Kindle Fire cannibalized 1M to 2M iPad sales 'at most' this holiday

The launch of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire had a detrimental effect on iPad sales for Apple, but the company is still expected to report record sales this quarter, a new report states.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 52

Apple iOS 5 trounces Windows Phone browser in speed tests

An unofficial benchmarking video shows Microsoft's native Windows Phone 7.5 Mango browser lags behind Apple's Safari for iOS in various speed tests, with the Nokia Lumia 800 testbed even being outperformed by an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 30

Rumor: iPhone made up 66% of sales at AT&T corporate stores, Android 9%

A new report claims Apple's iPhone comprised 66 percent of all device sales at AT&T's corporate retail stores in December, while Android is said to have taken an 8.5 percent share.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 223

App downloads up 83% on strong iPhone 4S sales

iPhone app downloads in the U.S. during November saw an 83 percent rise from a year ago, while the aggregate volume of the Top 200 ranked free apps for Apple's handset grew to 5.65 million downloads per day.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 9

Hackers claim Siri port to iPhone 4 avoids copyright infringement

Hackers have managed to successfully port Apple's Siri personal assistant to a device other than the iPhone 4S, and they claim to have done it without violating any copyright laws.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 43

Apple to launch iPhone 4S in mainland China before Jan. 23

Apple has met all of the requirements for the iPhone 4S to launch in mainland China, and the handset will reportedly debut before the Chinese New Year in late January.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 6

Foxconn to double size of iPhone plant making it biggest in world

Chinese manufacturer and Apple partner Foxconn plans to expand the size of its iPhone-producing Zhengzhou plant, with the $1.1 billion construction expected to make it the largest smartphone-producing facility in the world.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 57

Apple's Santa TV spot deemed best ad of holiday season

Apple's TV commercial depicting Santa Claus interacting with Siri on his iPhone 4S was named the most effective ad of the 2011 holiday season, and topped 34 other Santa-themed spots.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 56

iPhone market share grows in US & UK, but falls across Europe

New data shows Apple's iPhone 4S launched helped it gain market share in the U.S. and U.K., though price sensitivity in Europe has allegedly cost Apple ground.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 48

Nuance acquires Vlingo to deliver Siri-like intelligent voice interfaces

Nuance has announced plans to acquire Vlingo in order to deliver a new generation of voice-based, natural language interfaces for a variety of consumer and professional markets the company sees as being a $5 billion opportunity.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 23

Apple's Siri can now shop for electronics by voice using Wolfram Alpha

A new capability announced by Wolfram Alpha enabling its clients to browse Best Buy's electronics and appliances data provides iPhone 4S Siri users a new way to shop and compare products using their voice.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 18

Samsung sues Apple over 4 new patents, but backs off iPhone 4S complaint

Samsung has added four new patents to its lawsuit against Apple in Germany, but has backed off of a complaint related to baseband chips in the iPhone 4S.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 75

Apple launches iPhone 4S in Brazil, Taiwan, Russia and more

Apple on Friday continued its rapid international roll-out of the iPhone 4S, with the handset debuting in more than 20 countries across the globe.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 13

Samsung ramps up A5 production in Texas; iOS 5.0.1 tweak may aid Siri ports

Samsung began full-scale production of Apple's A5 processor at a new facility in Austin, Texas, this month, while hackers are claiming that Apple's recent tweaks to iOS 5.0.1 could open up legal ways to port the Siri voice assistant feature to other iOS devices.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 42

Apple accounts for three of Google's top ten 2011 searches

Three Apple-related search terms were included in Google's Zeitgeist 2011, with Steve Jobs, the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 all ranking as one of the top ten fastest-rising global queries recorded by the internet search giant.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 3

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