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iOS devices account for 65% of US mobile web traffic

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

Chitika summoned the data from its 200,000 mobile websites and some 4 billion ads to bring you its latest report on mobile web traffic. The advertisement firm does this every couple of months to give some insight on which mobile devices folks are using to browse the web.

Surprise. According to the latest numbers, which come from data pulled between September and October, Apple's iOS devices are still very much ahead of Samsung and other competitors. In fact, they account for more than 65% of the mobile web traffic in North America...

Asus says Nexus 7 sales are approaching 1 million per month

Cody Lee ∙ October 31, 2012

As Apple launches the iPad mini on Friday, the company will, for the first time in recent memory, be entering a crowded, well-established marketplace. Both Google and Amazon have been successfully selling 7-8-inch tablets for quite some time now.

We'll never know just how well Amazon's Kindle Fire HD is selling, as they don't release sales figures, but we do get a glimpse of Google's Nexus 7 numbers this morning. And they're pretty good. Asus' CFO says they're moving almost 1 million per month...

Apple sells out of initial iPad mini pre-order stock in 72 hours

Cody Lee ∙ October 29, 2012

Apple has taken some heavy criticism over the past few days regarding the iPad mini's price tag. Starting at $329, a lot of folks feel that it has priced itself out of the 7-8-inch tablet market, which is dominated by $200 slates.

Well if that's the case, then someone forgot to tell consumers. Because according to Apple's website, the company has sold out of its initial pre-order stock of all Wi-Fi iPad minis during the tablet's first 72 hours of availability...

Some hobby: Apple sold 1.3M Apple TVs last quarter

Cody Lee ∙ October 26, 2012

While going over its sales figures for the quarter yesterday, Apple once again neglected to mention the Apple TV. In fact, it wasn't even until an analyst asked a question about it, that Tim Cook spoke of the product.

This should kind of give you an idea of how Apple views the $99 set top box. It's obviously not near as important as say the iPhone or, any of its other iOS devices. But that doesn't mean that it's not selling well...

15 interesting points from today’s earnings call

Cody Lee ∙ October 25, 2012

Apple just announced its financial results for Q4 2012, and is now finishing up its earnings call. As promised, we’ve put together a list of some of the more interesting bits from the call to pass on to you.

Among that list, is the fact that Apple added $4 billion to its growing cash pile last quarter, bringing its cash total to more than $121 billion. It also sold a stout 44 million iOS devices during that time...

Apple’s Q4 earnings report: 26.9M iPhones and 14M iPads sold, $36B in revenue

Cody Lee ∙ October 25, 2012

As promised, Apple has released its quarterly earnings report this afternoon. This is the company's third calendar quarter for 2012, and fourth fiscal quarter, and is the last one before the big holiday season.

For the period, Apple has reported $36 billion in revenue and $8.2 billion in net profit by selling 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPads, 4.9 million Macs, and 5.3 million iPods. More details after the break...

iPad mini pricing and availability

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

Well it's finally happened folks. After years of speculation and anticipation, Apple has announced the iPad mini. As expected, it has a 7.9-inch display, front and back cameras, and an LTE option.

Phil Schiller just announced that pre-orders for the tablet start this Friday, October 26th. And the Wi-Fi only versions will start shipping November 2nd, and + cellular models a week later.

So what's Apple going to charge for this thing?

iPad mini tech specs

Cody Lee ∙ October 23, 2012

Now that we know all about the new iPad mini, its features, and its price tag, it's time to take a look at the technical specifications of the tablet. How is it going to measure up to Apple's other devices performance-wise?

Phil Schiller breezed over this a bit on stage, saying that the iPad mini was equal to or better than the iPad 2 in almost every way. And to prove it, Apple's just posted a full list of iPad mini tech specs on its website...

Tim Cook kicks off iPad mini event with some statistics

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

The moment we've all been waiting for is here. Tim Cook is now on stage at the California Theatre, and after years of rumors and speculation, it would seem that Apple is finally about to announce the iPad mini.

As usual, Cook has started off the event by rattling off a number of interesting statistics regarding Apple's recent milestones and accomplishments. We've got a list of all of the numbers after the break...

Study shows 85% of iOS users delete free games after one day

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

I don't consider myself a hardcore iOS gamer, but I'll try almost any recommended title once, as long as it's free. I'm sure there's more than 200 games in my App Store's Previous Purchases tab to back that up.

But looking at my iPhone 5's home screen, you'll only find a handful of them. That's because I tend to lose interest in games rather quickly. And according to a new report from Playnomics, I'm not alone...

iPhone accounts for nearly half of smartphone web traffic

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

The number of models in the iPhone family is extremely small compared to the amount produced by other manufacturers. But according to a new report, which is an update to Chitika's recent iPhone 5 study, Apple's handsets still account for nearly half of all smartphone-generated internet traffic...