Mobile video viewing experienced significant gains last year, growing from just 2% of online videos watched in 2011 to 12% in 2012 – and the majority of it is on iOS devices. 60% of all mobile video viewing is done on iOS devices, according to a study by video monetization company Freewheel (via TechCrunch). Android devices accounted for most of the rest, at 32%. The iPhone alone...
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Amid circulating rumors of a larger display for the iPhone, Jeffries analyst Peter Misek today reported that he does not see the device launching until mid-2014. Misek argues that problems with display yield and substantial other changes for the iPhone 6 will make a 2013 launch unlikely. Some rumors had suggested that Apple might be able to launch an iPhone 5S and a lower-cost iPhone in mid-2013...
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Citing “channel checks”, Jeffries analyst Peter Misek today reported in a research note that Apple appears to be preparing for a television-related product event next month. While Misek does not believe that Apple’s rumored television set will be making an appearance at the event, he does suggest that Apple might begin setting the stage for the future product by launching...
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Reuters reports that shares of German television set maker Loewe jumped 43% today as rumors of a possible acquisition by Apple resurfaced. A trader was quoted as saying that Apple is looking to bid 4 euros per share for Loewe, but a company spokesman claimed that Loewe was not aware of any such offer. Rumors of an Apple acquisition of Loewe first emerged in May of last year, dying when Loewe...
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The iPhone was the best-selling phone in Japan throughout the whole of the last year, the first time the title has ever been taken from a Japanese firm, according to Counterpoint Research’s Country Market Share Report (via The Next Web). The number one slot had been held by local firm Sharp for the previous six years. Apple grabbed 15% of the market, just ahead of local firms Sharp and...
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Gartner’s quarterly Market Share Analysis: Mobile Phones, Worldwide report shows that Samsung and Apple continue to dominate the smartphone market, with more than 52% of the market between them, but that Android’s market share grew dramatically year-on-year while iOS saw a decline. Samsung’s Q4 2012 smartphone sales totalled 64.5 million handsets, up 85.3% on the previous...
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