Federal judge cancels upcoming Apple, Motorola trial
Federal judge Richard Posner on Thursday cancelled Apple’s upcoming patent infringement trial against Motorola Mobility, Bloomberg reported. Apple had asserted that several of Motorola’s Android …
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38% of recent iPhone buyers switched from Android or BlackBerry
A new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners found that the number of customers switching from Android and BlackBerry handsets to the iPhone has continued …
'Thank God' for Apple's beautiful crystal prisons
The Electronic Frontier Foundation ruffled some feathers last week when it published a report calling for Apple to adopt a more open model with its …
What to expect in iOS 6
Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference is only six days away, and Apple is absolutely going to be announcing a new version of its mobile operating system, …
Android smartphone sales sink in U.S. for fourth consecutive month
Research firm comScore on Friday released its latest U.S. numbers concerning mobile market share, and Asymco’s Horace Dediu noted on Monday that there may be …
More iOS 6 details emerge; OS X Mountain Lion to gain some iOS features
Apple’s next-generation Mac operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, will reportedly share many features with the company’s next-generation mobile operating system, iOS 6. Along …
'Apple's devices are like beautiful crystal prisons'
Apple makes use of a number of open source technologies in its software products, but operating systems like iOS and OS X are hardly considered …
Apple owns 74% of smartphone web traffic, 95% of tablet traffic
According to a new report from online advertising network Chitika, smartphones and tablets now account for 20% of all Web traffic in the U.S. and …
Tablets now account for 20% of mobile ad impressions
Millennial Media on Thursday released a new report outlining estimates first-quarter market share across mobile devices and operating systems. The mobile advertising company found that …
Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November
BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company’s full Office suite for not only Apple’s iPad, but …
80% of mobile banking apps may have security flaws
Neal O’Farrell, executive director of the nonprofit Identity Theft Council, spoke about the seriousness of mobile security as part of San Francisco Small Business Week, …
Android and iOS drive mobile app explosion [infographic]
One year ago, less than 40% of mobile subscribers in the United States had a smartphone. That number has increased dramatically, however; according to Nielsen, …
More than 70% of users spend little or nothing on apps
Nearly two-thirds of consumers in the United States have spent money on mobile applications on at least one occasion according to a survey conducted by …
Angry Birds follow-up dubbed ‘Amazing Alex’
Rovio earlier this week confirmed that it bought the IP for the game Casey’s Contraptions. The company’s founder and CEO Mikael Hed revealed to Finnish …
Pebble raises record $10 million on KickStarter, sells 85,000 watches
The Pebble smartwatch has had a tremendous journey over the past three weeks. Not even a week after its announcement, the watch became the most funded …
iPads are so user friendly, apes use them to communicate
Two 8-year-old twin orangutans at Miami’s Jungle Island zoo, draw, play games and communicate using an iPad tablet. The park is one of several zoos …
Rovio confirms life after Angry Birds
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its immensely popular Angry Birds franchise had reached 1 billion downloads, and the Finnish game developer celebrated the achievement with …
Facebook to launch its own app store in the coming weeks
Facebook on Wednesday announced it will be launching a new App Center in the coming weeks on the Web, iOS and Android. The company hopes …
Proview's U.S. iPad suit against Apple tossed out
A California judge tossed out Proview’s trademark claims against Apple’s iPad tablet. The Chinese company filed a lawsuit in California’s superior court in February, claiming …
iPad 2 said to have extinguished Kindle Fire demand
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet exploded onto the scene late last year. Despite only being available for a month and a half in the holiday quarter, …
Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times [video]
Rovio on Wednesday announced that its Angry Birds franchise has surpassed one billion downloads across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS X, with 350 million …
Wake up call: 59% of mobile apps don't earn enough to break even
With Instagram recently having been acquired by Facebook for $1 billion and OMGPOP, makers of Draw Something, cashing in for $200 million, developers are attacking …
Apple reportedly places orders for next-generation iPhone, new 10-inch iPad
The latest rumors out of the Far East indicate that Apple’s next-generation iPhone will launch in the fall, as will a new 10-inch iPad. Apple …
New iPad coming to 30 additional countries this week
Apple’s new iPad will be launching in 23 new countries on Friday, May 11th and seven additional markets on Saturday, May 12th. Despite the massive …
New iPhone app helps travelers speak a foreign language
A new iPhone app aims to remove the language barriers users face while traveling abroad. SayHi is a translation app available in Apple’s App Store that flawlessly translates …
Google Play Store surpasses 15 billion downloads
After reports surfaced claiming the Google Play Store was about to reach 15 billion app downloads, Google confirmed to TechCrunch that it reached the milestone …
Apple and Samsung drop numerous patent claims, settlement talks continue
Apple on Monday filed litigation that narrows the number of patent infringement claims against Samsung by roughly half, and Samsung five hours later offered to …
Angry Birds generated $106 million for Rovio in 2011
Rovio on Monday announced the company’s financial results for 2011. The mobile game developer generated $106.3 million in sales based on the success of its Angry …
More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones
The majority of mobile subscribers in the United Stated now own a smartphone according to the latest numbers from Nielsen. The research firm found that …
RIM takes shots at Apple and iPhone owners with new campaign
Despite its new CEO promising a renewed focus on marketing, Research In Motion hasn’t been known for effective campaigns of late. The company launched a …
