SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A group called iPhoneSIMfree.com said it had developed a piece of software that, when installed on an iPhone, allows the use of rival mobile services such as T-Mobile, according to widely followed technology blog Engadget.com. AT&T has an exclusive two-year agreement to provide phone and data services for the iPhone in […]
According to Apple’s Q3 financial results call, Apple sold 270,000 iPhones during the first 30 hours of sales — the quarter ended on June 30th. Apple admitted to and apologized for activation problems, which would account for that 146,000 activations figure that AT&T released yesterday.
As for sales past June 30th, Apple isn’t saying much, but […]
Apple is now once again holding third place in the US PC market, sales figures from market watcher IDC have revealed. A return to form? Not quite, since its 5.6 per cent share is well below the double-digit share Apple commanded in the 1980s and early 1990s. Apple was also tied for third place with […]
The first of Apple Inc.’s iPhones to ship in Europe this fall will function wirelessly over slower EDGE networks as well as in Wi-Fi hot spots, the same as in the U.S., according to an industry analyst based in Italy.
The first version of iPhone in Europe “definitely will be on EDGE,” said Gartner Inc. analyst […]
O2 has beaten its rivals to win the exclusive UK rights to offer Apple’s iPhone. The tie-up, the mobile phone industry’s most sought-after deal in years, marks a major coup for the 18 million-customer group. The final contract is expected to be signed imminently. The phone, which should be on sale in time for Christmas, […]
No matter how you slice it, moving 500,000 units of any product during its inaugural weekend launch is big. According to Gene Munster, analyst at Piper Jaffray, that’s exactly what Apple’s iPhone managed to pull off. After originally expecting Apple to sell “only” 200,000 iPhones on Friday and Saturday, he’s now estimating that Apple sold […]
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple’s iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.
Crowds lined up at some of Apple’s outlets cheered as their doors opened at 6 p.m. local time, while smaller groups […]
The number of iPhones manufactured by Apple may not be enough to meet customer demand when the smart phone goes on sale tomorrow, CEO Steve Jobs said in an interview.
“We had to make our best guess as to what the demand was going to be and what supply we were going to put in place […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - AT&T Inc. sold almost all its initial stock of Apple Inc.’s iPhone within hours of the device going on sale, an AT&T spokesman said on Saturday.
“Virtually all of our stores sold out of the iPhone last night,” spokesman Mark Siegel said, declining to specify how many units had been sold. The […]
For all the buzz building about Apple’s iPhone launch next week, success is not a sure bet, according to a survey released Tuesday. “The first million, no problem,” said Chris Hazelton, senior analyst, mobile technology and trends with IDC, talking about iPhone sales. “Interest in this has been building for years. But the ‘08 goal […]