According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, if Apple were to introduce a $300 contract-free iPhone, they could capture up to 11% of the low-end device market. Munster believes that this is possible for Apple to accomplish and also notes that the lower cost iPhone may be introduced this year, in September. There are reports and rumors that support the … Read More
Apple’s iPad Mini Sells Out in 2 Hours At Fifth Ave Retail Store
On Friday, Apple’s iPad mini and 4th generation iPad went on sale, and lines were shorter than other product launches. However, other retail locations experienced heavier traffic than usual and although hurricane Sandy prevented some customers from coming out to buy an iPad mini, Apple’s Fifth Ave Retail store sold out of iPad minis within two hours of going on … Read More
Apple Expected to Sell 1.5M iPad mini in the First Weekend
Apple’s iPad mini is expected to be a big hit in the coming days and months. In a report from AppleInsider, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster mentioned that he believes Apple will sell about 1.5 million iPad mini in the first weekend of sales. The iPad mini goes on sale today, and will sell through the weekend, despite hurricane Sandy … Read More
Will Apple (AAPL) Recall iPhone 4 Due to Reception Issues? (Poll)
You know that an issue with a device has hit the mainstream media when Jeremy Clarkson works it into an introduction for The Stig on BBC’s Top Gear! For those that don’t know “The Stig” is a legendary, almost mythological character who never takes his racing helmet off, and test drives cars for the UK based, but internationally famous, and … Read More
Apple iPad Sold out in the US again
A little over 24 hours ago we reported on the frustrating news that Apple (AAPL) seemed to be stashing iPad for in-store sales at its UK launch on the 28th of May. The knock on effect of that being that UK customers who had ordered online in the last week or so would have to wait until the 7th of … Read More
Apple iPad 3G estimated sale figures cross 300,000
Gene Munster at Pipe Jaffray has been at it again, and has gauged the sales of iPad 3G models over its launch weekend at 50 Apple Stores in the US. Munster noted that 49 of the 50 stores that had iPad 3Gs were sold out by Sunday, which spurred sales of the Wi-Fi only model. Overall the iPad 3G sold … Read More
Apple iPhone 4G / HD Releasing Earlier?
If you follow tech news and trends you know Apple has been forced into a very unusual situation for them. No other company is as secretive and guarded with their products and product announcements as Apple. It was with much amazement and wonder then that a prototype of the next generation iPhone got left in a bar in California and … Read More