Tag: apple ipad 3

Apple wins patent for iWallet, could become the leader of the mobile commerce industry

Stephen Vagus
iwallet

Surprising news from Apple has sent waves through the mobile commerce community. Apple has been the subject of speculation recently for their possible inclusion of NFC technology in their next iPhone and iPad mobile devices. This speculation is largely fueled by patents that had been introduced years ago. The company will be getting a lot of attention this week, however, because one of these patents has been awarded to the company, opening the way for its entry into the mobile commerce industry. This week, Apple was awarded approval for their…

Read More

Apple may become the top vendor of PCs in the world with iPad

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Commerce Industry

Canalys research has suggested that with iPad 3, Apple will probably take Hewlett-Packard’s spot as the top manufacturer of PCs before the end of the second quarter in 2012. Apple currently holds the second spot as a PC vendor worldwide and has experienced a leap in its market share from 9 percent to 15 percent in only a year’s time. This jump is credited greatly to a significant demand for its iPad tablet product, which is considered to be a computer by Canalys. Equally, though, iPad shipments in the United…

Read More