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Why a Q4 iPhone 5 Release is a Strategic Win for Apple

The final quarter of 2011 is all set to play host to the greatest smartphone showdown we’ve seen yet.  Apple’s decision to delay the new iPhone until around the beginning of September – for announcement at least – ensures it’s going to do battle with not one but two of its competitors. The first is Google, [...]

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Should Apple Lose ‘App Store’ Trademark? Microsoft Challenge it in Europe

Although taking each other to court seems to be many tech company’s favorite pastime, this latest trip could result in a slightly more interesting conclusion than ‘fine, have some money to go away’.  Microsoft, along with Nokia, HTC and Sony Ericsson have challenged Apple’s trademarking of the phrase ‘App Store’ in Europe. Microsoft have been down this [...]

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Apple Now World’s Most Profitable Handset Maker, Surpasses Nokia

GigaOM points out that a recent analyst report has named Apple as the world’s most profitable handset vendor for the third quarter of this year. The report by Strategy Analytics is currently only available to subscribers, but GigaOM has shared the relevant bits from analyst Alex Spektor: We estimate Apple’s operating profit for its iPhone handset [...]

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Nokia Sues Apple Over Patents

Well it was bound to happen sooner or later, few products reach the type of popularity that the iPhone has achieved without falling under legal scrutiny. Cell phone giant Nokia has made rumors official by filing patent infringement litigation against Apple, claiming that the iPhone infringes on several of their own patents. The suit was [...]

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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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