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12% of early iPhone 3G buyers report ditching their BlackBerry
Approximately 12% of consumers who visited a retail store this past weekend to make their iPhone 3G S purchase said they were replacing a BlackBerry handset, the latest sign that Apple continues to make headway against rival Research in Motion in the high-stakes smartphone market.
That data point is one of several interesting statistics to come [...]
RIM once again ships 7.8m BlackBerries as new iPhone looms
Research in Motion put pressure on Apple Thursday with word that about 7.8 million BlackBerries had shipped during its latest fiscal quarter, again setting a new record — and dismissing the likelihood of new and cheaper iPhones as immediate threats.
The tally for its first quarter of fiscal 2010 is a sharp 44 percent jump from [...]
Yahoo cans BlackBerry app to focus on iPhone, browser software
In the latest sign that the iPhone is emerging as the platform of choice for companies big and small, Yahoo on Wednesday will reportedly cease work on its Mobile app for BlackBerry and other smartphones to concentrate its resources on iPhone and browser-centric development.
Word of the move was picked up b y TechCrunch after developers [...]
Rumor has AT&T lopping $10 off future iPhone rate plans
A new report is rejuvenating chatter of cheaper iPhone service plans from AT&T that could be announced alongside the introduction of new models in the coming months, such as a $10 drop in the cost of the most basic service plan.
Cote Collaborative analyst and pricing strategist Michael Cote said this week there’s a “strong possibility” [...]
Apple may be forced into Verizon iPhone within two years – report
Even as Apple has insisted it’s content to give AT&T exclusive access to the iPhone, a closer look at Apple’s own devices — and a likely dead-end in growth through its existing carrier strategy — shows that Apple may have little choice but to sell its smartphone through Verizon and other carriers by 2011 at [...]
