The analysts said Apple will release mini iPad in October

Investment company Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves on Thursday released a report forecast that Apple will release 7.85 inches display a configuration iPad, 8GB of storage capacity, for sale price $ 299 in this October.

Hargreaves wrote in the report, we expect the 8GB of storage capacity of 7.85 inches of the entry-level iPad price of $ 299, the first when the gross margin was 31% and we expect the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, Apple will expected to sell 10 million units, 7.85 inches iPad throughout the year shipments will reach 35.2 million units. we expected based on the estimated components ordered, on the iPad mini shipments does not exceed the apple production. we estimate that the iPad the mini 9.7 inches the iPad (the new iPad cases) encroachment rate was 25%, that is, the iPad mini shipments for each additional four 9.7 in. iPad shipments decreased by 1, therefore, our fiscal year 2013 before the iPad shipments is expected to be 65.2 million units to 9160 million units.

There has long been rumors that Apple (iPhone 4s cases) 7 inches in the development version of iPad, but Apple never say yes or no.

Tom Mainelli, a market research firm IDC research director of mobile networking equipment sector, launched the iPad mini to further consolidate the dominant position of Apple in the Tablet PC market.

Hargreaves said, Apple may eliminate $ 399 iPad 2 (iPad 2 cases), a similar price to launch a storage capacity of 16GB iPad the mini. He also expects that Apple will be released in October, the new 9.7 in. iPad configuration lighter batteries, oxide TFT display, the camera will be installed at the new location.

The Hargreaves raised Apple price target from $ 630 to $ 690.

Rumors that Amazon will increase their social function in the Tablet PC games

Amazon will release new tools make it easier for developers to add social features to narrow the Apple Tablet PC (iPad cases) market lead in the Kindle Fire Tablet PC Game.

The source said, Amazon will release new tools to the digital game developers at the end of July. Amazon plans yet to be announced, the source requested anonymity. After the release of the new tools, developers can add a variety of functions in the game, which includes monitoring user game won numerous awards, and track the scores list.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is committed to making the Kindle Fire game more attractive to enhance the sales of equipment. Tablet PC market $ 66.4 billion, the Amazon Kindle Fire accounted for 17% market share, Apple iPad (iPad leather cases) accounted for 55% share. Amazon hopes to attract developers to its share of the global social gaming market bigger a cake. U.S. investment bank Lazard Capital Markets expects the global social gaming market by 2015 will reach $ 8.98 billion.

Cat Griffin Amazon spokesman declined to comment.

Amazon behind Apple in the application downloads. Amazon App Store launched in March 2011, there were only 4000 applications, but now has grown to 43,000, but the App Store of Apple, Google applications has exceeded 600,000. Amazon app store sell Android applications, per-user revenue is higher than the Google application store.

According to data released by the application and analysis firm Flurry, Apple iTunes App Store for every $ 1 in revenue, the Amazon App Store will earn 89 cents a share, Google stores to earn 23 cents. Amazon also has taken steps to let the application more attractive, from the beginning of April this year, they allow the user to purchase within the application to match the functionality provided by Apple and Google.

Increase the diversity of application stores is also the Amazon part of the strategy to enhance the Kindle tablet needs, the Tablet PC is listed in the last year in November to obtain revenue through sales of digital music, books, movies and applications. RBC Capital Markets analyst Ross Sandler is expected to sell movies, books, and provide application download, Amazon Kindle Fire equipment to earn 136 dollars in January this year.

According to data released by market research firm IDC, the Kindle Fire in the fourth quarter in the global tablet PC market share of 17%, while the Apple iPad (iPad leather cases) to 55%.

TomTom announced to provide data relevant to the Apple map service

Dutch navigation device maker TomTom announced Tuesday that the company will provide Apple's map service map data. Through this transaction, it will help the TomTom respond to traditional satellite navigation equipment sales to decline in the impact to the performance of the company.

TomTom said the company signed a global agreement on the maps and related information with Apple (iPhone cases). Although TomTom could not suply more details. By the news to promote the TomTom share price rose 14 percent in Tuesday morning trading.

TomTom Apple Map Service announced that it will provide the map data, Apple said Monday at the annual developer conference, the company's strong launch its own mapping service, to replace Google map, the iPhone and iPad tablet the default navigation system. Apple (iPhone cases) said its own map services will include the proposed route (turn-by-tur) navigation function, called "Night closure of City 3D map, as well as real-time traffic flow report.

Market analysts said that this transaction is beneficial to TomTom, the company's sales of personal navigation devices is suffering from the decline. Independent satellite navigation devices (satnavs) is the foundation of the TomTom business, and now the business has been in trouble. As smart phones and tablet PCs with navigation software, an independent satellite navigation devices were sold in the long-term decline.

Netherlands SNS Securities analyst Martijn den Drijver, dealings with Apple (iPhone cases) to boost the TomTom, because Apple has a huge user base. "But because the details of the transaction is not clear, Dean - Hood River to the deal will affect the TomTom Apple applications, and set up an independent satellite navigation sales doubts.

RABOBANK thus raised the TomTom's stock rating. The bank's investors, the report pointed out that "We believe that TomTom will not only provide map services, but also will provide content and high-value transport services."

Chinese market become Apple's performance engine Apple urge developers focus Chinese market

Apple advanced software engineering vice president Craig Federighi say to the present developers, do prepare apps to enter the Chinese market, urging the developers concerned about China market at the WWDC conference on Monday.

Recent quarters, the Chinese market has become one of the important driving forces of the beautiful performance of the Apple (iPhone accessories) earnings. In April, Apple announced quarterly results, revenues from Greater China reached a record $ 7.9 billion increase over last year to nearly three times. Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the time, "such a good performance in the Chinese market, it is incredible." In fact, Apple Greater China 2012 revenues of more than 12.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first half year, only less than 2011 full-year revenue of $ 1.1 billion.

For these reasons, it is not difficult to understand why Apple (iPhone accessories) take so much length to describe software updates for the Chinese market in this year's WWDC conference. Apple iOS and OS X features customized specifically for the Chinese consumers, and repeatedly mentioned in the WWDC opening speech.

In the upcoming iOS, Apple (iPhone accessories) Safari browser add Baidu as a search engine option. At the same time, Apple will add Youku, Tudou and other video sites and Sina microblogging added to the share option to the content. Apple has also enhanced the Chinese input method, doubling the number of handwritten Chinese character. Finally, Siri will also be updated to support Mandarin and Cantonese.

In OS X Mountain Lion system, Apple also added other than Siri characteristics, as well as other specific changes in the Chinese market. The new search feature will support Simplified Chinese, the new mail program will support the mainstream of Chinese E-mail services such as QQ mailbox, NetEase 126 and 163 mailboxes.

Mac achieve incredibly rapid growth in China, Apple advanced software engineering vice president Craig Federighi say in today's presentation, do a good job for your application to enter the Chinese market.

This is an important global development proposal, and it’s also Apple's major friendly information for release of Chinese market. Clearly, Apple look Chinese market as a huge opportunities market.

iPad 2 is still hot as the biggest rival of The new iPad

Apple released high-definition display screen The new iPad in March of this year, also cut the retail price of the old section of the iPad. Due to lower prices for the iPad 2, more and more discouraged consumers on the iPad 2 now are beginning to purchase this product. According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, hereinafter referred to as CIRP study released data, we found that, since the advent of The New iPad on March 16, its sales accounted for about 59% of all iPad sales, but sales of the iPad 2 also accounted for 41% of all iPad (iPad leather cases) sales share, the strength of the same can not be underestimated.

CIRP joint founder Josh Lowitz said: "This study shows that the market performance of The New iPad since its inception on March 16, we found that the new iPad did a very good job, and even contrary to our expectations but at the same time, the iPad 2 of sales performance is also excellent, it seems of The New iPad, but promote the iPad sales ".

CIRP Partner Michael Levin said, Apple's sales strategy is very smart, apple always release new products quickly eliminated the old models but now, as The New iPad and iPhone 4S (iPhone 4s cases) advent of the Apple has changed the marketing strategy.

Of course, in addition to the old section iPad sales continued to hit the old section of the Apple iPhone equally well. According to CIRP data show that except iPhone 4S, the iPhone (iPhone cases) sales also accounted for 27% of total sales.

In addition, according to data recently released by IDC, the global sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire fell from 4.8 million in Q4 2011 to 750 000 to the previous quarter. Apple iPad market performance is still very strong, rising to the current 68% from the original 54.7 percent market share continue to erode the market share of non-iPad tablet. If Apple continues to use this low-cost strategy, I think only Microsoft Windows may have hope to save the non-iPad tablet manufacturers veering.

Rumors that Apple will release iPhone 5 and iPad Mini in September

Abstract: The U.S. investment firm of Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White said in a report today, Apple will release iPhone 5 in September of this year.

Prior to industry analysts generally believe that Apple is most likely to release a new generation of iPhone this October. But White get the news from the supply chain manufacturers in China said Apple released iPhone in September. Moreover, Apple also may be issued iPad Mini (iPad leather cases).

White attend the Taipei International Computer Show (the Computex) this week, he said in a report: "the highly anticipated iPhone (iPhone cases), we considered the possibility of release in September than October. We also believe that, when Apple will also released the iPad Mini. "

If true, it means that the Apple product release on a major adjustment. In October last year, Apple released the iPhone 4S (iPhone 4s cases), the new iPad release date is in March of this year.

Earlier reports said that iPhone 5’s thickness will be reduced by 20%, the screen size will be increased to 4 inches.

Rumor: Apple will publish iOS 6 system this fall, iPad will use Siri

Apple will launch iOS system this fall, full support for voice control software on iPad Siri. In addition to the phone-related features, the iPad will support on the Siri functions of the iPhone 4S.

IPad screen is larger than iPhone, people talk through iPad usually farther than iPhone. Some speculate that the iPad microphone may not be able to hear the user voice, which can not be the correct translation and enter the command. However, sources said, this speculation is an illusion, the command input will be the same with the iPhone 4S (iPhone 4S Cases) or almost exact.

Different with the iPhone 4S, the iPad edition Siri does not provide full-screen experience. This is understandable, because the iPad screen is 9.7 inches. The same with iPhone 4S, iPad version Siri is activated quickly hold down the return key, the bottom of the screen will slide out the interface with sophisticated animation. iPad (iPad leather cases) version Siri is a small window appears on the user interface.

Apple has been tested in the current version of the iPad, and last year launched iPad2 iOS 6 iPad edition Siri function. But unable to confirm the Siri whether only retinal display model, but more than one message said, it is likely this is the case. One reason is that Siri is currently only launched on the iPhone 4S (iPhone 4S Cases), Apple support a single model can be a massive increase in the Siri server and function.

Is unclear whether Apple WWDC conference on June 11 along with the iOS 6 with other parts of the launch of Siri is, or whether Apple plans to retain this feature to this year's autumn conference launched. This fall  Apple will announce iOS 6 of the final version and release the next generation iPhone.

Rumors that Apple has ordered larger screens and will put on production next month

According to media reports, informed sources, Apple has ordered to Asian suppliers for the new generation of iPhone, a larger screen size, this display is larger than the existing iPhone screen. Expected that Apple will released a new iPhone later this year.

Sources pointed out that Apple ordered display will begin production next month, Apple's latest iPhone 4S 3.5 inch screen, this display diagonal length of at least 4 inches.

Face of fierce competition from Samsung, Apple is trying to make iPhone become more attractive product. Samsung replace Nokia become the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer at this year's first quarter, recently launched a new flagship smartphone for 4.8 inch display screen. It is also one of largest screen smartphones in the market.

So far, Apple has never changed the size of the iPhone display, since its listing in 2007, the iPhone display has maintained a 3.5 inch size. Industry analysts expect Apple will release the next generation of the iPhone this fall. And they are currently working with a number of display manufacturers LG, Sharp, and Japanese display company cooperation.

Similarly, Apple iPad Tablet PC has remained the same size, while other vendors have introduced a series of different size tablet computer products. The Wall Street Journal has reported that in February this year, Apple is testing smaller than the existing 9.7 inches iPad iPad Tablet PC.

Apple spokesmen declined to comment.

Apple with the iPhone successfuly define the smart phone, but the smart phone market rapid development recent years and today's smart phone market is flooded with different brands, different sizes and different price smartphone.

As the world's most valuable companies, Apple is facing strong competition from Samsung. Samsung mobile phone is more abundant species. These two vendors share of smart phones together account for more than half of the global smartphone market share. The market research firm Strategy Analytics data shows that Samsung smartphone sales in the first quarter of this year to 44.5 million, accounted for 30.6 percent of the global smartphone market share more than Apple, Apple iPhone sales in the first quarter to 35.1 million accounted for 24.1 percent share in the global smart phone market.

Industry analysts expect Samsung smartphone sales will double this year, next-generation iPhone will also promote the sales of the Apple smartphone.

Samsung said the new flagship mobile phone Galaxy S III will land the European market this month, and land U.S. market this summer, Galaxy S III with a 4.8-inch display, larger than the existing Galaxy S II 4.3-inch display. The other major smart phone manufacturer HTC of Taiwan also has a screen size of more than 4 inches smart phone models.

Mizuho Investors Securities analyst said Apple's next-generation iPhone on a bigger screen does not necessarily follow the trend of competitors' practices. The analyst said, Although the smart phone market has shown a trend of diversification, iPhone is still the market leader in the industry. A whole are concerned about the movements of the Apple, the iPhone advantages exist in the overall experience of the user interface and applications, screen size is not the decisive characteristics. Apple introduced a low-cost iPhone, then this would suggest that the changing market environment has begun to affect apple.

iPhone is still Apple's huge growth engine, the best-selling smartphone in the Asian market is a key factor behind Apple this year, the first quarter of bright earnings. The first quarter of this year, Apple's profit almost doubled iPhone sales increased by 88%.

In addition to the intense competition in the smartphone market, Samsung and Apple confront at court. Apple allegations that Samsung violated its smartphone design and patent last year. Samsung filed a counterclaim on it. At the same time, Apple and Samsung is also a relationship of interdependence. Apple is the largest customer of Samsung parts department. This department produce key components of smart phones and tablet PC chip and display screen.

Apple does not manufacture their own products, it’s the same with other major consumer electronics brands. Apple uses the product of the main components from Asian suppliers and emploies professional manufacturers for assembly of products, many manufacturers from Taiwan and in mainland China carry out a wide range of business.