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Apple Is Now World No.1 In Mobile Phone Profitability & Revenue 2

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The massive Q4 2011 sales of iPhone 4S have already taken Apple to the 3rd spot in global rankings of largest smartphone manufacturers and now, another statistical analysis by Asymco crowns Apple as the highest earning mobile phone manufacturer in the world. Asymco has calculated the profit and revenue share of top 8 mobile makers and also counted…

Is Siri’s Absence on the iPhone 4 Due to Lack of Noise Reduction Circuitry? 9

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When the iPhone 4S debuted with Siri, many iPhone 4 owners pondered why they weren’t able to have access to the voice recognition technology. Sure, there are unofficial ways to acquire Siri on your iPhone 4, but what is the real reason behind its absence? CNET reports the main reason the iPhone 4 was left…

Former Apple Engineer Recounts Steve Jobs’ Original iPhone Mandate 2

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AppleInsider today has the rundown on an interesting insight into the original development of the iPhone through the eyes of Bob Borchers, a former Apple Product Manager and engineer who, in a speaking engagement at a California school said: “What’s interesting is that the challenge Steve laid out for us when we created the iPhone wasn’t…

Movie and TV Genius Recommendations Showing Up on Apple TV [Update] 2

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Last time we told you about the update to Apple TV that included a new TV Shows menu and new TV networks. Now it appears some users have run into a Genius recommendations menu for TV shows and movies. iPhoneinCanada.ca reader @RuhnDMC noted last night a peculiar new addition to this Apple TV under the…

Tim Cook Details Apple’s Philanthropy at Town Hall 0

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It’s easy to be envious of Tim Cook and why not? He’s  clearly making some bank. At the same time though, he has a difficult path ahead of him. He must mould Apple in his own vision without straying too far from the path the organization was on when Steve Jobs handed over the CEO…

Apple Responds to Allegations of iMessage ‘Bug’–The Genius Was at Fault 2

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Yesterday Gizmodo posted a story that claimed iMessage suffered a major bug, and allowed them to ‘spy’ on a total stranger. They posted images, text messages and other revealing information about the individual, an Apple Genius. What happened was the Genius plugged his SIM card into that of a customer’s phone to troubleshoot a problem….

Apple Welcomes Former Xbox Live Chief As Its Head Of Marketing For iTunes Europe 0

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Former Microsoft Xbox Live Marketing chief Robin Burrowes has just joined Apple as the head of App Store Marketing for iTunes Europe (via TNW).  Burrowes was one of the main figures behind the promotion of Microsoft’s latest Xbox dashboard update and has also worked for MSN and UK retail store HMV in the past. According to his LinkedIn profile,…

Apple Snatches The Title Of 3rd Biggest Cell Phone Manufacturer From LG Electronics 0

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According to a fresh report (via MacRumors) by research firm IDC regarding global cell phone sales during Q4 and full-year 2011, Apple has surpassed LG Electronics to become the 3rd largest mobile phone maker. Only one year back, Apple was on the 5th spot in the largest global cell phone manufacturer’s rankings just behind ZTE, but the…

iPhone 5 Launch At WWDC This Year? [Rumour] 8

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According to Daiwa Securities via Commercial Times, Apple will be returning to its traditional iPhone announcement platform by unveiling its latest iPhone at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June this year. In addition, the iPhone 5 will apparently carry on using glass to glass touch panel technology with current suppliers TPK Holding and…

iPad 3 Launch In March, ‘Strange’ Event In February? [Update] 6

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Update 1: Jim Dalrymple from The Loop confirms with his sources this story is a bust: This is not going to happen, according to my sources. Apple will not hold an event in February, unusual or otherwise. That’s it. == According to Macotakara, Apple will be releasing the iPad 3 in March and they will…