Gizmodo: The District Attorney of San Mateo County is moving forward in the case of the iPhone 4 prototype we posted about last year. Fortunately, nobody from our team is being charged. Here’s our parent company, Gawker Media’s official statement … Continued
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∞ Nokia to stop selling Symbian phones in US, which already doesn't care
AllThingsD: “When we launch Windows Phones we will essentially be out of the Symbian business, the S40 business, etc., ” Nokia Inc. President Chris Weber said in an interview. “It will be Windows Phone and the accessories around that. The … Continued
∞ Chinese smugglers use zip line to grab iPads, iPhones
Wall Street Journal: Customs officials discovered people sending iPhones and iPads from Hong Kong to Shenzhen by placing the devices in tote bags and hooking them to a pulley that reached across the border, according to the Chinese news report … Continued
∞ iPhone vs. Android state by state
Dan Frommer: Jumptap, a mobile ad network, just published its latest monthly metrics dump, including this map, which highlights the dominant smartphone platform in each state. In particular, it seems that the south and west are Google Android country, while … Continued
∞ AT&T removing unlimited plans for some jailbroken iPhones
9to5Mac: We’ve gotten word from some readers that AT&T is moving forward and removing unlimited plans for users who jailbreak iPhones to tether or hotspot off of AT&T’s unlimited data plans (for those grandfathered).
∞ PCalc update adds support for external keyboards in iOS
PCalc is ideal for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator. It includes an optional RPN mode and multi-line display, a choice of button layouts, an extensive set of unit conversions, a paper tape, … Continued
∞ Final Fantasy Tactics: the War of the Lions available for iOS
Square Enix announced Thursday that, at long last, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. The game costs $15.99. Square Enix indicates that an iPad version is coming later this month.
∞ Apple No. 1 in worldwide smartphone shipments
Market research firm IDC on Thursday released its worldwide smartphone market numbers for the second quarter of 2011 and Apple is in the lead.
∞ Graphic: How Apple changed phone design, except with RIM
My good friend Matthew Panzarino at TNW sent this to me today. Pretty much sums up what I’ve been trying to say. Apple innovated; everyone else followed; RIM stayed the same.
∞ Seven years of BlackBerry: This is why RIM is in trouble
Take a look at these photos. The 8700c was released in 2004 (I have one of these) and the 9900 was released this week. RIM had seven years to change the design or do something, but they look pretty much … Continued
∞ Study: 67% of BlackBerry users want an iPhone
Ed Sutherland at Cult of Mac: The good news for Apple came in a study of 216 smartphone users by Piper Jaffray Apple-watcher Gene Munster. The study found 67 percent of BlackBerry owners plan to buy an iPhone as their … Continued
∞ Instagram sees 150 million photos shared
Instagram: On October 6, 2010 we launched Instagram in the App Store as a way for people to easily share their lives through photos taken on their iPhones. Since then, we’ve seen more than 7 million people from all around … Continued
∞ Apple sued for using copyrighted photo in TV ad
New York-based photographer Taea Thale is suing Apple for using one of her copyrighted photos in an iPhone television ad.
∞ iPhone rules Internet usage on airplanes
Apple leads in almost every market it enters these days, and now you can add another metric to the list: connecting to the Internet while flying.
∞ iPhone 5 in October, not September says Paczkowski
John Paczkowski: Sources with knowledge of the situation say reports claiming AT&T has blacked out employee vacations during the last two weeks of September in preparation for the retail debut of the next iPhone are misinformed. I thought September, but … Continued
∞ AT&T confirms throttle for 'unlimited' users
As reported on Thursday by 9to5Mac, AT&T on Friday confirmed plans to throttle the data transfer speeds of smartphone users still on “unlimited” data plans.
∞ iPad could reach 100 million sold faster than iPhone did
Matt Richman: I think Apple will sell 36.89 million iPads during the first and second quarters of next year. If I’m right, then Apple will sell 100 million iPads in 2.25 years — 55% faster than it took the iPhone, … Continued
∞ Apple's iPhone grows 141.8 percent year-over-year
Market research firm IDC released its latest phone data, which shows the worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011. This growth was, in part, due to Apple, which more than doubled its market share … Continued
∞ AT&T to begin throttling data speeds
9to5 Mac: A new change for AT&T Wireless’ Unlimited Data subscribers will soon be taking place. Rumored to be starting in the first week of October, we’ve heard that AT&T will start throttling the data speeds of the network’s top … Continued
∞ Taito releases Groove Coaster for iOS
Groove Coaster is a cool new game from Square Enix subsidiary Taito. The game is available until August 7, 2011 for 99 cents – after that it goes up to $2.99.
∞ Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer in the US
A new report released by Nielsen on Thursday shows that Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer in the United States.
∞ US Veteran Affairs choose iPhone, iPad over PlayBook
Electronista: The US Department of Veterans Affairs gave a big lift to Apple in government by starting up a pilot project to use iPads and iPhones. Staff are testing the use of iOS hardware for official business. If all went … Continued
∞ Microsoft releases OneNote Mobile for iPhone 1.2
Microsoft on Tuesday updated its OneNote Mobile app for iPhone, adding new features and expanding the number of countries where the app is available.
∞ Garmin completes Navigon acquisition
<a href=http://www.garmin.com” target=”_blank”>Garmin Ltd. on Tuesday announced the completion of its acquisition of Navigon AG, the company behind its eponymous turn-by-turn navigation software for the iPhone.
∞ Twelve South offers BookBook for iPhone
Up to now, Apple peripheral maker Twelve South has offered devices for Macs and iPads, but the company is branching out into iPhone accessories as well with the introduction of BookBook for iPhone, a version of its book-looking case designed … Continued
∞ iOS update fixes certificate validation
Apple on Monday released iOS 4.3.5. You can download the new update by connecting tethering your iPhone to your Mac, opening iTunes and clicking the Update button.
∞ AT&T preps for September iPhone 5 launch
BGR.com: AT&T is asking managers to finish training in order to have employees available for the influx of foot traffic expected in September. I don’t think there’s been much doubt that the iPhone 5 would launch in the September timeframe.
∞ Apple boosting retail staff from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15
Mac Rumors: We’ve now learned that at least some U.S. Apple Retail stores are also recruiting former employees to return as part time employees for Holidays, new Product Launches and Back to School time. A former employee received emails asking … Continued
∞ Apple releases iOS beta 4 to developers
Apple is plugging along with more iOS updates. The company has been on a furious pace lately, working on Macs, Lion and iOS. You might think that they would have slowed down this week, but apparently not. Of course, this … Continued
∞ The future of the PC industry
Ben Bajarin: I believe that this inflection point can be described as going from personal computing to personalized computing and will be defined by tablets and smartphones that take all types of shapes, form factors and designs that make the … Continued