Verizon's iPhone activations imply Apple shipped at least 32M in Sept. quarter

Verizon's historical share of iPhone shipments suggest that Apple is on pace to have moved at least 32 million handsets last quarter.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 29

Verizon activated 3.9M iPhones in Q3 2013, up 26% from 2012

Verizon activated about 3.9 million iPhones in its third fiscal quarter of 2013, the carrier revealed on Thursday, representing more than half of its total smartphone activations.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 38

Apple's iPhone 5s sensor woes may be linked to new accelerometer supplier

Owners of Apple's latest flagship iPhone 5s have been experiencing issues seemingly related to the handset's on-board sensors, and a new report claims the use of a new accelerometer supplier may be to blame.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 40

Strong demand of Apple's iPhone 5 series driving an "anti-fragmentation" of iOS

Just three weeks after Apple launched the new iPhone 5c and 5s, total iPhone Web traffic share attributed to iPhone 5 or newer models is up more than four percentage points to 40.6 percent, highlighting a rapid transition to modern hardware that's the exact opposite of the fragmentation occurring on Android.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 63

Apple reportedly cutting iPhone 5c orders as it boosts 5s production [u]

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Apple has modified its iPhone supply chain forecast for the upcoming fourth quarter, reducing 5c orders from its two manufacturing partners, Foxconn and Pegatron, while bumping production of the 5s [updated with another affirmation].

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 162

iPhone 5s, 5c to launch on prepaid carrier Cricket Oct. 25

Prepaid wireless carrier Cricket announced on Monday that it will begin carrying both Apple's iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s on Oct. 25.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 11

iPhone 5s takes 64% of Apple's smartphone sales, 5c with 27%, survey finds

The newly released iPhone 5s is outselling its 2013 counterpart, the iPhone 5c, by a factor of more than two to one, though the iPhone 5c has carved out a respectable share of overall sales, according to new data.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 113

iOS 7 feature focus: Redesigned Camera app gains burst mode, filters

iPhone owners have always been among the most snap-happy on the planet — Apple's devices are far and away the most popular on Yahoo's Flickr photo hosting service, for instance — and iOS 7 brings a wealth of new features and enhancements for shutterbugs.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 35

Some iPhone 5s owners reporting 'Blue Screen of Death' with iWork apps

A number of iPhone 5s owners have taken to Apple's support pages to report that their devices are occasionally plagued by a Windows-like "Blue Screen of Death" that resets the device when they are using Apple's iWork suite of apps.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 78

iPhone 5s shipping times now at 2 to 3 weeks

Eager Apple fans waiting for their iPhone 5s deliveries can now look forward to a relatively specific window, as Apple's online store now shows shipping times of two to three weeks.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 26

iPhone 5s has 2% app crash rate; crashes half as likely on iPhone 5 & 5c

Apple's new 64-bit iOS 7 and A7 processor found in the iPhone 5s apparently have a few bugs that still need to be ironed out, as a new study reveals that applications are twice as likely to crash on the iPhone 5s than they are on the 32-bit iPhone 5.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 94

iPhone 5s supply declining in US while Apple's iPhone 5c remains fully stocked

Three weeks after the latest iPhones went on sale in the U.S., availability of the iPhone 5s has actually declined while Apple prepares for greater international roll-out.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 33

Synaptics buys Samsung partner Validity to take on Apple's AuthenTec Touch ID feature

Touchpad vendor Synaptics has announced plans to acquire Validity Sensors, a primary remaining fingerprint sensor vendor following Apple's acquisition of AuthenTec last year, and a reported supplier involved in Samsung's delayed efforts to match the iPhone's Touch ID fingerprint sensing technology.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 30

Questionable report claims Apple cuts iPhone 5c production 50%

A one-off report out of the Far East on Thursday speculated that Apple has cut production orders for its mid-range iPhone 5c by as much as 50 percent due to slack demand.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 4

Best Buy trade-in offer to take any working smartphone for at least $100 toward iPhone 5s, 5c

Electronics retailer Best Buy appears on the verge of kicking off another trade-in program aimed at getting iPhone 5s and 5c customers through its doors, this time offering a minimum of $100 toward the purchase of one of Apple's two new phones in exchange for any working smartphone.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 26

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