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Remember bada? Well, it’s giving Windows Phone a kicking

, Nov 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung's bada platform may be less well known than Windows Phone, but it's still outselling Microsoft platform in worldwide smartphone sales. While the big movement may be up at the iOS and Android end, bada's 3-percent of the worldwide market share in Q3 2012 is, according to the latest clutch of stats from analysts Gartner, enough to eclipse Microsoft's OS at 2.4-percent. However, that could well change as Windows Phone 8 sales begin. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III world’s most popular smartphone in Q3 (but iPhone 5 will change that)

, Nov 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung’s Galaxy S III ousted the iPhone 4S from the top-spot of world’s best-selling smartphone in Q3 2012, new research indicates, with vast distribution and hefty operator subsidies credited for its success. 18m of the Samsung smartphones were shipped in the July-September period, according to Strategy Analytics‘ count, versus 16.2m iPhone 4S models. However, when you factor in the iPhone 5, Apple’s duo does pip the Galaxy S III, with a total of 22.2m shipments in those three months.

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$2bn Apple life raft for Sharp rumored

, Nov 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple may have quietly shored up Sharp with a $2bn display order fudge, one market analyst has suggested, in an attempt to stabilize the struggling Japanese firm and reduce reliance on arch foe Samsung. An unforeseen $2.3bn extra in Apple's capital expenditure in 2012 - the bulk of which wasn't reported as cash flow - caught the eye of Asymco's Horace Dediu, who speculates that the money could've been used to take control of an ailing Sharp production plant and pay for it by pre-purchasing displays for iPhones and iPads. Read The Full Story

Brand cachet not bargain pricing will propel iPad mini say analysts

, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

The iPad mini may not have matched the sub-$200 pricing of the Nexus 7, disappointing bargain hunters, but Apple can count on brand appeal to make up the difference according to industry watchers. The new 7.9-inch tablet surprised some with its $329 starting price, $80 more expensive than the closest comparable Nexus 7, but analysts expect the perceived value of Apple's name and the slightly larger display than 7-inch alternatives to more than make up the shortfall. However, the consensus is that the iPad mini will quickly eat into full-sized iPad sales. Read The Full Story

iPad mini part problems tip tight stock

, Oct 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's iPad mini hasn't even been officially confirmed yet, but predictions of stock shortages amid "frustrating" yields at component suppliers have already begun to spread. In fact, the first month is likely to see demand far outstripping supply, Topeka Capital Markets' Brian White suggests, with his checks among the Apple supply chain discovering that - even though some aspects of the rumored 7.85-inch iPad are said to be more like the iPad 2 than the most recent new iPad - delivering what Apple demands has been "no walk in the park for suppliers." Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 demand strong despite Apple Maps concerns, analyst claims

, Oct 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

You may be thinking that Apple's iOS 6 Maps fiasco is leading to decreased demand for the iPhone 5. According to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, you would be wrong. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that in a note to investors, Wu assured that demand for the iPhone 5 is still riding high, despite user concern about the sad state of Apple Maps. Read The Full Story

iPhone sales could top 50 million in Q4

, Sep 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

We aren't sure if analysts love or hate predicting sales of Apple's extremely popular devices, but the iPhone always gets its fair share of predictions. While some suggested 8-10 million iPhone 5 smartphones would be sold in September, opening weekend only saw about 5 million total. Now we're seeing predictions for all iPhone models topping 50 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 alone. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry growth stagnant warn experts (and BlackBerry 10 might not fix it)

, Sep 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

RIM is facing its first ever quarter with zero subscriber growth, industry experts predict, as it feels the pain of the delays around BlackBerry 10 and the increasing appeal of iOS and Android. Having managed to eke out more users despite aging software until now, RIM's customer base is expected to plateau, The Globe and Mail reports, with enterprise customers defecting from BlackBerry devices. However, some aren't even confident that BlackBerry 10 is sufficient to stem the user defections. Read The Full Story

Analyst: Our 8m iPhone 5 prediction would’ve been right if Apple had sold more

, Sep 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's 5m iPhone 5 sales in the first three days of availability are impressive, but analysts are still scrabbling to explain why their own predictions had been so much more enthusiastic. Notorious Apple-obsessive and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster went further than most, suggesting as many as 6-10m iPhone 5 handsets would be snapped up; now, Fortune reports, he's blaming math and shortages for being so wrong. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry sales dwindle to nil in “meaningful number” of US stores

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

BlackBerry sales in the US have ditched and some stores have failed to sell a single handset from RIM's range in the past month, according to analyst checks, painting a dreary picture of the Canadian company's future. "We believe that current run rates are roughly one-fifth of those we saw in the US just eight months ago," Pacific Crest's James Faucette told AllThingsD, adding ominously that "we found a meaningful number of carrier retail locations which had not sold a single BlackBerry in over a month." Read The Full Story

10m new iPhone 5 sales in September alone predicts analyst

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple is expected to sell a whopping 10m new iPhone 5 smartphones by the end of September, analysts predict, arguing that nothing short of a disastrously unconvincing launch tomorrow could scupper the handset. Notoriously Apple-enthused Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster pegged the 10m figure, SFGate reports, though he's not the only industry-watcher to be positive about what's already tipped to be the "biggest upgrade in consumer electronics history." Read The Full Story

Galaxy S III knocks iPhone 4S from US top spot (but iPhone 5 looms)

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's iPhone 4S has been knocked from the US smartphone sales top spot by Samsung's Galaxy S III, retailer checks suggest, though the fast-approaching iPhone 5 may well flip things back in Cupertino's favor. August was the first month that the iPhone 4S wasn't the best-selling smartphone in the US, Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley told CNET, having crunched the figures from retailers across the country. Read The Full Story
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