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So far we’ve seen quite a few app suggestion services but apparently that doesn’t stop other companies from entering this market. One such company/service is AppGrooves, which thinks its technology will crack this nut. And honestly, they may be onto something. Using a “Hot or Not” concept, their “original machine learning algorithm” learns what kind…
Verizon received a huge boost from the iPhone 4 during the second quarter, activating 2.3 million units, adding 1.3 million new postpaid customers and raking in $3.6 billion in revenue for the quarter. Ever since the Verizon iPhone 4 launched, the carrier has activated 4.5 million total units, which is a pretty strong showing considering…
Because Apple didn’t announce an iPhone this summer, as it usually does, we’ve found ourselves in a frenzy of rumors. Verizon is reportedly discounting iPhone 4 accessories and bundles to clear out inventory and make way for accessories for the iPhone 5. If you’re in the market for some new toys for your Verizon-branded Apple…
Even as it struggled for years, Nokia could still say that it was the largest smartphone seller in the world. That is no longer the case, as Apple has surpassed Nokia in smartphone sales for the last quarter for the first time. Nokia had an awful quarter where it shipped 16.7 million smartphones. Apple is…
With the economic crisis still looming, more and more people are turning to discounts. If there are no instant discounts and daily deals, some of you may want to try out rebates, which on the other hand are still hated by many. Prepaid cards made them slightly more bearable, but they still kinda suck, with…
TiVo has updated its mobile app for iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing users to search, browse, explore and share comments (via Facebook and Twitter) about their favorite programs all without interrupting the programming currently playing on their TiVo box. Of course, “standard” remote control capability also comes included, enabling TiVo owners to view, schedule and…
Google’s Eric Schmidt decided to chime in on the Apple lawsuits brought against its hardware partners. The former Google CEO says that Apple is feeling threatened by its competitors, and instead of firing back with new innovations, the iPhone maker is just hitting everyone else with lawsuits. To be fair, Schmidt ought to look at…
As some of you may know, I made the plunge and switched from Android to the iPhone a few weeks ago and I’ve been using the iPhone 4 as my primary device over the course of that time. While I definitely played with iOS on my iPod touch and iPad extensively, I was always an…
Well, here we go again. Another report out of the Korean Times suggests that Apple is currently testing a high-resolution 9.7-inch display that will bring a Retina Display of sorts to the next iPad. The report said: “Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 will feature an improved display to support quad extended graphics (QXGA), a display resolution…
Apple said two weeks ago that it was aware of an iOS security flaw that could leave iPhone and iPad users vulnerable to attack via malicious PDF files. The exploit could have been used by hackers to gain access to Apple mobile devices and view user data, or infect the devices without user knowledge. Apple…