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2013

Nintendo hopes developers will port smartphone games to its struggling Wii U console

Monday May 06, 2013

Faced with a slow start for the Wii U, Nintendo has reportedly begun offering software to make it easy for developers to port their mobile applications from platforms like Apple's iOS to its new home gaming console.

Gmail app update tightens Google's iOS ecosystem with support for Chrome, Maps, YouTube

Monday May 06, 2013

In a move that will only widen its foothold within Apple's iOS, Google on Monday rolled out an update to its Gmail app, one that ties together Google-provided apps and services on Apple's platform more so than ever before.

Samsung's new Galaxy Core targets lower end of smartphone market

Monday May 06, 2013

Chief Apple rival Samsung is leaving no corner of the smartphone market unaddressed, as the tech giant revealed on Monday the Galaxy Core, which packs many of the features of its high end model into a lower-cost handset.

Apple takes 57% of handset profits, Samsung accounts for remaining 43%

Monday May 06, 2013

Apple and Samsung have once again accounted for all of the profits in the smartphone business, with the iPhone taking 57 percent of the market's value.

Best Buy MacBook Pro sale helps push down prices on 13" Retina models

Monday May 06, 2013

Apple and Best Buy have again teamed for a week-long MacBook Pro sale, not only helping the Mac maker push units in an unfavorable climate for the PC market, but also helping to driving down prices for consumers even further at competing resellers.

Apple tightens App Store rules, now rejecting more app discovery services

Monday May 06, 2013

Apple's push against app recommendation apps appears to be expanding, as the company is now said to be rejecting apps that allow users to share discovered programs with their friends.

Apple's strict conditions keep it from offering iPhone to 2.8 billion customers

Monday May 06, 2013

Prohibitive carrier requirements made by Apple have prevented some 2.8 billion customers from having access to the iPhone, according to a new analysis.

EU rules Google's Motorola abused patents in seeking injunction against Apple

Monday May 06, 2013

In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission has determined that Google's Motorola Mobility abused its dominance in mobile patents when it sought an injunction against Apple's iPhone in Germany.

Analyst: Apple to release Retina display iPad mini models in Q3 and early 2014 [u]

Monday May 06, 2013

While customers waiting for Apple to launch a Retina display-toting iPad mini may have to hold out until the third quarter, one analyst believes the company is already preparing a third-generation device set for debut in the first quarter of 2014.

Editorial: Apple's iOS is the new Windows

Saturday May 04, 2013

Over the last six months, Apple earned $22 billion on revenues of over $98 billion, while selling 85 million iPhones and 42 million iPads globally. The profits Apple is now earning in mobile dwarf the best mobile profit performance records set by Nokia in 2008 by more than a factor of three. Why are Apple's competitors not beating back its advances?

Path app gets enhanced security features, more friend finding options in latest update

Saturday May 04, 2013

Less than a week after being accused yet again over user privacy issues, social networking app Path on Friday released an update with enhanced security settings and a bevy of new features.

Video shows Berlin Apple Store opening to throngs of customers

Friday May 03, 2013

The first Apple Store in Germany's capital of Berlin opened on Friday local time, as thousands of fans queued up to be one of the first get inside the company's latest flagship retail location.

T-Mobile releases 'T-Mobile TV' app for iOS with 30-day free preview

Friday May 03, 2013

T-Mobile on Thursday gave iPhone users on its network a new means of accessing on-demand and live video content with the debut of the T-Mobile TV app in Apple's App Store.

Samsung returns to targeted anti-Apple ads with latest Galaxy S4 spot

Friday May 03, 2013

In a recently released commercial, Samsung once agains sets its sights on Apple's flagship iPhone, pointing out the "inadequecies" of the iOS device while at the same time touting new Galaxy features like Air View.

Apple widens lead in US smartphone market as iPhone nears 40% share

Friday May 03, 2013

As of March, Apple boosted its share of the U.S. smartphone market to 39 percent, according to the most recent statistics from market research firm comScore, with a three-month percentage growth outperforming Samsung by a factor of four.

Samsung on Galaxy S4 storage complaints: Go buy an SD card

Friday May 03, 2013

Samsung has some advice for buyers of the 16-gigabyte model of its new Galaxy S4 stung by its low storage space: if that's not enough storage for you, that's why we put in a microSD card slot.

Big phones, phablets & tablets account for just 10% of Android's installed base

Friday May 03, 2013

While many pundits insist that Apple must make a larger screen iPhone to keep pace with the offerings from Android licensees, Google's own stats indicate that all big phones, tablets and phablets put together are a tiny 10 percent fraction of active users.

Apple's iPad mini seen as 'winning template' for launching low-cost iPhone

Friday May 03, 2013

Apple surprised many last year when it priced the iPad mini at $329 — more than $100 higher than the Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7. But the same premium approach will probably be used to successfully introduce a more affordable iPhone, a new analysis concludes.

Hearst reaches a million digital subscribers on Apple's iPad, other platforms

Friday May 03, 2013

Hearst Magazines has hit its goal of one million digital subscribers on devices like Apple's iPad, as well as competing tablets such as the Amazon Kindle Fire.

US Cellular to begin selling Apple products this year

Friday May 03, 2013

U.S. Cellular, the sixth-largest wireless provider in America, announced on Friday that it will begin carrying Apple products later this year.