Apple captured 50% of U.S. mobile phone activations in Q4, Demand Stays Strong

Both analysts and metrics are suggesting Apple will report record-breaking iPhone sales for the just-ended December 2014 calendar quarter, and new data released today by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners reveals the Cupertino company may have set a high bar against its competitors, grabbing half of all phone activations in the United States. One...

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Press section at the Windows 10 event also looks like an Apple ad

Yesterday, “it was Microsoft’s Windows 10 event that was resplendent in aluminum MacBooks and glowing Apple logos,” Ritchie reports iMore. “Austen Allred, co-founder of Grasswire captured it on Twitter.” Ritchie reports, “This isn’t anything new, of course. It’s been happening for years.” A couple MacBooks at the Windows 10 Unveiling......

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Apple grabs 33% smartphone marketshare in South Korea

A historic record for foreign manufacturers in Samsung’s home turf. Historically, Samsung has dominated South Korea, largely due to geographic advantages, but Apple’s gains now threaten the #1 spot. Apple is the first foreign smartphone company ever to surpass 20% marketshare in the region, taking the number 2 spot. Samsung’s marketshare fell...

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iOS 8 Now Running on 68% of iPhones and iPads

According to the latest data from Apple, istribution of company's iOS 8 mobile operating continues to plod along and is now installed on 68 percent of iPhones and iPads registered to the iOS App Store. Apple tracks the rate of iOS 8 adoption based on devices accessing the App Store with the current data being captured on January 5th, 2015. The...

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Apple's iOS 8 storage is far more efficient than Google's Android, Samsung's Galaxy, Microsoft Windows

"There's something about Apple that makes people lose their minds, particularly people who are journalists. The most likely explanation is that putting "Apple" in a headline is currently the most irresistible clickbait known to mankind. That, and there's no time for fact checking or any sort of basic research in today's BuzzFeed world of made up garbage."...

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