Nokia, Microsoft Reveal Details Of Their Deal While Nokia’s Earnings Drop
The handset maker and software giant may have already walked down the aisle as far back as February 11, but it was only today that they fina… Read more at paidContent »
Two Awesome iPad Games Get Small-Screen Releases
When the iPad first arrived, a lot of iPhone games got HD treatments. A little over a year later, and the opposite seems to be happening. Sword & Sworcery EP and Chicken Balls are both now on the iPhone after debuting on the iPad. Read more »
Verizon CEO Says Next iPhone Will Be a “Global Device”
The next iPhone from Apple will be a “global device” according to comments made by Verizon CFO Fran Shammo during the carrier’s conference call to discuss its quarterly results. Shammo’s remarks suggest that Apple’s next iPhone will be capable of both GSM and CDMA connectivity. Read more »
Researcher: iPhone Location Data Already Used By Cops
The news that Apple devices keep a record of your movements has generated plenty of coverage. Now, however, one researcher says not only has the knowledge been public for some time, but it’s already being used by security researchers and law enforcement agents. Read more »
For Verizon, iPhone Makes a Booming Debut
In about two months since the launch, Verizon has sold 2.2 million iPhones, giving Apple a big boost in the US. In addition to the iPhone, Verizon activated more than 500,000 4G devices including 260,000 HTC Thunderbolts. It has 104 million customers. Read more »
Apple Q2 2011: Macs and iPhone Up, Apple ‘Also Sold’ 4.69 Million iPads
Coming in below expectations on iPads, down on iPod sales, but up big on iPhones and Macs, Apple announced record second quarter earnings today. Apple reported earnings revenue of $24.67 billion and a net quarterly profit of $5.99 billion, or $6.40 earnings per share. Read more »
How Green Is Your iPhone, Anyway?
Was Steve Job’s pledge three years ago to make Apple greener, a bit of greenwashing or a seriously eco-undertaking? According to the folks at Geekaphone, a little bit of both. Read more »
Why the iPhone Makes Ditching Your Car a Lot Less Painful
A recent study found that mobile devices and apps can help drastically improve the appeal and usefulness of public and shared transit options, but only if companies and legislators take a cue from some of the good examples already out there. Read more »
Apple Tracks and Logs iPhone and iPad Location Data in iOS 4
Developers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden recently discovered that your iPhone or 3G-capable iPad has been regularly recording your device’s location since the introduction of iOS 4. All of the data regarding your device’s whereabouts during the past year is easily accessible using a simple app. Read more »
iPhone Still Hot for AT&T, Verizon Looms Large
AT&T activated 3.6 million iPhones during the quarter. However, one can see the Verizon iPhone is starting to impact its business. Furthermore, its services revenues were essentially flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 and new subscriber additions have taken a dip as well. Read more »
5 Apps to Get You Back On Your Bike
Depending on where you live, you might be experiencing a slight hiccup on the way to spring. But a slight delay doesn’t mean it isn’t going to happen. And when it does, you’ll be ready to get back on your bike with these five great apps. Read more »
What Apple’s App Store Changes Mean for Users
Apple appears to be changing up the criteria for how apps are ranked in the App Store, and seems to be blocking content that tries to “game” or artificially alter rankings. The changes will make the App Store a better place, especially for shoppers. Read more »
Here’s What’s Behind the Samsung/Apple Patent Showdown
Apple filed suit Friday against Samsung, claiming patent violations regarding the Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Samsung has now released an official response to that suit, and it’s immediately apparent that the kid gloves are off right from the very beginning. Read more »
Microsoft’s Immersive Photosynth Camera App Lands — on iOS
Microsoft’s Bing team has a new photo-stitching app that creates immersive, 360-degree images right on a handset. But not a Windows Phone 7 handset; that comes next. For now, the software, which didn’t work completely well in my test, is for camera-enabled Apple iOS devices. Read more »
Viddy Attracts VCs With Instagram-for-Video App
Viddy, an iPhone app for editing and sharing mobile videos, is set to close on $1.5 million in first round financing according to Co-founder Brett O’Brien. Viddy does for video what Instagram does for photos and it’s growing at a similar clip. Read more »
Instamagic: The Story of a Red Hot App [Video]
It has been a magical few months for Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing startup. It has grown from nothing to more than 3.2 million users, and raised $7 million in funding. In this video, co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom shares the story of Instagram. Read more »
Flickr Says Apple’s Next Victim Is the Point-&-Shoot
The iPhone 4 is about to become the most popular camera used on Flickr, while traditional point-and-shoot cameras are experiencing a sure and steady decline, according to newly released data. The numbers are a good indication that the iPhone is far from done disrupting markets. Read more »
Sprint Launches Green Android Phone
Sprint launched the fourth green-themed phone for its customers and its first eco-friendly Android phone. Called the Replenish and made by Samsung, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse showed off the device during an event with the Commonwealth Club on Friday afternoon in downtown San Francisco. Read more »
Cooking Your Steak With Bluetooth and the iPhone
As grilling season begins in the U.S., the mystery behind the “hottest” product at Macworld 2011 becomes much more pertinent: what is the iGrill and does it work? And more importantly, is it worth it? I put my culinary skills on the line to find out. Read more »
Apple Second Quarter Earnings Preview
With Apple announcing earnings next Wednesday, it’s bound to be good news for stockholders. But it’s good time to look at what that means for consumers, too. Could the earnings call provide hints about the future of Apple’s hardware and software plans? Read more »
Apple Releases iOS 4.3.2 (4.2.7 for Verizon iPhones) Update
Apple just released iOS 4.3.2 for iOS devices. The update includes various bug fixes and improvements, including the resolution of the FaceTime random image capture bug, and an a fix for problems some international users were having connecting to 3G networks on the iPad. Read more »
New Apps Bring Live Weather to Your iPhone Homescreen
Apple’s iOS home screen may be simple and effective, but it doesn’t offer much in the way of dynamically updating content. Two new apps, Fahrenheit and Celsius, do the best with what Apple provides to offer live local temperature readings without ever opening an app. Read more »
Report: White iPhone 4 Arriving Within Weeks
The white iPhone will be available for purchase by the end of April, according to Bloomberg. Three people “with knowledge of [Apple's] plans” told Bloomberg that the long-awaited white iPhone 4 will begin shipping in the next few weeks, following a lengthy 10-month delay. Read more »
Apple’s AirPlay Seed Begins to Take Root
Last year, Apple introduced a sleeper agent that, while better than its predecessor, still wasn’t fully active. That agent was the Apple TV, and it wasn’t until the recent release of iOS 4.3 and the expanded availability of AirPlay that its true potential became apparent. Read more »
Tweetbot Shows There’s Still Room for More Twitter Clients
Tweetbot is now slowly rolling out to international App Stores. It’s a new Twitter client from Tapbots, the makers of gorgeous and intuitive iOS apps like Pastebot and Calcbot, and if you’re wondering whether really need any new Twitter clients, Tweetbot provides a very good answer. Read more »
Meal Snap Finds Sweet Spot at the Crossroads of Health and Fun
Counting calories isn’t normally fun, but a cool new iPhone app recently released manages to make the exercise entertaining and light. Meal Snap analyzes pictures of food taken with your iPhone’s camera, returns an approximate calorie count for each item and incorporates a social element. Read more »
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A Media Tablet Forecast, 2011 – 2015
Cloud computing, a surge of smartphone growth and increased wireless connectivity have created an ideal environment for the introduction of the media tablet — a consumer-grade device best suited to leisure-based computing activities such as gaming and social networking. This report forecasts the media tablet market, which is expected to grow at a 54 percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years. We forecast revenues and regional growth, including China’s growing importance in the market, and provide a competitive analysis of tablets from Cisco, Research in Motion, Apple, HP and others. Additional companies in this report include Samsung, Dell, Microsoft and Motorola. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
SaleLocator Replaces Retail Flyers With iPhone App
Like the SaleLocator.com website, the new SaleLocator iPhone app launched Tuesday is a local retail sales search engine that helps users find deals on stuff at brick-and-mortar stores. SaleLocator makes deal discovery quick and painless, and it’s a recipe that has big retail chains interested. Read more »
If the iPhone 5 Doesn’t Arrive in June, Will You Switch?
According to a recent smattering of analyst reports, including one just released Tuesday from Susquehanna International Group, the iPhone 5 might not arrive until Fall 2011 instead of in June. Would delayed Apple hardware affect your choice of smartphone? Read more »
How iPhone and Android Are Changing the Network
Many who are developing apps and services for mobile devices don’t pay much attention to the innards of the networks themselves. But we should be paying attention to all the underlying networking technologies, mostly because it helps us think about what these front-end services can do. Read more »
Apple Reportedly Looking to Level Up Its Gaming Story
Apple is said to be in the process of bringing on Rob Saunders and Nick Grange, two top gaming industry PR execs, according to reports. If true, this could signal a move by Apple to play to its strengths in the ongoing mobile wars. Read more »
Patents Point to Hybrid Displays, Smart Bezels in Future iOS Devices
Apple may be working on hybrid displays that have all the benefits of e-ink and LCD with none of the downsides, and interactive bezels for iOS devices. That’s according to two newly published patents that provide glimpses behind Apple’s aluminum and glass curtain. Read more »
Guardly Turns iPhone into Personal Security Guard
A new app launching today provides a single-tap multi-target alert system for your iPhone or iPod touch. Guardly automatically alerts users of your choosing if you feel you’re in danger or want to quickly and easily alert authorities to your location and current situation. Read more »
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A Global Mobile Handset Platform Forecast, 2011 – 2015
Within the next five years, smartphones will account for more than one-third of all handsets sold worldwide, thanks largely to platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. This research covers the global handset platforms market for the period between 2011 and 2015. We first examine the factors contributing to this worldwide growth, from a slowly recovering economy to the rise of technologies like 4G and LTE. Regional factors affect growth, too, and our research includes a forecast for the following areas: the Americas; Europe; the Middle East and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. Forecasts are on a global and regional basis for the most important platforms: Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile. Companies mentioned in this report include Apple, Google, Nokia, Research in Motion and Microsoft. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Camera+ Developer Provides Inside Look at App Store Success
iPhone photography app Camera+ recently crossed the 2 million copies sold mark. Developer taptaptap shared some info regarding the app’s success to date, and also provided us an inside look into how the studio minimizes its funding requirements while also maximizing its development investment. Read more »
Apple Does Not Approve of Toyota’s Jailbreak Campaign
We reported Monday that Toyota was trying out a unique advertising campaign for jailbroken iOS devices on the Cydia store with a Scion-branded theme. ModMyi reports that Apple wasn’t too thrilled with the idea, and asked Toyota directly to take down the theme pack. Read more »
PopCap Tries a New ‘Game’: In-House Indie Brand
PopCap Games, the company that brought us mainstream successes like Bejeweled, wants to explore another side of gaming. To that end, on Tuesday, it announced the launch of 4th & Battery, a gaming sub-label with an indie feel and its first title set for release on iOS this month. Read more »
Facebook App Update Focuses on Location
The iPhone Facebook app received an update Monday, including new features and bug fixes. New features include the ability to view your Places check-ins on a map, and the ability to check-in at Events you’re attending. It also introduces the ability to unfriend using the app. Read more »
Rokstand Review: An iPhone Stand With Motorsport Roots
An iPhone stand that costs almost as much as an iPhone ($169) will raise a few eyebrows, mine included. Yet, I was simply amazed at what a masterful piece of art and engineering the RokForm folks created with the Rokstand, a mighty marvel of industrial engineering. Read more »
Toyota Embraces iPhone Jailbreak Community for Ad Campaign
In what may be the weirdest Apple-related news you’ll read today, Toyota introduced a new official Scion-branded jailbreak iPhone theme Saturday for distribution in the Cydia store. This marks the first time a major corporation has embraced the iOS jailbreak community, but how will Apple respond? Read more »
