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

39% of BlackBerry owners say they'd switch to an iPhone

A new study found that nearly half of all BlackBerry owners would be likely to switch to another smartphone, with a majority of those eyeing Apple's iPhone.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 100

Research in Motion sells record 10M BlackBerries in Q3 [u]

Apple competitor Research in Motion had a blockbuster quarter, selling 10.1 million handsets and earning $3.92 billion in revenue in the three-month frame ending in November.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 43

Flash coming to most smartphones, but not Apple's iPhone

Adobe on Monday announced partnerships with numerous handset operating system makers, including Research in Motion, Nokia, Palm, Google and Microsoft, to bring Flash Player 10.1 to smartphones. Absent from the list: Apple.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 223

Following Apple, RIM hopes to grow its presence in China

As Apple's iPhone prepares for its debut in China later this year, competing handset maker Research in Motion is also pushing for its BlackBerry line to expand to 3G in the nation of over one billion.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 10

Demand for memory in phones to grow, thanks to Apple

A new report predicts that demand for NAND flash memory in cell phones will more than triple by 2013, with a majority of that need being driven by Apple and its iPhone.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 15

Google Voice released for Android and BlackBerry, but not iPhone

Google has released its mobile Voice application for the Android and BlackBerry platforms, but future release of the program on the iPhone will depend on acceptance from Apple and perhaps AT&T.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 31

Verizon app store to be mandated; new BlackBerry sells well

As Verizon’s relatively quiet launch of the BlackBerry Tour proved successful, the nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier also stirred up criticism by declaring that all Verizon-sold phones will, by default, have access only to the company’s own application store.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 70

12% of early iPhone 3G buyers report ditching their BlackBerry

Approximately 12% of consumers who visited a retail store this past weekend to make their iPhone 3G S purchase said they were replacing a BlackBerry handset, the latest sign that Apple continues to make headway against rival Research in Motion in the high-stakes smartphone market.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 137

RIM once again ships 7.8m BlackBerries as new iPhone looms

Research in Motion put pressure on Apple Thursday with word that about 7.8 million BlackBerries had shipped during its latest fiscal quarter, again setting a new record — and dismissing the likelihood of new and cheaper iPhones as immediate threats.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 77

Why Apple keeps iPhone specifications quiet

In marked contrast to the PC market, where differention primarily centers around gigabytes, GHz, and Intel Inside branding, Apple is working to keep attention on the iPhone's software, with a curious avoidance of any mention of the make or specification of its internals, apparently for competitive reasons.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 53

32GB iPhone listed as AT&T trade-in; Rogers in launch prep?

An AT&T upgrade program for BlackBerries has listed a 32GB iPhone as a trade-in option. Simultaneously, Canadian cellular provider Rogers may be preparing for another summer iPhone release.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 55

Yahoo cans BlackBerry app to focus on iPhone, browser software

In the latest sign that the iPhone is emerging as the platform of choice for companies big and small, Yahoo on Wednesday will reportedly cease work on its Mobile app for BlackBerry and other smartphones to concentrate its resources on iPhone and browser-centric development.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 30

AT&T pins neutered SlingPlayer on iPhone not being a phone

In a curiously worded statement, AT&T has claimed it prevented the iPhone version of SlingPlayer from using 3G because it would chew too much data — and because the iPhone is, oddly, not considered a phone.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 85

Apple may be forced into Verizon iPhone within two years - report

Even as Apple has insisted it's content to give AT&T exclusive access to the iPhone, a closer look at Apple's own devices — and a likely dead-end in growth through its existing carrier strategy — shows that Apple may have little choice but to sell its smartphone through Verizon and other carriers by 2011 at the latest.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 101

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