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Well, we can add that to the virtually infinite list of squashed Apple rumors. Siri will not be coming to the iPhone 4, iPad 2, or any iOS devices older than the iPhone 4S. Apple shot down that rumor today in an email to one hopeful iOS user who suggested Apple charge a fee of…
Even though the iPhone 4 came to Verizon as an alternative carrier in February, the iPhone 4S was the first phone to launch without exclusivity to AT&T. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint all carry the iPhone 4S nationwide — well, at least when it’s in stock — and even with all the complaints over the years,…
Charlie Miller cleverly identified a unique security flaw in iOS recently and it cost him his membership to the iOS Developer Program. Miller is an iOS security researcher and he created an app called InstaStock and submitted it into the App Store in September. On the surface, it allowed users to track their stocks, but…
Motorola won a preliminary injunction targeting the sales of Apple’s iOS devices in Germany recently. This would ban Apple from selling any devices there that infringe on two of Motorola’s wireless technology patents. Apple isn’t too worried about it, though. Motorola only won by default, since a representative for Apple didn’t even show up in…
Yeah I know, the iPhone is way more secure than Android due to Apple’s restrictive AppStore policy. The Cupertino-based company doesn’t allow just any app to enter the system, yet that doesn’t mean all of your data it secured at all times. For instance, there’s not much Apple can do to stop you from exchanging…
If you own an electric vehicle, you want to know where all the charging stations are. Thanks to the new iPhone and Android app CarStations, you can do that easily with the help of your smartphone. Created by California rancher-come-programmer David Raboy, the free to download application helps EV drivers find their charge anywhere in…
Czech mobile provider O2 (division of Spanish Telefónica) decided not to sell the iPhone 4S and will additional stop selling all iPhone models. According to a report by local Czech paper Hospodarske Noviny, the carrier said Apple’s business terms were the reason for stopping the iPhone sales. This, however, doesn’t mean Czechs aren’t be able…
Canaccord Genuity has been doing its homework crunching the numbers, and it has come up with the conclusion that the iPhone 4S will almost certainly be the top-selling phone in the United States for this quarter. “Our monthly channel checks indicated very strong sales trends for the new iPhone 4S and lower priced legacy iPhone 4…
You know that iPhone that millions of consumers want and Sprint spent $20 billion to be able to sell? U.S. Cellular said it passed on the device because it would have cost too much and Apple’s terms were too onerous, according to a report from FierceWireless. With just 5.62 million subscribers, U.S. Cellular is playing…
The patent war between Samsung and Apple intensifies with investigation under way over in Europe. The South Korean-based manufacturer has been trying to impede the selling of all Apple devices in Europe including the recently-launched iPhone 4s. This is all for naught, because the 3G patent complaints have flagged an antitrust investigation by Europe’s top competition…