Android-based smartphone shipments leapfrog Apple's iPhone

Shipments of smartphones running Google's Android operating system outpaced iPhones for the first time during the second quarter of the year, as sales of all integrated mobile devices worldwide rose more than 50% to 61.6 million units.

Kasper Jade 15 years ago 351

Online dating service finds iPhone owners have more sex partners

Owners of Apple's iPhone on average have more sex partners by age 30 than those who own other handsets, and the iPhone takes more attractive photos than competing smartphones, a survey of users of an online dating service has found.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 132

EC picks Apple's iPhone over RIM's BlackBerry

The European Commission has added support for iPhones among its employees while declining to support RIM's BlackBerry in a move that will affect 2,500 employees.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 25

RIM attempts to create Apple-like buzz with BlackBerry Torch event

In an uncharacteristic move, Research in Motion held a media event Tuesday in New York City to generate buzz for its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone, an AT&T handset with a multi-touch screen and slide-out keyboard.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 154

Millions of Android users hit by malicious data theft app (u)

An app distributed by Google's Android Market has collected private data from millions of users and forwarded it to servers China, validating Apple's uniquely strong stance on mobile security in the iPhone App Store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 216

RIM, Nokia respond to Apple's "Antennagate" press conference

Research in Motion and Nokia issued official statements Friday decrying Apple's use of their handsets to demonstrate signal loss in their press conference addressing the iPhone 4 antenna problem.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 547

Survey: iPhone killing interest in RIM, satisfying more users than Android

A survey asking than 4,000 users about their future plans to buy a smartphone and their current satisfaction with their existing phone indicates Apple is erasing interest in BlackBerry devices among consumers while its iPhones continue to leave customers far more satisfied than any other smartphone on the market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 47

Adobe ships Flash 10.1 to mobile device makers

Adobe on Tuesday announced the release of Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile, pitching it as "the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices."

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 148

56% of developers support Apple's iOS, 90% are single-platform

The iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad remains the dominant platform for developers, most of which write exclusively for Apple's devices.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 96

Apple to launch new Find My Phone app, MobileMe updates

Apple's MobileMe site is reporting that the system will undergo scheduled maintenance from 10PM PDT to Midnight tonight, Thursday June 17. The site is expected to reopen tomorrow with a finalized Mail update (now in beta), other interface improvements, and alongside a new iOS app that exposes "Find My iPhone" functions for the company's mobile users.

Prince McLean 15 years ago 36

Apple's iPhone market share three times greater than Android in US

A new survey of U.S. smartphone owners found that 28 percent use a device running the iPhone OS, compared with just 9 percent on Google's Android mobile operating system.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 265

AT&T data changes seen as benefit for BlackBerry over iPhone

AT&T's removal of unlimited data plans for new iPhone customers hurts Apple's iPhone, despite the lower prices, and helps competitor Research in Motion's line of BlackBerry handsets, one prominent analyst believes.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 95

Apple iPhone Web marketshare outgrows Google Android in May

Despite a larger variety of devices running the Google Android operating system available on the market, Apple's iPhone operating system still outgained its rival in terms of Web presence in the month of May.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 60

International bank switches from BlackBerry to Apple iPhone

Standard Chartered, a British bank with nearly 75,000 employees in more than 70 countries, has switched its standard corporate communications device from RIM's BlackBerry to Apple's iPhone.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 53

Apple edges Motorola with 3% global cell phone market share

Apple moved ahead of rival Motorola in unit sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the iPhone taking a 3 percent share of the total cell phone market.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 88

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