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Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced that Apple had paid out $8B to developers during the last quarter, an increase of US $1 Billion since the last time numbers were announced last month. The increase in payouts demonstrates that the developer ecosystem of iOS continues to be vibrant, especially as it represents actual paid downloads of apps, not free downloads or overall share,” says Matthew Panzarino [...]

Apple has today announced that 25 billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from iTunes, the 25 billionth song was “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch, and the person who downloaded it will receive an iTunes gift card worth €10,000. Apple’s full press release is below: iTunes Store Sets New Record with 25 Billion Songs Sold CUPERTINO, California―February 6, 2013―Apple® [...]

Apple iPhone is not doing as bad as the reports suggests, Apple sold 17.7 million iPhones in US during the fourth quarter of 2012 according to a from report from Strategy Analytics’ Wireless Device Strategy Samsung,came second at 16.8 million mobile phones in the same quarter. 52 million phones were sold in the U.S. between October and December. Of the 52 million phones sold, two out of every three [...]

Apple has sent a notification to it’s European Distributors and Retailers that it will stop selling the current version of the Mac Pro in Europe due to the fact that it doesn’t meet current legislation according to  9to5Mac. Resellers can continue to sell off any remaining stock of the Mac Pro and that Apple will cease taking orders for the Mac Pro after February 18. Apple sent the following [...]

Apple maybe planning to introduce a smaller Apple TV according to some FCC documents first spotted by Engadget,  which reveals that Apple has been working on an updated Apple TV device with a slightly smaller casing. 5 millimeters smaller (0.2”) on each side. This news will come up as a disappointment to anyone who has been hoping for a full-blown Apple TV set. Apple likely accomplished the shrinkage [...]

Since earlier this week, rumors have been circulating that Apple was set to launch a new model of iPad with 128GB storage capacity. When the fifth beta for iOS 6.1 was released, developers noticed reference to a larger capacity device, dubbed an “Ultimate” ipad. Apple’s full press release follows below. Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB Offers Twice the Storage Capacity to [...]

 iOS  6.1 is now available as a free download from the iOS Store. According to the release notes, the update adds LTE support for additional carriers (36 for iPhone, 23 for iPad), the ability to purchase movie tickets through Siri (US only) and the feature for iTunes Match fans to download individual songs from iCloud. “iOS 6 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and with [...]

If you thought that 64 gig of  space on your iPad tablet is not enough, then this news should bring you cheer (if it’s true). Apple is rumoured to be building a 128GB iPad 4 with Retina display. According to 9to5Mac’ssources, it is most likely a 128GB version of the 4th generation iPad. According to the new SKUs provided by their source, the ‘ultimate’ configuration of the current iPad, [...]

Surprise, Huawei had the third largest market share in the global smartphone industry in the fourth quarter. While the Chinese manufacturer trailed Samsung and Apple, it did unveil the Huawei Ascend P1 S, which has a 6.68mm thin design to be the thinnest smartphone made. Huawei held a 4.9 percent marketshare based on unit shipments. This is much less than the 29 percent chunk held by Samsung and Apple’s [...]

Apple presented its quarterly earnings report for Fiscal Year 1, 2013 and the company has reported a precedent $54.5 billion in revenue for the quarter ending December 29, 2012. As a result, Apple  shares fell by as much as 12 percent on Thursday, staging their biggest percentage drop in over four years and slicing more than $50 billion from the company’s market value. Apple’s shares slid to [...]