23

Apr

2013

Quarterly profit drops at Apple

Author: The Fonecast

Apple’s results for the second quarter of its current financial year - the three months until 30th March 2013 - show quarterly revenue of $43.6 billion (£28.6 billion; up 11% year-on-year) and quarterly net profit of $9.5 billion (down 18%).

It’s the first drop in quarterly profit for several years.

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14

Apr

2013

Tablet shipments this year expected to rise 38%

Author: The Fonecast

Figures from ABI Research predict tablet sales this year will increase 38% year-on-year to approximately 150 million tablets worldwide, with the total retail value of shipments up 28% to an estimated $64 billion (£42 billion).

Around 60% of tablet shipments in 2012 were Apple iPads using the iOS operating system software while 37% ran Android or derivative platforms.

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4

Feb

2013

Last week at The Fonecast: 4th February 2013

Goodbye RIM, hello BlackBerry

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

Apple launches a new product and BlackBerry pushes it out of the headlines. Who’d have thought it, eh?

Yes, Apple’s new $799 128GB iPad didn’t get much of a mention in the mobile press last week - thanks to the new BlackBerry 10 platform and two new smartphones. Memories of Stephen Bates’s awkward BBC interviews were soon forgotten as the touchscreen Z10 appeared and quickly hit the shelves of UK retailers.

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29

Jan

2013

New 128GB Apple iPad will go on sale next week

Author: The Fonecast

Apple has announced a 128GB version of its fourth-generation iPad, doubling the storage capacity from the previous 64GB maximum.

The fourth generation of iPad tablets was introduced in November last year.

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24

Jan

2013

Apple reports record quarterly results with almost 50 million iPhones sold

Author: The Fonecast

Apple announced financial results last night for the 13-week period until 29th December 2012, the first quarter of its 2013 financial year. Quarterly revenue reached a company record of $54.5 billion while net profit was $13.1 billion.

That’s an 18% year-on-year increase in revenue, although the profit figure was almost unchanged.

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