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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/16/2010 02:15:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
CUPERTINO, California—October 19, 2009—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent, up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 46 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
In accordance with the subscription accounting treatment required by GAAP, the Company recognizes revenue and cost of goods sold for iPhone™ and Apple TV® over their estimated economic lives. Adjusting GAAP sales and product costs to eliminate the impact of subscription accounting, the corresponding non-GAAP measures* for the quarter are $12.25 billion of “Adjusted Sales” and $2.85 billion of “Adjusted Net Income.”
Apple sold 3.05 million Macintosh® computers during the quarter, representing a 17 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 10.2 million iPods during the quarter, representing an eight percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 7.4 million iPhones in the quarter, representing seven percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter.
“We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve got a very strong lineup for the holiday season and some really great new products in the pipeline for 2010.”
Labels: 3G iPhone, apple, apple. mac, ipod
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/19/2009 05:57:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Patrick Jordan from one of my favorite iPhone sites, Just Another iPhone Blog sent me news on a very cool app. It's called "Copy Share". It allows you to share your clipboards between multiple iPhones, iPod touches, and Macs. Copy and paste from one to the other seamlessly.
Labels: 3G iPhone, iphone 3G, iphone 3GS, mac, touch
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 7/07/2009 07:47:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: 3G iPhone, app store, iphone, satellite radio, software, touch
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2009 08:53:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
CUPERTINO, California—October 21, 2008—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter ended September 27, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $6.22 billion and net quarterly profit of $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 34.7 percent, up from 33.6 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 41 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
In accordance with the subscription accounting treatment required by GAAP, the Company recognizes revenue and cost of goods sold for iPhone™ and Apple TV® over their economic lives. Adjusting GAAP sales and product costs to eliminate the impact of subscription accounting, the corresponding non-GAAP measures* for the quarter are $11.68 billion of “Adjusted Sales” and $2.44 billion of “Adjusted Net Income.”
Apple shipped 2,611,000 Macintosh® computers during the quarter, representing 21 percent unit growth and 17 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 11,052,000 iPods during the quarter, representing eight percent unit growth and three percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter. Quarterly iPhone units sold were 6,892,000 compared to 1,119,000 in the year-ago-quarter.
“Apple just reported one of the best quarters in its history, with a spectacular performance by the iPhone—we sold more phones than RIM,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We don’t yet know how this economic downturn will affect Apple. But we’re armed with the strongest product line in our history, the most talented employees and the best customers in our industry. And $25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt.”
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/21/2008 05:48:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
In the video above someone has managed to install Windows Mobile on an iPhone. The video clearly shows Windows Mobile running on an iPhone, it also shows how apps take a long time to load (almost a little slower than Windows Mobile running on hardware made for it). No word of when and if the software will be released. Don't hold your breath to get in the App Store, as Apple will 100% reject it.
Sometimes just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Labels: 3G iPhone, iphone, software, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/15/2008 12:02:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
"The exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone in the United States said customers using the smartphone today are automatically eligible for an upgrade to the new iPhone at the subsidized price of $199 for the 8-GB model and $299 for 16-GB version, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told InformationWeek. As in all upgrades at the subsidized price, customers have to sign a new two-year contract no matter where they are in their current contract.
For AT&T customers using something other than an iPhone, the upgrade process is trickier. In order to be eligible for the subsidized price, customers have to first meet AT&T's credit criteria. Siegel declined to give details, saying that people are judged on an individual basis. "It really varies from person to person," Siegel said. "There's a whole lot of variables, and I would hate to give specific criteria." Via InformationWeek .
I've had my iPhone on AT&T's GoPhone plan since day 1 (June 29th, 2007). Last week I posted that I was told by AT&T GoPhone support that AT&T would offer the iPhone 3G as a GoPhone . That turned out to be a mistake. I was then told that in order to get the iPhone 3G for the subsidized price of $199 or $299 I would have to go to an AT&T store, pass their strict credit check, agree to a 2 year contract, and activate my current iPhone under that plan. I jumped through all of AT&T's hoops and was told that I now qualified for the subsidized price of $199 or $299 since I am now considered a current AT&T iPhone customer (being an AT&T GoPhone customer for almost a year means nothing to AT&T).
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/20/2008 01:30:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
- iPhone will launch in 20 countries on July 11th: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US. (France and Belgium launches have been delayed)
- In the U.S., the iPhone 3G will be sold at Apple Retail or AT&T stores.
- iPhone 3G sales time is rumored to be 6PM on Friday, July 11th
- If all countries launch the new iPhone at the same local time (6pm), then New Zealand will be the first country where customers will have 3G iPhones in hand. This corresponds to 2am Eastern time on July 11th
- Reports of required in-store activation in the U.S. remain, but one unconfirmed tidbit we've heard is that customers with existing iPhones will be shunted to a separate line and will simply need provide the new IMEI number (printed on the outside of the box) from their iPhone 3G. Activation will reportedly then be completed at home after switching your sim card to the new phone and plugging into iTunes. If true, this would speed up sales for those upgrading their existing phones and also leave the iPhone 3G's packaging intact (to the relief of many).
Let's hope that the rumor about existing iPhone owners being able to activate at home is true.
Labels: 3G iPhone, apple, att, rumors
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/16/2008 09:59:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Engadget got it straight from the donkey's mouth . They spoke with an AT&T spokesperson who confirms the long process of being required to activate the 3G iPhone in an Apple Store or AT&T Store before leaving the store.
Chris asks: Can these devices be purchased and given as gifts?
No. You will need to walk out of the AT&T or Apple store with the device activated.
It might be a good idea to not wait in line on launch day to ge the 3G iPhone. I know someone who was 507th in line @ the Apple 5th Avenue Store on the 1st iPhone's launch. Even if they manage to activate 3G iPhones within the estimated 10-12 minutes they are stating (if everything goes w/out a hitch), that still means many, many HOURS of standing in line on top of the hours you'll already be waiting in line before you purchase and activate the 3G iPhone.
When Rocco and I waited in line on launch day for the 1st iPhone (Apple Store @ Short Hills Mall in NJ), we waited almost 6 hours until the iPhone went on sale at 6pm. We were somewhere between 55 & 60 in line (can't remember the exact number), when finally let into the store to purchase the iPhone (no activation time required) the process was under 5 minutes.
I can't even begin to imagine how many hours it will be for people that are 500th in line. Hopefully Apple and AT&T will realize that in store activation will be too long, let alone possibly hazardous making people wait on line longer on July 11th in the summer heat.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/13/2008 02:29:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Walt Mossberg has posted his review of the Samsung Instinct from Sprint .
It's no secret that Walt Mossberg LOVES Apple products. Sprint probably never thought his review of their "iPhone killer" would turn out to be a rebuttal to the iPhone 3G. In the review the iPhone 3G's capabilities are highlighted and praised, you learn that the 3G iPhone will come in 8GB and 16GB sizes (no mention of the Instinct's capacity). The word "iPhone" gets mentioned almost twice as much as "Instinct". The "review" is really summed up in the 4th sentence of the Samsung Instinct Review:
"I’ve been testing the Instinct, and while it isn’t a bad phone and has some features the Apple product lacks, it’s no match for the iPhone."
Labels: 3G iPhone, samsung, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/12/2008 05:28:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
I was told by AT&T GoPhone support that the 3G iPhone will be available as a Prepaid GoPhone. Rumors are now saying it won't be available as a GoPhone. Again this isn't set in stone anywhere.
"How does contract sign-up work when a customer is in an Apple store?"
"You will need to speak with Apple for more details on their retail operations, but the activation process will take place in the store." That's the official line, but we're also hearing that customers in Apple stores may take their purchase home with them without being physically activated, in which case the activation process is completed later through iTunes. Either way, though, they're not letting you out the door without signing on the dotted line.
In AT&T stores, the process should be pretty similar, except that customers will be obligated to physically activate before they leave. The stores will be receiving "tether cords" to make that happen. Just a warning, AT&T: whatever software you're activating these puppies with is going to be reverse-engineered in no time, we'd wager."
Stay tuned as all of this is subjected to change.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/10/2008 06:51:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Some sites are claiming that Apple and AT&T will require 3G iPhone activation in store. While this could possibly be true, it seems doubtful knowing how Apple handled the original iPhone launch. The claim to activate in store is meant to deter people wanting to unlock their 3G iPhone. Supposedly it will take 10-12 minutes for activation if all goes well.
Leading up to the original iPhone launch it was said you would have to activate your iPhone in an AT&T Store or Apple Store. On June 26th 2007 (3 days before the iPhone hit stores) Apple released this Press Release :
Apple and AT&T Announce iTunes Activation and Sync for iPhone
Already Familiar to Tens of Millions of iPod Users
CUPERTINO, California and ATLANTA—June 26, 2007—Apple® and AT&T Inc. today announced that iPhone™ users will be able to activate their new iPhones using Apple’s popular iTunes® software running on a PC or Mac® computer in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated. Activating iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose their service plan, authorize their credit and activate their iPhone. Once iPhone is activated, users can then easily sync all of their phone numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts, TV shows and movies just like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.
“Users will be able to activate their new iPhone in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “There are tens of millions of people in the US who already know how to sync their iPods with iTunes, and syncing their new iPhone with iTunes works the same way.”
“iPhone’s user-driven activation is another example of how AT&T and Apple have partnered to bring innovative new features to our customers,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO, AT&T. “iPhone’s innovative activation and sync is just one example of how this is going to be a real industry game-changer.”
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If Apple decides to make you activate the 3G iPhone in store, Apple and AT&T stores are going to have LONG hours on launch day. The time it would take to activate each iPhone at 10-12 minutes (if everything goes as planned) would still cause crowds of people waiting in line for HOURS to activate a phone. It doesn't make sense. We also know how well AT&T did with iPhone activations the 1st weekend.
"SAN FRANCISCO -- While blogs continue to simmer with complaints from people who waited months to buy an iPhone and now are experiencing problems activating it, AT&T Inc. said Sunday that the situation has improved.
"We are working on any issues on an individual basis with customers who were impacted," said Michael Coe, a spokesman for AT&T, the Apple Inc. device's exclusive carrier. Nearly all customers have been able to activate their phones within five to eight minutes, he said.
Without activation, not even the phone's alarm clock works, leading some unhappy customers to joke that their inactive iPhones are little more than expensive paperweights.
AT&T attributed the problems to overloaded servers as large number of customers tried to activate their phones over the weekend. After being hit with the initial onslaught, AT&T made technical adjustments to its activation system so that new users wouldn't face the same delays, Coe said." Via The Washington Post
.I just can't see Apple going backwards. Stay tuned.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/09/2008 08:43:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
I just called AT&T's GoPhone support and asked if I would be able to activate the new 3G iPhone as a GoPhone since I already have a GoPhone iPhone and want to keep it that way. The AT&T GoPhone Support Rep. said that AT&T WILL offer the 3G iPhone as a GoPhone.
Labels: 3G iPhone
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/09/2008 06:24:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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