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If you use an iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, or Apple TV, then chances are that the processor inside is what the marketing machine in Cupertino likes to call the “A4”. In reality it’s something that’s been designed by Samsung, tweaked by Apple, and then built by Samsung for Apple to use in their products. Considering…
Finally we have the official press release from SK Telecom in which it says the iPhone 4 will start selling on March 16th, with pre-orders beginning on March 9th through “online and offline retail stores.” The rumor on the street is that the Korean largest operator may get to carry the CDMA version of the…
The iPhone 4 ships in 2 sizes: 16 GB and 32 GB. It’s also supposed to ship in two colors, but let’s forget about that for now. For most of us the 16 GB version is just fine since we don’t carry around that music with us while we’re on the go. Thanks to streaming…
Cupertino patent watch website, Patently Apple, has recently discovered a new gem from Cupertino that describes methods for dynamic creation of video ringtones. The technology is said to allow users to combine sound and video from various sources to automatically create custom audio-visual alerts for incoming phone calls. There are multiple ways this patent pending…
The IntoMobile team attended a Pioneer press event this morning and it wouldn’t be out of line to call it one big, wet kiss to Apple. The company is making it clear that it views integrating Apple iOS products like the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad into its line of receivers as a high…
Pioneer is betting big on integrating with Apple products like the iPod, iPhone and the iPad and we got a chance to see how some of its upcoming receivers will include the AirPlay streaming feature. Like DLNA, AirPlay enables users to stream audio and multimedia content from their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to other…
The Apple iPhone is just about perfect in every way, but its notification system is its Achilles’ Heel. Regardless of what you’re doing on your phone, if you receive a text message or push notification, it will pop up and remain prominently on the screen until you deal with it. Nothing is more annoying and…
Corroborating Nielsen’s survey, comScore has released a study showing the progress of mobile platforms in the U.S. in the three months leading up to January. Android grew 7.7% since October, and captured 31.2% of the market share, followed by BlackBerry, which was down 5.4% to 30.4%, and the iPhone which stayed steady at 24.7%. As…
In a rash of service providers unhappy with the 30% cut Apple is taking from all monthly subscriptions, Kazaa has moved to the browser. Kazaa is still in the App Store, and they say it’s “just one of many marketing and distribution channels” they use. That’s probably not the kind of thinking Apple wants their…
Now that the iPad 2 is out, we’re all looking to the future and Apple’s next release – the iPhone 5. Rumours from China suggest that Apple will be skipping the external antennae design, using aluminum for the rear instead, and that it will include the dual-core A5 chip used in the iPad 2. This…