Apple said that customers pre-ordered a staggering two million iPhone5 devices in the first 24 hours that the device was available. The figure was more than double the one million pre-orders through 24 hours for the previous generation iPhone 4S.
“iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered...
iPhone enthusiasts who awoke in the wee hours this morning were able to pre-order a new iPhone 5 for delivery next Friday. The rest of us may have to wait a little longer
Worldwide enterprises have been impacted by the bring-your-own-device trend. Of course, Apple's new devices are not the only cause, but the company has definitely contributed substantially to the phenomenon. When a new device is about to be launched, more people want to give up...
Apple’s unveiling of the iPhone 5 seemed to check the boxes on many features the media and consumers were clamoring for and what “leaks” seemed to be indicating for the past several weeks. However, the one mystery surrounding the device that had to wait...
Updated to include Leap Wireless' launch of device on Sept. 28
To the surprise of few and delight of many, Apple today unveiled its latest smartphone with the aptly named iPhone 5. The device is set to launch on Sept. 21, with pre-orders beginning on...
Apple’s expected unveiling of its latest iPhone iteration tomorrow is set to not only throw a new, shiny weapon into the white-hot smartphone wars, but also impact how domestic wireless carriers are positioned heading into the all-important holiday shopping season.
Most analysts expect the new...
AT&T Mobility(T) announced a slew of markets where it plans to expand its LTE coverage by the end of the year, with nine new markets launched this week. The LTE expansion news comes just ahead of next week's expected unveiling of an LTE-equipped iPhone...
On the heels of a bevy of smartphone launches, J.D. Power and Associates this morning reported that its latest customer survey found that customers that regularly use social media applications are more satisfied with their smartphone. More important for carriers, those customers also spend...
Microsoft's marketing muscle is of course Nokia's ace in the hole as the Finnish company struggles to regain a foothold in the mobile phone market that it dominated until recently.
By now, just about anyone who follows technology knows that on Aug. 24, nine jurors in California voted in favor of Apple with the largest patent lawsuit victory
The cost of bringing 3G smartphones to China showed up in the China Telecom's earnings report today as the nation's third-largest carrier reported a sharp drop in quarterly profits.
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users decreased 2.3% in the second quarter of 2012 to 419 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. Samsung remained the leader and accounted for 21.6% of the total market, higher than its 16.3% global share in 2Q11. Finland-based Nokia...
Last week, I used this soapbox to go into some detail regarding Apple’s current “issues” in regards to the iPhone and how it’s positioned in the market and comparing its current 4S model to a non-too-handsome product of the U.S. automotive industry.
For a while there (before the introduction of the iPhone), it seemed Research In Motion just about had it all. BlackBerry sales were growing worldwide and the devices were so addictive that the public called it “CrackBerry.”
While I have given up trying to explain Sprint Nextel, it appears that maybe, just maybe, people are getting wise to Apple’s gambit of rolling out improved devices every 12 months or so.
Sprint Nextel’s second quarter results show that the nation’s No. 3 carrier could be laying the foundation for a payoff from its controversial and expensive plans to carry Apple’s iconic iPhone device.
Analysts noted that the carrier posted a number of robust operating metrics...
Domestic wireless carriers are living through a strange time when slower sales of high-revenue generating devices is a good thing, at least to the investor community. Those are the folks that judge carriers on a minute-by-minute basis and where long-term strategies are measured in...
AT&T Mobility customers seems to be holding their breathes for a possible new device launch later this year, as the carrier reported a slowdown in device upgrades during the recent second quarter that helped boost wireless margins.
The nation’s No. 2 carrier reported its best...
The latest "State of Mobile Advertising" report from Opera Software found that business and finance generate more revenue per impression than any other publishing category. The report also shows that Apple's iOS leads the smartphone operating system pack with an average effective cost per...
Verizon Wireless released strong second quarter financial results last week setting expectations for what its rivals will need to shoot for. Obviously, those competing results are already fixed and just need to be unleashed on a rabid financial community beginning this week, but the...
When Apple reports earnings on Tuesday investors will be hoping for another blockbuster quarter from the Cupertino cash machine. Stakeholders throughout the mobile economy will be reading Tuesday's report closely whether or not they own a slice of Apple. Here are some of the questions they'll hope to answer:
