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Apple seems to buck declining PC shipment estimates

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 12th, 2012)

The PC market is in a serious decline both in the US and globally. According to Gartner, most manufacturers are struggling, except Apple which is on the rise. Gartner's latest figures show that worldwide PC shipment estimates for Q4 2011 fell 1.4 percent. The biggest losers in the last three ...

Goldman Sachs sees iPad demand slowing

by Mike Schramm (Nov 16th, 2011)

Almost two years after the iPad launch, Goldman Sachs reports that demand is slowing down, just as the holiday shopping season begins. "While improving holiday demand into late November could certainly push the momentum in the other direction, we believe it is prudent to assume the iPad is ...

Appcelerator: iOS still has highest developer interest, Kindle Fire heating up

by Mike Schramm (Nov 15th, 2011)

The latest Appcelerator survey says developers are still most interested in putting together apps for the iOS platform, with 91 percent of them "very interested" in developing for the iPhone, and 88 percent going for the iPad. iOS 5 was also cited by developers surveyed as the most significant ...

Starbucks launching augmented reality Cup Magic app for the holidays

by Mike Schramm (Nov 8th, 2011)

Starbucks is going to kick off the holiday season with a special app for iPhone and Android devices that will interact with art on holiday cups at the popular coffee shops around the world. You can see the app in action in the video below. As you can see, it's not really so functional as just a ...

Hitting it big in the App Store ... or not

by Mike Schramm (Nov 3rd, 2011)

Lots of developers are aiming for huge success in the App Store, and it seems like nearly every day we're reading about someone who made a big game and is picking up something like a million dollars a day from customers clicking that little "Install" button. L'Escapadou didn't make quite that ...

Report suggests Apple slipping in handset rankings

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 28th, 2011)

Last quarter was a transition quarter for Apple and its iPhone. Sales of the 18-month-old iPhone 4 fell slightly as the company prepared to introduce the iPhone 4S. This slowdown caused Apple to slip to fifth place in the global handset market and to the number two slot in the global smartphone ...

Apple reportedly cuts orders for iPad parts

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 26th, 2011)

Apple supposedly cut its fourth quarter orders for iPad components by 25%, according to a report from Bloomberg. This adjustment may have a financial effect on suppliers and manufacturers like Foxconn, but may not hurt Apple. Some analysts, like Mark Moskowitz of JPMorgan, are not adjusting ...

Appcelerator launches app store for app components

by Mike Schramm (Sep 19th, 2011)

Stick with us on this one -- Appcelerator has just launched an App Store, but not for apps. Instead, it's for components for apps, offering designs, templates, extensions, and other tools to app developers, who can then use those to make mobile apps for various other app stores, including ...

Forrester: iPad may be (slightly) more vulnerable in Europe

by Mike Schramm (Aug 9th, 2011)

Sometimes the market-research business can be tough. On the same day that a German court blocked sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in almost every EU country, a new report from Forrester Research arrives on the scene -- and it says that if Apple competitors want to take on the iPad, Europe ...

iPad brand four times stronger than competing tablets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 20th, 2011)

A new Bernstein Research survey suggests Apple will dominate the tablet market in the same way its iPods dominate the MP3 market. According to the survey, 50% of respondents in the US and the UK prefer the iPad over competing tablets. Surprisingly, even tablets from successful smartphone ...

Comscore says the iPhone now tops RIM in US subscribers

by Mel Martin (Jun 3rd, 2011)

It's probably not a gigantic surprise that Apple has slipped past the RIM BlackBerry phones, but it's a benchmark that should be noted. There may even be a few toasts in Cupertino. Comscore keeps an eye on mobile trends, and a report released today says Apple has increased market share from ...

Tim Cook: Tablets will outsell PCs (no kidding)

by Mike Schramm (Jun 2nd, 2011)

Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope has been talking to Apple's higher-ups lately according to BI (including COO Tim Cook), and that they're extremely bullish on iOS devices, even more so than they've been in the past. That's hardly surprising -- not only would you expect Apple executives to be ...

Report: Not much has changed in the growing smartphone market

by Mike Schramm (May 20th, 2011)

It's that time of the month again -- another report is out from Millenial Media about advertising on the smartphone platforms, with more conclusions about what the market's been up to lately. This month, the big news is... that there's not a lot of big news at all. Apple continues to sit on top ...

Nielsen: iPad maintains 82% of tablet market

by Mike Schramm (May 5th, 2011)

No surprises here: the iPad is dominating the tablet market in the US right now, with over 80 percent of users owning a version of Apple's tablet. The latest survey by Nielsen gives that figure, and says that 3G and Wi-Fi versions are almost equally split among owners, with 39% sticking with ...

IDC claims iPhone marketshare has grown 115%

by Mike Schramm (Apr 29th, 2011)

The International Data Corporation reports that Apple has been taking over the smartphone market in the past few years, with its market share growing by almost 115% over the past year. Apple's still not on top of the list (as there are much more established manufacturers on there, and as we've ...