisers flee iAd, the Cupertino, Calif. company cutting prices up to 70 percent. Is iAd in free fall? Some of the most-recognizable brands that started with iAd when it launched...
