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New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals

by Helen Vince

The much-anticipated new Apple Watch has the lowest hardware costs compared to retail price of any Apple product IHS Technology has researched, according to a preliminary estimate by IHS (NYSE: IHS) and its Teardown …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| IHS Markit| Teardowns

American Airlines Stays Grounded on iPad Glitch

by Tom Allen

‘Several dozen’ America Airlines flights were grounded at the end of April as the result of an iPad software glitch. Flight plans and pilot manuals are stored on the tablets. The airline said that …

Global Mobile Phone Shipments Reach 445 Million Units in Q1 2015

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew 8 percent annually to reach 445 million units in the first quarter of 2015. Apple was the star performer, as it …

Tags:Apple| Nokia| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Worldwide

Samsung Overtakes Apple for Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

With a renewed focus on lower-cost models, Samsung regained the top spot in the global smartphone market in Q1’15, said IDC. Shipment volumes were seasonally down QoQ – a difference exacerbated by Q4’14’s record …

Apple Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Apple’s second quarter net profit improved 32.3% to $13.5 billion from $10.2 billion in Q2 of last year, while turnover climbed 27.2% to $58 billion from $45.6 billion. In the first six months of …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Does the Apple Watch Live up to the Real World?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Apple Watch has been expected to create a breakthrough for all wearable devices. In reality it will be pretty difficult to judge how successful the Apple Watch will be, as Apple stated that …

Cheap Handsets Cause Smartphone Jump in MEA

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments rose 83% YoY in the MEA region in 2014. The availability of cheap and dual-SIM models bolstered demand last year, with smartphones taking 41.9% of the region’s mobile phone market, according to …

Apple Watch AMOLED Display is a 322 ppi Retina

by Steve Sechrist

We are finally getting more details on the Apple Watch display, now that the long coveted device has started trickling out in limited quantities (Mashable.com is reporting an Australian Fitness trainer was one of …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 18

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is now on sale worldwide. Apple has said that the relatively muted and mostly-online launch (Apple Watch Delayed) does not imply anything for future iPhone and iPad launches. Getac has upgraded …

iFixit Confirms Apple Watch Display Source

by Tom Allen

A teardown of the Apple Watch by iFixit has confirmed that the product uses a flexible AMOLED screen from LG Display, which had been suspected but not proven until now. The article (http://tinyurl.com/pn2h3dr) also …

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 18

by Tom Allen

Google’s contest of one-up-manship with Apple has taken a turn for the weird, with the discovery of an Easter egg on Google Maps that could be called insolent, insulting and even downright rude. Zooming …

AUO Will Bolster Apple’s iPhone Supply Chain

by Tom Allen

AUO is to sign an agreement with Apple to supply panels for the iPhone, according to TechNews. Supply chain sources are quoted, saying that Apple is seeking additional suppliers to secure panel shipments. AUO …