Official sales of the iPad Mini in Russia will start in mid-January, sources close to one of the major distributors of Apple devices tell Izvestia.

Two days ago, Apple started testing Russian iTunes, initially planning to launch the service on November 20. But in Russia, the company faced a problem, because of which it postponed these plans indefinitely.

For its employees, Apple launched the “App Discovery” campaign for free download of applications from the App Store.

Information has been confirmed that the Svyaznoy group has become a direct seller of Apple smartphones in Russia, Kommersant reports. In an interview with the newspaper, the group’s CEO Denis Ludkovsky also reported on Russian sales and ARPU of iPhone operators. 

According to the latest data from the analytical company Azimco, Apple and Samsung controlled 99% of the mobile industry’s profits in the third quarter, but Apple’s share declined significantly.

Apple is recruiting employees to the Moscow subsidiary of Apple Rus LLC.

The Russian retailer, in partnership with Apple, plans to open about 10 stores with Apple Premium Reseller (APR) status in the near future, Vedomosti reports.

According to the DigiTimes resource, Apple is shortening the life cycle of its devices and plans to release a test batch of a new generation iPhone in December.

Apple has decided to change its policy in the Eastern European market. One of the first steps is to reduce the prices of our own products in Russia. 

As reported by BGR with reference to the developers of CMA Megacorp, a new display defect has been found in the iPhone 5, which may be a serious problem for game developers.

Yesterday, the share price of the Apple company reached its lowest level in the last 5 months. The reason is the constant shortage of iPhone5.

Last Friday, sales of iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad tablets started in the United States and most of Europe. And by Monday, Apple announced the first results: in three days, the company sold 3 million new devices.

Apple has released an update for the iOS mobile operating system to version 6.0.1 and a beta version of iOS 6.1.

The number of iPhone users intending to purchase a smartphone of the same brand in the future has decreased for the first time since 2007, according to Strategy Analytics. 

Strategy Analytics has published a report on the analysis of the smartphone market for the third quarter of this year. According to the data obtained, the combined supply of market-leading Apple and Samsung occupy more than half of the global smartphone market.

Last night there was a large-scale malfunction of iCloud, during which a warning hung on the official Apple website to users about the impossibility of using any iCloud services other than Mail and iChat.

According to the quarterly report of the analytical company IDC, Samsung’s smartphone shipments have doubled Apple’s iPhone shipments.

Tim Cook said that in the last three months alone, the company has sold 26.9 million iPhones. She sold four times as much in a year.

Starting tonight, the cost of applications in the Russian section of the App Store is displayed in the national currency. In addition, Apple has increased the prices of applications in a number of European countries.