Major mobile app store revenue will grow 77.7% in 2011
According to IHS-owned market research firm iSuppli, revenues from major mobile app stores will grow 77.7% to $3.8 billion this year. iSuppli estimates that major …
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Canalys: Android dominance grows as Q1 market share climbs to 35%
Market research and analysis firm Canalys on Wednesday released its global country-level smartphone market share data for the first quarter of 2011. According to the …
Apple releases iOS 4.3.3, addresses location tracking bug
Apple has released iOS version 4.3.3 for the iPhone 4 (GSM), iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad and iPod touch (third and fourth generation), just as …
MLB intros MLB.TV mobile phone only subscription for $50 per year
MLB has announced a new MLB.TV subscription package that’s aimed at baseball fans that only want access to live play-by-play content on their mobile phones. …
Microsoft provides migration tool for iOS developers
Microsoft is aiming to assuage the pains of mobile application developers looking to migrate their iOS applications from Apple’s mobile operating system to Windows Phone. …
RIM looks to expand BES services to Android, iOS devices
Earlier today, Research In Motion announced its intentions to bring its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) its mobile device security and administration services to both Android and iOS. …
Twitter acquires TweetDeck for $50 million
According to source speaking to TechCrunch, Twitter purchased the popular third-party client TweetDeck for between $40 and $50 million on Monday. The Wall Street Journal …
Unauthorized Web-based app store coming soon to iPhone [video]
Jailbroken iOS users will soon have a new option for browsing and installing unsanctioned apps on their devices. A group of iPhone developers known as …
Apple to fix location tracking bug in iOS 4.3.3; due out soon
One of our Apple sources has just informed us that Apple isn’t wasting anytime fixing the infamous location tracking issue in the iPhone and other …
HBO Go now available for iOS, brings over 1,400 shows with it
HBO has finally released their much-awaited HBO Go iOS app for iPhone and iPad devices. The app gives HBO subscribers free access to over 1,400 …
Tablets fuel 7% growth in global PC market, report says
According to a new report issued by Canalys today, the global PC market grew 7% during the first quarter of this year – largely fueled …
Fring brings multi-user video chat to Android, iOS [video]
Earlier this month, we told you about Internet voice and video chat company fring and its plans to release a multi-user video chat client. Today, …
White Apple iPhone 4 hands-on!
Look, there’s not too much to say here… you’re looking at an Apple iPhone 4 in white, instead of black. Yes, it’s an amazingly beautiful …
Apple readying 'crowd-sourced traffic' service in 'next couple of years'
Included in Apple’s “Q&A on Location Data” press release this morning was a rare and concrete statement that pointed to a future project the company …
Apple issues statement on location tracking; software update on the way
Apple has finally broken its week-long silence over the location-tracking database scandal surrounding iPhones and 3G iPads running iOS 4 and higher. The company states …
Apple announces launch of white iPhone 4
Apple on Wednesday finally announced that it will launch the white version of its popular iPhone 4 smartphone tomorrow, April 28th. Apple made it known …
Android now 'most wanted' smartphone platform, Nielsen finds
The Nielsen Company on Tuesday released the findings of its latest smartphone survey, which asked respondents planning to purchase new smartphones which platform they intended to patronize. …
Amazon responds to Apple's 'baseless' app store lawsuit
Amazon on Monday issued its response in court to a lawsuit filed last month by Apple alleging that Amazon’s use of the term “Appstore” infringes …
iPhone still tracks users when locations services are disabled, test finds
The recent rediscovery that Apple’s iPhone is tracking and storing users’ locations — after users all agreed to let Apple track, store and use their …
Apple iPhone 5 to support T-Mobile and all five 3G bands in addition to CDMA?
This isn’t based on anything more than a loose tip and some speculation on my part, but it would make sense, especially in the eyes …
iPad 2 sales to balloon 200% this quarter according to analyst
Asymco’s Horace Dediu has a long history of pegging Apple earnings, and on Monday morning the analyst issued his revenue and EPS estimates for Apple’s …
Lower Q1 iPad sales prompt analysts to slash 2011 tablet forecast for Apple
Wall Street analysts are beginning to reevaluate their yearly iPad forecasts for Apple, Inc. Previous prognostications from the financial sector had the Cupertino-based company selling somewhere between 40 million and …
EA puts almost 30 iOS, Android games on sale for 99¢
Electronic Arts is celebrating the Easter holiday by putting nearly 30 iPhone/iPod touch, iPad and Android games on sale for just 99¢ each. EA’s second …
Apple looking for record industry approval of cloud music service [Updated]
According to Peter Kafka over at All Things D, Apple’s presumed cloud-based music service will not be all that dissimilar from Amazon’s. The report details that …
BGR's BlackBerry PlayBook giveaway ends today!
All good things must come to an end, and our BlackBerry PlayBook giveaway is no exception. For those of you who haven’t yet entered, BGR …
Android gathering location data too, researcher develops harvesting tool
As enraged as you may or may not be over the fact that your phone is tracking your location, you have to admit… it’s a pretty interesting …
NBA Jam for iOS updated with local multiplayer support
When EA launched NBA Jam for the iPhone and iPod touch in February, there was one glaring omission: the ability to dunk on your friends. …
iPad shipments to double in Q3 fiscal 2011, analyst says
In Apple’s earnings report released on Wednesday, the firm noted that it shipped 4.69 million iPad units during the second quarter — down from the 7.33 million …
Apple not reviewing location data, researcher says
On Wednesday, researchers from O’Reilly claimed to discover a tracking feature in iPhones and 3G iPads that reportedly sent location data back to Apple. Another …
Reuters: Apple to beat Google to market with cloud music service
According to a report filed by Reuters, Apple will edge out Google in the race to provide users with a cloud music service. “Apple’s plans …
