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According to the latest IDC report on mobile shipments in Q3 2012, Android now has a commanding lead of the smartphone market. Android’s worldwide smartphone shipments in Q3 reached 136 million, which represents 75% of all devices shipped in the quarter, compared to 57.5% in Q3 2011. Apple shipped 26.9 million iPhones in Q3, up…
You really can’t make this up, folks. Apparently, the iPhone 5 shipped with a bug that prevented owners of the device from receiving over-the-air (OTA) updates from Apple. A software update pushed to iPhone 5 devices today remedies the issue, downloading an application to your homescreen that allows you to install iOS 6.0.1. The iOS 6.0.1…
Earlier this year, Apple was ordered by a UK Court to post a statement on its UK home page that Samsung did not copy the iPad. Last week, Apple turned a few heads when it posted a letter on its website noting the Court’s ruling in the UK, but pointing to Apple’s several victories around…
Anyone who has experienced the Borderlands franchise knows how awesome the games are. Borderlands has helped propel 2K Games back into profitable territory, and Borderlands 2 is easily one of the must-have games of 2012. Earlier this month, 2K announced that an iOS adaptation of Borderlands would land on the App Store this month, and…
With the markets closed for the past few days, investors have been unable to react to Apple’s executive shakeup and had only one trading day to react to Apple’s earnings report from Thursday afternoon. Wall Street will open its doors in just under an hour amid Hurricane Sandy recovery, and as analysts digest news from…
As promised, UK carrier EE has turned on its 4G LTE network across 11 markets in the UK today. EE brings LTE speeds to London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Southampton this morning, and plans to add Belfast, Derby, Hull, Nottingham, and Newcastle by the end of the year. EE is aiming for a 98% coverage level…
Microsoft took the final wraps off of Windows Phone 8 at the company’s official launch event in San Francisco yesterday. Carriers are quickly announcing upcoming availability of Windows Phone 8 device, though Canada telecom Rogers appears to have first dibs on Windows 8 and Nokia’s flagship Lumia 920. Rogers confirmed late last night that some…
At the company’s Windows Phone 8 launch event this morning, Microsoft announced that the Samsung ATIV Odyssey will make its way to Verizon in time for the holidays. Not much is known about the ATIV Odyssey, though previous rumors have suggested the Odyssey was a codename for the ATIV S device, which Samsung unveiled back…
Apple has just announced their Q3 2012 earnings, and the company had a stellar quarter, beating many Wall Street estimates. The company earned $35.97 billion in net revenue, a net profit of $8.2 billion, and earnings of $8.67 per share. This compares favorably to Q3 2011, which saw revenue of $28.3 billion, profit of $6.6…
By now, unless you own Apple’s iPhone or one of the handful of other devices, you’ve grown accustomed to having your carrier’s logo blasted onto the back or front of your phone. Usually, these logos are placed onto unused space, either on the device’s backplate or on the bezel of the front of the phone…