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You may’ve heard EU wants to standardize micro USB chargers for phones to reduce all the waste caused by different companies offering different cables. No company will be excluded from this rule, not even Apple which has its own connector dock. However, there’s a workaround way to get in line with the rule – handset…
Steve Jobs is a man many of us knew for his incredible showmanship and obsessive attention to detail. His personal life is something we’ll get a better understanding of when his authorized biography hits store shelves later this month. One of the private details of his life that we do know about is that Jobs…
Did you know that every single iOS device Apple has ever made, all 250+ million of them, have a processor inside that’s made by Samsung? Sure, Apple may have designed the A4 that first went inside the iPad and then showed up in the iPhone 4, but Samsung made the chips. Same thing for the…
The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been met with shock and grief and even President Obama felt the need to release a statement about it. On the White House blog, the following statement was released: Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest…
Let me preface this by saying I’m not an Apple guy. My problem with their products was never quality – that would be absurd. They’re polished, functional, and a pleasure to use. For me, it’s just been that Apple limits options, and to me the joy of technology is playing with and learning about the…
comScore published its latest findings for mobile subscriber market share in the U.S. and discovered that once again, Samsung is the number one mobile phone manufacturer by the numbers. At the end of August, the company claimed a 25.3 percent of the entire mobile market, or approximately one-fourth. This is up 0.5 percent from May.…
Today started out like any other day. I woke up, reached for my iPhone 4, and opened up Safari. The last webpage I was viewing, my work email account, reloaded. The first thing I read was a message from Will Park, former IntoMobile Editor in Chief, announcing Steve Jobs has passed away. At that point…
Want to get the original iPhone 4 from Sprint? Act now and secure your iSmartphone before anyone else. Want the improved iPhone 4S model – you’ll have to wait for tomorrow. The carrier said the iPhone 4 is the “while supplies last” offer, so you better be quick. I assume you’ll be able to grab…
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran when Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO. Jobs passed away on Oct. 5 and I felt like this was more appropriate than ever. We send our deepest condolences to the Jobs family. As you know by now, Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple and while he will…
In a sad note, Apple’s board of directors said that former CEO Steve Jobs has died. He was 56. In a statement, it said: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives.…