Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL stock news items for Thursday: Apple Fights
the iPhone Porn Forces: Its not good for public relations when the domain for
your hot new product leads to a pornographic website. Its a problem Apple
(NASDAQ: AAPL ) knows all too well. Domain Name Wire (via Mac Rumors ) reported
Thursday that Apple has filed a complaint under ICANNs Uniform Domain-Name
Dispute-Resolution Policy. The complaint is over a series of domain names for
websites selling iPhone-formatted pornography. One of the domains in question is
iPhone4s.com, named after the latest model of iPhone. Nielsen Names Apple
Leading U.S. Smartphone Maker: While Samsung (PINK: SSNLF ) has taken the lead
on the world stage , Apple still is the leading smartphone manufacturer at home
according to a new report from Nielsen (via Apple Insider ). The research groups
report on the U.S. smartphone market in October found that Apple retained a 28%
share of the smartphone market a majority share among manufacturers. Google
(NASDAQ: GOOG ) Android phones accounted for 43% of smartphones sold in October,
but no single Android manufacturer beat out Apples sales. Research In Motion s
(NASDAQ: RIMM ) BlackBerry phones accounted for 18% of smartphones sold.
Smartphones now account for 43% of the total mobile phone market in the U.S.,
with feature phones comprising the remaining 57%. 2012 Brings Overhauled iPhone,
iMac, iPad and MacBook Air: A Wednesday report posted by Digitimes (via 9 to 5
Mac ) said consumers who held off on getting Apples latest and greatest gear in
2011 will be richly rewarded come next year. Sources within Apples supply chain
have indicated that the previously rumored iPad 3 wont be the only device in
Apples stable to see a major redesign. The iPhone and both the desktop and
laptop models in Apples Mac line will see significant changes in design. The
next iPhone likely the iPhone 5 will sport a teardrop shape rather than the
familiar rectangle. The iMac and MacBook Air redesigns still are unspecified,
though. A 15-inch MacBook Air, however, likely will be added to the product
line. As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of
the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at
No comments:
Post a Comment