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Apple’s 1st Quarter Marks 15% Increase in Profits. Good Design Sells

software — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:32:03 +0000

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iPod sales were up 3%, however Mac computers sales were down 3%. 21B compared to $1. Thanks to the iPhone, Apple’s profits are 15% higher than they were a year ago: that’s $1. Apple sold twice as many iPhone as it did in Q1 2008, showing that its design still have what it takes to win the hearts and wallets of customers, despite the economic crisis. We wonder how iPhone apps and iTunes music/video sales contributed to the bottom-line.

T-Mobile sells the HTC Touch Pro 2 for $349.99 (with contract)

software — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:48:07 +0000

We played with the original HTC device in February at Mobile World Congress and we expect this Touch Pro to be very similar. The HTC Touch Pro 2 is now available from T-Mobile. Overall, HTC has improved on their user interface quite a bit, and they also made the keyboard better, when compared to the original Touch Pro (it was too flat then).

As usual, the display is great but the pricing seems a bit out of whack. $350 with a two year contract is hardly consumer friendly – but of course, you should take a look at the total cost of ownership, which includes 24 months of contract + taxes + activation fees.

eBay sells 65% of Skype for about $2B

software — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:52:05 +0000

Upon the completion of the sale (in late 2009), eBay will receive $1.

9B in cash. eBay will still own 35% of the company after the transaction. eBay has announced that it has sold the majority of its shares in Skype to an investor group.

Users should not see a difference in the day to day operations aseBay simply wanted to focus on things like auctions and Paypal, where Skype has little to no synergy.