Gartner: Apple leads smartphone sales to new heights
Global smartphone sales increased 47.3% to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to market research firm Gartner. Total smartphone sales for …
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BlackBerry dealt another blow as government agency opts for iPhones, Android
Government deployment of BlackBerry smartphones in the United States has been big business for struggling Canadian handset maker Research In Motion, but the tide seems to …
Apple amends policy to stop iPhone apps from swiping contact data
Apple remained silent as Path and other developers were called out for ostensibly stealing users’ contact data. Without asking for permission or even notifying users …
Fair Labor Association: Foxconn’s plant conditions are better than most
On Monday, Apple announced that the Fair Labor Association would be conducting audits of facilities managed by its Chinese suppliers. Foxconn Technology Group, whose factories manufacture …
AT&T on data throttling: Blame yourselves
In an effort to justify its policies surrounding data service throttling for subscribers with unlimited smartphone data plans, AT&T on Tuesday issued a brief report …
Apple’s iPad 2 pulled from Amazon China as lawsuit looms
Apple’s class-leading iPad 2 tablet has been pulled from Amazon’s website in China following a lawsuit filed by Chinese firm Proview International. Proview recently filed suit …
Foxconn owner Hon Hai reports huge revenue growth in January
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Ltd., parent company of original device manufacturer Foxconn, reported huge revenue growth of nearly 50% for the month of January, …
Apple tops Google in corporate reputation, study shows
Apple has edged out Google to become the most reputable company of 2012, according to a study from marketing research firm Harris Interactive. The firm’s …
Apple prepping updated Mac Pro with NVIDIA graphics, report claims
Apple may be switching back to NVIDIA for the upcoming Mac Pro’s primary GPU, according to an anonymous source speaking with MIC Gadget. The new Mac …
Chinese firm looks to block iPad sales across the globe
On Monday, Chinese officials seized 45 iPads in response to a trademark complaint from Proview International, the owner of the “iPad” name in China. Proview …
Live: Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Goldman Sachs tech conference
Apple chief executive Tim cook is scheduled to speak at Goldman Sachs’s annual Technology and Internet Conference on Tuesday, and Apple is streaming the CEO’s …
Samsung exec: Apple’s ‘iTV’ is nothing to worry about
Samsung was the No.1 flat panel TV vendor in 2011 and despite a seemingly imminent threat from Apple, the company is not concerned much about …
What I know about the iPad 3
With Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 launch just a few weeks away, reports and rumors have been swirling. We exclusively reported some details on the tablet …
Apple is prepping an 8-inch iPad, WSJ says
Apple is currently working with suppliers on a smaller version of the iPad, The Wall Street Journal reports. Citing unnamed sources from within Apple’s supply …
Apple could be in hot water over ‘iTV’
Apple hasn’t even announced the HDTV that has been rumored for months, but it is already the most talked-about television in the world. While the …
AT&T and Verizon to sell LTE iPad 3 according to WSJ
Apple’s iPad 3 is currently set for a March 7th introduction and will feature 4G LTE, The Wall Street Journal has confirmed. In addition to …
Apple’s iPad outsells Galaxy tablets on Samsung’s home turf
It is estimated that Apple has sold more than 1 million iPads in the South Korean market, reports Korea Herald. The Cupertino-based company is outpacing Samsung …
Chinese authorities seize iPads over trademark infringement
Chinese officials seized 45 iPads in response to a trademark complaint filed recently by Proview International Holdings over the iPad name, reports the Hebei Youth …
Apple to unveil quad-core iPad 3 with 4G LTE on March 7th, report claims [updated]
Apple plans to unveil its third-generation iPad 3 tablet on March 7th according to a new report. Apple watcher iMore cites unnamed sources in claiming …
NPD: Apple ends 2011 as No.1 brand, Best Buy top retailer
Consumer technology hardware sales in the United States fell 0.5% percent in 2011, ending the year just shy of $144 billion according to market research …
How to stop apps like Path from stealing your contacts
Path caused quite a stir last week when it was discovered that the app secretly transmitted users’ entire contact lists to its servers. Without giving …
By the numbers: Apple vs. the world
The news that Apple planned to unveil its third-generation iPad in early March sent Apple’s stock soaring to $500 and beyond, and it brought back …
A single share of Apple stock now costs more than an iPad
The “Apple is worth more than” meme has gotten plenty of play over the past year, but a new measure of Apple’s success emerged on …
Fair Labor Association to investigate Apple’s suppliers
Apple on Monday announced that the Fair Labor Association will be conducting audits of its suppliers, and the investigation will include Foxconn’s factories in Shenzhen …
German court dismisses Motorola patent lawsuit against Apple
On Friday, the Mannheim Regional Court of Germany announced that Motorola’s patent lawsuit against Apple had been dismissed. The patent in question was considered essential …
Apple reportedly rushing to find apps to show off iPad 3 Retina Display
Apple is in “crunch mode” to line up apps that will be used for on-stage demonstrations during the company’s iPad 3 launch event, which is said …
AT&T doubles handset upgrade fee to $36 [updated]
AT&T is increasing the fee charged when subscribers upgrade to new handsets on contract beginning this Sunday. BGR has been informed by multiple readers via email …
Apple sues Samsung over autocorrect patent
Earlier this week, Apple filed a new patent lawsuit against Samsung in San Jose, California according to PaidContent. The complaint covers two patents, the first relating …
4G LTE Micro-SIMs arrive at AT&T locations; LTE iPad on the horizon?
AT&T has began to supply its retailers with micro-SIM cards for LTE-compatible devices, according to phoneArena.com. The carrier has also requested that existing micro-SIM stock …
iOS Web traffic share surpasses Mac OS for first time ever
Following Apple’s blowout December quarter during which it shipped a record 37 million iPhone handsets and 15.4 million iPad tablets, a significant shift has taken …
