Apple forecast to lead 2011 smartphone shipments with 86.4M iPhones
Apple is projected to lead all smartphone shipments at the conclusion of 2011 with 86.4 million units, an 82 percent increase from 2010.
Research in Motion
Sam Oliver
Best Buy slashes RIM PlayBook tablet price by $150
Big-box retailer Best Buy has dropped the price of Research in Motion's 64GB BlackBerry PlayBook to $549, making it the latest salvo in an ongoing price war among non-iPad tablet makers.
Josh Ong
Openwave sues Apple over iPhone, iPad mobile connectivity
Openwave Systems has accused Apple in a new lawsuit of violating patents related to mobile device connectivity with its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
AppleInsider Staff
Kodak patent sale attracting 'large numbers' of interested buyers
Eastman Kodak revealed this week that interest in the company's digital imaging patents is high, as numerous people are seriously considering buying the patent collection.
Apple continues to gain US smartphone share as iOS hits 27%
Apple's stateside share of the smartphone market continued to grow last quarter, with the iPhone representing 27 percent of the domestic mobile operating system market.
Briefly: Adobe PDF on iOS; Lion security; WebKit trademark
Adobe has released a new application that allows PDF file conversions in iOS. Also, a security issue related to Lightweight Directory Access Protocol has been discovered in Mac OS X Lion. Finally, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is opposing Apple's application for the WebKit trademark.
Chris Smith
Briefly: Mac OS X 10.7.2 build; iOS market share; Starbucks promotion
Apple recently issued a new build of Mac OS X 10.7.2 along with the eighth beta release of iCloud for Lion. Also, Research in Motion and Microsoft suffered heavy market share losses last quarter as Apple's iOS and Google's Android continue to grow. Finally, Starbucks is said to be adding TV shows and extended e-book previews, in addition to apps and music, as part of its "Pick of the Week" promotions.
RIM's BlackBerry music service to cost $5 a month for 50 songs
New details on Research in Motion's rumored BlackBerry Messenger music service have emerged, with the mini-subscription plan expected to cost $5 a month for 50 songs when it arrives this fall.
RIM working on its own music streaming service for BlackBerry
Research in Motion is reportedly getting ready to launch its own music streaming service specifically designed for BlackBerry mobile devices.
Slash Lane
Katie Marsal
