Tim Cook to shareholders: iPhone 5s & 5c outpace predecessors, Apple bought 23 companies in 16 months

Apple's chief executive Tim Cook sat alone onstage as he presided over the company's annual shareholder meeting, fielding questions and detailing various aspects of his company's business. Among the topics he discussed were sales of the latest iPhone models, Apple's pace of acquisitions, and the growth of Apple TV.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 94

Apple preparing software update to enhance functionality of iPhone 5s Touch ID

Apple is preparing to release a free software update designed to improve the fingerprint recognition experience of Touch ID, potentially fixing a "fade" issue that has been experienced by some iPhone 5s users, AppleInsider has learned.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 42

Apple takes 7% share of Chinese smartphone market in Q4 on strong iPhone 5s sales

During the last quarter of 2013, Apple upped its share of the Chinese smartphone market to 7 percent on positive iPhone 5s demand, but still trails in fifth place behind vendors with cheaper offerings.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 24

Tim Cook admits iPhone 5c share lower than expected, says demand was 'different than we thought'

Though Apple doesn't break down sales of individual iPhone models, Chief Executive Tim Cook admitted on Monday that sales of the iPhone 5c represented a smaller mix of total handset sales than his company anticipated.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 187

Incipio unveils NFC-based Cashwrap mobile wallet case for Apple's iPhone

Accessory maker Incipio on Friday officially launched the Cashwrap, an NFC-enabled case that adds support for the ISIS mobile payment standard to the iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 0

Apple's iPhone 5c boasts most available advertised memory, Samsung Galaxy S4 declared 'biggest memory hog'

While many smartphones advertise 16 gigabytes of capacity, none of them actually offer that much storage to the end user. But both Apple's iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s offer among the most advertised space out of the box, while Samsung's Galaxy S4 comes in last place.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 86

Study: iPhone, iPad users most voracious data consumers in developed and developing markets

For the fourth year in a row, network technology firm JDSU found owners of Apple's iDevices to be among the most "data hungry" of portable device users, with the latest figures showing iPhone 5s consumption up by 20 percent compared to the iPhone 5.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 10

Photos: Customers line up for long-awaited China Mobile launch of Apple's iPhone

Thousands of Chinese consumers descended on China Mobile stores across the Middle Kingdom Friday as the iPhone made its official debut on the world's largest wireless carrier.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 35

Apple's Cook hands out first China Mobile iPhones at launch event [ux2]

After years of speculation and rumors, the iPhone finally launched on the world's largest wireless carrier China Mobile on Friday, with Apple CEO Tim Cook and China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua on hand to personally pass out the first units to customers.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 56

Wall Street excited about China Mobile's iPhone launch, but Apple's margins will be scrutinized

With the iPhone just days away from arriving on China Mobile, analysts' relief at the long-rumored deal's consummation is paired with curiosity about what concessions Apple may have made to strike an accord with the world's largest wireless carrier.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 38

Tim Cook makes rare TV appearance to hype Apple-China Mobile deal

In an effort to drum up enthusiasm among investors for his company's new agreement with China Mobile, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook participated in a rare TV interview on Wednesday, sharing the spotlight with Xi Guohua, the chairman of the world's largest wireless carrier.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 66

Apple's Cook 'incredibly optimistic' as China Mobile iPhone orders in multi-millions

According to China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua, demand for the carrier's iPhone looks to be strong as orders are already in the multi-millions, prompting Apple CEO Tim Cook to say he is "incredibly optimistic" about the new partnership.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 65

Blockbuster iPhone 5s & iPad Air propelled Apple to 80M+ holiday iDevice sales - report

Total iOS device sales may have reached 80 million units in the just-concluded December quarter, driven by particularly strong demand for the new iPhone 5s and iPad Air, sales surveys conducted by Canaccord Genuity suggest.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 32

Foxconn reportedly ships nearly 1.5M iPhone 5s units for China Mobile launch

In a possible indication of preorder demand for a China Mobile iPhone 5s, Apple partner supplier Foxconn has reportedly sent more than one million handsets to the world's largest carrier ahead of its launch of the device this Friday.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 19

Rumor: Apple to reintroduce 8GB iPhone 4 to curb flagging India sales

With the smartphone race heating up in emerging markets keen on low-priced handsets, Apple is supposedly poised to resurrect the 8GB iPhone 4 exclusively for Indian buyers.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 39

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