Archive | November, 2011
iPhone 4 and 3GS are still more popular than new Android smartphones
Even in a market flooded with Android devices, the popularity and success of the iPhone continues to flourish. During the third quarter of 2011, even as many were awaiting the release of the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS remained the top selling smartphones on the market according to data compiled by NPD. […]
Continue reading...Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 – iTunes Match goes live
14. November 2011
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Well it looks as if we spoke to soon. Shortly after releasing yet another iTunes Beta this weekend, Apple today finally released a new version of iTunes (version 10.5.1 to be exact) that now includes iTunes Match. Again, iTunes Match presents users with a $25/yr option whereby all of a user’s music – no matter […]
Continue reading...Samsung not seeking to ban iPhone 4S sales in South Korea
14. November 2011
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Perhaps in an effort to avoid negative publicity on its home turf, Samsung pulled an about-face when it announced that it will not seek to ban sales of the iPhone 4S in South Korea. “We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to […]
Continue reading...Apple releases third beta of iTunes Match, launch date still unknown
14. November 2011
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iTunes Match was introduced to mild controversy past June. The upcoming service, which sells for a $25/yr subscription, will match a user’s entire existing iTunes library with with 256-KBps quality songs downloadable via iCloud. So whether a user’s iTunes library is filled with burned CDs or consists of thousands of illegaly downloaded songs, Apple will […]
Continue reading...Hands on experience with the iPhone 5 – Report
14. November 2011
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A bigger screen. An intriguing new teardrop design. These were just some of the few changes users were expecting to see in the iPhone 5. Only thing was that Apple was forced to scrap its iPhone 5 plans, depending on who you talk to, and release the iPhone 4S instead. While only Apple knows for […]
Continue reading...Claro Puerto Rico starts selling the iPhone
12. November 2011
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The iPhone is now available on yet another carrier, this time Claro Puerto Rico, the largest Puerto Rican telecommunication company. The carrier currently boasts upwards of 1 million subscribers. 9to5Mac writes: Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four […]
Continue reading...Former Apple exec Jay Elliot says Apple’s beef with Samsung will ultimately be resolved
12. November 2011
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As Apple and Samsung continue to duke it out in courts across the globe, a former Apple executive believes that the two companies will come to an agreement eventually. After all, he writes, Google is Apple’s main target. So says Jay Elliot, a former Apple executive from the 80’s. “The friction between Apple and Samsung […]
Continue reading...Brian Lam recounts his interactions with Steve Jobs following the stolen iPhone 4 scandal
11. November 2011
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Gizmodo temporarily became a household name during the Spring of 2010 when they published photos of, what was then, an unreleased iPhone 4. In the days that would follow, the saga would become increasingly bizarre and seemingly lifted out of a $.10 novel. Caught in the middle of the brouhaha was Brian Lam, a Gizmodo […]
Continue reading...Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus talks Apple HDTV and more
11. November 2011
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As the flasgship feature in the iPhone 4S, Apple fans are curious as to what other plans Apple has for Siri down the line. While Apple has made it clear that its voice recognition personal assistant won’t be coming to older iOS devices ever, some have hinted at an upcoming Apple HDTV with built-in Siri […]
Continue reading...With mobile Flash on the outs, iPad competitors lose key “selling point”
10. November 2011
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Now that Adobe has officially ended their support for its Flash player across mobile devices, iPhone and iPad competitors have one less selling point at their disposal. To be fair, it’s not as if Flash support prompted millions of users to purchase non-iOS devices in the first place, but that didn’t stop competitors with second […]
Continue reading...Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 update
10. November 2011
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After releasing a few betas to developers in quick succession, Apple today finally released iOS 5.0.1 to the public. While a seemingly minuscule would typically fly under the radar, this iOS update is particularly important in that it seeks to address widely reported battery problems that have affected a decent number of iPhone 4S users. In […]
Continue reading...Meet Jon Briggs, the voice behind Siri
10. November 2011
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The Telegraph has an interesting article detailing the man behind the voice of Siri, a Brit by the name of Jon Briggs. A voice over actor by trade, Briggs was recently contacted by Apple asking him not to reveal his participation in the Siri project. There was just one problem, Briggs never was officially part […]
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14. November 2011
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