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Nokia has dominated the smartphone market in terms of sheer production and units shipped since 1996, but Samsung and Apple are set to overtake the Finnish manufacturer soon. Investment banking firm Nomura has said that Samsung is poised to overtake Nokia this quarter, and that Apple may rise to second place which will set Nokia…
No one expected an iPhone 5 announcement from Apple during this year’s WWDC, but we still don’t know when the next-generation smartphone will be announced or launched by Apple. There are rumors, however, that the next iPhone is in its final stages of testing, which means the fall 2011 launch rumors could hold some weight.…
If you want to buy Apple’s iPhone in America, then you have two choices: AT&T or Verizon. This isn’t the case in Europe where in many countries every operator, large and small, has the iPhone on offer or better yet you can buy it straight from Apple and just shove your own SIM card inside.…
It was a big, big week in the mobile world, as Steve Jobs and company showed off iOS 5.0 and iCloud at the WWDC 2011 keynote. While we didn’t see a new iPhone, the features in this update of the operating system should breathe new life into the iPhone 4 and 3GS handsets out there…
Apple is reported to be recalling a few shipments of the Verizon iPad 2, some of which have already been ordered by customers online. A few months ago, Apple said it was investigating issues wherein iPad 2 units were dropping their 3G signal on Verizon’s network. Perhaps some of the batches sent out were flawed…
With Father’s Day just around the corner, Sam’s Club announced its deals for dads around the country. The one we care the most is – iPhone 4 for $147. Apple’s handset will be available both in black and white on both AT&T and Verizon through June 21st and will be offered in more than 350…
The Apple iOS 5.0 software will be bringing 200 new features when it lands later this fall but there was some concern before it was unveiled that it wouldn’t work with the iPhone 3GS. That fear appears to be misplaced though, as early versions of the beta software show that it works pretty well on…
In 3 weeks Apple’s new guidelines for in app purchases are due to go into effect and section 11.13 of the infinitely long document of legal jargon has been causing a lot of scandals. It stated that publishers, and in this case they list creators of magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video, had to offer…
Last night, Steve Jobs paid a visit to the Cupertino City Council to pitch Apple’s plans for a new headquarters. As you can see, it promises to be a unique piece of architecture; this single structure is planned to be four stories high, house 12,000 employees, be self-powered via natural gas, and dramatically increase the…
Earlier this week Apple announced a new service called iCloud, an online data storage feature that will allow users to wirelessly sync, transfer and store photos, contacts, calendar info, e-mail and more. And it will do it all at no charge for OS X, iPhone and iPad owners. However, MobileMe, Apple’s current cloud solution, already…