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A few weeks back, there was a rumor that Apple will be producing a low cost iPhone next year mainly for its low income Smartphone users. Now rumors are rampant about an Apple supplier called Pegatron and its plan to increase the number of workers employees in China. This increase will be massive; there will be about 40% more workers in the second half of the year.
One thing is for sure that Apple is planning to launch something new.And what is expected is that it will probably be focusing on producing a low cost iPhone basically for the Chinese and Indian markets.
Many experts believe that production of a low cost iPhone will affect the revenues from iPhone 5 negatively but still, Apple might be able to increase their market share by selling large amounts of the new cheaper iPhones.
Although we are sure of the exact date as to when this iPhone would be launched but we expect it to be released by the 3rd quarter.
How this phone will affect the revenues of Apple
This version of iPhone will enable Apple to compete with other Android phones in similar price ranges. We will have to wait and see to learn how this phone will affect the revenues of Apple, which have taken a significant drop over the last couple of years, mainly because of the decrease in demand of the iPad mini.
Whereas some people like Katy Huberty expect a massive increase in Apple’s revenues others believe that it will not have any significant effect.
Source: Techcrunch
Tablet shipments continued to “surge” in the first quarter of 2013, growing 142 percent year-over-year, according to market analyst IDC’s latest “Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker” report. Additionally, Android vendors had an extremely strong first quarter, shipping 27.8 million tablets versus Apple’s 10.5 million iPad and iPad mini devices. More tablets shipped during the first quarter [...]The post Android trounces Apple in Q1 2013 tablet shipments appeared first on LinuxGizmos.com.
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Tablet shipments continued to “surge” in the first quarter of 2013, growing 142 percent year-over-year, according to market analyst IDC’s latest “Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker” report. Additionally, Android vendors had an extremely strong first quarter, shipping 27.8 million tablets versus Apple’s 19.5 million iPad and iPad mini devices. More tablets shipped during the first quarter [...]
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The global Apple market share on smartphones is in danger of dropping in the third quarter of 2013. The forecast came from Toni Sacconaghi, a known analyst from the Sanford Bernstein firm. He predicted that the company’s slice in the worldwide market for smartphones may hit a rate of only less than 10% for the third quarter.
The Solution
However, the analyst said that the event can be thwarted if a new smartphone is introduced by then. Another solution for the impending loss in global shares is by introducing a new smartphone that is more affordable than its current product.
The Reason Behind the Apple World Market Share Forecast
Sacconaghi has a good premise for his assumption if the series of statistical data from the past up to the present are to be considered. He explained that while the Cupertino-based company reported a growth of more or less 7% per year, the smartphone market has increased by 36%. Thus, if the figures are to be analyzed, he said that the share of the company in the world market actually deceased year-on-year by 23% down to 17%.
Due to the speed of growth of the smartphone market and the inactivity of Apple in terms of sales prior to an introduction of a new hardware, the Bernstein analyst stated that Apple’s share will surely go down by 10% or even to a single digit.
The iPhone 5S
While the iPhone 5S is slated to go out this year, there is no definite period for its release yet. According to the source, the announcement of the new iPhone may be in September this year but it may not go out in the market until October. So, if Sacconaghi’s prediction is to be relied on, that could present a plunge in the third quarter global Apple market share for sure.
Sources: Phone Arena
This week marks an Apple iCloud milestone because the service has now reached 300 million users. It should be noted that the Cupertino-based company’s cloud storage service saw a drastic growth since its inception in October 2011.
From October 2011 to July 2012 alone, its number of users bubbled up to 150 million. Then, just six months after, the number of users for Apple iCloud increased by 100 million, making the total number of users 250 million. Basing from that period to the present month, another 50 million added up.
The news broke out after Peter Oppenheimer, the chief financial officer of the company, revealed the figures during its earnings conference call. It was also the time when the figures about the Apple profit for the last fiscal quarter came into light.
About the Service
The iCloud is around 1 and a half years old now. The service provides ways for iOS users to store and sync information in their device ranging from calendar data, emails, pictures and other files. So far, it was listed by various analysts as one of the top cloud storage service provider in the U.S. due to the huge number of its users.
Controversies
The Apple iCloud was not without controversies though during the course of its operation. One of them was being a subject in a lawsuit in the Arizona court on 2011 because of its alleged patent infringement. Another was the censorship issue that came out after users found out that it filters some phrases like “barely legal teen”. There was also the complaint about the storage and limiting its features to iOS users only.
Source: GSMInsider
