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Judging by the lines and by the jerk moves Jason Bateman is willing to make, it’s pretty clear that the iPhone 4 is a success. We haven’t heard official word from Apple but analysts are already suggesting that it could have sold about 1.5 million units on launch day! In a note to clients, Oppenheimer’s…
So, there are a few way to ensure that you’re a douche and cutting in line to get an Apple iPhone 4 is definitely one of them. It looks like Jason Bateman can be considered a douche, as he allegedly used his star power to cut in front of hundred of rabid fans to get…
It looks like a lot of those who lined up for the iPhone 4 probably already had an Apple smartphone in their pockets, as an analyst survey said 77% of first-day buyers were upgrading from a previous iPhone. The survey said that 6% of those buying an iPhone 4 were previously on a BlackBerry, while…
Well, it looks like we were right for predicting the Samsung Galaxy S would land on T-Mobile as the Vibrant, as the fourth-largest U.S. carrier has just thrown up a mysterious teaser page for the new Android handset. The teaser page has a countdown clock (about two days left, folks) before we get some more…
While today’s news has been dominated by the iPhone 4 (and its reception woes), Research In Motion has quietly posted a solid first financial quarter. The BlackBerry maker shipped a record 11.2 million devices in the first quarter, including its 100th million BlackBerry. This included 4.9 new BlackBerry subscribers. To put that in perspective, bullish…
If you preordered an Apple iPhone 4 from Radio Shack last week you may have been disappointed today because supplies were extremely limited (some who had a preorder iPhone didn’t even get one). Don’t worry though, as the Shack is trying to make things right. In an e-mail to IntoMobile, the Shack apologized for the…
If you’re jazzed about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system, I hope you like ads because the new platform will be serving these like there’s no tomorrow, according to a Microsoft exec. While speaking at an advertising festival, Microsoft’s general manager for strategy and business development, Kostas Mallios, talked about how the platform will…
There are some interesting data points out of a recent Appcelerator survey, as the survey showed that mobile developers are highly interested in Apple’s iOS in the short term but there’s long-term interest in Android. It’s no surprise that developer interest is there for the iPhone, as fourth version is poised to be a tremendous…
Apple’s App Store and the Android Market get a lot of attention in the mobile app space but don’t count out the independent players like GetJar. The multi-platform app store has just secured $11 million in Series B funding, which should give it the resources for continued growth. The company offers free apps for multiple…
U.S. lawmakers are pressing Apple about an update to its privacy policy regarding location data for iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone 4. Earlier this week, the company implemented the change that allows it to share location data with partners and licensees (this could include advertisers!). This applies to the iPod Touch, iPad and…