Chunghwa Telecom, the largest telecom service provider in Taiwan has signed a deal with Apple to launch the iPhone 3G. Chunghwa Telecom has around 300 sales outlet in the country and its partner Senao International Co. has about 200 sales outlet. It is speculated that Apple selected Chunghwa as the exclusive distributor because of its large sales channel.
In what we observe as a good sign for both Apple and the Chunghwa Telecom, Chunghwa’s market share climbed 3.6 percent following the announcement of the iPhone launch. Thanks to the iPhone!
Sources inside Chunghwa Telecom said the device will be available before the Read More...
True Move, Thailand’s third largest mobile phone firm has announced that it will be launching the iPhone 3G very soon. The firm said it has signed a deal with Apple. True Move has around 13 million subscribers. However, the date of launch and pricing details are yet to be announced.
To make the announcement a little confusing, the largest network operator in Thailand, Advanced Info Service (AIS) also said that Apple is talking with every operator, including of course AIS and the second largest operator Total Access Communication (DTAC).
It is likely that Apple is considering multi-carrier launch even here in Thailand Read More...
Microsoft is reveling in the pride of having conquered the PC world with Windows, but here is a major headache for the popular Windows giant. Apple is catching up sooner than expected, though Microsoft is not quiet accepting that the PC world is slowly drifting toward Macdom. Microsoft is comfortable with the myth that Apple has only about 5% worldwide market share of all PCs and servers sold. However, the fourth quarters sales report from Apple is sure to have shocked Microsoft.
The popularity of Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfield failed to boost Vista sales, the ad campaign was a futile Read More...
Wall Street is crumbling, the Dow Jones is up and down at unpredictable intervals, but all seems to be bright for Apple. Take a quick look at the fourth quarter sales report of the company, Apple has not only survived the financial storm, but also has made a stunning all time high sales record.
In a matter of three months since its launch, the iPhone 3G has sold 6.9 million units. This record has surpassed the best sales report of RIM the maker of BlackBerry that made 6.1 million units sale in the third quarter of 2008.
In terms of revenue, Apple Read More...
Rumors are surfacing again that the iPhone 3G will be coming very soon on Verizon Wireless Network. Well, Verizon was the first preference of Apple and we never knew what went wrong during the negotiation that the iPhone finally went to AT&T. AT&T and Apple have an exclusitivity contract that expires in 2010. That's the current situation, anyway. Now, what are the chances that Verizon will launch the iPhone 3G in 2009? AT&T will not like the idea though, but that doesn’t matter much to consumers.
The blame game of the iPhone 3G is finally settling down with many software updates Read More...
After all those talks, Russians are finally going to get the iPhone 3G beginning October 3rd. There will not be much switching of carrier as three major carriers are launching the long awaited gadget. Beeline, Megafone and MTS are the carriers for the iPhone 3G in Russia.
The carriers are yet to announce the pricing details, however, here is a prediction that the price will range from 23,000 to 27,000 Rubles (US $910, $1,080) for the 8GB and 16GB respectively.
Pre-order for the gadget has started according to this report. Pre-sales estimate puts that around 150,000 units could be sold by the Read More...
Turkcell finally launched the iPhone 3G today in Turkey. As usual, Apple fans thronged for the early launch and the queue looks really long. Hot News Turkey has hot pictures of the occasion for those who are curious to see what really happened.
Data plan consists of small, medium and large packages. 100 MB internet comes free of cost for all iPhone 3G owners irrespective of their data plan. Adding to this benefit, customers are given internet access at half the usual price for three months.
The iPhone is also available without contract, those users who opt for this just need to Read More...
There is a new purchase program from Apple to save iPhone buyers from the frustration of standing in queue to purchase iPhone 3G, specially during the forthcoming holiday season. Buyers can complete the purchase process from home and collect the device from Apple Stores of their choice and bring home a fully activated device. The process is simple and you are provided a step by step instruction:
Enter your credit card information, billing address and other necessary details. You can go to the next step on getting a successful credit approval.
Review your eligibility and pricing.
Select your preferred data plan
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According to a Piper Jaffray analysis, Apple has already sold a staggering 5 million iPhones in the current quarter. We do not yet have the official Apple words for checking these numbers. (Apple will be doing that probably in a month’s time, during their Quarter 4 report)
Apple’s original goal of selling 10 million no longer seems another fantastic boast. This figure alone puts the total iPhone sales at a stunning 7.5 million iPhones for the year (taking in count the 2.5 million original iPhone’s sold before the launch of the iPhone 3G).
The holiday sales are yet to start. As well Read More...
According to a report published in CNN Money the third generation iPhone sales have gone down after the first weekend! 1 million in three days and then a slow progress through the rest of the month: only 2 million more units were sold. This figure exceeds the initial estimates by Wall Street analysts, who had predicted a modest 3–4 million sales quarterly.
Considering Apple's original goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of the year, this isn't bad progress. At the present rate itself, Apple stands to sell 15 million units by the end of the year. However, consider Read More...