Apple's annual iPhone release cycle supercharges switchers' leaps from Android, Windows Phone

A report examining smartphone brand loyalty found that buyers of higher end devices tend to prefer sticking to what they have, but that Apple has been very successful in inciting switchers to jump to iOS during its iPhone upgrade cycles.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 10

Solving the mysterious failure of Apple's iPad

Across Apple's fiscal 2015, annual iPad unit sales fell by an astounding 19 percent while iPad revenues fell 23 percent, a plunge from fiscal 2014 of just over $7 billion. The tech industry pundits love to talk about the failure of Apple's tablet business, but are short on the specifics of what's happening. Here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 153

Apple Music for Android beta now available on Google Play

Apple on Tuesday released a beta version of its Apple Music service for Android users, just the third time the Cupertino company has crafted an application for its rival mobile operating system.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 27

Three new malware strains infect 20k apps, impossible to wipe, only affect Android

A new adware scourge injecting itself into popular apps such as Facebook and Twitter is also "virtually impossible to uninstall," requiring infected users to replace their phones. Because it only affects users of Google's open-store Android app model, the device replacement requirement may accelerate the trend of users switching to iOS.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 166

ACLU: Google is embarrassed by Android security, isn't protecting vulnerable users like Apple's iOS

The difference between encryption and security on iOS and Android isn't just a technical issue but a "digital security divide," according to the principal technologist for the American Civil Liberties Union. That's because Apple secures its devices while Google leaves Android open to data collection and surveillance.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 88

Google finds serious flaws in Android code Samsung added to Galaxy S6 Edge

Google's bug hunt to identify software flaws in Android has revealed 11 exploitable flaws in Samsung's software included on its high end Galaxy S6 Edge flagship, including "a substantial number of high-severity issues," within just a week of looking.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 58

Facebook forces some workers to switch from iPhone to Android to reflect majority of users & new markets

Facebook's chief product officer is reportedly requiring a number of team members to switch from iPhones to Android phones so they can experience how most people interact with the social network.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 102

Daniel Craig resisted Android phone placement in "Spectre" because "James Bond only uses the best"

Internal Sony communications indicated that "Spectre" star Daniel Craig and the movie's director Sam Mendes were both opposed to multimillion dollar product placements for Sony or Samsung Android phones because it could tarnish the suave image of James Bond.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 117

Majority of Google Play reviews for Apple's Android Beats Pill+ app are abusive

Google has struggled to attract a fraction of iOS' top-tier commercial app development for its own Android platform. The abusive language allowed in Google Play—for reviews of products the reviewer hasn't even downloaded—highlight another reason why so few developers take Android seriously as a platform.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 94

Google to fold Chrome OS, Android together into new OS strategy for 2017

After two years of exploration work, Google is said to be "folding" its web-based Chrome OS into its mobile Android platform, creating a single operating system strategy that it expects to unveil in 2017.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 86

Android switchers accounted for 30% of iPhone buyers in Q4, highest ratio recorded

During Apple's quarterly conference call on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook said 30 percent of iPhone buyers switched from Android during the fourth quarter, the highest ratio of "switchers" Apple has recorded in a single three-month period.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 14

Hackers use radio waves to silently control Apple's Siri, Android's Google Now

A newly spotlighted hack utilizes an iPhone or Android handset — with headphones plugged in — to remotely and silently access the smartphone's built-in voice controls, potentially unbeknownst to the user.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 62

Google unveils new Nexus phones, Chromecasts, Pixel C tablet & more

At a Tuesday press event, Apple rival Google announced a wide slate of new hardware including two new Nexus phones, new Chromecasts, and the Pixel C Android tablet.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 158

Apple rebranded existing Android app for 'Move to iOS' migration tool, report says

An inspection of code in Apple's "Move to iOS" migration tool for Android users, its first app for Google's mobile operating system, reveals the title might be a simple rebranding of software already on offer in the Google Play Store.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 34

Apple launches Move to iOS content migration tool for Android

In conjunction with iOS 9, Apple on Wednesday released Move to iOS, a tool for switching away from Android that is also its first-ever app custom-developed for Google's rival operating system.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 36

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