Apple's Steve Jobs slams Google, RIM, rival tablet makers In a surprise appearance during the company's quarterly earnings call, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs hailed the success of the iPhone and Pod while painting a bleak outlook for RIM's Blackberry smartphones, Google's fragmented Android smartphone platform, and the coming trickle of 7inch tablets. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 180
Apple attempted to purchase Palm, was outbid by HP - report Apple reportedly sought to purchase its smartphone rival Palm earlier this year, but was outbid by PC maker HP, which paid $1.2 billion for the struggling company. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 42
iPhone 4 and iOS vs. Android: hardware features With the fourth generation of Apple's smartphone nearing release later this week, some buyers might be curious about alternatives that use Google's Android OS, including the Motorola Droid, HTC/Google Nexus One, HTC Droid incredible, and HTC EVO 4G. Here's how they compare in terms of hardware, part one of a series. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 207
Robotic test reconfirms Apple's iPhone touchscreen superiority A new test of touchscreen smartphones with a precise laboratory robot has confirmed what a human test already concluded: Apple's iPhone touchscreen is far and away the most accurate touch panel on the market. Katie Marsal 16 years ago 130
Palm stock plummets after poor sales force company to lower guidance Palm's stock tumbled more than 19 percent Thursday after the handset maker decreased its forecast for third-quarter sales dramatically, citing lower-than-expected demand for its smartphones. Katie Marsal 16 years ago 71
Palm CEO, former Apple exec says he's never used an iPhone In an interview at CES this week, Palm chief executive and former iPod chief Jon Rubinstein said his company doesn't pay much attention to Apple, and noted he has never even used an iPhone. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 259
Palm releases Mojo SDK for Pre/WebOS development Palm announced today that its new Software Development Kit for the Pre is now available to all interested app developers, following an early access program that has been limited to a few Palm partners since April. Prince McLean 16 years ago 22
