Apple's iPhone is the company's key to grow again and catch up with the low-end smartphones' increasing sales.
According to analysts, Microsoft's current problem is not its products but its marketing strategies.
Analysts said that the telecom operators' plan to slash subsidies would boost iPhone sales.
Analysts said that BlackBerry would not lose its corporate professional customers if it would focus on a healthy mix of everything and not just on its security features.
Two distinct reports from the IDC and Strategy Analytics suggested smaller firms absorbing the top two companies' market share.
A leaked photo of Apple's low-cost "iPhone 5C" seem to hint the possibility of rumors.
The top four smartphone manufacturers were announced in the latest quarter report by the IDC.
If Verizon stops offering two-year plans on their iPhone units, analysts believe that Apple will net more sales due to customer panic.
According to China Labor Watch, Pegatron Corp violated the rights of its workers at its factories in Shanghai and Suzhou, China.
Facebook and Apple rose with the mobile internet shift.
Apple's senior VP of technologies, Bob Mansfield, moved to "special projects" of CEO Tim Cook.
Apple and Samsung's combined shares plunged while new smartphone makers showed growth.
575 million Apple users spend US$43 per year for Apple's media merchandises.
According to Forbes' Ewan Spence, BlackBerry's Q5 did not have enough style to steal away the users of Apple and Samsung.
Analysts believed that Apple could improve its sales by allowing the Macintosh to fit well with cloud technology.