January 26, 2009 — 9:37pm ET | By Jason Ankeny
Both Apple and Google reported earnings last week, additionally offering up some revealing information on their respective iPhone and Android mobile efforts. Apple reported strong first quarter profits on the strength of best-ever sales for its iPod portable music device and accompanying iTunes download storefront, with Q1 profits jumping to $1.61 billion from $1.58 billion a year earlier--revenue increased to $10.17 billion year-over-year from $7.9 billion. Apple sold 22.7 million iPods during the quarter, up 3 percent from a year earlier, while consumers purchased 4.36 million iPhone 3Gs during the holiday ...
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November 10 2008 - 12:57 pm EDT | Phil Carson | RCR Wireless News
Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone was the top-selling handset in the United States in the third quarter, according to new data from NPD Group.
The long reign of Motorola Inc.’s Razr handset — three straight years, or 12 consecutive quarters — is over. The Razr, in all its myriad models, slipped to the No. 2 position.
Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Curve garnered the No. 3 spot, followed by LG Electronic Co. Ltd.’s Rumor and Env2.
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October 27, 2008 — 10:02pm ET | By Jason Ankeny
Google's Android Market hasn't been open a full week, but already some application download patterns are suggesting how the OS will compare--and contrast--with Apple's rival App Store. In its first 24 hours of business, Android Market (which went live in tandem with the commercial release of T-Mobile USA's G1, the first Android-based device) offered consumers their choice of 62 applications, roughly 10 percent the number available when the App Store launched; according to data released by mobile ad firm Medialets, the average app tallied more than 7,800 downloads on ...
Motorola Inc., struggling to return to sustainable profitability, will bring the Aura handset to market this quarter, the company said.
With “state-of-the-art handcraftsmanship,” the device will set you back two (really) big ones — that’s $2,000.
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Story posted: October 23, 2008 - 11:46 am EDT
BOSTON — A day after the release of the first cellphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android software, the founder of the startup that initially developed the software took the Mobile Internet World keynote stage to explain the reasons behind the search giant’s much-hyped effort.
“It’s been quite a busy week for us,” said Rich Miner, general manager of Google’s Mobile Platforms business and the founder of Android, the startup that Google acquired three years ago to form the base of its cellphone-software strategy.
Miner, a 15-year veteran of the ...
