Does your phone leave you happy? More importantly, does it leave you satisfied? It doesn’t matter what kind of glitzy marketing campaign is behind your phone. It doesn’t matter if your phone can wash the dishes for you. What matters is that you, the consumer, are happy with your mobile phone. And, when it comes…
China Unicom: 5 million Chinese iPhones? What 5 million Chinese iPhones?
Just yesterday we reported on a rumor from the China Business News that China’s stat-owned wireless carrier had purchased 5 million custom-made iPhones from Apple. China Unicom was said to have paid 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a shipment of 5 million WiFi-less iPhones. Today, the Chinese carrier has publicly denied any and all…
Microsoft playing AppStore catch-up by wooing iPhone devs?
Apple’s AppStore is an industry gold-standard for integrated mobile application distribution systems. It’s actually both a gift and a curse. A curse because all that app-volume has made it painfully obvious that Apple’s application approval process is straining to keep pace – approving questionable apps while denying useful apps with no rhyme or reason. It’s…
AT&T and Apple Sued over Lack of MMS on iPhone 3GS
Remember back at the iPhone 3GS launch when they were talking about how AT&T would provide MMS service eventually, later this summer? Well, we’re halfway through August and there’s still no sign of MMS in the U.S. on Apple’s latest smartphones, and some folks in Louisiana are mighty peeved about it – so much so…
China Unicom snags 5 million Chinese iPhones from Apple
Remember that China Unicom iPhone that we spotted a while back? Well, it sounds like things are getting more official for the Chinese iPhone today. A new report from the International Business Times has China Unicom ordering 5 million of Apple’s custom-made, WiFi-less iPhones for a grand total of 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion). Word…
Smartphone segment keeps growing, but not for Windows Mobile or Symbian
The smartphone market is still seeing solid growth, despite a weak global economy that has consumers cutting back on non-essential goods. Gartner is reporting that Global sales of smartphones in the second quarter of 2009 increased 27% year-on-year, accounting for more than 40 million units sold. Meanwhile, mobile phone sales in general slid 6.1%, compared…
New iTunes 9 details emerge, plus first screenshots
And iTunes 9 rumors continue. We have some additional details to share about the social networking aspects of the application. Here’s what we’ve heard: Apple is looking beyond integrating popular social networking services into iTunes. They will, it seems, enable social playlists of some sort. Moreover, it is said they are looking to create their…
Hail to the King Baby!; Duke Nukem 3D Released on the iPhone
If you’re a fan of First-Person Shooters from the mid-90s whose main character’s name rhymes with Puke Shoo Cam, then Duke Nukem 3D should sound awfully familiar to you. 3D Realms has released an iPhone / iPod Touch version of their famous FPS shooter on the App Store. Duke Nukem 3D for the iPhone will…
iTunes 9 to bring iPhone icon organization, social networks integration, Blu-ray support?
Recently we’ve started hearing about the updates Apple is preparing for the upcoming iTunes 9. More specifically, there are 3 key points being mentioned: First and most important, once released – the new iTunes will allow users to visually organize their iPhone/iPod Touch apps (actually icons) from iTunes, making sure the icon order is intact…
Civilization Available on the iPhone; Mobile Dictating Now A Reality!
Part-time world leaders take note, 2K Games has officially announced today the availability of Civilization for the iPhone / iPod Touch. In Civilization for the iPhone, you can take charge of one of 16 playable civilizations while using intuitive game mechanics tailor-made for the iPhone platform. Civilization comes in two flavors: Lite and the full…