Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results – Highest-ever revenue & earnings drive 48% increase in EPS
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended December 27, 2014. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $74.6 billion and record quarterly net profit of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $57.6 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $2.07 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.9 per cent compared to 37.9 per cent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 65 per cent of the quarter’s revenue. The results were fueled by all-time record revenue from iPhone and Mac sales as well as record performance of the App Store. iPhone unit sales of 74.5 million also…
App Store Rings in 2015 with New Records
Apple today announced that the first week of January set a new record for billings from the App Store with customers around the world spending nearly half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases, and New Year’s Day 2015 marked the single biggest day ever in App Store sales history. These milestones follow a record-breaking 2014, in which billings rose 50 per cent and apps generated over $10 billion in revenue for developers. To date, App Store developers have earned a cumulative $25 billion from the sale of apps and games. The introduction of iOS 8, the most significant iOS update ever, gave developers the ability to create amazing new apps…
The Rise Of The Smartphone – Camera Manufacturers Fight On
As we are all aware more images globally are being taken with mobile phones than cameras and this has been going on for some time. Great news for Apple – US and Samsung – South Korea, of course but it’s a major headache to Canon and Nikon as their sales decline and affect the Japanese economy. "Smartphones are killing cameras across the globe. There is nowhere to hide, no magic country where the market is stable," said Christopher Chute, research vice president at IDC, a global market intelligence firm. "That’s been a huge problem for Japan." Between 2013 and 2014 alone, point-and-shoot sales fell 30 percent, according to Ben Arnold,…
Apple Announces World AIDS Day 2014 Campaign for (RED) – TheAppWhisperer
To mark World AIDS Day 2014, Apple and leading app developers are inviting customers to help (RED) achieve the goal of an AIDS-free generation. For the next two weeks, a special section of the App Store called Apps for (RED) will offer 25 apps with exclusive new content where all proceeds will go directly to the Global Fund to fight AIDS. In addition, Apple will donate a portion of sales at Apple’s retail and online stores around the world on two of the biggest shopping days of the year: Friday, November 28 and Monday, December 1. “Apple is a proud supporter of (RED) because we believe the gift of life…
Instagram Updated With Discovery and Caption Editing
In this update, Instagram are continuing to improve the Explore page by making it faster to find people you want to follow. With this in mind, you’ll see that the Explore icon at the bottom of your screen has changed to a magnifying glass. When you open Explore, you’ll now see two tabs: Photos and People. The Photos tab has not changed. It contains the same scrolling grid of photos and videos you already know. The new People tab highlights interesting accounts for you to discover.
Russia To Ban iPhone and iPad From 2015
According to a report in the International Business Times, Russia is set to ban the iPhone and iPad from 2015 ‘as a result of a new law that forces online services operating in the country to store their data locally’. This law doesn’t just affect any device that uses Apple’s US based iCloud servers but also potentially Facebook and Twitter too. A report from Progorod claims,"the internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev believes that Apple will not have enough time to move all the data storage to Russian territory by 2015". As many of you will have heard last week Vitaly Milonov a Russian politician stated that Tim Cook should be banned…
Mobile Photography Interview – A Day in the Life of Gerry Coe – An Award Winning Highly Accomplished Photographer
Welcome to our very exciting interview column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled “A Day in the Life of…” is where we take a look at some hugely influential, interesting and accomplished individuals in the mobile photography and art world… people that we think you will love to learn more about. This is our 121st instalment of the series. If you have missed our previous interviews, please go here. Today we are featuring Gerry Coe, an Internationally acclaimed Fine Art Photographer, working in Northern Ireland known for both his Award winning iPhone Art Images and his Fine Art Portraiture. Coe has been awarded a Fellowship of each of the four main photographic organisations The…
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iOS Photography App – Fotoffiti – Updated
Fotoffiti is a ‘Banksy‘ style of photography app, allowing you to transform your images into graffiti and share with your friends. Select an image, pick a paint then shake to spray. It’s a good app and has just been updated with a complete redesign. One useful feature is that it now works on iPad too, there’s also live view and 15 new filters, 9 fonts and 10 shapes added. Fotoffiti retails for $0.99/£0.69 and you can pick it up here.
Apple Pay Set to Transform Mobile Payments Starting October 20
Apple today announced that customers can start making payments with the touch of a finger on Monday, October 20, when Apple Pay becomes available in the US. Apple Pay offers an easy, secure and private way to pay using Touch ID on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in stores and within apps. Users of the just-announced iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 will be able to use Touch ID on their devices for Apple Pay within apps. The new service will be enabled by a free software update to iOS 8. “Our team has worked incredibly hard to make Apple Pay private and secure, with the simplicity of…
Apple Updates Mac mini
Apple today updated Mac mini with the latest technologies and a new lower starting price, making Apple’s most affordable Mac an even better value. Mac mini now features fourth generation Intel Core processors, integrated graphics that are up to 90 per cent faster,* 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Thunderbolt 2 and is still the world’s most energy efficient desktop.** “People love Mac mini. It’s a great first Mac or addition to your home network, and the new Mac mini is a nice upgrade packed into an incredibly compact design,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With the latest CPU and graphics, faster Wi-Fi, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, OS…
