Former Apple engineer tells story of how he created iPhone’s famous ‘Tri-tone’ text alert
For the few years following Apple’s first-generation iPhone debut in 2007, it seemed almost impossible to avoid a chorus of “Tri-tone” iPhone text alerts at …
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Apple’s ‘iPhone 5C’ shown off again in high-quality photo gallery
Apple is reportedly straying from its standard strategy this fall and launching not one, but two new iPhone handsets. The flagship model will be the …
iPhone’s market share in China falls to just 5%
Tim Cook’s talks with China Mobile have just taken on some more urgency. Bloomberg reports that research firm Canalys has just found that the iPhone’s …
Video: iOS tweak brings Galaxy S4’s ‘Smart Pause’ feature to iPhone, iPad
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 introduced a new feature called “Smart Pause” that automatically pauses video playback when a user turns his or her face away from …
This is the biggest reason Apple is releasing a budget iPhone
For anyone puzzled why Apple is risking its high margins by releasing a cheaper iPhone, a new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners may give some …
Apple’s ‘iPhone 5C’ leaks again in highest-quality photos yet
Is it the iPhone 5C? Is it the iPhone M? Will it have a different name entirely? We won’t know for sure until Apple unveils …
iPad’s legacy seen falling short of iPhone
Whereas the iPhone reinvented a category, the iPad define an entirely new one. Companies like Nokia had toyed with media tablets in the past, but …
Apple’s new ‘iPhone M’ seen outselling flagship iPhone 5S
With growth slowing in the high-end smartphone market, many industry watchers have suggested that Apple’s much rumored entry-level iPhone is a necessity if the company …
Why Obama stopped the ITC from banning Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad 2
News broke on Saturday that President Obama stepped in and stopped the U.S. International Trade Commission from enforcing a ban it had previously ordered on …
Video: Next-gen iPad, budget iPhone shells purportedly shown in leaked videos
We’re definitely getting close to the launch of new Apple products because we’re starting to see a lot more leaked pictures and videos purportedly showing …
New leak suggests budget iPhone to feature 8-megapixel camera
Just because the iPhone 5C will cost less than the standard iPhone model, that doesn’t mean it will have lousy specs. 9to5Mac has spotted some …
BlackBerry’s U.S. market share plummets to just 1% in Q2 despite Z10, Q10 push
The second calendar quarter marked the first in which BlackBerry’s debut BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the Z10, was on store shelves for the entire quarter. It …
Video: Samsung smacks iPhone for skimping on features in latest ad
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone might be a jack of all trades, master of just one, but we have to give Samsung credit for owning …
Obama administration urged to veto ITC’s iPhone 4 ban
Apple isn’t the only company unhappy with the International Trade Commission’s impending import ban on the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2. The Wall Street …
Apple’s budget iPhone possibly outed as ‘iPhone 5C’ in leaked photo [updated]
Apple is widely expected to launch a new entry-level iPhone alongside the flagship iPhone 5S this fall, and now the new handset may have finally …
A closer look at how the iPhone crushed Intel and boosted ARM
There are numerous areas one might examine when looking for data to support the advent of the post-PC era. Declining PC sales, exploding tablet sales …
Samsung tops Apple to become the most profitable handset vendor in the world
Apple may still be the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world, but Samsung’s successful Galaxy S4 launch helped the South Korea-based giant top …
Apple looks to make smartphones smarter in effort to extend battery life
Motorola’s 2013 Droid smartphone lineup offers plenty of new features compared to previous-generation models, but one area of improvement is particularly exciting. The company’s new …
Killing BBM: Rival messaging apps are on a rampage right now
BlackBerry Messenger is likely going to become available for Android and iOS by the end of September. While the world waits, download rates among cross-platform …
Video: Leaked plastic iPhone shell compared to older plastic iPhone 3GS and iPhone 5
Colorful plastics shells said to be destined for Apple’s upcoming new entry-level iPhone have leaked more than a dozen times now, but the latest leak …
Samsung smartphone sales are now absolutely crushing Apple
Apple doesn’t report its most recent iPhone sales numbers until Tuesday afternoon but according to newly released estimates, Samsung smartphone sales absolutely crushed Apple’s iPhone in …
Another reason for Apple’s declining margins: iPhone 4 and 4S are still hugely popular
One of the big financial stories in the tech world this year has been the decline of Apple’s historically high margins that were originally propelled to …
The ‘irrelevance of Microsoft’ illustrated in a single chart
Microsoft has long been the leader when it comes to personal computing, but the advent of mobile marked a major paradigm shift that Microsoft still …
Fully assembled budget iPhone appears in leaked picture
A new report claims Apple’s low-cost iPhone will launch in two different versions for different markets. Both versions of the so-called “iPhone Lite” are said to …
Android users found to be least likely to pay for apps
A new report suggests that consumers aren’t interested in paying for mobile apps and over time have forced developers to release their apps for free. …
Smartphone shipments could reach 1.5 billion by 2017
A new report claims that shipments of smartphones could grow substantially over the next few years. According to IHS, per CNET, worldwide smartphone shipments are …
Plastic iPhone shell compared to iPhone 5 in new leaked photos
We have seen photos of what are claimed to be plastic housings from Apple’s upcoming entry-level iPhone leak a number of times, and now new …
Lifetime iPhone sales are about to eclipse iPod sales
Apple is about to achieve a huge milestone that is once again indicative of how far the company has come in recent years. As noted …
Apple’s iPhone sales growth expected to stagnate
The iPhone has long been Apple’s profit monster but what happens when that monster stops growing? Fortune takes a look at consensus projections for how …
Thief swipes iPhones, leaves his own Samsung smartphone at the scene
Clearly, there are better ways to switch smartphone platforms. 25-year-old Travis Montgomery Snyder was arrested this week in Remington, Virginia after a police investigation into a local …
