Kantar: iPhone 7 top selling smartphone in U.S., Europe & urban China

A new report by Kantar Worldpanel examining global smartphone sales data shows Apple's flagship iPhone 7 continues to win new market share for Apple in most of the regions tracked, outside of Spain, China and Japan.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 6

CIA responds to 'Vault 7' hack leak, WikiLeaks claims only 1% of what it holds was published

The CIA has issued a statement criticizing the massive WikiLeaks reveal of its iPhone, macOS, Android, and Windows hacking department, amidst international outcry about the leak — and tens of thousands more documents are allegedly on the way.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 27

ZTE agrees to pay $892 million for violating US sanctions, wiping out 2 years of profits

Chinese phone maker ZTE has agreed to plead guilty on charges of violating U.S. sanctions restricting the sale of American technology to Iran and North Korea, and lying about it to investigators. It will pay $892 million in fees, effectively wiping out about two years of the company's net profits.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 11

Original iPhone, 3G, 3GS still in active use, 2016 web traffic report reveals

Older iPhones are still in use despite their age, according to a report on mobile Internet usage, with the original iPhone 3G, and 3GS all highlighted in traffic monitoring research for 2016 that compares the use of Apple devices against other manufacturers in the smartphone market.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 17

Editorial: The future of Steve Jobs' iPad vision for Post-PC computing, part 2

In 2010, Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad as a new product category between the smartphone and notebook. Born into ridicule, there's still a widespread misunderstanding of what iPad actually is, seven years later. Here's a look at why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 37

Apple regains smartphone market lead from Samsung in Q4, Blackberry sinks to '0 percent' share

It took eight quarters, but Apple has recovered its spot at the top of the worldwide smartphone market from Android device maker Samsung, according to the latest numbers from research firm Gartner.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 16

UK's BT publicly supports Google, fears Apple dominance, in EU Android antitrust case

Google has received some support in's ongoing Android antitrust case with the European Commission from British Telecom, with the U.K. communications giant allegedly getting involved to help prevent Apple from becoming too dominant in the smartphone market.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 26

Super Mario Run update for iPhone brings easy mode, Korean language support

A new update to "Super Mario Run" eliminates all the stress of the game, with a new "easy mode" removing the timer allowing players to explore the level at their leisure.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 4

Android users will need to wait 3 months for 'Super Mario Run' after iOS-exclusive debut

The extremely popular Super Mario Run will soon end its iOS App Store exclusivity with Nintendo advising it will be bringing the game to Android sometime in March, three months after it launched on the iPhone and iPad.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 16

Apple's App Store continues to pay developers more than Google Play, thanks to Chinese iOS users

The App Store remains more profitable for iOS developers than the Google Play store is for Android apps, new estimates reveal, with App Store revenues in China also continuing to climb at a fast pace.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 18

What history teaches about Apple's windows of opportunity for 2017

If you listen to groupthink critics on Apple, you'll hear that the company is deeply troubled by too much reliance on iPhone sales, aging Mac Pro and Mini offerings that haven't been updated in years and a stagnating market for iPads that has fallen precipitously since Peak iPad occured in 2014. They're wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 130

Pokemon Go code reveals alleged hooks for soon-to-launch Apple Watch app

The Android version of Pokémon Go's code has been disassembled, with the common aspects of the app reportedly having some Apple Watch hooks already in place for future implementation into watchOS for the popular augmented reality game.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 2

Google turns Drive for iOS into Android migration tool

Google on Tuesday activated a new Google Drive feature that turns the cloud storage app for iOS into a migration tool capable of transferring calendars, contacts and photos from an iPhone or iPad to a new Android device.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 19

After deriding Apple as too slow, China's LeEco hits cash crunch, halts stock trading

Ambitious Chinese tech firm LeEco halted stock trading after plummeting share prices reportedly triggered margin calls for its cash-strapped billionaire founder Jia Yueting. LeEco had been hailed as an Apple threat, with tech journalists giddy in reporting Jia's contempt for Apple—a company Jia derided as "extremely slow" and compared to the Nazis.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 58

Gooligan malware roots 1M Android phones in "largest Google account breach to date"

A new strain of Android malware dubbed "Gooligan," thought to be "the largest Google account breach to date," is already in active circulation and three-fourths of the Android installed base is vulnerable. Once infected, devices give hackers access to the users' Gmail, Google Photos, Docs, Drive and other Google services accounts.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 45

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