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Chief Executive Officer of Commerzbank Martin Blessing said he is staying at the helm until the bank is successfully reorganized.
T-Mobile disclosed that the iPhones from Apple generated 29% of the carrier's total sales during the second quarter.
Universal Display boosted its full-year forecast to US$125 million from only US$110 million due to the increasing demand for LED.
Amazon launched the latest Mobile App Distributing program which could optimize the web app for distribution to smartphones.
Nokia Corp accounted for 81% of all the Windows Phone shipments allowing Windows Phone to increase its market share to 3.7%.
Nvidia projected a current-revenue of US$1.05 billion, plus or minus 2%, which was below analysts' estimates.
Apple generated US$4 billion from iTunes software and services during the second quarter. Apple's iTunes Store has been a relevant source of income and a core to the tech giant's ecosystem.
Nikon cut its full-year shipment target to 6.5 million from 7.1 million units as mirrorless cameras began to lose their shine.
According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, first time smartphone buyers would prefer Android units while repeat buyers would choose Apple products.