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Apple “killer iOS app” tipped with new web-based service

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [5]

Like sands in the hour glass, these are today's Apple tips and leaks - starting with an analyst note passed on after a meeting with Apple executives, chock-full of suggestions for the future of the company. First off, it would appear that Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty has made it clear that Apple may be releasing a new "killer iOS app" later this year. Before we go any further, it's important that we all pause and read the two most important words read thus far: analyst and "may". Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates cut significantly

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [5]

While the BlackBerry Z10 released among a crowd of curious and eager onlookers, most of which were excited to see BlackBerry's newest offerings, the general public doesn't seem to be too crazy about the new Z10 according to Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley, who cut the sales forecast of BlackBerry's new smartphone from 1.75 million units to just 300,000. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5S coming in June 2013 according to analyst

, Dec 10th 2012 Discuss [29]

While the iPhone has seen yearly updates for the past several years, it's rumored that might change with the next iPhone model. According to Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, the iPhone 5S will be released in June or July of 2013. This is similar to other reports that we've heard that suggest Apple is moving to a 6-month update cycle. Read The Full Story

Analysts predict 6.5m Galaxy S IIIs sold in Q2 ’12

, Jul 12th 2012 Discuss [4]

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S III in Europe and the United States, with the device poised to be one of the most popular smartphones this year. Analysts at JPMorgan believe that Samsung has managed to sell around 6.5 million Galaxy S IIIs over the second quarter, and they’re predicting that the South Korean company will shift up to 15 million between July and September. Read The Full Story

13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display likely coming soon

, Jun 14th 2012 Discuss [3]

Once we got our hands on the original 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, it seemed almost inevitable that Apple would release another iteration of the device. Today a note has come through from Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI, an analyst group who suggests that a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display might only be three months away. This information also ties in with NPD DisplaySearch analysis says via Richard Shim and Jeff Lin, both of them suggesting that a 13.3-inch panel was already being produced. Read The Full Story

Apple TV not likely in 2012 according to JP Morgan analyst

, May 4th 2012 Discuss [2]

There has been a lot of speculation running rampant over the last several months that Apple was getting its very first entry into the HDTV market ready. There have been several analysts speculate the TV will launch this year previously. However, a new report by JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz says that the TV is unlikely to arrive this year. Read The Full Story

Nielsen: Android leads US smartphone segment but Google weaker than Apple & RIM

, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Android holds pole position in the US smartphone battle when it comes to OS marketshare, but Google is at a weaker position versus iOS and BlackBerry because it is reliant on third-party manufacturers producing devices. That's Nielsen's stance at least, going by the latest set of postpaid mobile subscribers across smartphone platforms between November 2010 and January 2011. The researchers claim Android has 29-percent of the market, but shared predominantly between HTC (12-percent), Motorola (10-percent) and Samsung (5-percent). Read The Full Story

Apple number 3 in PCs if tablets included claim analysts

, Jan 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

Is the iPad a PC, a tablet or something else? If you're Apple you'd say it's iconic and leave it at that, but if you're market analysts Canalys you lump it in with personal computers in general. They've been crunching numbers and - iPad included - reckon that makes Apple the third largest company in the PC industry, only trailing HP and Acer. Read The Full Story

Analysts Report Apple May Have Sold Nearly 90 Million iPhones Since Launch

, Jan 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple will be revealing their earnings during their last quarter, which ended on Christmas Day, next week, and it's suggested that the company will announce that they've sold somewhere in the ballpark of 90 million iPhones throughout the world since its launch in 2007. These estimates were polled by Fortune from 33 different analysts, all of which had a different number to chime in as to how many iPhones Apple sold in their last quarter. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 Launching in April, According to Analyst

, Nov 22nd 2010 Discuss [7]

A yearly refresh for Apple products is expected. Even for something like the iPad, Apple's magical and revolutionary tablet device, which could probably be just fine on the market without seeing a hardware refresh so soon, people are already counting down the days until early 2011, when they expect Apple to come forward and announce a brand new tablet device. Rumors regarding the tablet, which range from featuring a Retina Display of its own, all the way to featuring a carbon fiber frame, help fuel the hype of the device, but according to a new report from analyst Brian Marshall, the iPad 2 may not be all that different from the first iteration, and we should expect to see it in April. Read The Full Story

iPhone business alone worth more than all but 10 firms tip number-crunchers

, Nov 19th 2010 Discuss [2]

The number manglers over at Trefis have crunched the stats and decided that Apple's iPhone - were it to be spun off as a separate business - would be worth more than all but ten companies on the planet. Basing their figures on Apple's current $391 billion worth and the fact that the iPhone represents 53.5-percent of that, they estimate the standalone value at $209 billion - only just behind AT&T and IBM. Read The Full Story

Gartner: Android second largest smartphone OS worldwide; iOS share down but not out

, Nov 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Gartner's smartphone OS market share stats are out for Q3 2010, and it makes for positive reading if you're Google. According to the figures, Android market share grew from 3.5-percent in Q3 2009 to 25.5-percent in 2010, making it the second-largest platform worldwide. In the same period, Symbian - which keeps the top spot - dropped from 44.6- to 36.6-percent, while Apple's iOS fell from 17.1- to 16.7-percent. Read The Full Story
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