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iPhone becomes most popular phone in Japan
For the first time, Apple’s iPhone was the most popular phone in Japan during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from The Mainichi Daily News. Contributing to Apple’s impressive showing – 26.6% share – was the release of the iPhone 4S. Fujitsu Ltd., which took over the mobile phone operations of Toshiba […]
Continue reading...Samsung bests Apple in smartphone marketshare in China
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Though China Telecom recently began selling the iPhone, Apple’s share of the smartphone market in China still lags behind Samsung whose share is surprisingly 3 times as large as Apple’s. All told, Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market is 7.5% while Samsung’s is 24.3%. As opposed to Apple, Samsung has been willing to play ball […]
Continue reading...iPhoto for iOS ditches Google Maps in favor of OpenStreetMap
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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9to5Mac writes: Following yesterday’s launch of Apple’s iPhoto for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch application, several reports noted that the mapping integration into the software was not Google-based. With Apple working on an in-house iOS maps product for the last couple of years, speculation naturally rang out that iPhoto for iOS uses an in-house maps database. However, […]
Continue reading...Apple confirms use of Corning Gorilla Glass in the iPhone
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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When the first iPhone was being tested by Apple engineers and executives, the device employed a plastic screen. That didn’t sit too well with Steve Jobs who noticed that the screen was prone to immense scratching from keys and other pocketable items. Being the perfectionist he is, Jobs demanded an alternative solution which ultimately ended […]
Continue reading...C Spire Wireless now selling all iPhone 4S models at $50 off
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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In early November, Southeast regional carrier C Spire Wireless became the fourth carrier to carry the iPhone in the US. As a quick primer, C-Spire used to be called Cellular South and has about 800,000 or so subscribers in Southern states such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. When the iPhone 4S first hit C Spire […]
Continue reading...AT&T releases throttling guidelines for smartphone owners with unlimited data plans
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Hot on the heels of a lawsuit that saw an iPhone owner receive a $850 judgement from AT&T over allegations of data throttling in contravention of his “unlimited data” contract, AT&T is going on the offensive, so to speak, by highlighting the circumstances under which users with unlimited data plans will find themselves subjected to […]
Continue reading...Apple working on new Smart Cover; iPhone 5 with larger screen and glass back in the works
Monday, March 5, 2012
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When it comes to the veracity of Apple rumors, it all boils down to the source. And over the past few years, Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge has proven to be one of the more reliable sources of information pertaining to Apple’s plans pertaining to upcoming products. With Apple’s iPad 3 announcement just two days away, […]
Continue reading...China Telecom to start carrying the iPhone in early March
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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After months of speculation, we now have official world that the iPhone will launch on China Telecom beginning in early March. With China Telecom now on board, Apple now has agreements with two of China’s top 3 carriers – the other being China Unicom. Of course, the big holdout is also the largest, that being […]
Continue reading...ATF abandoning BlackBerrys in favor of the iPhone
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Further exemplifying RIM’s fall from grace, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is planning to drop support for Blackberry devices and exchange many of them for iPhones. In an interview relayed first by Politoco, ATF chief information officer Rick Holgate said bluntly, “We’re going to delete the BlackBerry from the mix. The government […]
Continue reading...iPhone user awarded $850 in throttling case against AT&T
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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In July of 2011, AT&T announced plans to begin throttling the data speeds of the top 5% of smartphone users who could often consume as much as 12 times as much data as an average consumer. The throttling went into effect in early October and based on one individual who received a throttling warning, the […]
Continue reading...T-Mobile blames the lack of the iPhone for customer defection
Monday, February 27, 2012
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The power of the iPhone to attract new customers to a carrier is undeniable, and the lack thereof can also result in mass customer defection. Indeed, before Sprint began carrying the iPhone 4S this past October, CEO Dan Hesse said, point blanky, that the iPhone was the main reason Sprint subscribers were leaving for other […]
Continue reading...Apple releases two new iPhone 4S ads, both of which highlight Siri
Friday, February 10, 2012
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Apple yesterday posted two new iPhone 4S ads, and like previous efforts, these also tout Siri and its ability to get directions, find a gas station, send a text message, and apparently, get a band up and running. The first one here is called Rock God. And the second is called Road Trip.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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