Canalys pitched its results as Apple taking the lead in the U.S. smartphone market. According to the firm, Apple now has 26.2% of that market, ahead of #2 RIM’s 24%. On a global scale, Apple now has 17% of the worldwide market for the #2 spot, while Nokia claimed #1 with 33% and RIM came…
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AmpliTube 2 for iPhone Adds Recording, More Effects
Recording The company has added in-app recording in two ways. The first comes with the app out of the (virtual) box, and allows one track recording on your iPhone. For a US$9.99/€7.99 in-app purchase, however, you can add a four-track recorder that allows you to record four layers of music. Those readers old enough to…
Pegatron Apparently Ramping Up for CDMA iPhone
Jason Chang, Pegatron’s CEO, also said he expects to see a sharp increase in revenue during the first quarter in 2011.Word that Pegatron will start building CDMA iPhones made its way to DigiTimes via parts suppliers, and not from within the company.Apple’s iPhone 4: Is CDMA on the way?Building CDMA-compatible iPhones would let Apple branch…
Majek Pictures Shoots Spy Thriller with iPhone 4
The movie is about a former agent being drafted back into service to solve an international crisis. Majek is releasing the film in eight episodes through Vimeo and YouTube (two episodes have been released so far), and the company has released an iPhone app that allows you to view both movies and get push notifications…
Pressing Apple’s Buttons
Why all the fuss? Two reasons.First, there are those who prefer keeping a Lock switch on the iPad and are upset about the change. Balancing this out, there are at least an equal number of users (me included, having never used the Position Lock) who welcome a Mute switch’s arrival on the iPad. The result? A controversy.…
Apple Pushes White iPhone 4 to Spring 2011
The phantom white iPhone 4When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4 the company showed of both black and white versions. By the time the next generation iPhone shipped, however, only the black models were available along with a promise that white models would be available soon.So far, the only explanation Apple has offered for the delay…
Apple is Boiling The Competition’s Frog
It only took ten years.Back in 2000, Apple was in the unenviable position of having quarterly revenues that were about the same as Microsoft’s profits. Today, both Apple’s revenues and profits are very much in line with what Microsoft produces – and poised to leave Microsoft well behind. In other words, as Steve Jobs has…
Third Party Data: iPhone 4 Accident Rates Higher than 3GS
SquareTrade Chart Showing iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS Failure Rates The report also stipulated that it has found the iPhone to be, “a very well constructed device, with a non-accident malfunction rate much lower than most other consumer electronics. […] In SquareTrade’s previous study comparing smart phone reliability from November 2008, we found iPhones to…
iLuv Soft iPad Case: It’s a Wrap
The iLuv case, Model iCC2010, is very thin and reacts like fabric might in that when empty you can roll it up. However, that should not be confused with a lack of sturdiness or protection. It is made from water resistant neoprene and lined with an ultra soft material that will protect your iPad from…
Apple Trademarks “There’s An App for That”
Apple’s App StoreApple used the “There’s an app for that” line to highlight the diversity of software titles for the iPhone and iPod touch in at its App Store. According to Trademarkia, the trademark covers “retail store services featuring computer software provided via the Internet and other computer and electronic communication networks; retail store services…
Apple Pressures Meizu to Drop iPhone Knockoff
the Intellectual Property Office also threatened to shut down Meizu’s production facilities, adding more incentive for the company to halt M8 production.Meizu’s M8 iPhone look-alikeMeizu CEO Jack Wong is claiming that Apple is now pressuring him to stop selling the remaining M8 inventory, which wasn’t a condition of the original deal. Halting sales, he claims,…
Kensington’s Laptop Locking Station Offers Extra Protection
It doesn’t matter where you use your laptop, there are numerous times when you have to leave it behind. It is just the nature of our everyday lives. Unless I am teaching a class, I use my Mac at home. I have a burglar alarm, but lets face it, if someone breaks into my house…
Add Effects to iPhone Images with Camera illusion
The app includes 17 filters such as negative, sepia, old photo, comic, pencil, and black and white. It includes 12 effects like fisheye and mosaic, and also ships with eight masks such as frame, garden sign, monitor, and cork board.Camera illusion is priced at US$2.99 and is available at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.
Apple Changes iPhone 4 Rules Due to Scalpers
At issue is a shortage of iPhone 4 units in China, combined with the fact that Apple’s retail locations are the only place to buy an iPhone 4 without a contract in the country. China doesn’t have the same tradition of carrier subsidies as the U.S., and it would appear that many Chinese customers want…
iPhone Dev Team Tests Apple TV Jailbreak
“Even though the new Apple TV isn’t yet in people’s homes,” the group said, “the firmware is available on Apple’s normal public distribution servers and SHAtter has been used to decrypt its keys!” What exactly people will do with a jailbroken Apple TV remains to be seen. For one thing, there is no market for…
Make Babies on Your iPhone with The Sims 3: Ambitions
From the App Store’s release notes: THE MOST AMBITIOUS EXPERIENCE OF THE SIMS ON THE APP STORE! Now your Sims can turn passions into professions…Build dream homes or businesses…Even have BABIES! Get everything you love about The Sims and more from this all-new member of The Sims family of games for iPhone & iPod touch.…
iPad Hits South America on Sept 17
The iPad is Apple’s multimedia tablet device that runs iOS and sports a 9.7-inch multi-touch display. It supports most iPhone apps, includes built-in Wi-Fi wireless networking and Bluetooth support, and users will be able to upgrade to iSO 4.2 for free in November.The iOS 4.2 update will add multi-tasking support to the iPad, along with…
iPhone Dev Team Halts Jailbreaking Attempts on iOS 4.0.x
The problem, according to a blog post at the Dev-Team Blog, is that versions 4.0.2 and 3.2.2 of iOS was released solely to plug the method the group had used to jailbreak iOS 4.0, and the group doesn’t want to directly fight Apple in an escalating arms race. “If the cat & mouse game escalates…
South Korea iPhone 4 Pre-orders Launch Wednesday
Apple first launched the iPhone 4 on June 24 in a handful of countries including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Japan. On July 30 Apple added 17 more countries to that list, but South Korea wasn’t included because of a longer than expected approval process.“We hope the iPhone 4 will draw a hot response…
iPhone 4 Gets OK for South Korea Launch
KT spokesman Lee In-won commented “The government’s approval is just a regular procedure and it normally takes about one or two months to talk about business matters before launching any new handset device in the market. We will try our best to launch iPhone 4 sometime in September.”Apple first launched the iPhone 4 on June…
Talking Larry the Bird Hits iPad & iPhone
In addition, users can poke him, feed him, strike him with lighting and make him bow and accept applause. Users can also record videos of their interactions with Larry and share them to YouTube, Facebook, or e-mail them. Application highlights: Playing on the piano keyboard will cause Larry to whistle accordingly Talking to Larry will…
Apple Aware of iOS 4 on iPhone 3G Complaints
Some users have found their iPhone 3G to run slow after upgrading to the new version of iOS, and others have complained that the device becomes too hot to use. On Apple’s support forums, there is a thread on the issue that has reached 43 pages. Apple has not yet acknowledged that there is a…
Apple: Jaibreaking Your iPhone Can Void Warranty
“Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience,” the company said in a statement given to Wired’s Cult of Mac. “As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this…
Video: Darth Vader Calls AppleCare About His iPhone 4
Pro Tip: There’s an AT&T site gag (pun intended) that’s actually “LOL” worthy.