Two months after the launch of the first Windows Phone platform in China through Nokia Lumia 800C and 610C, Microsoft claims that Windows-based mobile phone sales has beat Apple iPhone sales.

As quoted from VR-Zone, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer for China Regional, Michel van der Bel said that Windows Mobile now has market share in China by 7 percent, or slightly higher than the iPhone product market share by 6 percent.

If proven true, the claim also shows that Apple is having trouble selling products in China, which is characterized by a decline in market share.

Between July to September 2011, the iPhone still control 10.4 percent market share in China. That number dropped to 7.5 percent in October-December 2011 and is now allegedly has decreased further to 6 percent.

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After remains using 3.5 inches screen for fourth generation iPhone, Apple is rumored will widen their screen on the fifth generation of iPhone.

According to information cited from Reuters, the new iPhone will have screen with diagonal size of 4 inches, or 30 percent greater than previous product. This new screen production process reportly  already begun by Apple's three partners : LG Display Co Ltd, Sharp  and Japan Display Inc.

Looking for Apple habits about the stages of prototypes production to final product, three partners are likely to received production order from Apple in early June, so the iPhone could begin the production in August.

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Although always compete each other, Apple has been used Google Maps and its technology as mapping and navigation software for all of their products. However, this intimacy is likely to end soon. Because Apple is rumored will remove Google Maps in Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 6.

Technology site PC World reports that Apple is likely to use their homemade map. The technology which was temporarily called the "Maps" is said to have an interface similar to Google Maps application on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Beside that, Apple's new map will be equipped with 3D display technology from C3 Technologies Apple acquired last year. Before joining Apple, C3 Technologies is under the defense and security company from Sweden, Saab AB.

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Apple Inc. and its iPad suppliers, Foxconn Technology Group will jointly issued additional funds to improve the lives of employees at plants in China.  Foxconn leaders, Terry Gou did not submit detailed costs to be incurred Apple and Foxconn.

As noted in press conference in Shanghai, Gou said this improvement effort as competitive force and not just cost.

"I believe Apple sees this as competitive strength that we do together and we'll split the cost to both of us," he added.

During this time, Foxconnn myself have spent quite a lot of money to fight the perception that their factory exploiting workers.

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Proview Technology lawsuit against Apple related to iPad trademark continues. This time, Proview Technology rejected Apple settlement offer. Apple actually already offered a settlement payment of an indemnity of 16 million U.S. dollars. However, Proview as the licensee of iPad brand rejected.

Proview's IPAD (left) vs Apple iPad (right) 

Proview rejection was reported by news website Sina. The news comes after Proview Technology lawsuit against Apple was rejected by High Court of State of California in Santa Clara County, United States, Friday (04/05/2012) local time.

In claim that is rejected, Proview want Apple to pay 2 billion dollars. Both companies are actually asked to take peace solution. Both companies share a product called iPad. If Apple has iPad tablet, Proview has all-in-one PC called IPAD (Internet Personal Access Device) that was developed in 1998 and on sale in 2000.

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For the first time, sales of Samsung beat Nokia. South Korean vendors even managed to beat the dominance of Apple with its iPhone in smartphone market. As quoted by BBC, research firm Strategy Analytics reported global mobile phone sales until the end of first quarter of 2012. In the report, sales of mobile phones from Samsung managed to beat the sales of Nokia and Apple mobile phones.

This report was little surprising because Nokia phone sales were unbeaten since 1998. At the report, Samsung  mobile phone sales reached 93.5 million units. Samsung had 25.4 percent of market share.

At the same time, Nokia only sold 82.7 million units, or had only 22.5 percent market share. While Apple sold 35.1 million units with 9.5 percent market share.

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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak made a statement that makes Microsoft proud. Steve Wozniak has been trying Nokia Lumia 900 that already use OS Windows Phone, and the result is not too disappointing. In an interview, Wozniak talked about how Microsoft has made an intuitive platform that is easy to use and have beautiful interface. He also called Windows Phone can not be compared with Android Tablet.

"I think Windows Phone has superior and interesting visual appearance," Wozniak said, as quoted from The Next Web, Sunday (29/04/2012).

Wozniak fascination to Windows Phone also added with his statement saying the beauty of this platform engineered by Apple people that are paid for by Microsoft.

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Some computer vendors welcomed the idea of product combination between laptop and tablet. Asus already started with Transformer Prime product, as was Intel with Cove Point. However, Apple rejected that idea. Apple CEO Tim Cook said, if iPad and MacBook Air is combined, then it would kill both of them.

"Anything can be forced to combine. You can combine a toaster with a refrigerator, but that will not convenient for users," Cook said as quoted by BBC.

Of course Tim Cook refuse the idea, because sales of iPad is very good. Apple managed to sell 11.8 million iPad units, up 150 percent over the same period last year.

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Apple reportedly is preparing a small-sized low-priced iPhone. mini iPhone that will be launched simultaneously with iPhone 5 later this year. The news was said by Apple products supply company in Taiwan. That smartphone will be named iPhone Nano.

As the name implies, this low-cost version of the iPhone will carry different physical dimensions of  standard iPhone.

iPhone nano Photos has even been spread on the Internet. iPhone Nano predicted will as big as iPhone nano and it can be used as wristwatch.

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The competition between Apple and Samsung in the smartphones and tablets market are quite exciting, after some time they have problem with patent, they now compete for the market in China.

"I predict Apple will not be able to beat Samsung in the near future in China smartphone market," said Sandy Shen, Gartner analyst said to Bloomberg.

Currently the Apple iPhone's market share was only 7.5 percent of China's emerging market. Meanwhile, the rivals Samsung had market share three times larger than Apple, about 24.3 percent.

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