CEO of Android phone maker: iPhone is ‘best smartphone on the planet’
Often called the Steve Jobs of China – a title he publicly said wasn’t appropriate – Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun said in an interview with Beijing …
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Apple and Samsung are poised to own holiday tablet sales
Sick and tired of Apple and Samsung ruling over the mobile device market? Well you’re out of luck: It looks like the gadget world’s twin …
New report sheds light on Apple’s plans for iPhone facial recognition
A new Apple patent describes a technology that uses face detection and recognition to activate certain features on devices including iPhones, iPads or Macs, AppleInsider …
Apple reportedly testing 12.9-inch iPad with 2K and 4K resolution
A new report says Foxconn has built as many as five test models of a new 12.9-inch iPad for Apple to choose from, with the company …
A month with the iPad Air
When Apple first introduced the MacBook Air, the world looked on in amazement. What kind of sorcery was this? How could Apple squeeze a 13-inch …
Even Android users want iPads instead of Android tablets
The iPad was a top Black Friday seller, even among Android users. According to a report by InfoScout, about 40% of Black Friday iPad purchases …
iPhone 5s, 5c preorders go live on China Mobile ahead of launch
It remains to be seen whether or not the addition of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c to China Mobile’s smartphone lineup will be the …
Retina iPad mini still looks tough to find for many holiday shoppers
Apple’s Retina-equipped iPad mini is still in short supply at the start of the holiday shopping season. AppleInsider flags a note from Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, …
Apple’s buying spree continues with $200 million Topsy acquisition
Apple is on a roll as 2013 winds down. Just one week after Apple confirmed that it acquired Israel-based Kinect inventor PrimeSense, the company has …
Leak says iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c hit China Mobile on December 18th
A leaked screenshot of an iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c pre-registration page reportedly put up by China Mobile suggests that the largest Chinese mobile operator …
iPhone 5c is a flop? According to one report, it’s just what Apple needed
Imagine a device that would allow Apple to eat into Android’s market share in several key markets, and yet only have a minimal negative impact …
Online retail sales growth slows sharply on Thanksgiving Day
IBM reports that Thanksgiving Day online retail sales increased by 11% over last year’s level. Despite the double-digit growth, this is actually a steep drop-off compared to years …
Samsung is closer than ever to matching Apple’s online buzz
Samsung’s marketing Death Star can’t buy it the kind of hype that Apple’s iPhone generates with every new release… although it is coming close. A new …
Apple heats up, closes at 2013 high heading into holidays
Apple’s weak Black Friday deals didn’t scare investors on Friday as shares climbed as much as 2% before closing up 1.85% at $556.07, the highest …
Best Buy rejects Apple’s Scrooge-like tactics, has big MacBook sale
Apple may have given a big “Bah, humbug!” to its American fans this year but that doesn’t mean every Apple retailer has been quite so …
The one deal every Apple device owner should take advantage of
There are thousands of deals on tech and gadgets this holiday season. Some are pretty awful, others are jaw-dropping, but there’s only one deal that …
A dark Black Friday for Apple fans
A report from earlier this week suggested that Apple’s Black Friday deals would be even worse this year than they are typically, which would be an …
Apple gets off scot-free as judge dismisses privacy lawsuit
If there’s anyone who deserves a nice Christmas gift basket from Apple this year, it’s probably U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh. The judge presided over Apple’s …
Google wants employees using Macs, not Windows or its own Chromebooks
In a presentation at the LISA ’13 conference earlier this month, Google explained that it’s managing a fleet of over 43,000 Macs its employees use, …
Display expert slams Retina iPad mini, says Apple is ‘lagging’ behind
Apple’s decision to give the iPad mini a Retina display is certainly an improvement from the original device’s display but at least one display expert …
Apple’s Black Friday sale might be even worse than usual this year
If you were looking forward to the customary modest price drops from Apple for Black Friday, this might not be your year. 9to5Mac reports that …
iPhone 5s, 5c take lion’s share of Japan’s smartphone sales in October
Apple’s new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are selling very well in Japan, Kantar revealed on Twitter, accounting for 76% of new smartphone sales this …
iPhone 5s sales climbing faster than last year’s iPhone 5
By all accounts, the iPhone 5s is selling better than any previous iPhone, and Apple has been able to keep up with demand. According to …
The holiday hunt: Reviews of every awesome smartphone currently available
Every third commercial that airs on TV right now is for holiday deals on tablets, which are expected to be huge sellers this holiday season. …
Retina iPad mini might finally be easier to find for holiday shoppers
Despite reports of supply constraints, the Retina iPad mini appears to be ramping up faster than the original iPad mini. According to a report from …
Daily iPhone 5s production now matches Moto X’s entire Q3 sales
A new report on iPhone production at Foxconn does an amazing job of putting demand for Apple’s latest iPhone in perspective. The Wall Street Journal …
The reason Apple bought PrimeSense may have nothing to do with an iTV
Immediately after Apple officially announced that it had bought up Kinect inventor PrimeSense for $360 million, many analysts began speculating that Apple would use PrimeSense’s technology …
Apple stores now sell a quarter of all iPhones
According to a report in AllThingsD from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, Apple stores sell 25% of all iPhones in the United States and 11% of all …
The post-PC era looks set to hit its stride in 2014
It’s not all doom and gloom for devices other than smartphones. Canalys predicts that tablets will split the computer market with notebooks and desktops in 2014, …
The iPhone 5s will be easy to find for Black Friday shoppers
It should be easier to find an iPhone 5s during the holiday shopping season. According to a report from AppleInsider that includes data from Piper Jaffray, …
