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Apple profits soar 77% on sales of 4+ million Macs and 16.24 million iPhones
Apple a short while ago released its Q1 2011 earnings and the results were stellar. Apple posted revenue of $26.74 billion and net profits of $6 billion – both company records. Highlighting just how fast Apple is growing, the company posted revenue of $15.68 billion with net profits of $3.38 billion in the year-ago […]
Continue reading...Pegatron bumps up CDMA iPhone production; Apple to sell 30 million units in 2011?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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DigiTimes is reporting that Pegatron is upping its 2011 CDMA iPhone production to 12-15 million units on higher than expected demand. Initial CDMA iPhone production estimates from the Taiwanese manufacturer hovered in the 10 million unit range. Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has recently started shipping its Apple CDMA iPhones orders with total volume is […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to sport A5 processor, will be completely redesigned handset
Monday, January 17, 2011
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If you thought the iPhone 4 was an A+ upgrade, as Steve Jobs famously declared during Apple town hall meeting, then you ain’t seen nothing yet. Okay, that might be a bit hyperbolic, but new information about Apple’s next-gen iPhone suggests that Apple is really looking to push the envelope with the iPhone 5. Citing […]
Continue reading...Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg on the CDMA iPhone
Friday, January 14, 2011
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In an interview with Bloomberg, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg discusses the forthcoming arrival of the iPhone, how the carrier is planning to deal with an onslaught of data while also shedding some light on how the CDMA iPhone came to be Regarding their network preparedness: We’ve prepared greatly. We’ve observed everything that’s gone on with what they’ve […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to remove home button from next-gen iPad and iPhone – Rumor
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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NetworkWorld reports via Boy Genius Report that Apple is considering abandoning the home button from the next-gen iPad and iPhone. Interestingly enough, the recently released build of the iOS 4.3 beta includes new multitouch gesture support enabling users to “one of which is the ability to use a four or five finger pinch to go […]
Continue reading...Upcoming iOS 4.3 update to deliver mobile hotspot functionality to GSM iPhones
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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One of the surprising announcements to come out of yesterday’s Verizon presentation was that the forthcoming CDMA iPhone will allow users to create a personal wi-fi hotspot with their iPhones with support for up to 5 devices. Users will be able to access this feature via a Personal Hotspot setting which can currently be found under […]
Continue reading...The Verizon/iPhone deal behind the scenes
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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With the Verizon iPhone deal now set in stone, Bloomberg delves into the behind the scenes dynamics that ultimately led to the two tech companies striking a deal. As intimated by Apple Marketing VP Phil Schiller, the technological hurdles involved in creating a CDMA iPhone were not insignificant. Verizon and Apple began cooperating on a […]
Continue reading...CDMA iPhone involved more than 1,000 prototypes
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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As if you really needed more proof that Apple insists on perfection, Apple Marketing VP Phil Schiller explained to All Things D yesterday how much work went into building the CDMA iPhone. While one might assume that installing a CDMA chipset in place of the GSM chipset found in all other iPhones might be a quick 1-2 […]
Continue reading...iPhone on Verizon coming on February 10; can function as a wi-fi hotspot
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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And it’s official folks. The iPhone is coming to Verizon. A short while ago, Verizon’s Lowell McAdam took the stage with Apple COO Tim Cook and announced that a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 will be available for pre-order starting on February 3 and in stores on February 10. Pricing is the same as it is on […]
Continue reading...iPhone subsidies may cost Verizon $5 billion in 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Bloomberg reports that with Verizon poised to announce the availability of the iPhone on their network, the nation’s largest carrier may end up spending anywhere between 3 and $5 billion in subsidies, temporarily eating into their profits int he process. “You basically write customers a $400 check,” said New York-based Hodulik, who rates parent Verizon […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone owners will be offered unlimited data plans
Monday, January 10, 2011
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Diverging from AT&T’s relatively new tiered data plan, the WSJ reports that Verizon is planning to offer users the option of an unlimited data plan, a potentially risky proposition given how data intensive iPhone owners as a collective tend to be. Verizon Wireless has been beefing up its network and believes it will have no […]
Continue reading...Verizon to announce arrival of the iPhone tomorrow
Monday, January 10, 2011
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One day, folks. In one day Verizon will make an announcement that will usher in the end of AT&T’s exclusive right to sell the iPhone in the US. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon will announce the inclusion of the iPhone under its umbrella this Tuesday at a press conference in New York […]
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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