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Apple responsible for 99.4% of mobile app sales with the App Store

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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Apple responsible for 99.4% of mobile app sales with the App Store

As an iPhone user and fan it is hard to deny the success and appeal of the App Store. After all, it has an app for just about anything you could imagine and on top of that it is pretty easy to use. Well, maybe not as easy for discovery, but easy in terms of [...]

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AT&T to New Yorkers: No online iPhone sales for you [UPDATED]

AT&T to New Yorkers: No online iPhone sales for you [UPDATED]

[UPDATE] And just as mysterious as the reason as to why this occurred, the online sales of the iPhone for New Yorkers has resumed. In short, New Yorkers can once again feel free to purchase an iPhone online from AT&T. In what seems to be a pretty strange move, and one that does not yet have [...]

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iPhone 3GS heading to Vodafone UK, available from January 14

iPhone 3GS heading to Vodafone UK, available from January 14

The official announcement has come from Vodafone UK — iPhone sales will begin as of January 14, 2010. And while its a little disappointing that they will not be available for the holiday season, it did hold true to their earlier announcement which came back in September and stated “early 2010.” The pricing and plan information [...]

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South Korea sells an estimated 60,000 iPhones on launch day

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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South Korea sells an estimated 60,000 iPhones on launch day

Unlike China Unicom and the 5,000 iPhones they sold during the launch weekend things in South Korea seem to have been a little better. The South Korean carrier is KT Corporation and they have sold an estimated 60,000 iPhones on their launch day. The interesting part here is that it was also pointed out that; “In spite [...]

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While the Smartphone Market Lags, iPhone’s Share Triples

Friday, December 5, 2008

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While the Smartphone Market Lags, iPhone’s Share Triples

Despite a downturn industry-wide of smartphone sales, the iPhone’s Q3 market share has tripled from the year-ago quarter, up to 12.9% worldwide, vs 3.4% for Q3 2007.  That puts the iPhone in 3rd place worldwide behind Nokia (42.4%) and RIM (15.9%).  Nokia’s lead is still looking insurmountable, but RIM is only a sliver ahead of the iPhone [...]

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Japan experiencing slow iPhone 3G sales

Japan experiencing slow iPhone 3G sales

Despite statements from Softbank claiming that the iPhone remains a popular item, some analysts are now reporting that iPhone 3G sales in Japan are going to fall very short of what was initially hoped for. Initial estimates were expecting around one million in total, but so far the sales are looking like they will top out [...]

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Gartner reports; iPhone helping smartphone sales

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Gartner reports; iPhone helping smartphone sales

Thanks to a recent report coming from analysts with Gartner, we are finding out that the iPhone has brought a surge into the smartphone market. They are reporting that 32.2 million smartphones were sold in Q2 2008, which is an increase of 15.7 percent from the same quarter last year. Overall they are crediting the iPhone [...]

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MegaFon confirmed as third official Russian iPhone 3G carrier

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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MegaFon confirmed as third official Russian iPhone 3G carrier

MegaFon has joined MobileTeleSystems (MTS) and VimpelCom to become the third official iPhone 3G carrier for Russia. However, although the deal has been confirmed most of the details are still unknown. As of current the iPhone pricing as well as the calling and data plans have not been announced. Its simply been left as “the [...]

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NextWorth offering cash, gift cards for your original iPhone

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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NextWorth offering cash, gift cards for your original iPhone

Still looking to get rid of your original iPhone and not having much luck with buyers on eBay or Craigslist? Similar to the previously mentioned FreeiPhoneSwap, here is another service that will make the sale quicker and easier. Of course that means you end up not getting as much money, but sometimes its easier than [...]

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iPhone 3G ready to overtake the original iPhone in sales

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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iPhone 3G ready to overtake the original iPhone in sales

It looks like the iPhone 3G has been an incredible success as compared to the original iPhone, this news comes despite the connection and battery issues that we are often hearing about. According to TechCrunch, Apple will reach the 6 million mark for the iPhone 3G sometime next week, which means that it will then [...]

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