U2 jumps ship from Apple to Research in Motion

In a move that will clearly distance itself from one-time ally Apple, world-famous alternative rock band U2 revealed plans for its upcoming tour to be sponsored by Apple rival Research in Motion, in what the two sides are calling a "shared vision."

Zach Spear 17 years ago 111

Apple ramps up MacBook campaign; RIM passes on anti-Apple ad

Apple this week kicked its eco-friendly MacBook campaign into overdrive with new placements on network television and top-tier internet properties; meanwhile, Research in Motion considered taking a shot at Apple in a new television commercial but ultimately couldn't bring itself to pull the trigger (video included).

Zach Spear 17 years ago 92

iPhone 2nd in US retail; China iPhone deal already struck?

Apple is just short of the top spot for US phone sales in stores. Also, China Unicom may be close to a long-awaited deal for the iPhone in its country, the Boston area is slated for another Apple store, and iFixit has broken with tradition to tear down an Amazon Kindle 2.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 17

iPhone 3G drives AT&T's quarter, outselling Storm four to one

While AT&T on Wednesday credited sales of 1.9 million iPhone 3Gs for helping to drive its fiscal fourth-quarter results, rival carrier Verizon won't tell how many BlackBerry Storms were sold in its first quarter on the market.

Zach Spear 17 years ago 53

RIM chief calls buggy BlackBerry Storm launch normal

A late launch and buggy software are described as normal by Resesarch in Motion, but may have led the company to sell just half a million of its first touchscreen BlackBerry in the final weeks of 2008 — a fifth of what Apple's iPhone 3G reportedly achieved in the same quarter.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 94

Strong RIM guidance seen as positive for Apple

Research In Motion painted a rosy outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, offering a positive read-through for rival smartphone maker Apple.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 12

RIM nears iPhone's sales with 6.7 million BlackBerries

After a symbolic victory over Research in Motion, Apple may have its fortunes reversed as the BlackBerry maker has almost exactly matched iPhone 3G summer sales during the fall.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 40

Cellphone vendors could exit business if economy remains bleak

Mobile phone makers are sounding alarms to their investors cautioning that mobile sales are down and likely to only get worse in 2009. However, Apple's iPhone is uniquely positioned within the safer smartphone market, a segment that is expected to continue to grow next year.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 349

Apple's smartphone share closer to 13%, still ahead of Microsoft

Apple's share of the worldwide smartphone market is closer to 13% than the 16% reported earlier this week, but that's still good enough to push the iPhone maker past Microsoft to become the third largest smartphone OS vendor, according to Gartner.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 50

iPhone single-handedly driving smartphone growth

In addition to outselling a broad and combined range of Windows Mobile handsets, Apple's iPhone 3G is being credited this week as the lone force responsible for growth of the smartphone market during the September quarter.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 18

Apple now No. 2 in corporate smartphone market share

While Research in Motion continues to dominate the corporate smartphone market, new data shows Apple to be chipping awake at the BlackBerry maker's lead after having recently bludgeoned Palm to become the second leading supplier of advanced handsets to businesses.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 19

Review roundup: RIM's new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm

On Friday, Research in Motion and Verizon will answer to the iPhone with the BlackBerry Storm — a touchscreen-based handset that will sell for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate will bring the cost inline with Apple's entry-level offering.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 44

iPhone tops business rankings, steals Nokia market share

Often labeled the outsider in the corporate world, Apple's iPhone has already reached the top of J.D. Power's satisfaction ranks for business smartphones — and is simultaneously the second-largest smartphone maker in the world.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 132

Apple iPhone 3G sales surpass RIM's Blackberry

Apple announced quarterly iPhone sales that surpassed those of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion by nearly a million and a half units or 25%: nearly 6.9 million iPhones versus the 5.4 to 6.1 million BlackBerry units RIM sold per quarter during the same calendar quarter in 2008. Apple and RIM have non-overlapping fiscal quarters.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 42

Analysts slash 2009 mobile phone market growth predictions

A slowing global economy has analysts predicting significantly less growth in the mobile phone market next year, piling on problems for Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 4

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