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News Byte

Nokia N8 Ships

in News on September 30, 2010 at 6:16 am PT

Market availability will vary by country and carrier, but Nokia’s N8–the first smartphone running the company’s new Symbian 3 operating system–is headed to market after some delay. Last week Nokia warned that preorder customers who’d expected to receive the N8 by September’s end would now have to wait until October, offering no explanation for the delay. So to hear that the device is actually on the trucks is good news for those looking to purchase them and for Nokia and its shareholders as well. At $10.14, the company’s stock is up 3.26 percent with the news.

Munster: Apple Is Selling Every iPad It Can Build

in Mobile on April 1, 2010 at 6:56 am PT

With Apple no longer promising delivery of new Wi-Fi-only iPad orders on April 3, some analysts are beginning to think that demand for the device may be a bit stronger than their early predictions suggested. Among them: Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster, who said this morning that his initial estimates of 900,000 iPads sold in the June quarter and 2.7 million in calendar year 2010 “may prove to be conservative.”

Google’s Nexus One Headed to Sprint

in News on March 17, 2010 at 1:21 pm PT

Google’s direct-to-consumer sales experiment with its Nexus One smartphone may have gotten off to a slow start, but it could ramp up quickly given some newly announced carrier agreements. On Tuesday the company released an AT&T-compatible version of the device. Now comes news that it’s prepping one for Sprint as well.

iPad Production Is on Track. No, It’s Not. Yes, It Is.

in News on March 4, 2010 at 8:59 am PT

Seems there’s a bit of disagreement over those rumored iPad production issues we’ve been hearing about. Last week, Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek warned that a bottleneck at Apple’s manufacturing partner might limit initial availability of the device or even delay its launch. Then yesterday, Digitimes–not the most reliable of sources–published a report suggesting there would be no such inventory issues or delays. Now, ThinkEquity analyst Vijay Rakesh has issued a note echoing Misek’s claim.

Production Delays Mean iPad Inventories May Be Tight at Launch

in Mobile on March 1, 2010 at 5:21 am PT

When Apple’s new iPad slate begins to arrive at market later this month, limited availability may leave some early adopters empty-handed–assuming it goes on sale this month at all. In a research note this morning, Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek says he has heard rumblings that production issues at Apple’s manufacturing partners may keep the company’s iPad in short supply when it first goes on sale.

Oh, One More Thing: The iPhone 4G–On Verizon

in Mobile on January 20, 2010 at 9:39 am PT

Though the debut of Apple’s mythical tablet at the company’s invitation-only special event next week and the rapture with which it will inevitably be met obviate the need for a closing “one more thing” announcement, Apple may deliver one anyway. Three, actually. IPhone OS 4.0. And the iPhone 4G–on Verizon.
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Another Holiday Blowout for Apple?

in Mobile on December 28, 2009 at 5:15 am PT

“We’re thrilled to report our best quarter ever.” Apple CEO Steve Jobs has uttered those words or some variation of them after many of the company’s holiday quarters. This year will be no different if analysts are to be believed.
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Jobs Back on the Job, Says Apple

in News on June 29, 2009 at 1:47 pm PT

iPhone 3GS–The S Is for "Shortage"

in News on June 29, 2009 at 7:27 am PT

The iPhone 3GS has been on the market just 10 days now, and already a growing number of Apple stores around the country are running short of the device. It seems that demand for the 3GS, which topped one million units sold its first weekend at market, has exceeded even the company’s presumably aggressive targets.
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iPhone 3GS–The S Is for “Shortage”

in News on June 29, 2009 at 7:27 am PT

The iPhone 3GS has been on the market just 10 days now, and already a growing number of Apple stores around the country are running short of the device. It seems that demand for the 3GS, which topped one million units sold its first weekend at market, has exceeded even the company’s presumably aggressive targets.
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Upgrading to the iPhone 3G S

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, June 25, 2009 at 3:05 pm PT

Pre-Diculous, Redux

in News, April 2, 2009 at 12:00 am PT