Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a manufacturer most noted for its signature handset, the iPhone, and tablet, the iPad, which both run Apple's mobile operating system, iOS. iOS is the second largest mobile operating system with over a 39 percent market share in the U.S, according to comScore. In addition, Apple controls 39.2 percent of the smartphone market, as of April 2013, according to comScore.

Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads in its fiscal 2013 second quarter.  Apple's latest products include the iPhone 5, iPad mini and iPad 3. Apple's foray into the digital music industry includes its iPods and iTunes online store.  Apple also operates the Apple App Store, the storefront for iOS apps. Its current CEO is Tim Cook.

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Samsung: We'll hit 10M Galaxy S4 sales in less than a month

May 17, 2013
Samsung Electronics said that global shipments of its new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone will hit 10 million less than a month after it went on sale, beating the sales pace of its predecessor the Galaxy S III.

DirecTV adds voice controls to iPhone app

FierceCable | May 16, 2013
DirecTV updated its app for Apple's iPhone this week to allow subscribers to use voice commands to change channels and search for content.

Dish fights slack subscriber growth with free iPads

FierceCable | May 16, 2013
After seeing subscriber growth slow in the first quarter, Dish Network said it will begin offering new customers who order its multiroom DVR a free iPad 2 next week.

Millennial Media: Android trumps iOS with 52% of Q1 mobile ad impressions

FierceMobileContent | May 16, 2013
Devices running Google's Android generated 52 percent of all mobile advertising impressions across the Millennial Media network during the first quarter of 2013, jumping from 49 percent in the year-ago quarter.

NPD: One-third of U.S. smartphone sales were prepaid in Q1

May 16, 2013
Nearly one-third of U.S smartphone sales in the first quarter were on prepaid carriers, the highest on record, according to a report from the NPD Group. The statistic is another indication of prepaid's growing momentum in the smartphone market.

AT&T blocks Google Hangouts video chats on Android

FierceMobileContent | May 16, 2013
AT&T Mobility is blocking video chat features integrated into Google's new Hangouts messaging service for Android.

Google paints Apple into a corner with latest mobile media moves

FierceMobileContent | May 16, 2013
Google's Android long ago eclipsed Apple's iOS in terms of sheer size: Gartner reports that Android powers 74.4 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide during the first quarter of 2013, up from 56.9 percent during the year-ago period and widening its already considerable lead on iOS, which plummeted to 18.2 percent from 22.5 percent in the first quarter of 2012. But size isn't everything, and iOS has always maintained a number of competitive edges over Android.

DirecTV renames Nomad product 'GenieGO'

FierceCable | May 15, 2013
DirecTV has quietly rebranded a product that lets subscribers transfer programs stored on DVRs to laptops and Apple's iPad and iPhone as 'GenieGO.'

Time Warner Cable upgrades Android app to support out-of-home viewing

FierceCable | May 15, 2013
Time Warner Cable said it expanded out-of-home viewing capabilities to its TWC TV app for Android devices.

Report: Google launching subscription-based streaming music service

FierceMobileContent | May 15, 2013
Google is poised to unveil a subscription-based streaming music service rivaling platforms like Spotify and Pandora.
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