Apple’s iPhone Represents 55% of Verizon Q4 2011 Smartphone Sales

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In early January, Verizon CFO noted that Verizon had activated over 4.2 million Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2011, doubling the amount activated during the 3rd quarter of 2011. AAPL experienced heavy sales of the Verizon iPhone upon release and both companies were seeing an increase in revenue. On Tuesday, Verizon officially announced its earnings for the 4th … Read More

iPhone 4S Coming to Russia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia on December 16th

iPhone 4S Russia Brazil Saudi Arabia

Apple released the iPhone 4S in the US over a month ago and announced that they would be rolling out the fifth-gen iPhone to new countries as the weeks progressed. On Friday, it was confirmed that Apple is planning to release the iPhone 4S in Russia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia on December 16th. These countries are only three of the … Read More

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Sold Out in 10 Minutes in Hong Kong

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Pre-Orders for the iPhone 4S sold out in the United States in less than one day. On Monday, it was reported that after the iPhone 4S was announced in Hong Kong, it was sold out in less than 10 minutes, likely a new record for a Pre-Order of any sorts. Pre-Orders are usually available in small amounts, and don’t roll out … Read More

iPhone 4S Breaks AT&T and Sprint’s One Day Sales Record

Sprint iPhone 4S

Apple’s iPhone 4S went on sale on Friday, with an improved camera, dual core A5 chip and Siri. This year the iPhone was made available on three networks, adding on Sprint as the new carrier. Demand for iPhone 4S is now being reflected by sales records for both AT&T and Sprint, who have reported that their one day record has … Read More

Apple aims to Ship 21 Million iPhones during Q1 2011

DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has revised its estimate of iPhone units it will ship in the first quarter of 2011 to between 20 and 21 million units. It had previously expected its iPhone market to grow to 19 million units in that quarter, from around 15 million units in the last quarter leading up to Christmas. Part of this growth … Read More

Apple (AAPL) Q4 Financial Results Today. What to Expect?

AAPL Q4 2010 Results

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will present its 2010 4th Quarter (Q4) results today at 2pm Pacific Time, and 5pm Eastern Time. The big question in the mind of many people is, will Apple beat a $20 Billion Quarter? What we pretty much know already is that iPad sales will come in at around 5 Million units. And the iPhone will probably hit … Read More

Apple iPad Fastest Adopted New Device Ever

This is a contrasting news to that of Android’s growing market share in the US. Apple’s iPad appears to be the fastest adopted consumer electronic device of recent history. AppleInsider report that it has exceeded sales of the iPhone and even the original DVD player. Of course the global market is much bigger now than it was then but, this … Read More

China Unicom sells 100,000 iPhone 4 units in 4 days

Macworld.com reports that 100,000 iPhone 4 units have been snapped up by eager punters in the four days since the Chinese launch. China Unicom, Apple’s carrier partner in China, has sold out its entire first allocation of devices, says Vice-President Li Gang. Only days earlier the carrier had reported they had received over 200,00 pre-orders for Apple’s latest smartphone. Demand … Read More

Apple Numbers Back Up Perceived Dominance

Apple held its first quarter earnings call yesterday. Amidst the dry financials and reporters eager to sneak in a question or two about LaLa or the Tablet, some interesting numbers emerged that back up what many of us already perceive. Apple is, as the popular Internet meme says, “crushing it” in the mobile space. Apple sold 8.7 million new iPhone … Read More