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T-Mobile USA hurt by iPhone 4S sales

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 10th, 2011)

T-Mobile USA will soon feel the sting of being the only carrier in the US without the iPhone 4S. As part of its quarterly earnings report, T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm said the carrier is concerned about its churn rate in the important December quarter and how it may be affected by iPhone 4S ...

Samsung reportedly beats Apple in smartphone shipments

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 20th, 2011)

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Samsung shipped more smartphones than Apple in the last quarter ending September 30. According to a person "familiar with the situation," Samsung shipped 20 million smartphones where as Apple shipped sold 17.1 million in its fourth fiscal quarter, which ...

Apple posts record Mac quarter despite some iPad cannibalization

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 18th, 2011)

Along with the iPad, Mac sales were one of the highlights of Apple's quarterly earnings report. In the quarter that just ended, Apple sold 4.89 million Macs, a 26 percent increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple CEO Tim Cook was pleased about the Mac performance, but in response to an ...

iPhone sales dip last quarter largely due to rumors

by Chris Rawson (Oct 18th, 2011)

iPhone revenues and unit sales for Apple's last quarter dropped significantly compared to the previous quarter. Revenues from iPhone sales declined by 18 percent, while unit sales dropped 16 percent -- a sell-through decline of 2.4 million units over the previous quarter. During the recent ...

Liveblog: Apple Q4 2011 earnings call

by Michael Rose (Oct 18th, 2011)

Thanks for joining us here for running commentary and analysis of Apple's Q4 2011 earnings announcement. We welcome your comments and questions, but please note that questions are moderated and will not necessarily appear in the liveblog content; also please note that TUAW cannot ask the ...

Reminder: Apple fourth quarter FY11 earnings announcement today

by Michael Rose (Oct 18th, 2011)

After the market close today (4pm Eastern), Apple will announce quarterly earnings for its 2011 fiscal fourth quarter. Apple's fiscal year ended on September 25 (roughly aligned with the US federal government's fiscal year), which means that the all-important upcoming holiday quarter is actually ...

Apple schedules Q4 conference call for Oct. 18

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 14th, 2011)

Use Siri to set a reminder for October 18. That afternoon, Apple will announce its fourth quarter 2011 earnings via a live earnings conference call to discuss the results. The call will start at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 pm PDT) will be streamed live over the Internet so you can listen in. Most of ...

Apple Q4 financial call set for October 18

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 26th, 2011)

Apple has announced the date for its Q4 financial call. The call will take place on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. PT. As usual, Apple will detail it's financial results for the quarter that ends this Friday, September 30th. Besides addressing this past quarter, the call should also ...

Samsung withholds mobile phone sales data due to Apple legal battle

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 29th, 2011)

Samsung reported its quarterly earnings today and, for the first time, the Korean manufacturer did not report its mobile phone sales. Samsung withheld this information because the company has a new information policy that discloses less information about its mobile phones and ...

Verizon Wireless activates 2.3 M iPhones, still trails AT&T

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 22nd, 2011)

Verizon Wireless released its quarterly earnings this morning and confirmed that it activated 2.3 million iPhones 4 in Q2 2011. This number is impressive, but it's not as high as rival AT&T which activated 3.6 M iPhones in the same quarter. Together the two carriers sold almost 6 million ...

AT&T activated 3.6 M iPhones in Q2 2011

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 21st, 2011)

AT&T said it was not concerned about the Verizon iPhone and its Q2 2011 earnings suggest this confidence was not misplaced. In the last three months, AT&T activated 3.6 million iPhones and 24% of these activations were for new customers, not renewals. iPhone subscriber churn was down ...

Apple Q3 2011 earnings released: Impressive, most impressive. (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2011)

Apple hit another home run in the third quarter of 2011. Total revenue for the quarter reached US$28.57 billion, as compared to $15.70 billion in the same quarter last year. Earnings per diluted share were $7.79, as compared to $3.51 last year. Net profit reached a staggering $7.31 B. All of ...

What analysts think about Apple's iPhone sales

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 13th, 2011)

Apple is announcing its quarterly earnings on July 19 and analysts are prepping their sales estimates for the big day. Philip Elmer-Dewitt of Apple 2.0 compiled a handful of these projections which range from a high of 20.25 million from Nicolae Mihalache of Traderhood down to a low of 15 ...

Apple's Q3 2011 financial results call scheduled for July 19

by Chris Rawson (Jun 29th, 2011)

Apple has announced that its Q3 2011 financial results conference call will take place at 5 PM Eastern / 2 PM Pacific on Tuesday, July 19. Apple usually releases its financial results to the public a couple hours before the call itself takes place, and we'll be keeping an eye out for that when ...

Softbank profits surge thanks to the iPhone and iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 9th, 2011)

Japan's number three wireless carrier, Softbank, reported record profits thanks to the success of the iPhone and the iPad. Net profit for the quarter ending in March climbed to Y47.41 billion, up from Y1.85 billion in the same quarter last year. Softbank's ARPU (average revenue per user) also ...