Apple continues to introduce features to its app stores meant to better surface quality apps. It recently introduced two more, including a new Editor’s Choice label and a free app of the week. But it’s clear more needs to be done. Read More »
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Apple’s controversial nano-SIM card design is on display at CTIA in New Orleans this week. Reports indicate that the European telecom standards group that Apple has offered its design to royalty free, is currently voting on whether to choose it or a competing design from Nokia. Read More »
We know device makers are making money off of this trend. But how do mobile app makers cash in on this ballooning market of upwardly mobile consumers? The short answer is: make iOS apps. The longer answer: Make really well-designed free, ad-based Android apps. Read More »
This is a victory for Motorola: Not only did the judge agree that an earlier injunction granted against Apple’s cloud e-mail services should be upheld, Apple was also ordered to pay Motorola unspecified damages, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Read More »
Apple loves controlling the entire experience of its products, and for the iPhone and iPad, the biggest uncontrollable element is a customer’s wireless carrier. Having a say in the SIM card, in theory, pushes Apple closer to the goal of controlling every aspect of its devices. Read More »
It’s no secret Apple is skilled at sucking profits out of its product lineup. But Samsung is getting better too, according to the analysts at UBS. And the two are currently dominating the handset industry when it comes to profits, with very little competition in sight. Read More »
Both Apple and Samsung have sold a historic amount of smartphones in the past year, and coming up with a tally of who sold more is harder than you’d think. But The NPD Group says they’ve done all the number crunching and have a winner. Read More »
On Tuesday Kayak plans to launch a new app for iOS. It’s throwing out its old Kayak HD app and making a universal app for iOS. We talk to its head of mobile about the lessons learned since the launch on the original iPad. Read More »
A study undertaken by Good Technology, makers of enterprise mobile security software, found that neither heavily regulated industries nor size of the company is an impediment to making bring your own device policies work. Good says BYOD improves employee productivity and can save money. Read More »
Apple admitted on Thursday it has used and supported in the past CarrierIQ software, but it says it hasn’t used it for tracking keystrokes or messages. The company says it stopped supporting this software “in most” of its products with iOS 5. Read More »
The mobile OS mix hasn’t changed much in October compared with the previous three months, which could mean we’re seeing smartphone market share volatility settle a bit. If that’s true, Apple is in a good place, with a big share of mobile ad hits and spending. Read More »
A quarterly survey by iPass released Wednesday says iPhone market share has overtaken BlackBerry’s in the workplace. iPhones’ popularity for mobile workers isn’t just a result of taking share from RIM, however. The overall market is expanding, too. Read More »
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