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2 million people reserve the iPhone 6 in China Posted: 02 Oct 2014 10:09 AM PDT Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been sales smashes. The new smartphones have destroyed records by storming to 5 million in pre-order sales and topping 10 million units over their first weekend on sale. The devices managed this without a launch in China, the biggest smartphone market and the most populated country in the world. I wrote back last week that if Apple had been able to roll out the iPhone 6/6 Plus in China (regulatory permission delayed the launch) then that 10 million over the first weekend would have looked more like 14 million. It turns out I was wrong because now that China has confirmed the new iPhone for sale it looks as though my prediction will be positively conservative. The iPhone 6 or 6 Plus are not even available for pre-order yet (that happens October 10th) but already customers are swarming to the device, with 2 million reserving an iPhone from China's various carriers. That is utterly amazing and I should point out that these are just signalling their intention to buy, these are the people who could be bothered to reserve and not just pick one up when the pre-order window opens. This huge number of 2 million was achieved in just 6 hours. To put that into perspective, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus hit 5 million pre-orders within 24 hours in nine countries (including key markets like the US and UK). China is nearly half way to beating that just by reservations. When the pre-order window opens, those reserves will likely jump by around a million into sales. Even thinking conservatively, Apple will shift at least 3 million new iPhones when the 10th October arrives. Of course, I have not even discussed the actual hard launch when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will be available in bricks and mortar Chinese retailers. Demand in the country is huge and we can expect to see at least another 3 million units sold on October 17th when the shop doors open. So even being humble in my numbers, Apple could be on course to sell 6 million units of the iPhone 6 series off the bat in one country. Apple's bottom line is looking better by the day.

Samsung to build Apple’s 2015 A9 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 08:40 AM PDT Over the last few years Apple has successfully sued Samsung on a number of occasions, arguing that the Korean company infringed upon numerous patents and copied the iPhone. Not happy with the amount of damages, Apple is even seeking a sales ban for certain Samsung products in the United States. All that makes other aspects of the two companies' relationship even more bizarre, because Apple and Samsung do actually work together. Cupertino has been using Samsung to build chips for its iPhone and iPad products for years and Samsung revealed that the accord would continue into 2015. Apple is currently using the A8 processer in its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, while that chipset will also be used for new iPads later in the year. However, Kim Ki-nam, president of Samsung's semiconductor business and head of System LSI business spoke to reporters at the company's Seoul based headquarters and said that the company would also be building next year's A9. That chip will land in Apple devices that are a year from being launched, but the interesting thing is that Samsung and Apple's working relationship continues. Both companies need each other to an extent, but who needs who more? At the moment, it seems that Samsung has the most to lose if this chip alliance ends, with the consequences being the Korean giant losing Apple's significant business and seeing profits fall further. As for Apple, the company is in a stronger position. Yes, Samsung has the mix of quality and affordability that makes Cupertino return year after year, but if the deal was cut Apple would simply source another supplier. In fact, the company has already started doing just that, with TSMC the chief supplier of the A8 chip found in this year's iOS devices. To put that in perspective, for the A7, Samsung made 100% of the chips, but for the A8 just 30%, so Apple is toning down its rival's involvement. Although, there are some questions over the ability of TSMC to deliver all the chips for next year, so Apple is likely to return to Samsung in 2015 for at least some of the load. How much longer Cupertino is willing to fill Samsung's pockets for is another matter.

Today’s iPad / iPad mini Retina wallpapers 02/10/2014 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 08:30 AM PDT You can download today's iPad/iPad mini Retina Wallpapers from our new iPad / iPad mini Retina gallery. Enjoy! Note: Did you know that we update our iPhone 3GS , iPhone 4S / iPhone4 , iPad/ iPad2 and New iPad / iPad mini Retina wallpaper galleries once / day? You can find the latest wallpapers in the sidebar, so make sure to check that out every time you visit us!

Today’s iPad 2 / iPad wallpapers 02/10/2014 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:30 AM PDT You can download today's iPad and iPad2 Wallpapers from our iPad / iPad2 Wallpaper gallery. Enjoy! Note: Did you know that we update our iPhone 3GS , iPhone 4S / iPhone4 , iPad / iPad2 and iPad / iPad mini Retina wallpaper galleries once / day? You can find the latest wallpapers in the sidebar, so make sure to check that out every time you visit us!

Today’s iPhone 5 / 5C / 5S wallpapers 02/10/2014 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 04:30 AM PDT You can download today's iPhone 5 / 5C / 5S Wallpapers from our iPhone 5 / 5C / 5S Wallpaper gallery. Enjoy! Note: Did you know that we update our iPhone 3GS , iPhone 4S / iPhone 4 , iPhone 5 / 5C / 5S, iPad / iPad2 and iPad / iPad mini Retina wallpaper galleries once / day? You can find the latest wallpapers in the sidebar, so make sure to check that out every time you visit us!

Today’s iPhone 4S / iPhone 4 wallpapers 02/10/2014 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 02:30 AM PDT You can download todays iPhone 4S / iPhone 4 Wallpapers from our iPhone 4 Wallpaper gallery. Enjoy! Note: Did you know that we update our iPhone 3GS , iPhone 4S / iPhone4 , iPad/ iPad2 and iPad / iPad mini Retina wallpaper galleries once / day? You can find the latest wallpapers in the sidebar, so make sure to check that out every time you visit us!

Today’s iPhone wallpapers 02/10/2014 Posted: 02 Oct 2014 12:30 AM PDT You can download todays iPhone 3G / 3GS Wallpapers from our iPhone 3GS Wallpaper gallery. Enjoy! Note: Did you know that we update our iPhone 3GS , iPhone 4S / iPhone4 , iPad/ iPad2 and iPad / iPad mini Retina wallpaper galleries once / day? You can find the latest wallpapers in the sidebar, so make sure to check that out every time you visit us!