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Apple gains second place and nearly a third of the market
Analysts said there's nothing wrong with Apple grabbing the silver medal since it also took a third of the global market share.
Apple seeks Samsung phone sales ban in the US
Apple turned things around and sought for Samsung phone sales ban in its home market. Apple Inc is currently trying to force the mobile devices of Samsung Electronics Co.
Higher advertising costs hinder Fusion-io's revenue, shares drop
Fusion-io posted a large quarterly loss due to advertising costs and expenditures associated with the absorption of NexGen Storage's workers.
Publishers object to US restrictions sought by government against Apple
The five publishers that conspired with Apple objected to the US restrictions sought by the government against Apple in the e-book court case.
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Samsung would benefit from its failure to block the US imports of Apple products. Samsung Electronics Co. 's failure to block the US imports of Apple Inc's iPhone 4 and iPad 2 would still benefit the South Korean company.
Xiaomi Tech has overtaken Apple's market share in China with 0.2% lead. Xiaomi Tech, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has already surpassed Apple's market share in China.
According to analysts, Apple should focus on the growing smartphone markets like China and India. Canalys, a research firm, said China and India were important countries that Apple needs to focus in terms of growth in the smartphone market.
Analysts said Apple must make its own smartphone trade-in program to boost its sales. According to Apple Insider, Apple's CEO Tim Cook is currently considering the possibility of adopting the trade-in program of AT&T and T-Mobile.
Steve Milunovich, an analyst from UBS, said Apple's iPhone M would outsell the company's flagship smartphone iPhone 5s next year.
Microsoft launched a new tool that would help it increase the number of apps in its mobile platform.
Samsung lost US$1 billion in market value after the US President Barack Obama vetoed the import ban on Apple's products.
South Korea expressed its concerns regarding the Obama administration’s decision to overrule a sales ban of Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad 2.
According to research firm Canalys, the shipments for Android-based tablets exceeded the consignments for iPads from Apple Inc in the second quarter.
Analysts said that if Nintendo's sales continue to drop, it would need to consider putting its games in app stores.