1. AAPL

2. December 5, 2012
Apple saw its biggest one-day drop since December 17, 2008.
Stock dropped from $ a share to $ a share.
Failing to keep pace with Google in the tablets market.
Risked losing ground to Nokia smartphones in China.

3. China Telecom and China Unicom

4. China Mobile
One of China’s biggest mobile operators commanding 65% of the country’s wireless market, has agreed to carry the Lumia Nokia 920T, a device based on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 software.

5. According to Forbes
“Some 29% of global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2012 went to China, up from 14% last year.”
“Meanwhile, smartphone shipments to the United States have fallen to 15% from 23%.”
“Apple derives around 70% of its group profits from the iPhone.”

6. The Telegraph Reported
Apple’s share of the tablet market will slip from 56.3% to 53.8% in 2011
Google’s share of the market will increase from 39.8% to 42.7%
They continued by stating that Apple’s tablet share will slip below 50% by 2016.
In contrast, in the next four years;
global tablet sales are expected to more than double as consumers increasingly opt for them rather than personal computers.

7. AAPL
Dec 4,
Dec 5,

8. AAPL