Apple is once again the top smartphone vendor in the world by shipment volume according to a report released late Thursday. Market research firm Strategy Analytics noted that total fourth-quarter smartphone shipments grew 54% year-over-year in 2011 to hit 155 million units. After losing the No.1 spot to Samsung in the third quarter last year, Apple once again shipped more smartphones than any other company in the December quarter, earning it 24% of the global market. Read on for more. Apple shipped 37 million smartphones last quarter, narrowly edged Samsung out of the top spot. According to Strategy Analytics’s estimates, the South Korea-based consumer electronics giant sold 36.5 million smartphones into distribution channels during its huge fourth quarter, representing a
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Apple reclaims No.1 smartphone spot in Q4
January 27th, 2012 
Zach Epstein 
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Tags: Apple, Business, Galaxy S II, iPhone, iPhone 4S, market share, Mobile, Sales, Samsung, Shipments, Smartphones, Strategy Analytics 
No Comments »German court dismisses second Samsung patent suit against Apple
January 27th, 2012 Dan Graziano One week after dismissing Samsung’s first German patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, a German court has also rejected a second suit, reports Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents. Judge Andreas Voss of Germany’s Mannheim Regional Court on Friday addressed Samsung’s argument that certain 3G and UMTS technology in Apple’s iPhones infringes the South Korean company’s patents. The Judge dismissed these claims early Friday morning, however he did not immediately offer an explanation for his decision. Mueller, who attended the pronouncement, says the outcome of Samsung’s suit may be based on the validity of the specific patent in question, in which case Samsung could still prevail in any of its three other 3G/UMTS-related patent complaints it filed against Apple in Mannheim. Samsung
iPad owns 96% of enterprise market and iPhone share climbs to 53%, study finds
January 27th, 2012 Dan Graziano Enterprise mobile vendor Good Technology published a new study on Thursday revealing iOS’s massive market share in the corporate world. The iPad accounted for 96% of all tablets in the fourth quarter according to the firm, while the iPhone accounted for 53% of all smartphones activated by more than 2,000 companies using Good’s services in the fourth quarter. Good provides push messaging, device management and security products for corporate mobile users, competing against RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The company supports Windows Mobile, Symbian, iOS and Android. Apple’s iOS platform rose from 65% to 71% of Good’s business in the fourth quarter, and the iPhone 4S led the way, accounting for 31% of all smartphone models. The top Android device was Samsung’s
Posted in News Tags: Android, Apple, Business, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 4S, microsoft, Mobile, RIM, Samsung Galaxy S II, symbian, Windows Phone No Comments »Official Steam app released for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android
January 27th, 2012 Dan Graziano Valve on Thursday released mobile versions of Steam, the company’s digital game distribution platform. The mobile app is available for both iOS and Android devices. Games cannot be played through the app for obvious reasons, however users will be able to access to the store and connect with friends. ”With the free Steam app, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go,” read the app’s description. “Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales.” Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve. The software was first released in 2003 and as of January 2012 and
Hands on with Cablevision’s upcoming Optimum App for Laptops
January 26th, 2012 Dan Graziano Last summer, Cablevision was one of the first cable providers to release an app for watching live TV on mobile devices. The Optimum App for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch allows Optimum subscribers to watch live television when connected to their home networks. Cablevision is now testing the Optimum App for Laptops, which transforms a user’s laptop into an additional TV when connected to a home network. A beta version of the application is currently available to select customers for a limited time and we managed to put it through the paces on Thursday. Check out our hand-on photo gallery below and hit the break for some quick impressions. After installing Microsoft Silverlight, we were able to jump right into
Posted in News Tags: app, Cablevision, hands-on, iPad, iPhone, ipod touch, live tv, Mac, Optimum, Software, TV, Windows No Comments »Android accounted for less than 19% of Q4 smartphone sales at AT&T
January 26th, 2012 Zach Epstein Apple’s share of the global smartphone market reportedly topped the market share of all Android vendors combined in the fourth quarter last year, and nowhere was the iPhone’s lead more dominant than at AT&T. The nation’s No.2 carrier on Thursday reported its earnings for the December quarter, stating that smartphone activations totaled 9.4 million units. Apple’s iPhone lineup accounted for 7.6 million activations, or 81% of all smartphones AT&T activated during the three months ended in December. Considering the handful of BlackBerry smartphones and Windows Phones the carrier sold last quarter, all of AT&T’s Android phones combined were responsible for under 19% of the carrier’s smartphone sales. Android handsets continue to proliferate globally and with a number of stunners due to be
Posted in News Tags: activations, Android, Apple, AT&T, Business, google, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, Mobile, Sales, Smartphones No Comments »AT&T reports best-ever quarter for smartphones; 7.6 millon iPhones activated
January 26th, 2012 Todd Haselton AT&T reported its fourth-quarter 2011 results on Thursday and noted that it achieved record mobile broadband and smartphone activations during the quarter. The company reported consolidated revenue of $32.5 billion, up 3.6% or $1.1 billion from the same quarter last year, but it posted a loss of $6.7 billion, or $1.12 per share. EPS swings to a profit of $0.42 per share discounting one-time charges including the massive breakup fee paid to T-Mobile. AT&T attributed 76% of its revenue growth to wireless, wireline data and managed services, which represented 76% of overall revenue, up 7.5% from last year. The carrier sold 9.4 million smartphones during the quarter, a record that was 50% more than its previous record and more than
Posted in News Tags: activations, Android, AT&T, Business, carrier, customers, financials, fourth quarter, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, q4, record, results, revenue, sold No Comments »AT&T reports ‘blow-out’ Q4, revenues up 3.6 percent, 7.6 million iPhones activated
January 26th, 2012 Mat Smith AT&T is all smiles again, as it announces a quarter in which it managed to sell 9.4 million smartphones. It nearly doubled handset sales from Q3 and managed — perhaps unsurprisingly — 7.6 million iPhone activations, with the majority being Appl…
Posted in News Tags: AT&T, earnings, financial, financials, hdpostcross, iPhone, iPhone 4S, Iphone4s, ma bell, MaBell, mobilepostcross, q4 2011, Q42011 No Comments »Editorial: Android May Be Winning (Or Not Losing) Battles Against Apple In Court, But Don’t Expect An End To The Lawsuits Any Time Soon
January 26th, 2012 David Ruddock A recent Newsweek article has been making the rounds claiming, through an unnamed Apple “insider,” that Apple has spent north of $100 million litigating its various grievances against HTC since late 2010. Verifying the accuracy of this number is pretty…
Posted in News Tags: Android OS, Apple, Editorials, htc, infringement, Intellectual property, iOS, ip, iPad, iPhone, lawsuit, Legal, motorola, patent, patent infringement, patent war, Samsung, uspto No Comments »Apple sells record 1.4 million Apple TVs in Q4; 85 million users now on iCloud
January 26th, 2012 Dan Graziano During the company’s earnings call on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple TV is “doing extremely well.” The Cupertino-based company sold a record 1.4 million units in the December quarter, though Cook says the product is still just a hobby. “We still classify this as a hobby, but we continue to add things to it,” he said. “I couldn’t live without it. We think it’s a fantastic product and we continue to pull strings and see where we can take it.” Cook also revealed that the company’s iCloud service now has 85 million users. “We’re thrilled with iCloud and the response from customers has been incredible,” he said. “It was a fundamental shift, recognizing that people had numerous devices and wanted
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