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There really is no stopping this wave of iPhone 3G adoption, it seems. The iPhone 3G is the most reliable smartphone, has been proclaimed the most satisfying handset among business customers, trumped the venerable Motorola RAZR in US handset sales, and has helped Apple become the second-largest smartphone...
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As mobile phone penetration rates steadily increase around the world, with smartphones leading the rush, advertisers are embracing the mobile space. The latest entrant into the mobile advertising game is Fring. With Fring clients peppering mobile phones across the globe, Fring serves up instant message...
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The iPhone 3G isn’t just a media magnet, it’s also a lawsuit magnet. Apple has been hit with more lawsuits regarding its market-smashing iPhone 3G than has any other smartphone manufacturer on the planet. The latest lawsuit against the Cupertino-based Apple cites the iPhone 3G’s failure...
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Those Europeans always get the good stuff. Not only do they get to put hands on the HTC Touch HD, our mobile enthusiast friends in France will likely soon be able to buy an iPhone 3G for just €99 ($125)! A new promotional flyer from Orange has been posted by Apple Insider, showing the iPhone [...]
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Chalk up another win for Cupertino. With the mobile phone newcomer Apple having recently been declared the No. 2 global smartphone manufacturer, passing RIM on it’s way to the runner-up spot, it should come as no surprise that Apple’s iconic iPhone 3G is becoming increasingly more popular...
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With Apple’s announcement of fantastically hot iPhone 3G sales that helped boost the company to the No. 3 global smartphone vendor position, you’d think that Apple would be pumping out iPhone 3G units like mad for the holiday shopping season. Think again. According to a new report from Friedman...
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The Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G cracked the mass consumer market with their sub-$200 price-tag on the entry-level 8GB iPhone 3G. But, considering that most of the US wireless ecosystem is populated by lower-end handsets that undercut the iPhone 3G’s already attractive $200 price-point, the iPhone...
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Things are looking good for Japan’s iPhone carrier, Softbank. Ever since the Japanese wireless carrier signed on as Apple’s iPhone 3G carrier partner, Softbank has seen their bottom line moving onwards and upwards. Even in the face of flagging mobile phone sales amidst a global financial...
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There’s nothing better than having cash in the bank. Unless you banking new wireless subscribers into multi-year wireless contracts - post-paid wireless subscribers are better than cash because they add to a network operator’s cash-hoard every single month. In that vein, Rogers Canada is...
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Apple’s success with the iPhone and iPhone 3G were recently highlighted when the company released it’s financial statements just last week. But, Apple’s method of accounting for the iPhone 3G’s financial contribution on the Cupertino-based company’s bottom line has reduced...
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While the financial markets around the world are teetering back and forth, on the brink of collapse one day and on the road to recovery the next, Apple has managed to grow as one of the world’s premier mobile phone vendors. Apple today announced their fiscal Q4 financial statements, proving that...
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The latest estimates are in, and they have Apple shipping something like 5 million iPhone 3G units for fiscal Q4 which ends on September 30. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster has raised his previous iPhone 3G sales estimates from 4.1 million by the end of September to a more optimistic 5 million units by...