Apple yesterday announced financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2013 year. It once again posted impressive numbers but is also facing stiffer competition on many sides. Quarterly revenues came in at US$54.5 billion with quarterly net profits topping US$13 billion. Despite this year’s quarter being a week shorter than last year’s quarter, Apple still beat last year’s […]
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Rumour: Apple to launch 4.8-inch iPhone model in June
The rumours continue to suggest that Apple will abandon its long-held strategy of releasing a single new iPhone model later this year. A new report by the China Times suggests that Apple will release not one but three different models later this year (if I read the Google translation correctly). Alongside the Apple iPhone 5S, we could see a new […]
More information on upcoming cheaper iPhone?
Rumours of a cheaper Apple iPhone model coming this year refuse to go away. Citing its usual sources from the upstream supply chain, Digitimes reports that the new device could use a redesigned case made of plastic rather than glass and aluminium as seen on iPhones to date. The move (along with others) would allow Apple to drive the manufacturing […]
Did Apple’s Schiller really dismiss a cheaper iPhone? (Updated)
The story behind an interview between Apple SVP of Worldwide marketing Phil Schiller and the Chinese newspaper Shanghai Evening News has taken an interesting twist. It all started with a number of reports that Apple was working on a cheaper iPhone (to sell perhaps as low as US$99). In the subsequent interview, Schiller appeared to deny the rumours. Or did […]
Apple’s Schiller dismisses cheaper iPhone rumours
Rumours this week have suggested that we could see Apple launch an entry level iPhone smartphone priced as low as US$99. Reports came from a number of sources including Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal indicating that such a device could launch by the end of the year in emerging markets and perhaps even in mature markets. In an interview […]
Entry-level Apple iPhone to sell for as low as US$99?
Following rumours yesterday suggesting that Apple was readying an entry-level iPhone, Bloomberg is the latest to add fuel to the fire. According to “people familiar with the plans”, the device would be aimed at emerging markets. But it could also make its way to more mature markets as Apple has reportedly already spoken to one top U.S. wireless carrier about […]
Wall Street Journal: Apple working on cheaper iPhone
Following similar rumours earlier today, The Wall Street Journal is the latest to report that Apple is working on a lower-end phone, adding that it could be released later this year. The move would come in response to the growing challenge posed by Android and more particularly Samsung. The cheaper model would look like its more expensive counterpart but would […]
Apple iPhone 5S to come in different screen sizes and colours?
CES 2013 may be in full swing but there’s always time for some new Apple rumours. Two different reports point to Apple possibly offering a number of different iPhone models in 2013. Along with a new low-cost model for emerging markets, the next iPhone, likely to be called the Apple iPhone 5S, could offer users a choice of screen size […]