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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for April 20

Posted by | Apr 20, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Open Door Networks and Project A are shipping Earth Envi HD for US$1.99. The iPad-specific app, timed to arrive for the 40th Earth Day, provides access to thousands of web-based photos of planet Earth from outer space. It also includes access to month-by-month climate maps and over a decade’s worth of photos and articles from NASA’s Earth Observatory.

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Sorry, but the Apple TV is still a hobby

Sorry, but the Apple TV is still a hobby

Posted by | Apr 20, 2010 | , |

Apple TV units were up 34% year over year for Apple’s second fiscal quarter of 2010 — but, sorry Apple TV fans, it’s still classified as a “hobby” by Apple.

In speaking with the press and analysts, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said that the Apple TV’s niche simply isn’t comparable to the big computer, MP3 player and smartphone markets in which the Mac, iPod and iPhone compete. That said, it’s still doing well relative to its size, he added.

On a brighter note, “a number of us love the Apple TV and use the product, and believe there’s something there,” Cook added.

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Apple’s retail business sees revenue increase 38% year-over-year

Apple’s retail business sees revenue increase 38% year-over-year

Posted by | Apr 20, 2010 | , |

During the its fiscal 2010 second quarter that ended March 27, Apple saw its retail store chain increase revenue by 22%. That’s up 38% year-over-year.

Apple had an average of 284 stores open during the quarter. The stores saw 47 million visitors in the second fiscal quarter of 2010 as compared to 39.1 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2009. The average revenue per store was $5.9 million, compared to $5.5 million in the 2009 quarter.

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iPhone sales increase way above industry average

iPhone sales increase way above industry average

Posted by | Apr 20, 2010 | , |

In a press conference regarding its latest quarterly financials, Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said that sales of 8.75% of iPhones in the latest fiscal quarter was more than three times the IDC estimate of 41% growth of overall smartphone growth for the period, as estimated by the IDC research group.

And the growth has nothing to do with lower pricing? The average selling price of iPhone is still approximately US$600. Oppenheimer also touted the upcoming iPhone OS 4, saying that customers and developers both were excited by the upcoming 100-plus new features.

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