Archive for April, 2011

Apple finally launching the white iPhone 4

Monday, April 25th, 2011 at 10:28 AM

There have been a lot of speculation as to when Apple will finally launch the white version of the iPhone 4. According to some insiders, some Apple retail stores in the US have already received the white iPhone 4 and it is expected to be launched within a week.

The white iPhone 4 models is expected to boost the iPhone sales during a time of year when most customers would prefer to hold off buying a new iPhone with the expectation of the launch of the next-generation models which will normally be announced during the summer.

In 2011, however, Apple is rumoured to forgo the tradition of introducing the next generation of iPhone. According to some trusted “inside” sources, the next generation of iPhone, likely to be called the “iPhone 5″ will be produced in September this year and will be launched sometime nearer to the end of the year holiday seasons in the US.

Such a move makes sense as it will enable Apple to align the iPhone5 to be released simultaneously on both GSM and CDMA networks, meaning both AT&T and Verizon will be able to sell these new handsets at the same time. Anyway, all these are still rumours and only Steve Jobs will have the final say on this…..

Below is the picture of the new WHITE iPhone 4

Apple Q2 2011 results

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 at 7:17 PM

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Apple has yet again revealed a solid business results for its financial year Q2 2011 last Wednesday. Apple brought in revenues of US$24.67 billion dollars along with about US$6billion in net profit. These figures are generally very healthy and were up nearly double in comparison to the last year’s quarter, where Apple brought in US$13.5 billion in revenue and US$3.05 billion in profit.
In relation to device sales, Apple managed to sell 3.76 million Macs, which it said showed a 28% improvement compared to the last year’s quarter. Apple also sold a solid 9.02 million iPods throughout the quarter, moving up 17% as compared to last year year-ago period. The Company never provided any breakdown of its iPod product sales by model.

The transformation within Apple’s key business is phenomenal. Having 60% of the company’s income generated by its iOS-based products, it has really transformed from its hardware building business beginnings to end up being a truly mobile organization.

The big question right now is, where exactly will Apple move on from here?
The new iPhone 5 will appear eventually, and Apple dropped a few hints on what we can expect. Apple’s COO Tim Cook hinted that the company is still not going on the Long Term Evolution(LTE) chipsets available somewhere end of the year which indicates that we can most likely rule out LTE in this next generation iPhone5.

In its press release, Apple CEO Steve Jobs also said, “With quarterly revenue growth of 83% and profit growth of 95%, we’re firing on all cylinders. We will continue to innovate on all fronts throughout the remainder of the year.”