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Apple iPhone 6 Smartphone Sales Gain On Samsung In Q3

Samsung remains the global leader in smartphones but Apple (AAPL) shipments rose at a faster clip in the third quarter. Apple smartphone shipments rose 21% to 46 million in Q3 from Q3 2014. Samsung shipments rose 15% to 83.6 million, according to research firm Gartner. Apple continued its dominance in the premium segment of the smartphone market with its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models. The global launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus during the last

Akamai Downgraded On Apple Software Downloads, OTT

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock fell to a 13-month low after Goldman Sachs downgraded the provider of content delivery network (CDN) services on slowing media traffic, including lower software download traffic from Apple and other customers. Akamai stock was down 6% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 55.50. Shares in Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai have plunged 26% since it reported Q3 earnings last month and warned that its three

61% of U.S. iPhone users have 6 series models

In the U.S., 61% of Apple (AAPL) smartphones in use are iPhone 6 or 6S series handsets, indicating a rapid uptake of the latest models, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners said Thursday. As of Sept. 30, 101 million iPhones were in use in the U.S., including 58 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models and 4 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models, CIRP said. At the end of the June quarter, before the launch of the iPhone 6S family, 52% of U.S. iPhone