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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
South Korea's SK Telecom to offer Apple iPhone starting in March
SK Telecom has confirmed it intends to carry the iPhone 4, ending KT's exclusivity with the popular Apple smartphone. According to the statement, SK Telecom will announce launch and pricing details at a later date. Currently, the wireless carrier leads the pack in South Korea with slight over half of the cellular market. Its current smartphone profile is peppered with Android handsets from local manufacturers LG and Samsung.
With the introduction of the iPhone 4, SK will soon compete directly with its smaller rival KT which has sold various models of the iPhone since November 2009. KT has seen a boost from the iPhone and recently announced it has sold over 2 million units during this time of exclusivity.
Overall, this Asia-Pacific region is a hotbed for Apple products with sales of the iPhone and Mac more than doubling year over year, according to Apple's latest earnings report. This move to bring the iPhone to SK Telecom is part of a larger plan by Apple to expand its user base and boost it sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
South Korea's SK Telecom to offer Apple iPhone starting in March originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Verizon CEO: iPhone 4 sales strong, more coming from Apple on LTE
In a recent interview, Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead rebutted recent reports suggesting Verizon iPhone sales were low by confirming that the wireless carrier sold more iPhone 4s during its initial launch than any other product in the carrier's history. Mead would not divulge the actual numbers, but he confirmed these sales figures would be released during the carrier's next quarterly report.
The Verizon iPhone launch was characterized by fewer and shorter lines at both the carrier's retail outlets and Apple stores. According to Mead, this was not a reflection of low demand, but the carrier's plan to stagger the launch.
"It was a conscious decision to spread the launch over three phases," said Mead, who also confirmed that 60 percent of iPhone sales were processed online. Verizon held two pre-sale opportunities on February 3 and 9 and kicked off the official launch on February 10.
Besides the iPhone 5, Mead hinted that Apple was interested in LTE technology and working on devices compatible with Verizon's 4G network. Mead said, "You'll see more coming from Apple on LTE. They understand the value proposition of LTE and I feel very confident that they are going to be a part of it."
Apple recently addressed LTE, and COO Tim Cook confirmed the Cupertino company is not ready to adopt this 4G technology. Speaking at the Verizon iPhone launch, Cook said, "the first-generation LTE chipsets force some design compromises, some of which we wouldn't make."
Hopefully, Apple can work with chipset manufacturers to iron out these kinks, and we can look forward to 4G speeds combined with Apple's solid hardware and slick mobile OS.
Verizon CEO: iPhone 4 sales strong, more coming from Apple on LTE originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iTunes cloud for storage not subscription streaming tip insiders
Apple’s long-rumored iTunes cloud plans may not in fact result in a subscription-based streaming music service, with the company tipped to be looking to simply offer online storage to its users. According to the FT, music industry sources have quietly confirmed that Apple’s intent is to allow iTunes users to remotely host their paid tracks, and then stream that content to various devices.
In that way, the system would not be a direct rival to services like Spotify, with Apple supposedly reluctant to “undermine the market that it dominates for paid downloads”; the company has apparently described the cloud service as “insurance” though it’s unclear if that’s for its own fortunes or to protect users against data loss. The system would be based on Apple acquisition Lala, and might be part of the broad-ranging MobileMe updates tipped as imminent.
[via iSource]
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Win a year of basic service from YouMail, the voicemail replacement service
I reviewed YouMail last week, and now we've got 10 codes to give away allowing you access to the basic features of the voicemail replacement service. By replacement, I mean YouMail supercedes your current voicemail system (provided by your carrier), and extends the ability to check your voicemails on your iPad, iPod touch or the web. As I mentioned in my review, there are other features as well, like human-powered translation.
These codes will unlock one year of the US$8.99/month "basic" service, which includes 50 transcriptions each month, storage of 5,000 messages (are you really getting that many in a year?), extended greeting times and YouMail's Privacy Guard service. To enter, let us know your funniest voicemail gretting (created by you or someone else). Good luck!
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
- To enter leave a comment telling us the funniest voicemail greeting you've ever heard.
- The comment must be left before MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Ten winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: One year of Basic YouMail service (Value: US$108)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
Win a year of basic service from YouMail, the voicemail replacement service originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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