Mobile ad platform Millennial Media has noted a rising percentage of impressions originating from tablets during 2012, with iOS grabbing a 58 percent share of the tablet OS mix, while Androids getting 41 a percent, reports TechCrunch. According to the report, iPad mini is seeing the highest growth for Apple while Kindle Fire is most popular among the...
Following a recent meeting with Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty has issued a note to the investors that in order to to maintain growth, Apple is expected to increase cash return to its shareholders, and also potentially launch a lower priced iPhone soon, AppleInsider is reporting. The analyst said that innovation is still Apple's "top priority" and...
Last report by Flurry revealed that China has overtaken U.S. to become the world’s leading smart device market. Today, another study published by the analytical firm shows that the app market is becoming increasingly global and in order to remain competitive, the developers must know how the app consumer behavior varies across different countries. The study also reflects...
Leaked photos of purported second generation iPad mini have appeared on a forum thread at Chinese website WeiPhone (via MacRumors), showing the rear shell of the alleged device. While the shell appears very similar to that of the current iPad mini, it does appear a bit thicker from some angles. Since the second generation iPad mini...
Back in 1980, Apple sponsored a Porsche to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car endurance race. The Apple sponsored "killer car" driven by some of the legends of the sport however failed, and the team was forced to withdraw from the race with 13 hours to spare, as detailed by The Apple Lounge in an interesting...
AU Optronics (AUO), Taiwanese manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels for companies like Apple, Samsung, Dell, Acer, etc, has reportedly ramped up production of iPad mini panels, reaching 1 million in total shipments to Apple, after months of efforts to increase yields, according to a report by DigiTimes. The company is also working on panels for next-generation iPad mini, according to...
Apple's stock (AAPL) fell to $452.72 at 10:01 a.m. in New York today, following reports that iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has stopped hiring assembly-line workers in China, reports Bloomberg. Company spokesperson Bruce Liu claimed that Foxconn has announced the halt because of a high employee return rate following the Lunar New Year holiday in the region. He further said...
Last week, Sir Jony Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design for Apple, was awarded the U.K.’s highest children’s award, the gold Blue Peter badge, which is the highest accolade given out by the BBC’s Blue Peter program. Today, 9to5Mac has shared the full Jony Ive clip from the technology special, where he talks about Apple’s ‘out of...
Opera Software announced that it will make a transition to the WebKit engine during 2013 for most of its upcoming versions of browsers, as it hit the 300 million monthly users milestone. Today, the company has laid off approximately 90 of its employees, downsizing its workforce by almost 10%, according to a Norwegian publication Digi.no (via TNW). It must...
Flurry Analytics, that reliably measures activity across more than 90% of the world’s smart devices, has revealed in its latest report that China has knocked off U.S. to become the world’s top country for active Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. In its previous report, Flurry said that China has the fastest growing smart device market...
Developer of popular jailbreak tweak Auxo, @Sentry_NC has uploaded a new video on YouTube, showing off yet another app switcher concept. Looking at the video, you can tell that it provides most of the same functionality as Auxo but does it in a little more streamlined manner. The concept lets users swipe from the bottom of the page...
According to a report by The Telegraph, models on the catwalks of London and New York Fashion Week are now surrounded not just by fancy magazines but also by Apple's beloved gadgets. The iPad in particular, the fashionistas say, has changed the way people consume fashion and has become a driving force that brings global audience closest to the...
