iPad Mini captures a small bite of market

Apple, which revolutionized the tablet PC space with iPad, has now added a shrunken version, the iPad Mini. With a 7.9-inch screen, iPad Mini is smaller and less expensive than the traditional 10-inch model, but will support similar functions and apps. With this, Apple is now poised to capitalize on the success of the iPad by targeting customers who may be turned off by the tablet’s size or its price tag.

Even though iPad Mini is said to compete with rivals like Amazon and Google, who have announced competitive 7-inch tablet PCs on the Android OS, Apple has maintained its premium brand tag and priced Mini starting at $329 against $159 for the cheapest Kindle Fire and $249 for the Nexus 7.

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Analysts note that the iPad mini does address a new segment of the tablet market, and boasts of a feature set that is richer than competition. Furthermore, the 275,000 existing iPad apps are fully compatible with the iPad Mini, allowing Apple to leverage its existing rich app ecosystem. 

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Apple introduces pencil thin iPad Mini to counter Amazon's Kindle Fire

Apple Inc will begin to sell an almost 8-inch version of the iPad on Friday to compete with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and other smaller tablets, but it set a higher-than-expected price tag of $329 that Wall Street fears could curb demand.

The 7.9 inch "iPad mini" marks the iPhone-maker's first foray into the smaller-tablet segment. Apple hopes to beat back incursions onto its home turf of consumer electronics hardware, while safeguarding its lead in a larger tablet space - one that even deep-pocketed rivals like Samsung Electronics have found tough to penetrate.

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Priced at $329 for a wi-fi only model, the iPad mini is a little costlier than some predicted. Others fear the gadget will lure buyers away from Apple's $499 flagship 10-inch iPad, while proving ineffective in combating the threat of Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7, both of which are sold at or near cost.

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iPad Mini Prices Rumoured To Start At £200

Prices of the iPad mini will start at around £200 in Europe, according to a screenshot taken from a German electronics chain.

Media Markt has apparently put the prices and specifications of 16 configurations of iPad mini on its internal inventory system.

An unnamed source managed to take a screenshot of the details, which appeared on tech blogs Cashys Blog and Flo's Weblog.

The existence of the iPad mini has not even been officially announced. But the screenshot from the electronic retailer shows the cheapest version - a Wi-Fi 8GB tablet - alongside a price of 249 euros - £201.

The mini is said to be available in black or white for all configurations, with the cellular version of the 8GB device apparently going for 349 euros - £282.

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Samsung Galaxy S3: T-Mobile’s Best Selling Smartphone for 2012

The iPhone 5′s release sparked Apple’s smartphone sales and surpassed its previous iPhone sales records, it appeared as if it totally dominated the smartphone eco-system throughout major Carriers in US but it turns out that for one of the largest Carrier in US, T-Mobile, Samsung’s Galaxy S3 currently holds the crown of being the best seller of all times.

Here’s what the company had to say via Twitter

While T-Mobile hasn't released any exact sales figures to go with the announcement but it’s safe to say that it comfortably breaches the one million devices sold mark considering it surpasses sales of other Samsung handsets.

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Samsung operating profits nearly double

Samsung Electronics Co. forecast another record quarterly operating profit, likely driven by strong sales of high-end smartphones that offset weak semiconductor orders.

The guidance for Samsung’s third quarter earnings showed it was on track to report a record-high profit for a fourth straight quarter, despite legal tussles with Apple Inc. that resulted in a $1 billion compensation judgment in August

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Samsung estimated in a regulatory filing that its July-September operating income nearly doubled to 8.1 trillion won ($7.3 billion) from 4.25 trillion won a year earlier.

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Is Samsung Galaxy S3 too big for you? Wait for Samsung Galaxy S3 MINI on October 11

Smartphone buyers who think the Galaxy S3 is too big could see a smaller version launch as early as next week.

An invite sent out by Samsung for an October 11 launch event touts a smaller product on the horizon with the headline "The size may be small" and the subheading "and so small can be big," according to Google Translate. The text from Samsung's German branch is also translated as "that's how big small can be," says TechRadar. However you translate it, Samsung is teasing a big announcement about a small product.

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With the iPhone 5, Apple increased the display size to 4 inches from 3.5 inches. So it's unlikely Samsung would go smaller than 4 inches. A 4-inch Galaxy S3 would also pose a challenge to the iPhone 5, especially among users who don't like their smartphones too big.

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iPhone 5 For $149

Good news for iPhone lovers!!

If you aready haven't received the news, be informed that Cellcom is offerning iPhone 5 beginning Friday, September 28. iPhone 5 i available for a suggested retail price of $149 for the 16GB model, $249 for the 32GB model and $349 for the 64GB model in Cellcom retail stores and agent locations. In addition, iPhone 4S will be available for $49 and iPhone 4 will be available for free. Cellcom will allow iPhone 5 customers to connect to its fast 3G network.

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iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology-all while delivering even better battery life. iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; Facebook integration; Passbook organization and even more Siri features and languages.

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5 Million Apples (iPhone 5) sold

Despite Map App glitches and many other reported shortcomings of the Apple's news iPhone 5, Apple said Monday that it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5s in the three days since its launch, fewer than analysts had expected.

Apple shares fell $9.30, or 1.3%, to close at $690.79 on Monday. The shares hit an all-time high of $705.07 Friday as the phone went on sale in the U.S., Germany, France, Japan and five other countries.

The sales tally is a record for any phone, but it beats last year's iPhone 4S launch by only a small margin. Apple said then that it sold 4 million phones in the first three days.

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Long queues for iPhone 5

Despite much criticism of the TV remote like sleek long iPhone 5 and its rather inaccurate map app, the iPhone enthusiasts are building up.

As Apple’s iPhone 5 hit stores around the world on Friday, with long queues of devotees undeterred by a lukewarm welcome from experts and complaints about the smartphone’s new mapping system.

The lines of eager fans outside stores looked set to make the latest iPhone another commercial success for the trend-setting US tech giant, with Apple saying it had received more than two million orders online.

Australians were the first to get their hands on the device. In Sydney faithful fans filmed the experience on their iPhones and iPads as staff inside clapped and cheered when the doors opened at 8:00 am (2200 GMT Thursday).

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More than £4bn wiped off value of Tesco after 2.3% drop in Christmas sales

[ via The Guardian ] 12 Jan

More than £4bn was wiped off the stock market value of Tesco on Thursday after Britain's biggest retailer delivered its worst Christmas sales performance in decades and warned it would see "minimal" profits growth this year.

On a black day for the high street, major chains including Argos, Mothercare, Halfords and Thorntons reported sales declines over the crucial holiday season as the squeeze on living standards forced Britons to rein in their spending.

Dire sales at Tesco's UK chain spooked investors, sending the share price down 15% and dragging Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer with it.

Read more: The Guardian

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American Chevies and Russian Ladas on sale in Cuba

[ via Reuters ] 13 Dec

If you are visiting CUba, and happen to be Chevrolet Bel Air, 1957 lover, you are going just the right place, as syou can find many vintage models of Chevrolet and Russian cars parked on Cuban roads for sale.

Vintage cars for sale in Havana, Cuba (Photo: Reuters / Claudia Daut)

These cars can be bought for anything between $ 11,000 - 15,000. You may even sell yours, if you have any of the vintage cars.

For the first time since the 1959 revolution Cubans have the right to buy and sell any car - something that was only done before with the government's 'okay' - or on the black market by illegally purchasing vehicles licensed to somebody else, reports Reuters.

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Apple records Best-Ever Sales on Black Friday

Full Story: Mashable 28 Nov

Apple sales broke all records this Black Friday, 9to5Mac reports citing inside sources.

Apple’s forecast for Black Friday sales is four times more than normal; according to 9to5Mac’s source, Apple broke that forecast by 7pm this year.

According to comScore, Apple was the 5th most-visited online retail store on Black Friday, behind Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Target.

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Black Friday sales up 7%

Full Story: Yahoo News 27 Nov

The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to the most recent survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise of door-buster savings, reports Yahoo News.

Buyers spent $11.4 billion at retail stores and malls, up nearly $1 billion from last year, according to a Saturday report from ShopperTrak.

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