Millennial: Android usage doubled iOS in Q3, iPad king of tablets with 456% growth
Usage of Google’s mobile platform across the Millennial network doubled iOS in the third quarter according to new data just released by Millennial Media. After …
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NFC chip shipments may surpass 1.2 billion units by 2015
Market research firm In-Stat released a report on Monday that suggests NFC chip shipments will grow dramatically during the next several years as an increasing …
Verizon 4G LTE rolling out ahead of schedule, more than 186 million Americans covered
Verizon Wireless announced on Monday that its 4G LTE network is rolling out faster than originally planned. The carrier provides 4G access to more than …
Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus leaves Apple
Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus has left Apple, AllThingsD reported on Monday. Kittlaus is said to have moved to Chicago to spend time with his family …
T-Mobile to launch HTC Radar 4G Windows Phone on November 2nd for $100
T-Mobile USA confirmed via Facebook on Monday that it will launch the HTC Radar, a Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) device, on November 2nd for $100 …
‘Ominous signs for Android vendors’ after Q3 smartphone sales decline, analyst says
In a recent research note, Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt said his firm believes smartphone sales may have dipped sequentially during the third quarter of …
UBS: Apple to ship 42.5 million iPhones in Q4
Spurred by the iPhone 4S launch, several analysts expect sales of Apple’s iPhone lineup to explode during the fourth quarter of this year. “The timing …
Android usage poised to pass Symbian in Nokia’s backyard; iOS already No. 1
Usage of Android-based devices has exploded in Nordic countries over the past few months and is set to push Symbian into the No. 3 spot …
Samsung announces Android-powered Transform Ultra for Sprint
Samsung announced the Transform Ultra for Sprint on Monday, an Android 2.3-powered smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Transform Ultra is powered by a …
‘Tremendous demand’ for free iPhone 3GS, AT&T CEO says
During AT&T’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, CEO Ralph de la Vega discussed the continued success his company still sees from the iPhone 3GS. “We have …
Android Market surpasses 500,000 published apps
The total number of published applications in Google’s Android Market climbed past the half-million mark in September. According to data from mobile app market intelligence …
Verizon Wireless confirms it will offer Samsung Galaxy Nexus ‘later this year’
As expected, Verizon Wireless announced on Friday that it will offer the newly unveiled Galaxy Nexus later this year. The Galaxy Nexus is the first phone …
iOS developers said to earn more from app sales than Google makes from its mobile business
Developers who build and sell apps for Apple’s iOS platform will collectively earn more money over the next year than Google will earn from its …
Largest study yet finds no link between cell phones and cancer
There is no link between cell phone use and an increase risk in cancer, the largest study on the topic to date has concluded. The …
Verizon sold 2 million iPhones in Q3, 700,000 fewer than AT&T
Verizon Communications on Friday revealed that it sold 2 million iPhone handsets during the third quarter of 2011, 700,000 fewer than top rival AT&T. Verizon …
Steve Jobs vowed to destroy Android, called the platform a ‘stolen product’
Apple co-Founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs vowed to devote his life and all of Apple’s cash to destroying Google’s Android operating system, which …
BGR Interview: George Martin on how TI is powering the future of smartphones and tablets
We recently caught up with George Martin, software product manager for Texas Instruments’ wireless business unit, to talk about the company’s recent big wins with …
‘Say hello to the most amazing iPhone yet’ [video]
Apple’s first television advertisement for the iPhone 4S began airing on Thursday and it bills the new smartphone as Apple’s most amazing iPhone yet. Titled …
Sprint limits more unlimited plans, smartphone data still safe
Sprint confirmed last month that beginning October 2nd, unlimited mobile hotspot plans would become limited mobile hotspot plans, affording users of the optional smartphone add-on …
In-Stat: 4G LTE handset shipments to top 154 million in 2015
One in five smartphones sold in the United States during the second quarter was 4G LTE-enabled according to The NPD Group, and the market for …
Verizon 4G LTE activated in 22 new markets
Verizon Wireless announced on Thursday that it has activated its 4G LTE network in 22 new markets. The service is now live in Birmingham, Alabama; …
Nokia Sabre Windows Phone image leaked
Nokia may be poised to unveil at least two new Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices during its Nokia World conference next week. Pocketnow spilled an image …
Sprint to offer Motorola ADMIRAL on October 23rd for $100
Sprint announced that it will offer the Motorola ADMIRAL, the first Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) PTT handset with support for its new CDMA-based Direct Connect network, …
iPad and iPad 2 dominate enterprise, represent 98% of tablet activations
Apple’s iPad and iPad 2 tablets continue to dominate in the enterprise market, according to the Good Technology Device Activations Report for the third quarter …
Windows Phone boss ‘flattered’ by Android 4.0 copycat features
Microsoft’s head of Windows Phone Andy Lees recently said he was flattered by parts of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that appear to mimic features …
Chitika: iOS 5 accounted for over 20% of iOS traffic within five days of launch
Apple released the latest version of its iOS platform to the public last week on October 12th and within five days, the platform accounted for …
iPhone 4S ships with Siri-related security threat
Siri, secure yourself. If only that command worked; as it turns out, the popular virtual assistant feature on the iPhone 4S that allows users to …
Without LTE, iPhone 5 will be ‘run over by the others’ carrier exec says
Swedish carrier TeliaSonera SVP Tommy Ljunggren thinks the iPhone 5 may be outdone by the competition if it does not offer support for 4G LTE …
iPhone 4S giveaway!
Have you been lusting after Apple’s latest device? They’re sold out everywhere across the globe, but we have one brand new iPhone 4S to giveaway! …
Samsung takes smartphone crown in Q3 as shipments top Apple, Nokia
Samsung reportedly shipped more than 20 million smartphones in the third calendar quarter of this year, moving the South Korea-based company ahead of Apple for …
