Gazelle latest data shows due to the failure of RIM Blackberry and the launch of iPhone 4S, the percentage of Blackberry user switching to iPhone has reached a history record.
Gazelle claimed that the filure of Blackberry service in Jan 10th has push the trading of Blackberry phones. Though RIM announced to provide one month free technical support service but it seems not working.
Industry insiders believe Apple will introduce LTE iPhone in 2012. In American market, currenlty HTC dominated 4G smart phone. And with Samsung, Motorola and LG also introduced LTE smart phone, Apple will also join "Long Term Evolution Club".
In early 2011, there is one rumor that Apple will introduce LTE iPhone in 2011, but iPhone 4S doesn’t support LTE. It’s believed that it’s mainly due to that the current Long Term Evolution network deployment is not yet mature. Tim Cook has said that due to poor battery life and technical problem of LTE, Apple has no plan to introduce LTE iPhone in 2011.
Apple yesterday released the official statement said since last Friday, 4 million iPhone 4S have been sold.
AT&T and Sprint Nextel said history high sales records have been broken in the first day of iPhone 4S sales. Verizon also claimed the sales was very exciting.
In addition, Apple also said that more than 25 million customers are using the new mobile operating system iOS5, which was officially launched on last Wednesday.
iCloud will be available on October 12th which will offer 5GB free storage space to users. If users need more, they need to pay it.
In addition to the previously released synchronized music, books, and personal data, iCloud now also supports pictures, online location, multiple items such as personal calendar schedule synchronization. iCloud supports all iOS systems.
Apple has upgraded its iPod series and introduce iPod touch white.
iPod will introduce sliding switch interface into iPod nano and 16 clock interfaces are introduced so users can use it as a watch. The new iPod touch will support iCloud service, with retinal screen, HD video and gyroscope. The price info are listed below:
iPhone Shuffle 2G version costs $ 49; iPod nano 8G for $ 129, 16G version costs $ 149; iPod touch with black and white color optional, 8G $ 199, $ 299 version 32G, release 64G $ 399. They are available on Oct 12th.
According to the data from Net Applications, iOS September market share is 54.65%, which is much higher than Android 16.2.
Net Applications got this result based on its 40,000 members in worldwide. The 2nd isn’t Android but Java ME (18.52%). Nokia’s Symbian market share continued to decline significantly to 6.12%.
Apple will release new iPhone on Oct 4th. My source told me Apple has updated its internal system and three new iPod touch models have appeared in the system with codename of N81A. N81 is iPod touch 4 black edition, so N81A may be white edition with 8/16/32/64GB.
Two new iPhones have the same SKU called N90A it may means no major update in next gen iPhone.
One poll shows that most people like white iPod touch. Now there is more info about white iPod touch coming out.
One rumor says that there will be one minor update in iPod touch with one new white model.
Whois info of iPodSolar.com shows it has been acquired by Apple. And the domain has been redirected to iPod page of Apple.com.
Apple has got one new patent of power management, which allows Apple to use solar battery over device as the power supply.
Several iPhone 4s component photo exposed in one Indian site claiming taken in Shenzhen China. The components includes screen glass, antenna and camera.
