Total shipments of smartphones in Q1 grew nearly 60% compared to last year. Android and iOS far ahead.
The downloader of the 50 billionth app will get a $10,000 App Store gift card from Apple.
Apple claims to have evaluated the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone and has found it to violate its patents.
According to analyst company Gartner, Samsung is accountable for 30% of all smartphones sold.
Canalys reveals that some 300 million tablets, smartphones and notebooks have been shipped in Q1.
The Cupertino giant's request is part of its second patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung.
The special iPhone 5 is covered in diamonds and costs the whopping $56,000.
Apple now controls 39% of the smartphone market in the US, up 2.7 points since December.
The 11.5MB update includes a single change in the form of an updated loudspeaker profile.
The UI will drop its current penchant for skeuomorphic elements for a flatter look.
According to a leaked internal doc, the upcoming iPhone will feature a 13MP camera and will run on iOS 7.
The upcoming Apple iPhone is said to come out with an improved front-facing cam and dual-shot support.
Samsung continued to outperform the market and expand its share, while Apple lost quite some ground.
The $500 million injection marks a 33% increase over Q2 of last year, and up to $4 billion in this fiscal year.
Compared to last year's Q1, this quarter the revenue is still climbing, but margins and net profit fall.
Samsung's market share for Q1 of this year was just under 30%, while Apple has gone down.
The company that has been beating analysts expectations might see its first profit decline in a decade.
The rumored iPhone 5S is expected to come with a 12MP camera with improved low-light performance.
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T-Mobile has announced iPhone 5 pricing, while iPhone 4/4S users can trade-in to cover the upfront payment.