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iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 could both drop in late Q3 tip analysts

Chris Davies, Jun 27th 2011 Discuss [4]

The next-gen iPhone rumors continue to come thick & fast, and building on the talk of there being two devices in the wild right now – an iPhone 4S to give developers a taste of the Apple A5 dual-core processor, and the advanced iPhone 5 with more groundbreaking specs – there’s now word from analysts to expect both to go on sale. According to Deutsche Bank’s Chris Whitmore, Fortune reports, investors should count on seeing both devices hit the market in September, as part of Apple’s attempt to capture the mid-range smartphone segment.

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Apple could buy lion’s share of mobile rivals in cash estimate analysts

Chris Davies, Jun 17th 2011 Discuss [12]

Apple could feasibly buy the bulk of its competitors using its cash reserves alone, it's been suggested, with only Samsung proving beyond its reach should Steve Jobs decide to go on a bizarre cellular spending spree. Asymco crunched the stats and figured that, with Apple likely to announce $70bn in cash and other immediate assets in its Q2 2011 financial results, it could readily snap up Nokia, RIM, LG, Motorola Mobility, Sony Ericsson and LG. Read The Full Story

Amazon 10-inch Hollywood tablet to offer Prime movie streaming tip analysts

Chris Davies, Jun 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon's rumored Android tablet will support the retailer's video streaming system, currently offered free to Amazon Prime customers, according to analysts Detwiler Fenton. In a new research note, they claim that the 10-inch "Hollywood" tablet rumored earlier this year will be sold with a "promotional video service offering"; they also concur on the LCD display and "more robust applications process" than the smaller color Kindle - which we've heard codenamed as "Coyote" and as using a 7-inch panel - also believed to be in the works. Read The Full Story

Nokia to lose smartphone stronghold to Samsung and Apple

Chris Davies, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [3]

Samsung looks set to steal the smartphone top spot from Nokia in Q3 2011, according to analysts Nomura, with the Finnish firm then facing relegation to third place as Apple ousts them the following quarter. While Nokia will maintain its lead in mobile devices overall, buoyed with its entry-level and mainstream phone sales worldwide, it's expected to cede its position in the lucrative smartphone segment. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone No.2 smartphone OS by 2015 insists IDC

Chris Davies, Jun 10th 2011 Discuss [5]

Analysts at IDC are making bold Windows Phone predictions again, and despite new devices being conspicuous by their absence, the incoming rush of Nokia hardware still leads them to suggest the OS will hold the number two smartphone position by 2015. That would leave iOS in third place, while Android is estimated to grow its current share by 5-percent to further cement its lead across the segment. Read The Full Story

Latest Nielsen data shows smartphone market is stabilizing, major OS’ hold steady

Shane McGlaun, May 31st 2011 Discuss [6]

Nielsen tracks all sorts of things for people that are interested in various markets. One of the markets that the analytics firm tracks that geeks tend to be really interested in its the market share for various smartphone operating systems. The latest figures are in from Nielsen and it looks like the growth of the major smartphone operating systems may be leveling out. Android is still the most popular OS on the market, but its lead over iOS may have stopped growing. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 supply bottleneck improving tips analyst

Chris Davies, May 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Hard to believe, but despite having been on sale since March 11, Apple's iPad 2 is still in reasonably short supply. Online orders are 1-2 weeks out, and everyone from Foxconn to LG Display has been blamed for the scarcity. Now, however, the end of the bottleneck could be in sight: according to a note from Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, AppleInsider reports, Apple's production woes have "significantly improved" and should herald a larger number of the iOS slates reaching retail. Read The Full Story

No NFC for iPhone 4S/iPhone 5 claim analysts

Chris Davies, May 17th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple's next-gen iPhone 4S - tipped by some to be a relatively incremental update to the smartphone, rather than a significant reworking - will not, in fact, include NFC, according to Bernstein. A note from the analyst company, BusinessInsider reports, claims the new smartphone (aka the iPhone 5) will miss out on the short-range wireless radio system, as Apple skips yet another generation of handset. Read The Full Story

iOS keeps developer hearts as tablet concerns douse Android enthusiasm

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

Developer enthusiasm has shifted back to Apple's iOS amid concerns over Android fragmentation and patchy tablet reception, according to a new survey by Appcelerator and IDC. Their Q2 mobile developer report suggests that, while Android was believed to be fast catching up with iOS earlier this year, that momentum has "recently plateaued": 91-percent and 86-percent of the 2,676 developers surveyed said they were "very interested" in coding for iPhone and iPad respectively, while only 85-percent and 71-percent said the same thing about Android phones and tablets, respectively. Read The Full Story

Forget XOOM, sue your rivals instead analyst advises Motorola

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [9]

Since you can't beat 'em, sue 'em - that's the advice from one analyst to Motorola Mobility, who calls the Motorola XOOM a failure, Honeycomb "dead on arrival" and the Android Market "a disaster." Global Equities' Trip Chowdry throws out a hugely-ranging estimate for the number of XOOM tablets sold - between 15,000 and 120,000, he reckons - and suggests that, Fortune reports, rather than attempt to compete with Apple and RIM, Motorola should aim to pick off its Android OEM counterparts with patent lawsuits. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 sales estimates slashed as Apple struggles with production pain

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2011 Discuss [10]

Apple is now expected to sell fewer iPad 2 tablets in 2011, though not because of any waning of demand. According to analysts IHS iSuppli, Apple's production issues will be the main cap on sales; the company is now expected to sell a total of 39.7m iPad 2 units, as it works through what COO Tim Cook described as "the mother of all backlogs" in the recent financial results call. Read The Full Story

PlayBook sales “far exceeding” XOOM demand says analyst

Chris Davies, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [14]

RIM may have sold 45,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets on the QNX slate's first day of availability, according to estimates from analysts Jefferies & Co. Surveys among retailers revealed around 20,000 PlayBook sales on the day, reports eWeek, while pre-orders for the tablet are believed to have amounted to a further 25,000 units. Read The Full Story