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iPhone News: Apple bans Wikileaks app, iPhone to get voice recognition and more!
December 21, 2010 by Donde
In today’s relevant iPhone links for 12/21/10 we’ve got: Apple removes controversial WikiLeaks software from iPhone App Store WikiLeaks and Apple? Nah. Unofficial WikiLeaks app was deemed to be in violation of Apple’s App Store Terms of Service (ToS) and as such was removed from there. Apple Looking To Get Serious About iOS Voice Recognition With... [Read full news story]
iPhone news : Apple blurs the lines between business and personal and More!
December 6, 2010 by Enrico
In today’s relevant iPhone links for 12/05/10 we’ve got: iPhone accounts for 23 percent of business phones Just under a quarter of total market rate, Apple’s iPhone accounts for 23% for the smartphone market, while 51% of the business phones market belongs to BlackBerry. – According to LA Times. Government, business Mac sales... [Read full news story]
Apple now has lawsuits over 24 iPhone patents in play against Motorola
December 5, 2010 by Brian
How many patent violations would you think are enough to go against Motorola? According to Apple, the current number is 24 (yes, twenty four iPhone patent violations, as Apple Insider reports). Apple has recently launched a new lawsuit against Motorola, adding 12 to the total number of 24 Apple patents it alleges Motorola is currently violating with... [Read full news story]
Android devices show as many ads as iOS devices: report
November 18, 2010 by James
Android World reports that Android is now as popular as the iOS when it comes to shown online ads, meaning that roughly the same amount of people use each of the platforms for online browsing. And what should be concerning for Apple, is the fact that only a month ago it was leading over the Android. Specifically consider these numbers: iOS at 37%: Apple... [Read full news story]
Steve Wozniak says Android will beat the iPhone eventually
November 18, 2010 by James
Android World reports that Steve Wozniak apparently took Android’s side in its uphill battle against the iPhone. In a Dutch language interview he stated that while he believes that Apple’s iPhone offers the best quality, the Android platform will eventually catch up and is due to dominate the mobile market. According to him that’s... [Read full news story]
iPhone AppStore apps cost less than Windows Mobile apps: research
November 6, 2010 by Brian
According to results of a research conducted by O’Reilly, Windows Mobile apps cost more than iPhone AppStore apps. On average the price of an iPhone app amounts to $3.43. At the same time the average price of a Windows Mobile app is almost twice as high, amounting to $6.16. However on average there are more free apps in the Windows Mobile Marketplace... [Read full news story]
T-Mobile USA ad “Digging” slams iPhone 4’s FaceTime tie to WiFi, AT&T (again)
November 6, 2010 by Brian
T-Mobile has released a new web-only ad (see the old one here) promoting the Android based HTC MyTouch 4G and its 4G network while slamming iPhone 4’s Facetime tie to WiFi connection and AT&T’s network. In this ad, shot in Apple’s Mac vs PC trademark fashion, the actor representing the iPhone is hard at work digging a hole in... [Read full news story]
iPhone, iOS still lead Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile et al in number of active developers
November 5, 2010 by Brian
With the number of available and announced Android devices on the rise more and more developers started developing apps for Android based devices. However most of the developers develop apps for Apple’s iOS, a new report from Millenial Media reveals. Over 500 mobile apps developers were surveyed for this report, answering a simple question (or... [Read full news story]
T-Mobile takes a bite of Apple, AT&T: new HTC MyTouch 4G ad targets iPhone 4
November 3, 2010 by Brian
T-Mobile USA has launched a new and rather aggressive ad for the Android based HTC MyTouch 4G, specifically targeting the iPhone 4 and AT&T. What adds an insult to injury, is the fact that T-Mobile had used Apple’s standard “Mac vs. Windows” advertising theme. Only the iPhone 4 is actually portrayed as a slick young man, while... [Read full news story]
Apple claims Motorola Droids infringe on iPhone, iOS patents, files lawsuits
October 31, 2010 by Brian
Two new lawsuits were filed by Apple in its ongoing patents war with Motorola. This time Apple is claiming that Motorola’s entire Android based Droid line of smartphones infringes on six of its patents, currently used or due to be used in the iPhone and iOS. Other potentially infringing Motorola devices named in lawsuits are the BackFlip, Charm,... [Read full news story]
