Apple revealed record-breaking profit and revenue figures for the quarter which ended September of 2012. Despite creeping concerns within the company, Apple managed to have 58 percent higher sales for the iPhone compared to last year’s sales during the same quarter.
Apple had revenue of 36 billion dollars and a net profit of 8.2 billion dollars. Diluted share prices for that quarter is worth 8.67 dollars. Last year, the figures are 28.3 billion dollars in revenue and 6.6 billion dollars in …

According to the latest research by Strategy Analytics, there are now more than one billion smartphone users in the whole world. After sixteen years since the smartphone business started, the one billionth user was reached during the third quarter of this year.
According to Neil Mawston, Strategy Analytics’ executive director, “We estimate 1 in 7 of the world’s population owned a smartphone in the third quarter of

Apple has denied accusations that it provided the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a set of unique device IDs (UDIDs), following claims by hacker group AntiSec of nabbing data from an FBI agent’s computer.
“The FBI has not requested this information from Apple, nor have we provided it to the FBI or any organization,” said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris.
Earlier this week, AntiSec claimed to have acquired 12 million Apple UDIDs, which rang bells among privacy groups and …

Apple is set to get a lot of buyers for the iPhone 5 if new data turns out to be prophetic.
According to a survey conducted by TechBargains, 74 percent of current iPhone 4 owners have said that they will buy the iPhone 5 as an upgrade.
Furthermore, the results of the survey conducted by the deals site indicate that a lot of owners of other models of the iPhone are will also buy the iPhone 5 after it is released.

The results show that 67 percent of current iPhone 4S owners while 71 percent of …

AntiSec, a group of hackers, has allegedly acquired user information from 12 million Apple iPad and iPhone users.
According to the group, a laptop from FBI was used to obtain the data. However, FBI said that they don’t have that kind of information, and concerned citizens should not worry about tracking done by the

Financial Times has announced that Apple iPhone sales declined in the UK following the May release of Samsung Galaxy S3.
The 20 percent market share of iPhone 4S had gone down to 15 percent after the release of Samsung Galaxy S3. However, the Apple handset remains as the most popular handset in the UK, according to a concealed industry research.
An unknown handset operator also reported that during the first week of June, sales of the Apple smartphone dropped down to almost 18 percent, and if …

Apple has accumulated over $150 billion in revenue since its massively popular and record-breaking iPhone handset launched five years ago. After the tech giant – under the successful management of the late Steve Jobs – introduced the iPhone to the public, the iOS-based smartphone sold more than 250 million units worldwide. Research firm Strategy Analytics, however, believes that the next five years will not be simple and as lucrative as it was for Apple.
Neil Mawtson, executive director of …

ConnecTV is an app which lets smartphone or tablet users engage more with friends as they watch programs on TV. (Image: via clickondetroit.com)

ConnecTV is a new app that promises to increase “second screen” involvement among users watching television and using their smartphones, tablets, or laptops at the same time.
A Nielsen survey reports that twenty-six percent of United States tablet owners often use their devices while watching TV. That number is higher for smartphone owners …

Apple iPhone 4S. (Image: Brett Jordan, via Flickr / CC)

The iPhone is extending its reach from its major carriers in the United States to attract more customers.
Five regional carriers, namely Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless, Cellcom, GCI, and nTelos, have all started to offer the iPhone to local subscribers yesterday.
Customers of the five carriers can actually enjoy one particular advantage among others over those who are subscribed to Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint – they can …

ZTE announced plans to be one of the top three phone manufacturers by 2015 after several distinguished mobile industry analysts’ reports unanimously revealed figures that it has surpassed Apple in third quarter shipments.

ZTE Blade a.k.a Orange San Francisco. (Image: Marcel Klapschus (CC), via Wikimedia Commons)

According to the reports by analyst firms ABI Research, IDC and Strategy Analytics, the Chinese handset maker has exceeded Apple iPhone shipments to become the world’s fourth …