Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

Facebook Looking to Develop their own Smartphone (again)

May 28th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Facebook | No Comments »

Again, rumours surface that Facebook has interest in developing their own smartphone. To do so, Facebook is rumoured to have hired staff from Apple that worked on the iPhone.

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iPhone 5 Screen to Stretch Universal Build Proposition

May 22nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

According to rumours, Apple is ready to yet again introduce a new screen to the iPhone/iPod Touch family. This time, the company is set on introducing a 4.6 inch screen and it is unlikely to lower pixel density.

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Apple ‘Launched’ iPad 2.4

May 6th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

While The New iPad launched, it seems Apple also launched a totaly new iPad 2 16GB. During the presentation, Apple said it would remain selling the iPad 2 16GB model next to the New iPad. It didn’t say it had actually improved the iPad 2 hardware in the new 2.4 model.

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Dropbox Alters iOS SDK Following Apple’s Complaints

May 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Dropbox has announced changes to its SDK for iOS developers. The sudden update follows on the news that Apple disallowed several apps with the Dropbox SDK from entering the App Store.

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Juniper: Samsung Topping the Smartphone Charts

May 1st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

According to research from Juniper, Samsung is topping the smartphone sales charts again in the first quarter of 2012, but only when looking at unit sales. Revenuewise, Apple is still dominating the smartphone market.

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iPad Mini is Coming!?

April 17th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

The iPad Mini has been rumoured to launch multiple times over the past years. The past weeks however, rumours have reached a new all-time high as Apple should have 6 million of them ready to sell in Q3.

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Flurry: Amazon Appstore Closing in on iTunes App Store

March 31st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The latest report from Flurry shows that Amazon might soon outgrow Apple’s App Store when talking revenues. The revenues originating from the Amazon Appstore are 89% of those originating from the iTunes App Store.

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Nielsen: 49,7% of US Subs own a Smartphone

March 29th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

As of February, Nielsen reports that nearly half of the US residents with a mobile contract own a smartphone. In February 2011, the percentage of smartphone owners was just 36%.

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The new iPad Heading for China

March 29th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Though the New iPad has been released in most EU and US markets now, the device still hasn’t launched in the market it is being created. The country is pretty strict on which devices are allowed in.

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