Apple’s Q1 2013 Breaks iPhone And iPad Sales Records With 47.8M, 22.9M Units Sold Respectively
Apple just released its earnings report for Q1 2013, ending in December of last year, with a solid hardware quarter overall. The iPhone dominated with 47.8 million units sold in the quarter, up quarterly and yearly, with Apple also breaking records with 22.9 million iPads sold. The iPhone 5 saw its first full quarter of availability this period, as well as a nice holiday sales boost. Analysts had suggested earlier this month that iPhone 5 production orders had been cut on signs of weak demand. 22.9 million iPads sold is a solid increase from last quarter’s 14 million. It’s also an 33 percent YOY increase, up from 15.4 million last year. The iPad missed predictions last quarter. Though Apple doesn’t break out specific numbers on various models, it’s fair to assume the iPad mini, which was available for the majority of the period, played a part in the increased sales along with the holiday spike. And let’s not forget, Apple also introduced an upgraded 4th-generation iPad with Lightning ...
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It’s A Facebook And Google World On Apple’s App Store, Poke Hits #1 A Day After Its Release
It’s A Facebook And Google World On Apple’s App Store, Poke Hits #1 A Day After Its Release http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Bfsv5Jo36gI/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/22/its-a-facebook-and-google-world-on-apples-app-store-poke-hits-1-a-day-after-its-release/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:45:12 +0000 Drew Olanoff Apps Mobile TC facebook app-store google apple consumers +1 Poke http://techcrunch.com/?p=725600 Remember all of this excitement hoopla over Facebook’s latest standalone app, Poke, yesterday? You aren’t the only one that is interested, apparently. As The Next Web reports, Poke by Facebook has hit the No. 1 free app spot on Apple’s App Store, just a day after being released. Make no mistake about it, the big companies like Facebook and Google are going to have the best holiday season ever thanks to Apple and iOS. It’s very rare to see utility or social apps hold the top free app spot like Google Maps has over the past week, and like Facebook Poke probably will. ...
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