Apple reportedly to release 3G iPhone in Europe

Millions of Asians are waiting for the official release of Apple’s iPhone in the region. But the question that has not been answered yet is this: Will asians get the 3G iPhone?

“Selling the first genration iPhone in Asia will be like selling Playstation 1 to a market that knows the existence of Playstation 3,” said Anthony Chin Lee, an IT analyst in Singapore.

A source said Apple could probably ship the first generation iPhone to Asia (mostly unsold units from US or European stores) and this could mean lower sales for the iPhone in this region. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s exclusive iPhone carrier in the US, AT&T has remained silent on reports that it will be selling the 3G iPhone for $199 as long as the subscriber signs up for a specific plan.

iPhone-Codes.com reported about it earlier (read here) quoting industry insiders but as of this time, AT&T has not issued any statement regarding the much-publicized $199 3G iPhone.

Sources said AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of the new iPhone but there’s a catch. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh from the oven, AT&T, the exclusive sales partner of Apple in the US, announced it will be selling the upcoming 3G iPhone for $199. Yes, AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of the new iPhone but there’s a catch.

Customers who want the $199 3G iPhone will have to compusorily sign up for a two year contract with AT&T. You will have to pay the $399 unit price for 8GB and $499 for 16GB if you want your network under Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, or Sprint.

The markdown price is a strategy by AT&T to drive customers away from its competitors. But for sure, the other network providers will also be implementing marketing strategies that will challenge AT&T. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, there are a lot of mobile phone manufacturers who have tried but didn’t generate much interest as Apple’s iPhone. Nokia hugged the headlines when information about its touch screen phone Nokia Tube 5800 leaked online. It was considered as an iPhone challenger for a while but even as the unit has not been released to the market yet, the Nokia Tube fever has died down and all eyes are now back to iPhone with the coming of the iPhone 2.0

Now, Research In Motion (RIM), the creator of the phenomenal Blackberry is reportedly hot on the trail of iPhone when the reported introduction of a new Blackberry unit that will surely challenge the status of Apple’s baby.

Which is just the right thing for RIM to do. Introduce revolutionary touch screen phones that will compete with the iPhone if the company still wants to take a bite at the smart phone pie. If it remains stagnant and feel confident with the way its Blackberry is selling, RIM is doomed. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s iPhone continues to stir the mobile phone world especially with the coming of the iPhone 2.0 in the next few months. And even as the 3G iPhone news is still hugging the headlines, Apple has announced the introduction of a tactile feedback to iPhone, which means when you press the keys on iPhone’s screen, it will give a sensation, a feeling that you are pressing a real button.

Isn’t that nice?

At the Research In Motion (RIM) office, the atmosphere beams with so much pressure. The company that makes the Blackberry are is in full blast in research and development to keep up with the iPhone hype, which can kill the Blackberry in the near future if the company remains stagnant. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter ended March 29, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.26 billion and net quarterly profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 32.9 percent, down from 35.1 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 44 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The company also said it was able to sell 1,703,000 iPhone in the first quarte of the year. It aslo shipped 2,289,000 Macintosh® computers during the quarter, representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 10,644,000 iPods during the quarter, representing one percent unit growth and eight percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter.

“We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With over $17 billion in revenue for the first half of our fiscal year, we have strong momentum to launch some terrific new products in the coming quarters.” Read the rest of this entry »

All eye’s were still on iPhone in the past week especially with the scheduled 80 iPhone essential sessions at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California, where developers get upclose with iPhone engineers and their questions about SDK answered in the various sessions.

The week also witnessed the announced of VoIP in iPhone 2.0 through Fring.

But the most controversial iPhone issue of the week is the price cuts that have been taking place around Europe. It was O2 that first introduced a £100 iPhone bundled with a monthly plan. Then follows Orange which is in talk with Apple to cut the price of iPhone due to “sleepy sales”. Read the rest of this entry »

Due to the alleged disappointing sales, several mobile phone carriers in Europe are now contemplating on following the footstep of O2 by offering Apple’s iPhone at lower cost to clear out their display closets.

Orange, the exclusive carrier of iPhone in France, was reported to be in talks with Apple for an iPhone price cut following a frustratingly low sales despite the hype created by the iPhone online.

With the coming of the 3G iPhone in the next few months, the mobile phone market is observed to be holding on to its money for the iPhone 2.0 instead of buying the currently available units that do not have 3G and other features yet.

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Apple has listed 80 sessions and hands-on labs essential for the iPhone development in this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California.

For the first time ever, this year’s WWDC in San Francisco offers a track designed for those developing applications and optimized web content for iPhone. The conference offers developers a great opportunity to speak with Apple’s own iPhone engineers and user interface experts

At the heart of the WWDC experience are over 150 technical sessions and hands-on labs presented by Apple engineers and experts. Those who will attend will get in-depth information with presentations on the technologies that power iPhone OS, Leopard and Leopard Server, and code along during practical “how-to” sessions. Read the rest of this entry »