Apple estimated to sell over 42 million iPhones this quarter
Investment bank UBS on Friday estimated that sales of Apple's iPhone will top 42.5M units worldwide, boosted by international iPhone 4S launches.
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iPhone 4S
Mikey Campbell
Samsung Galaxy Nexus screen held back by subpar subpixels
Though the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus sports a 720p HD display, its 4.65-inch screen is said to be held back by cheaper technology that gives it a lower pixel density and poorer color accuracy than Apple's Retina Display found on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4.
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Slash Lane
Apple begins taking iPhone 4S preorders in 22 new countries
Apple's iPhone 4S remains on track to launch in 22 more countries by the end of the month, as the company began taking preorders around the world on Friday.
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AppleInsider Staff
Verizon sold 2M iPhones last quarter, 700K less than AT&T
Verizon, the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., sold two million iPhone 4 units last quarter, falling 700,000 short of rival AT&T. The carrier also declined to reveal its launch numbers for the iPhone 4S.
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Katie Marsal
Apple focuses on Siri with first iPhone 4S TV ad
Television networks have begun airing the first commercial for the iPhone 4S, with the advertisement focusing primarily on the new device's Siri virtual personal assistant feature.
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Josh Ong
Siri integrates with iOS phonetic name records to speak contacts correctly
If the new Siri voice assistant feature in iOS 5 isn't recognizing or pronouncing the names of contacts correctly, entering a phonetic name field in the contact may solve the problem.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
Samsung ships 20M smartphones, besting Apple's 17.1M iPhones
Samsung reportedly shipped 20 million smartphones last quarter, pushing it ahead of rival Apple in terms of total units.
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Apple takes 56% of AT&T smartphone activations as iPhone 4S hits 1M
AT&T announced on Thursday that it activated 2.7 million iPhones last quarter, while it activated more than 1 million of the iPhone 4S alone since it launched last Friday.
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Android, Windows Phone bosses downplay Apple's Siri threat
Google Android boss Andy Rubin and Microsoft's Windows Phone head Andy Lees have both publicly criticized Apple's new Siri voice assistant and questioned its usefulness.
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