iPhone owners say Siri couldn't answer questions like "When is St. Patrick's Day?" but a judge ruled this was not enough to ground a lawsuit against Apple.…
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How to make your iPhone faster
Just like a computer, your iPhone can slow down over time. Here are some tips to help get it running as good as new.…
Read MoreApple adds new iPhone tips and tricks guides to its site
There’s no shortage of guides for how to better use your iPhone, and now Apple is offering its own tips and tricks page for the iPhone 4s, the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s right on its site.…
Read MoreSix years later, how Apple keeps the iPhone chugging along
Apple has found ways to keep the iPhone growing in emerging and also established markets. But it's coming at the cost of slipping profit margins.…
Read MoreThe iPhone 4 remains way more popular than any 3-year-old iPhone ever has
It's no secret why: the phone is free with a two-year contract. But how will customers' choice of it over the latest model iPhone 5 end up impacting Apple's earnings?…
Read MoreWith MetroPCS, T-Mobile could help Apple reach 9 million new potential iPhone buyers
It may not be the iPhone 5 they buy -- the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S may prove more attractive -- but that's OK.…
Read MoreThe year-old iPhone 4S was world’s 2nd most popular smartphone in Q4
Both the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S outsold Samsung's Galaxy S III juggernaut, which after five months of availability, sold 15.4 million units during the fourth quarter.…
Read MoreAfter iPhone 5, iOS makes gains at AT&T and Verizon
Some of Apple's gain appears to be RIM's loss as Blackberry sales dropped off at both carriers. The remaining pickup by Apple may have come from new customers, or from upgrades from Android devices, which lost share year over year between mid-October and late November.…
Read MoreA photographer’s view of the iPhone 5
The iPhone 5's new camera lens isn't a gigantic improvement. But where Apple does make more significant advances is the software. My tests shots show the iPhone 5 has faster photo capture, better low-light performance, and improved noise reduction.…
Read MoreImproved iPhone 5 less expensive to make than iPhone 4S
Is it possible to build a better smartphone for consumers that costs less to produce? Apparently so, if you're Apple. A preliminary teardown of the iPhone 5 shows that the most expensive iPhone this year is cheaper for Apple to make than the iPhone 4S.…
Read MoreChart: iPhone 5 first weekend sales compared to earlier iPhone models (chart)
The iPhone 5 hasn't matched very high sales expectations, but it has exceded previous opening weekend sales. We take a visual look at first-weekend iPhone sales over the years.…
Read MoreHow an advanced photographer uses the iPhone and iPad
If you had told me even a year ago that more than 60 percent of the photos I take would never touch my Mac, I'd have laughed. But it's true. Here's a walk through my heavily iOS (and Mac) powered digital photography workflow.…
Read MoreWhy nTelos gets the iPhone but T-Mobile must wait
Apple has a new U.S. carrier partner for the iPhone, and once again, it’s not T-Mobile. Instead it’s nTelos, a carrier with only 400,000 customers. Apple isn’t snubbing T-Mobile here. It’s merely following the path of least resistance.…
Read MoreFirst-look video: Wahoo Blue HR heart-rate monitor
This year is shaping up to be a good one for health-related gadgets, thanks to the new Bluetooth 4.0 specification and profiles. The $79 Wahoo Blue HR is among the first of these devices, and I recently took it for a 5-mile test run.…
Read MoreApple gets China Telecom, but China Mobile still out of its grasp
The iPhone 4S will arrive March 9 on China Telecom, China's third-largest carrier. It's an important step for Apple, which has highly prioritized its China business, but the number of reachable customers pales in comparison to the 650 million customers China Mobile serves.…
Read MoreSprint: iPhone brought 40 percent of new signups in Q4
Sprint sold 1.8 million iPhones in the last three months of 2011, or just a quarter of the number of iPhones that AT&T did. But it's actually good news for the nation's third-largest carrier, which announced its quarterly earnings Wednesday.…
Read MoreAndroid still 1st choice among virgin smartphone buyers
The iPhone may have passed over Android in total U.S. smartphone sales, but Google’s platform still has one key advantage: it’s attracting more mobile data newbies. According to the NPD Group, 57 percent of first-time smartphone buyers last quarter chose Android handsets.…
Read MoreStraight talk for businesses considering an iOS app
IOS development is not for the faint of heart, and a new blog post by developer Kent Nguyen does a good job of pointing out exactly why. Nguyen targets those who would be footing the bill for app development, in the hopes of lessening sticker shock.…
Read MoreApple’s iPhone 4S helps iOS stay ahead in the enterprise
Apple's iPhone 4S has helped it regain ground lost to Android in consumer smartphone market share, but it's also having a very positive effect on enterprise adoption, according to a new report. The iPad remains by far the top tablet in business.…
Read MoreWhat Wall Street is saying about Apple’s record quarter
Apple's record quarter is prompting a lot of analysts and Wall Street watchers to up their estimates for the stock's performance. A slew of investor notes released Wednesday suggest few believe Apple's fortunes have reached their apex. Investors seem to agree, as Apple's stock opened strong.…
Read MoreAfter China, Apple has its eye on Brazil
China is Apple's second-most-important market after the U.S. But when it comes to finding other new emerging markets to sell its wares, Apple has its eye on Brazil. CEO Tim Cook spoke of the country's growing importance during Apple's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday.…
Read MoreUnruly crowds force Apple to halt iPhone sales in China stores
On the day Apple was set to sell the iPhone 4S for the first time in China, huge crowds gathered outside the Shanghai and Beijing stores. At the Beijing store, crowds became so unruly Apple had to close the store and SWAT teams were called in.…
Read MoreChinese iPhone 4S launch the one to watch as lines grow
Apple is in for another huge iPhone 4S launch, if early lineups are any indication. Lines outside Apple's five official retail stores in China have already extended into the hundreds ahead of Friday's launch, which is good news for Apple's next-quarter results.…
Read MoreApple poised to double potential iPhone market in China
Apple is one step closer to nearly doubling its potential iPhone subscriber base in China, thanks to a new regulatory approval it secured in that country. Apple now has permission to offer a handset that operates on the network used by third-largest Chinese carrier China Telecom.…
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