(Credit: Asymco) Apple and Samsung essentially own the entire mobile phone market now, leaving nothing but scraps left over for the rest of the pack. Tracking the industry's various players , Dediu found that Apple now holds 73 percent of all operating profits and Samsung 26 percent, leaving HTC with just 1 percent. Some mobile phone makers, such as Motorola and Sony Ericsson, haven't seen a …
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Mountain Lion to have "do not disturb" feature for notifications
The third developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion adds a new, useful feature to the upcoming desktop version of Notification Center: “Do Not Disturb.” Its inclusion may be an indicator that the next version of iOS will also have a similar feature. Notification Center on iOS collects all notification alerts, such as new e-mails or text messages, missed calls, tweets, Words with Friends challenges …
Apple vs. Samsung: Who's the king of the smartphones?
Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S II (Credit: Samsung,Apple) In this corner Apple; in that corner Samsung. Who's the smartphone champ? Apple is still the dominant smartphone maker, at least in the U.S., according to stats out today from NPD Group. The research firm pegged Apple's U.S. market share at 29 percent for the first quarter, up 7 percent from a year ago
Report: Apple legally sidesteps billions in taxes
A published report says Apple Inc. uses subsidiaries in Ireland, the Netherlands and other low-tax nations as part of a strategy that enables the technology giant to cut its global tax bill by billions of dollars every year.
Apple enjoying fruit of China's labor
People in China are not only making coveted Apple gadgets, they are snapping them up as the booming nation becomes a top market for the trend-setting California company.
Mountain lion sighting confirmed near Jamesport
JAMESPORT, Mo. (AP) — Another mountain lion sighting has been confirmed in Missouri, this time in the north-central section of the state.
Another mountain lion sighting confirmed in Missouri
Jamesport, Mo. — Another mountain lion sighting has been confirmed in Missouri, this time in the north-central section of the state.
Apple iPhone offers little growth to AT&T
AT&T sold more iPhones than any other carrier but still only added a fraction of the subscribers that rival Verizon Wireless signed up. What happened?
Apple, C. Ore. officials make data center tax deal
Apple Inc. has agreed to pay local governments $150,000 a year and get a 15-year property tax exemption for the data center it is developing in Central Oregon.
Earnings Preview: Apple to report 2Q results
On Tuesday, Apple Inc. will report results for the latest quarter, a period that saw the launch of its latest iPad model. Ahead of the report, investors have reined in their optimism, ending a tremendous four-month rally for the stock.