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iPad Mini Study Suggests Device Won't Cannibalize iPad Sales
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 3:29pm | 240The fear that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Mini could cannibalize sales of its full-size iPad may be alleviated by a new study. According to AllThingsD, Cowen and Co. asked 1,225 U.S. adults about their tablet purchases. Twelve percent said that they plan to purchase an iPad Mini in the next 18...
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Apple Could Build 70-, 80-, 130-Inch Televisions
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 1:16pm | 505A new report claims that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) chief manufacturer, Foxconn, may release a series of televisions -- including one as large as 130 inches -- in the future. According to DigiTimes, the manufacturer is a "major investor" in Taiwanese display maker Chimei Innolux. Foxconn vice...
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iPad Mini Launch Brings Small Crowd, Few iPad 4 Buyers
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 9:44am | 807Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the long-awaited iPad Mini Friday morning, but instead of inspiring a large crowd of techies to wait in line all night, the company could barely muster a crowd of 20 people. In fact, at 6:55 a.m. EDT this morning, one Apple Store in Metro Detroit had just 13 people...
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iPad 4 Begins to Sell Out
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 11:27am | 311With just a couple days before the fourth-generation iPad is scheduled to ship, Apple.com (NASDAQ: AAPL) shows that the initial allotments have already sold out. In the United States, customers can expect the device to arrive within a week. According to The Inquirer, British customers are...
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Apple Forced to Release iPad 4 Because of "Stale" Sales
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 2:27pm | 505Did the third-generation iPad a flop at retail? Last March, Benzinga published exclusive images that revealed a surplus of units when the device went on sale. In the months that followed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that the new iPad had sold fairly well. During the summer, overall iPad sales...
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Will Sprint iPad Get Unlimited Data?
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 12:53pm | 367Now that Sprint (NYSE: S) is getting the iPad, all eyes are on the company's unlimited data plans. Will they carry over to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new tablets or will consumers be forced to buy chunks of data, a la Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T)? Sprint announced that its unlimited plans...
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Apple's iPhone 5 Brings New Customers to Sprint
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 10:21am | 328For the third straight quarter, Sprint (NYSE: S) has announced that it sold another 1.5 million iPhones. Once again, 40 percent of those units were sold to new customers. While that number is relatively small compared to the millions of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products that AT&T (NYSE: T) and...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Wednesday, October 24
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 6:16am | 944U.S. equity futures rose in early Wednesday trading following a strong sell-off on Wall Street Tuesday, as a result from German business confidence that missed expectations and new data on the Chinese economy seemed to confirm that China has bottomed. The HSBC China Flash Manufacturing PMI beat...
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Will Apple Unveil the iPad 4 on Tuesday?
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 1:59pm | 1135Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a big event planned for Tuesday, October 23. The company is expected to introduce the iPad Mini, a seven-inch version of its landmark tablet. Apple may also unveil the new iMac, as well as upgrades to the Mac Mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro. The latter seems unlikely, as...
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Did Apple Just Lose the Chinese Market?
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 11:25am | 567Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) market share has dropped to 10 percent in China, representing a decline of nearly 50 percent. This news may not be as troubling as it sounds. According Reuters, the decline was caused by anticipation for the iPhone 5, which is expected to ship in the United States and other...
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iPad 2 Impressions
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 5:16pm | 1151Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new tablet is thinner, lighter and (reportedly) faster. But is it any better? That answer depends on its use. The King of Video Players Do you remember what it was like when you viewed your first HDTV? How about the first time you viewed a high-res movie on Sony's (NYSE: SNE...