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Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4S both outsell Samsung Galaxy S III in Q4

With rising competition from the likes of Samsung, many speculate Apple is losing its grip on the smartphone market which is evident by Apple’s miserable stock tank in recent months. It does remain to be seen in the long run if Apple can stay ahead, but for now, Apple did win a quarterly battle against Samsung. Both the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S had more shipments in Q4 2012 than the Samsung Galaxy S III. This comes from a report from Strategy Analytics which uses what it calls its Handset Country Share Read more

iOS 6.1.1 already gets the jailbreak treatment

Well that was quick. Remember back in the stone ages (read: a few years ago) when you had to wait days or even weeks to get your iPhone jailbroken again when Apple released even a minor software update? Sometimes that wait still applies now for bigger releases, but that’s luckily not the case for the latest small iOS patch. iOS 6.1.1, released only yesterday, already has an untethered jailbreak thanks to Evasi0n version 1.3. The reason for the speedy release is Apple didn’t block the jailbreak this time. iOS 6.1.1 Read more