40% of Android phones are returned? ‘Absolutely ridiculous’
TechCrunch on Wednesday published a report claiming to reveal “Android’s dirty secret,” and quite a secret it was. According to the report, which cited a …
iPhone 4
Images of entry-level iPhone prototype allegedly revealed
Images of what is claimed to be an entry-level iPhone 4 prototype have surfaced online courtesy of a site called Tinthe. The same site in …
Nielsen: Apple top U.S. smartphone vendor, Android top OS in Q2
Android continued on its warpath this past quarter, once again showing gains as it retained its position as top smartphone platform in the United States. …
Apple to sell 27M iPhones in Q3, 40M in Q4 according to Macquarie
Apple is poised to sell as many as 27 million iPhone smartphones in the third quarter and 40 million units in the fourth quarter following …
Apple releases iOS 4.3.5 for iPhone, iPad, more
Apple on Monday released iOS 4.3.5 for iOS devices to address a security vulnerability. The update comes just 10 days after Apple issued iOS 4.3.4 …
Verizon reportedly dumping iPhone 4 accessories ahead of iPhone 5 debut
Verizon Wireless will drop the price on all of its iPhone 4 accessories in anticipation of the iPhone 5 launch, PhoneArena is reporting. Verizon Wireless …
Apple’s full change log for iOS 5 beta 4
Apple on Friday released the fourth beta version of its iOS 5 operating system, and this one brings about plenty of goodies that developers have …
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 4
On cue, Apple has just seeded iOS 5 beta 4 to developers. The biggest change? It’s an OTA update… finally! The build itself is 915274d …
T-Mobile now carries micro-SIM cards for iPhone 4 users
T-Mobile now offers micro-SIM cards for subscribers with unlocked iPhone 4 smartphones who want to use its network. The SIMs are listed at $9.99 but …
Personal Audio goes for round 2 after winning patent decision against Apple
Patent holding firm Personal Audio LLC is suing Apple for patent infringement surrounding IP covering playlist implementation on multiple Apple devices. The firm was recently …
Verizon’s iPhone 4 activations slow significantly in Q2
Activations of Apple’s popular iPhone 4 handset slowed significantly at Verizon Wireless last quarter. The nation’s No. 1 carrier reported its second-quarter earnings early Friday …
Apple passes Nokia to become world’s top smartphone vendor
Continued strong sales of Apple’s blockbuster smartphone have propelled the Cupertino-based company into the No. 1 spot globally. As noted by the Financial Times, Apple …
Google+ for iPhone now available in iTunes App Store
Apple finally approved the official Google+ application for iOS on Tuesday. Google took the wraps off of Google+, its new social network, on June 28th …
Apple to launch low-priced iPhone for $350, iPhone 4S/5 end of summer
We know these next-generation iPhone rumors have been out of control (aren’t they every year right before a new iPhone is slated to be released?), …
How much did ‘Locationgate’ cost Apple? Less than $1,000
Following the “Antennagate” scandal that cost Apple zero sales last year, a new “Locationgate” scandal took the media by storm earlier this year that ultimately …
China Telecom to offer iPhone this year
China Telecom will offer the iPhone to its 106 million subscribers this year, Reuters reported on Wednesday. China Unicom has been the exclusive iPhone seller …
‘Confusion and skepticism’ could turn users away from 4G, study says
According to a new report from Retrevo, consumer “confusion and skepticism” could impede the adoption of 4G devices. We’re not surprised. The labeling on 4G …
Analysts weigh in on Q3 iPhone sales; estimates range from 15M to 20.25M
Earlier this week, Forbes writer Philip Elmer-Dewitt collected third-quarter iPad sales estimates from some 39 different analysts — both amateur and professional — and laid …
Windows operating system share slides in June while OS X, iOS continue to climb
Microsoft announced on Monday that it has sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses to date, but that hasn’t stopped the tech giant’s share of the …
iPhone 5 to land on Sprint and T-Mobile, analyst says
We already brought you our opinion on why Apple’s next iPhone will land on every carrier in the United States, and now another analyst seems …
HTC says Apple should compete fairly in the mobile market, not sue every vendor in its way
HTC on Tuesday responded to Apple’s new round of patent infringement claims by dismissing them publicly and suggesting that Apple should focus on competing in …
Apple is No. 1 smartphone vendor in U.S. with just two phones on the market
With just two smartphone models available for sale, Apple still managed to top comScore’s list of smartphone OEMs in the three-month period ending May 2011. …
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 3 to developers [updated with full change log]
Apple on Monday released a new build of its iOS 5 beta software to developers. The new build — iOS 5 beta 3 — is …
Apple looks to block sale of HTC devices with new patent complaint
Apple on Monday filed a new patent complaint with the International Trade Commission looking to block the sale of several HTC devices it claims infringe …
Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone share down 35% following Windows Phone 7 launch
ComScore issued its May report on mobile subscriber market share in the U.S. last week, and BGR noted that Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS …
Canaccord: iPhone 4, DROID Charge, Infuse 4G among most popular smartphones in June
Checks performed by Canaccord Genuity analysts T. Michael Walkley, Charles John and Matthew D. Ramsay show that Apple’s devices maintained their dominance in the U.S. …
Is Apple’s iMessage the start of something bigger?
One of the most important features Apple announced at WWDC 2011 was iMessage. It’s not only a direct competitor to Research In Motion’s extremely popular BlackBerry Messenger …
Next-generation iPhone for China Mobile spotted
Images of what could be a next generation iPhone headed to China Mobile have been re-published by Sohu.com. Is it the real deal? It might …
Verizon is home to one third of all U.S. iPhone 4 handsets, analytics firm finds
After carrying the popular handset for just five months, Verizon Wireless is already home to one third of iPhone 4 handsets being used in the …
Global spending on video games to exceed $74 billion in 2011
A new report from market research firm Gartner on Tuesday suggests global spending on the gaming ecosystem will exceed $74 billion this year, up 10.4% …
