Psychologist creates an iPhone app that can manipulate dreams [video]
Richard Wiseman, a psychologist and professor at the the University of Hertfordshire, has created an iPhone application that is intended to manipulate an individual’s dreams. …
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Instagram becomes No. 1 free iOS app for the first time ever after Facebook acquisition
Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram has had a great impact on the photo-sharing app’s popularity. Despite public outcry with some users looking to delete their …
Android topped Apple, all others in Chinese market share last year
Google’s Android platform was the most popular mobile operating system in the world’s largest market for mobile phones last year. The platform’s market share grew …
Tablet sales to double in 2012
Worldwide consumer tablet sales are forecasted to reach 118.9 million units in 2012, according to market research firm Gartner. The figure represents a 98% increase …
Windows Phone will only account for 2% of app downloads in 2012, firm says
Despite reinforcements arriving this year from Nokia, Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform will only account for 2% of all mobile application downloads in 2012, a recent …
Security hole in Facebook and Dropbox apps leave iOS users vulnerable [updated]
U.K.-based Android and iOS app developer Gareth Wright recently discovered a security hole in Facebook’s native mobile apps that can be used to steal a …
Apple patent suggests face unlock may come to the iPhone and iPad
Apple patent documentation made public this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicates that the Cupertino-based company is exploring different ways to utilize …
Steve Jobs’s biographer says ‘thermonuclear’ anger at Google was real
Walter Isaacson, the man behind the authorized Steve Jobs biography, said while speaking at the Royal Institution on Wednesday that he disagreed with Google CEO …
Is the iPhone fragmented? iOS adoption measured against Android
The iPhone’s unprecedented success stems from the combination of multiple factors, not the least of which are Apple’s industry-leading design prowess and its ability to make software …
Apple reportedly testing 7.85-inch iPad prototype
Apple is reportedly “noodling with” a smaller 7.85-inch iPad model in its labs, according to John Gruber of Daring Fireball. Gruber revealed the information on …
Google CEO: Steve Jobs didn’t really hate Android
Steve Jobs famously vowed to spend his dying breath and all of Apple’s cash to destroy Google’s Android operating system. In an interview with Bloomberg …
Android and iOS account for more than 80% of U.S. smartphone market
Over the past three months, Apple’s iOS operating system and Google’s Android mobile platform both continued to grow — according to comScore, they now account …
J.P. Morgan increases Q1 iPhone and iPad estimates
J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz has made “significant increases” to both his iPhone and iPad sales projections for the first quarter of 2012, raising his …
Wealthy smartphone users more likely to own an iPhone, study finds
Wealthy smartphone users are more likely to own an Apple iPhone and less likely to play games or post on Twitter than average users. According …
Redesigned iMacs may feature anti-reflective glass displays
A redesigned family of Apple’s iMac computers may feature anti-reflective displays, DigiTimes reported on Monday. The Taiwanese publication claimed that G-Tech is ramping up its …
Apple may run into trouble with rumored ‘iTV’
Anthony DiClemente, a media analyst for Barclays, said in a recent note to investors that he doesn’t believe Apple will be able to change the …
Apple and Google’s OS share slides in March as BlackBerry shows narrow gain
The smartphone and tablet landscapes remained largely unchanged in March as far as operating system usage share is concerned. New data from analytics firm Net …
Apple reportedly working on a video game controller for iOS devices
The mobile gaming space is shifting from the dominant casual titles such as Angry Birds to hardcore games such as Shadowgun and Grand Theft Auto III. …
Topeka: ‘Apple fever has more room to run’
The world’s most valuable company is showing no signs of slowing down, and numerous industry watchers believe Apple will continue to grow despite increased competition …
iPad owners weigh in: Heat ‘issue’ deemed non-factor
An overwhelming 98% of new iPad owners are either “very satisfied” (82%) or “somewhat satisfied” (16%) with their Apple tablets, a recent survey conducted by …
Amazon Appstore apps earn three times more than Google Play apps; Apple still No. 1
Earlier this month, Apple crossed a record 25 billion downloads from more than 550,000 available apps, while Google in December surpassed 10 billion downloads from …
Google generates four times more revenue from iPhone than Android
According to legal documents for its upcoming hearing with Oracle, between 2008 and 2011 Android generated less than $550 million in revenue for Google. Apple’s …
Half of all U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones
Market research firm Nielsen on Thursday announced that as of February 2012, about half of all mobile subscribers in the United States own a smartphone. …
Half of all U.S. households own at least one Apple product
Apple’s stock recently crossed the $600 mark and there are no signs that the world’s most valuable company is slowing down. According to a poll …
U.K. and Swedish regulators follow Australia’s lead, examine ‘4G’ iPad claims
Earlier this weak, Australian regulators claimed that Apple was misleading consumers with false promotions and advertisements for its new “4G” iPad tablet. While the new iPad …
iPhone passcode security can be bypassed in less than two minutes [video]
As a standard security measure, Apple’s iPhone can be set to require a four-digit passcode whenever the phone’s screen is powered on in order to …
Apple offers refunds to duped iPad buyers in Australia
Apple’s hot new iPad tablet has been a massive global success. The company recently announced that it sold more than 3 million new slates in …
Sprint CFO hints at an LTE-equipped iPhone
Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer said at an investor conference on Tuesday that the company has a deal in place to offer a future Apple iPhone …
24% of Americans surveyed plan to buy the new iPad within the next three months
Baird Equity Research last week surveyed 488 “younger, tech-savvier” individuals on their interest in Apple’s new iPad, Fortune reported on Monday. Among current iPad owners, …
Apple responds to widespread complaints of iPad charging problems
Apple’s third-generation iPad tablet has been well-received by the masses. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, and Apple announced last week that it sold more than …
