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Aug 14
Gartner: worldwide mobile phone sales dipped 2.3 percent while users wait for next iPhone
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Gartner is reporting that worldwide mobile phone sales this quarter dropped 2.3 percent as buyers postponed upgrades and held out for the next big thing. Of the 419 million units sold in the last three months, Samsung, Nokia and Apple unsurprisingly took the lion’s share of the sales, while ZTE and LG rounded out the top five. Overall, Android’s the most popular phone operating system, running 64.1 percent of all new handsets, while iOS phones came in second with 18.8 percent. If you feel like you need some more spreadsheets in your life, then read on for the full breakdown.
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Gartner: worldwide mobile phone sales dipped 2.3 percent while users wait for next iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 13
Alleged New iPhone Logic Board Hints at Antenna and Battery Tweaks [Rumors]
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As iPhone rumors develop apace, a WeiPhone forum user—who accurately revealed the iPhone 4S’s motherboard last year—has leaked images of what he claims is the logic board of the new iPhone. More »
Aug 10
There’s been much speculation that Apple’s next iPhone will come with a unibody, two-tone design, a significant departure for the company. But fewer people have bothered to ask why. Industrial designer Don Lehman does here for The Tech Block—and comes up with some convincing answers. More »
Aug 02
In an effort to end today’s dismal earnings report on a high, Sharp’s president Takashi Okuda has purposefully let slip that his company is among those contracted to manufacture displays for a new iPhone. We already have numerous reasons to suspect the iPhone 5 will be announced around September 12th, and Okuda has now corroborated that by saying that “shipments will start in August.” If earlier rumors and component leaks are to be trusted, the screen will be significantly larger (likely around 4-inches) and slightly less rotund than that on the iPhone 4S.
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Sharp: we’re making displays for new iPhone and shipping them this month originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 30
Report: Apple iPhone and iPad Mini Announcement Will Be September 12 (Updated) [Apple]
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iMore is reporting that Apple will announce the new iPhone and an iPad Mini on September 12, for release on the 21st. More »
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