Google rewarms Android Market, still half baked next to iPhone App Store

Despite the delivery of a variety of new and improved smartphone models, the Android experience is still straggling behind Apple's iPhone, particularly in the area of its App Store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 115

Apple disabled jailbreak detection API in iOS 4.2

Less than six months after introducing it, Apple has quietly disabled its jailbreak detection API through the iOS 4.2 software update, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 79

Apple's iPad tops Time's top 10 gadgets of 2010 list

Time magazine awarded Apple four slots on its 2010 top 10 gadgets list, naming the iPad the No. 1 gadget of 2010.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 17

Gamers claim unauthorized in app purchases from iOS game

Users who have downloaded a free Chinese-language iOS massive multiplayer online role playing game in the iTunes App Store are complaining that the app charged them unauthorized in app purchases. Apple is investigating.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 31

RIM's BlackBerry rapidly lost Verizon share to Android

Just over a year ago, Research in Motion's BlackBerry made up more than 90 percent of Verizon's smartphone sales. Its share is now below 20 percent, thanks to the heavily promoted launch of Android smartphones on the carrier.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 42

$50 sale leaves Radio Shack with nationwide shortage of Apple's iPhone

Just days after Radio Shack began a promotion offering $50 off the iPhone, and before the sale was set to expire, many of the U.S. retail chain's stores are sold out of their entire stock of phones.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 43

HP updates six printers to work with Apple's AirPrint

HP this week updated the firmware of six of its printers, enabling compatibility with Apple's AirPrint, which allows printing directly from iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 32

Apple's first retail store is pilgrimage site for fans

Apple's first retail store in Glendale, Calif., has attained cult status, as passionate fans of the company frequent the site solely because of its status as Apple Store No. 1.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 62

Apple's iPhone could be last standing in smartphone 'race to the bottom'

Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will compete for presence on handsets in a smartphone market "race to the bottom," one that could leave Apple's iPhone as the "last man standing," one prominent Wall Street analyst believes.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 49

Apple reveals best-selling, trending iTunes content, apps of 2010

Apple on Thursday released "Best of 2010" and "Top Sellers" lists for iTunes content in 2010 and highlighted the range of functionality of App Store offerings through "Hot Trends in 2010" lists for iPhone and iPad apps.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 10

Five years of Apple: 2005 iBook to 2010 MacBook Air

Over the last half decade, Apple has radically changed what $999 can buy, with major advancements in the processor power, efficiency, connectivity, size, weight and quality of its entry level notebook.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 56

Apple's iPad 2 to have front, rear cameras in early 2011 - rumor

Component suppliers for Apple's iPad are planning to begin a new round of iPad production in the first quarter of 2011, with one source saying that the next-generation iPad will have front- and back-mounted cameras, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 27

Briefly: Woz's white iPhone 4, CDMA engineers, WP7 developer changes

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently revealed that he has a white iPhone 4 that he modified himself using parts ordered online, while Apple has posted job listings for more engineers familiar with CDMA. Meanwhile, Microsoft moved up its pay date for Windows Phone 7 developers to January and added reporting tools for developers to keep track of app download statistics.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 20

Best Buy rumored to sell free Apple iPhone 3GS Friday, Dec. 10

The 8GB iPhone 3GS, regularly available for $99 in the U.S. with a two-year AT&T contract, will reportedly be available for free at Best Buy in a promotion scheduled for Friday.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 24

Costco enters 'mutual agreement' to stop selling Apple products

Discount wholesaler Costco will no longer sell any of Apple's products, as the two companies have reportedly come to a "mutual agreement" to cease their partnership.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 47

Alleged next-gen Apple iPad cases suggest rear camera, SD card slot [u]

Two new cases claimed to be designed for Apple's forthcoming second-generation iPad show the device with a rear-facing camera, as well as a space that could be used to input an SD card [updated with even more cases].

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 47

Toshiba NAND flash outage not expected to affect Apple products

Operations at a Toshiba chip factory in Japan have been at a standstill since a power outage occurred on Wednesday, but the stoppage is not expected to have a major impact on the production of Apple's products.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 3

Apple to use Intel's Sandy Bridge without Nvidia GPUs in new MacBooks

Future MacBooks set to arrive in 2011 will rely on Intel's forthcoming Sandy Bridge processor, which means Nvidia's graphics processors will not be included in at least some models 13 inches and under, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 126

Apple exploring improved, contextual voice commands for iPhone

Apple could improve voice commands on the iPhone by making them contextualized, asking users to select, by hand, an application before dictating commands aloud.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 36

Google activating 300,000 Android devices per day, for free

Google's vice president of engineering Andy Rubin sent out his second tweet, this time announcing the company is now activating 300,000 Android phones each day. That's unlikely to have passed Apple's current activation rate for iOS devices, and Google is making no direct revenues from the widespread distribution of its software.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 175

Apple owes Steve Jobs some money: $37.91

Steve Jobs has some unclaimed property, ranging from unclaimed wages at Apple to shares of IBM and Time Warner as well as unclaimed annuity and insurance checks.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 22

Apple rolling out 90-second iTunes song previews

Apple has begun extending song previews in the iTunes Store to 90 seconds on select songs in the U.S. store.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 12

Mac App Store not coming until January 2011 - report

A new report claims Apple's Mac App Store will launch in the new year, countering earlier rumors that the new store would arrive as early as Dec. 13.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 12

Apple updates MacBook Air firmware to address display issue

Apple issued a MacBook Air EMI firmware update Wednesday, resolving an issue where the ultra-thin laptop boots or wakes to a black screen or becomes unresponsive.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 8

Intel bullish after garnering 35 tablet design wins

Intel CEO Paul Otellini announced Wednesday that his company has resumed stock buy-backs and won 35 agreements from manufacturers to put its chips into new tablet models, which are set to compete with Apple's iPad next year.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 16

iOS game designer Graeme Devine leaves Apple to make Mac, iOS games

Graeme Devine, a member of Apple's iPhone Game Technologies group, is moving on to pursue an independent role in iOS game development.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 15

Apple improves iOS push security, iTunes promo codes now work overseas

Apple on Wednesday made a few key changes for iOS developers, upgrading the security of push notifications and allowing international distribution of promotional codes. Also, some HD movies have appeared for the first time in the U.K. iTunes Store.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 9

Housewives recruited to smuggle Apple's iPad into China

Fourteen housewives in China were recently busted trying to smuggle 88 iPads into the country, signifying demand for Apple's tablet in China — and the lengths to which scalpers will go to sell them.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 21

RIM shows PlayBook tablet, will not undercut iPad in price

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has started showing its new PlayBook to developers, releasing more details about the new prototype device including the fact that it will not undercut the iPad in price as was recently rumored.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 88

Apple offers up to $100 savings on refurbished iPads for limited time

Apple this week further reduced the price of its refurbished Wi-Fi iPads, with the entry-level 16GB model now selling for $429, and 32GB for $499 as a "special limited time price."

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 25

iPhone data use measured, carriers want Apple to pay for network upgrades

As a new study shows the iPhone 4 to be a heavy bandwidth-consuming mobile device, European carriers are attempting to get Apple and other companies to invest in network improvements needed for data-heavy services.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 135

Apple's Steve Jobs named MarketWatch 'CEO of the Decade'

Calling him the "rock star of corporate America," Steve Jobs was named "CEO of the Decade" by MarketWatch for his tremendous success as Apple's chief executive.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 35

LCD backlight supplier reportedly selected for Apple's second-gen iPad

Apple has reportedly selected another key component supplier for its upcoming second-generation iPad, with the news of a backlight unit suggesting the device's display will once again be LCD.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 24

RIM sees PlayBook OS as 10-year future for smartphones, tablets

Research in Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis revealed Tuesday that the QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS in the upcoming PlayBook tablet will eventually make its way onto multi-core BlackBerry smartphones and different-sized tablets over the next ten years.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 133

Apple updates QuickTime; MobileMe improvements coming next year

Apple issued a routine security update to its QuickTime media player for Windows and Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 Tuesday. Meanwhile, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has reportedly promised significant improvements to MobileMe in 2011 in an email to a customer.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 45

Google delays netbook plans for Chrome OS to mid 2011

Google's plan to bring a web-centric, open operating system to netbooks has been delayed until the first half of 2011 as the company continues to work on Chrome OS, originally expected to launch this summer. The OS is held up on a wide variety of problems, from missing hardware support to Android-like fragmentation.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 46

Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 may take 2 years to catch up to Apple, Google

Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore declined to talk numbers Tuesday during his onstage interview at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, but he did admit that the Windows Phone 7 platform might take as long as 2 years to catch up to Apple's iPhone and Google's Android.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 51

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