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Apple Makes $500 Million Per Quarter from iPad Covers
News that Apple making $500 million each quarter just from iPad covers have come to light as the company has reached out to its non hardware and software side of things. Richard Kramer who is the managing director of Arete Research said while speaking at the Open Mobile Summit in London, “Apple is one of the first manufacturers to move its focus away from mobile hardware, as seen with the iPad Smart Cover. The majority of iPad users own one of these flexible accessories, which brings Apple in a $500 million fortune each quarter.”
Kramer apparently went on to say that this shift from what seems to be a “black slab” hardware help assist companies like LG, Sony and Motorola which all saw a decline in revenues last year, to establish themselves within the mobile market. He continued, “There’s a huge problem with differentiation for mobile device vendors, and it’s a growing concern. To us, smartphones may all look different, but to the average consumer they all look like fat black slabs. The end of this black slab trend looks set to happen in 2013.
Basically, his point was that if other smartphone and tablet manufacturers didn’t heed this warning, they would be facing a problem with sales throughout the year of 2013. On a personal note, I disagree with him to a certain extent and what I am referring to is the beautiful body that the HTC One X uses as well as the finish on the previous iPhones which were just gorgeous. I think people have gotten into technology enough to know the differences between a “black slab” and a unique and beautiful piece of technology. Let us know what you think.
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.