Tim Cook Apple confirms that the Watch will be sold in April

If Apple's financial results for the first quarter of 2015 and 74.5 million iPhones sold in the last three months I did not say much, I think I have something that does attract your attention. Tim Cook announced during the conference to shareholders that Apple Watch Set to launch next April.

Never seen sales of iPhone: Financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2015

Again, it's night quarterly financial results in Apple. And being January, the results of the Christmas season will be, especially sales of iPhone. Hold on to the good numbers come: 74,600 million in revenue with a net profit of 18.000 billion.

The other figure that also breaks the most optimistic forecasts is the iPhone sales: 74.5 million units worldwide within months res. It is a triumph of the iPhone 6, with its new size has gotten attention. The Mac, moreover, has also broken sales records.

Apple captured half of U.S. mobile phone activations in Q4, demand still at record high

Record sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus propelled Apple to dominance in the smartphone market in the US during the holidays and demand is reaching record levels, the individual reports issued on Friday, so indicate.

One in two mobile phones activated in the US 1 October to 31 December were iPhones, according to a survey by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners 500 buyers. Second Samsung took 26 percent of the market, with South Korean firm LG mate in third place at 11 percent.

Apple's share increased significantly from 28 percent of the company booked in the previous quarter. CIRP attributed the jump to consumers waiting for the iPhone 6 release before buying a new device, a pattern that has been repeated throughout the life of the iPhone.

Samsung comparatively reduced 5 percent sequentially. LG was 8 percent in the same period.


"By every measure, 2014 Apple phone launch was a success," said co-founder Josh Lowitz CIRP a releae. "iPhones took loyal Apple customers, with 86% of buyers upgrading from an iPhone. Samsung and LG saw rates much lower fidelity, with 25% of owners of Samsung and 18% of owners LG that triggered a phone in the neighborhood switch to an iPhone ".

Those numbers look set to continue, as 56 percent of consumers plan to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days said they have an eye on an iPhone. The research firm surveyed 451 Research surveyed 4,126 "mainly Americans" to reach that conclusion.

That number is down from the 71 percent who planned to buy before the release of iPhone 6, but still represents a huge advantage over Samsung, which ranks second with 18 percent of the purchase intention in itself a modest increase 5 percent sequentially. It is the highest level of demand for iPhone at this point in the product cycle from 451 began tracking, the firm said.


Apple's decision to increase the size of the iPhone screen seems to have played a role, with 60 percent of likely buyers saying they prefer a screen size over 5 inches.

The App Store is improved with app packs

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Apple has unveiled at WWDC 2014 new enhancements in the App Store. Trying to improve the way to find new applications, Apple will improve the App Store this fall with quite interesting new features.

Among these new features we found the Explore section, where the App Store will recommend us applications that come closest to our tastes and needs. Additionally, the search will be improved, showing just below suggestions on what we might be looking for as we introduce a search.

These two new features are added three more. On the one hand application packs, where developers can apply several applications to offer with a more competitive price. We will also preview improvements in applications such as videos of them and the ability to offer beta testing their application, thus receiving feedback from their users as they test their application before it goes on sale. These improvements come in the fall and will be available to all developers. 

Apple leads smartphone sales in Japan

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Being a leader in a market so advanced and technology as Japan is not easy. However, Apple has managed to position itself as the best-selling phone brand in Japan, beating competitors like Sony or Samsung. According to recent reports in the country right now, one of every three smartphones sold are iPhone, a fact said soon but it is a breakthrough for the brand. 

The "guilty" of this tremendous growth is the agreement with DoCoMo. Japan is a country where phones are purchased through contracts with carriers and DoCoMo, the largest company, refused to offer the iPhone on its plans until last October when he relented and began offering the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in exchange for a royalty of 25%. 

The numbers are quite impressive: in its debut month of the iPhone took 61% of sales terminals DoCoMo, Apple getting this increase and subsequent sales presence in the market by 11.1%, from having some more than 25% to 36% of current market share. And talk about Apple profits could have won in Japan since the agreement with DoCoMo about $ 4 billion.

iPhone sales continue to grow, shortening positions with Samsung

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Is the iPhone in crisis? Not likely at all. This analysis shows that IDC notes that iPhone sales have grown in the last quarter compared to last year and very highly.

As we have seen in recent months, the market for mobile phones seems to be gradually becoming saturated. However, in light of the analysis of IDC with respect to sales of the iPhone and other companies during the first quarter worldwide, it seems that Apple is not stopping its growth in sales. 

In fact, according to data provided, Apple is narrowing the difference in iPhone sales over herself while fast approaching the number of Samsung, who is still dominant. IDC analyzes show that although Samsung has sold more phones in the first quarter, Apple has beaten back its iPhone sales record, reaching 43.7 million units (compared to 60 million Samsung). Apple, with its relatively limited supply, compared to the broad market, has managed to successfully defend themselves from rival companies.

While Samsung has reduced growth by 1.7%, Apple has increased by 16.8%

This is shown by the growth in iPhone sales, which in turn is increasing as even though the number of Samsung phones have increased, their growth has declined a slight 1.7%. Growth in iPhone sales, as we said, has increased 16.8% over the first quarter of 2013, a modest but very positive number and exceeds the expectations of analysts and the company itself. This means that Apple continues to grow in terms of sales of the iPhone worldwide.

However, also shown in the analysis of IDC, we must say that companies like Huawei or Lenovo, with its recent acquisition of Motorola, have grown to 63.3% in sales of devices, which is highly commendable despite not going from 13 million phones sold. iPhone sales have not been affected in the same way as we talk about premium devices, so that the target user is not the same. Either way, it is clear that Apple is growing.

Apple is preparing a sale of 17 million in bonds to refinance the company

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Although we are facing one of the healthiest companies in the world, all they need to refinance. To counter buying companies and R & D last year, it is necessary that the Company has liquidity. So, Apple is preparing a bond sale of the company amounting to 17 million dollars. 

We are, according to Times, before one of the biggest debt sales of the world. Luca Maestri, hinted during the last earnings call. Apple would be forced to make a similar debt sale which made ​​last year to power refinance.

The good news for Apple are that demand exceeds fifty million dollars, so it will not seem excessive problems with getting money for their payments earlier this year. This maneuver seems that Apple will get attract capital reserve that has abroad.