Apple’s iPhone 4S has broken the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 set by the iPhone 4. According to Apple, the iPhone 4S has been pre-ordered over one million times in just 24 hours. “We are blown away with … Continued
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∞ Disingenuous iPhone 4S rumors
Shawn King for Stupid Apple Rumors: 9to5Mac says, “we knew going into the event today that it would only be the iPhone 4S.” That may be true. Going into the event, many of us had found out that there would … Continued
∞ AT&T sells 200,000 iPhone 4S pre-orders
Reuters: AT&T sold more than 200,000 of Apple Inc’s latest iPhone in the first 12 hours and said it had seen “extraordinary demand.” Consumers have spoken.
∞ Introducing GLaDOSiri
Filmmaker Jeff Heimbuch was inspired to combine Siri, the new assistive voice technology in the iPhone 4S, with GLaDOS, the malevolent AI system featured in Valve Software’s Portal games. He mashed them up in this remix of Apple’s iPhone 4S … Continued
∞ Sprint cracks the whip on LTE deployment
Computerworld: Sprint officials today announced an accelerated rollout of LTE wireless technology on Friday — and said that it will continue to support its millions of Wimax smartphone and device customers beyond 2012. Sprint officials told analysts that the company’s … Continued
∞ Report: Sony close to buying out Ericsson
Gamasutra: As PlayStation maker Sony moves further into the world of connected devices, it may be finding its longstanding joint venture with mobile device maker Ericsson prohibitive to its operations. That is why, according to the Wall Street Journal, sources … Continued
∞ Samsung, Google punt on Nexus Prime rollout
SlashGear: Samsung and Google have yanked their CTIA Fall product launch, the event expected to debut the Samsung Galaxy Prime aka Nexus Prime. “Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA Fall” the two companies said … Continued
∞ Tweet Speaker for iPhone
Enjoy Twitter while on a walk, stuck in traffic, in the kitchen, or on the go. Tweet Speaker lets you listen to news, sports, humor, and the musings of interesting people on Twitter — a sort of live podcast of … Continued
∞ LA Times gets stupid
As you can imagine things have been pretty busy this week, so I’m just getting caught up on all the stupid that went on during the release of the iPhone 4S. One piece in particular from the LA Times caught … Continued
∞ Sprint now taking iPhone 4 preorders; iPhone 4S on Friday
U.S. cell phone service provider Sprint is accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 4, and says it will begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S on Friday. The addition of the iPhone to Sprint’s arsenal is certainly good news for the … Continued
∞ Sprint to offer unlimited data plan for iPhone
AllThingsD: “We will be offering the benefit of our unlimited plans that start at just $69.99,” said spokeswoman Michelle Leff Mermelstein. Sprint’s $69.99 plan includes unlimited data and 450 voice minutes as well as unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. Unlimited calling and … Continued
∞ Analysts temper iPhone 4S criticism with cautious optimism
AllThingsD: Though it might seem more incremental upgrade than new iPhone, Wall Street analysts say Apple’s iPhone 4S isn’t nearly the disappointment that some claim. And while its unveiling without the simultaneous debut of the iPhone 5 caused investors some … Continued
∞ What's involved in engineering a new iPhone?
Dean Bubley’s Disruptive Wireless: What Apple has actually been doing is working on a new hardware platform which will probably endure for several generations of its devices. That has likely taken a *huge* amount of work: chipset and hardware level … Continued
∞ Samsung plans to seek ban on iPhone 4S in France, Italy
GigaOM: Samsung revealed on Wednesday that it would try to stop the release of Apple’s new iPhone 4S in France and Italy with filings seeking injunctions on the new smartphone. Samsung’s complaints (via WSJ) will center on two instances of … Continued
∞ iPhone 5 stupid rumor roundup
ZDNet: You might have noticed in the run up to the new iPhone release (which turned out to be the iPhone 4S and not the iPhone 5) that certain tech outlets spent a lot of time telling you what Apple’s … Continued
∞ Siri is coming to Canada
After introducing the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, many of Apple’s Web sites around the world updated with information about Siri, Apple’s new voice assistant technology. One that was missing was Canada. Many have become concerned that Siri will not be … Continued
∞ Check your iPhone 4S upgrade eligibility with Apple
If you’re in the US and you use Verizon or AT&T for your cell phone carrier, you may be wondering if you’re eligible for an upgrade and how much it will cost to get a shiny new iPhone 4. Apple … Continued
∞ iOS 5, iCloud coming October 12
Apple on Tuesday announced that iOS 5 and its new iCloud service will both be available on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. iOS 5 is a free update for all eligible iOS devices and iCloud is also free, though Apple offers … Continued
∞ Hands On with the iPhone 4S
I just spent about 30 minutes with Apple’s iPhone 4S and thought I’d give you my initial thoughts. First the iPhone 4S is exactly the same size as the existing iPhone 4. I laid my iPhone on top of the … Continued
∞ iPhone 4S, with dual-core processor and Siri, coming Oct. 14
Apple on Tuesday introduced the iPhone 4S. The new phone comes out on Friday, October 14, 2011 and will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. Carrier-subsidized prices in the US are $199, $299 and $399 respectively. It comes … Continued
∞ Live update from Apple's iPhone event
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∞ No live feed of Apple event? Check here instead!
9to5Mac: In case there was any question, we’ve heard directly from Apple PR that there won’t be a webcast of Apple’s iPhone launch event. That shouldn’t matter, because The Loop will be there, and we’ll be covering the event live. … Continued
∞ iOS leads by wide margin in mobile Web use
Fortune: When measured against other smartphone/tablet operating systems, Apple’s (AAPL) iOS accounts for more than half of the visits to its clients’ 40,000 websites around the world. In fact,the 54.65% share that Net Applications recorded for iOS devices in September … Continued
∞ Nokia, RIM still dominate India smartphone market
Bloomberg: Apple, which will introduce a new iPhone version tomorrow, ships fewer handsets to the world’s second-largest mobile-phone market than it does to Norway. Nokia Oyj and Research In Motion Ltd. sell more devices in India, where smartphone shipments are … Continued
∞ Elements 2 for iPhone updated
Elements is a beautiful, versatile text editor for iOS. Elements allows you to view, edit and share plain text documents on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. All of your data is stored in a folder on your personal Dropbox … Continued
∞ Head of developer relations latest to bail on RIM
Reuters reports that Tyler Lessard, RIM’s senior vice-president for global alliances and developer relations, left the company. He’s just the latest in a long line of people that are abandoning RIM. Mike Kirkup, a director of developer relations, resigned in … Continued
∞ iPhone 5 to support HSPA+ '4G'
Mac Rumors: Japanese blog Macotakara reports (via MacPost) that a China Unicom executive apparently confirmed during a presentation at this week’s Macworld Asia that the “iPhone 5” set to be announced next week will indeed support HSPA+ sometimes-called “4G” technology, … Continued
∞ Nokia lays off 3,500
Nokia says it part of its plan to “align its workforce and operations.”
∞ Justice halts Google/Motorola deal, wants more info
paidcontent.org: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will renew some old acquaintances at the U.S. Department of Justice before its Motorola (NYSE: MMI) deal is allowed to pass. The company announced Wednesday that the government has asked for “more information” about certain aspects … Continued
∞ T-Mobile: We want the iPhone, but buy this Android phone instead
I suspect Apple won’t be adding T-Mobile to its list of supported U.S. carriers when it unveils a new phone next week, because that would make the timing of a recent blog post from the company’s Chief Marketing Officer truly … Continued