Analysts said there's nothing wrong with Apple grabbing the silver medal since it also took a third of the global market share.
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Apple earns US$4 billion from iTunes software and services
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.
First time buyers prefer Android, Apple gains repeat-buyers' choice
According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, first time smartphone buyers would prefer Android units while repeat buyers would choose Apple products.
Nuance Communications gains as Carl Icahn expands stake
Nuance Communications recorded its highest price since May after Carl Icahn reportedly increased his stake in the speech recognition software developer.
Microsoft's Windows Phone boosts its smartphone market share
Microsoft's Windows Phone boosted its smartphone market share from 3% to 4% allowing it to take the third highest position in the market.
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Apple turned things around and sought for Samsung phone sales ban in its home market. Apple Inc is currently trying to force the mobile devices of Samsung Electronics Co.
Fusion-io posted a large quarterly loss due to advertising costs and expenditures associated with the absorption of NexGen Storage's workers.
The five publishers that conspired with Apple objected to the US restrictions sought by the government against Apple in the e-book court case.
BlackBerry lost its third place position in a race for major smartphone platforms. Even with the launch of the latest mobile operating system and some new smartphones, BlackBerry still keeps on failing to establish a major smartphone platform that could be behind the lead of Android from Google and iOS from Apple Inc.
The US Court of Appeals renewed the patent claims that Apple filed against Google's Motorola Mobility.
Samsung would benefit from its failure to block the US imports of Apple products. Samsung Electronics Co. 's failure to block the US imports of Apple Inc's iPhone 4 and iPad 2 would still benefit the South Korean company.
Xiaomi Tech has overtaken Apple's market share in China with 0.2% lead. Xiaomi Tech, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has already surpassed Apple's market share in China.
According to analysts, Apple should focus on the growing smartphone markets like China and India. Canalys, a research firm, said China and India were important countries that Apple needs to focus in terms of growth in the smartphone market.
Analysts said Apple must make its own smartphone trade-in program to boost its sales. According to Apple Insider, Apple's CEO Tim Cook is currently considering the possibility of adopting the trade-in program of AT&T and T-Mobile.
