Apple's 4% mobile market share rakes in over half the industry's profit

With just 4.2 percent of the global mobile phone market, Apple's iPhone accounts for a massive 51 percent of the total profits, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 112

Google overtakes Nokia as top smartphone platform maker

After passing Apple's iPhone on its way up, Google's Android has now passed up Nokia's Symbian to take the top spot among smartphone platforms, ending Nokia's 10 year reign on top of the global smartphone industry, according to one research firm.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 56

Apple slips to 5th in global cell phone maker rankings

New data from IDC shows that Apple is among the top 5 mobile phone sellers worldwide for the second quarter in a row, though it slipped from fourth to fifth place.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 25

Nokia pulls the plug on its 'Ovi Unlimited' iTunes competitor

Nokia is pulling the plug on its Ovi Music Unlimited service in nearly every market it serves, citing incompatibility with iPods as a key problem.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 17

'Double-click' patent lawsuit attacks Apple's iPhone, iPad

A new patent lawsuit takes aim at a number of major technology companies, including Apple, HTC and Nokia, over a patent related to selecting interactive content with a double-click or double-tap.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 70

Nokia expands legal battle with Apple, files new lawsuits in Europe

Nokia announced on Thursday that it has filed new patent infringement claims against Apple in courts in the U.K., Germany, and the Netherlands.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 25

Apple, Google, others rumored to be bidding for Nortel's 4G patents

Apple, Google, Nokia and Research in Motion are all said to be bidding on valuable 4G wireless patents from bankrupt Canadian telecom giant Nortel Networks.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 29

Paul Allen's lawsuit against Apple dismissed, Allen to refile

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen's lawsuit against Apple and 10 other major tech companies hit a snag Friday when a judge dismissed the complaint for being too vague in its allegations. Allen has until Dec. 28 to file an amended complaint.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 32

Apple passes Nokia to become top smartphone maker in Australia

Apple's iPhone has taken a 36.5 percent share of the smartphone market in Australia, passing Nokia's 30.5 percent share to become the continent's top smartphone maker.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 16

Apple adds 12 more patents to lawsuit against Motorola

Apple has amended its lawsuit against Motorola to include 12 more patents, bringing the total count of patents that Apple accuses Motorola of violating to 24, while Motorola alleges that Apple has infringed on 18 of its patents.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 63

RIM's BlackBerry overtakes Apple's iPhone in US browser usage

A new report shows that Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform overtook Apple's iOS in terms of U.S. mobile Internet usage in November.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 114

iOS 4.2 supports technology for reducing network congestion

Nokia Siemens Networks revealed Tuesday that the company had conducted tests confirming that the iOS 4.2 update for iPhone supports its Network Controlled Fast Dormancy technology, which minimizes network congestion and improves battery life.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 27

IDC: Android poised to pass Apple's iOS, Nokia's Symbian in Europe

Google's Android mobile operating system will pass Apple's iOS and Nokia's Symbian in 2011 to become the top smartphone platform in all of Europe, IDC has predicted.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 118

As world's most-sued tech company, Apple is forced to 'lawyer up'

Apple, the most-sued technology company in the world since after the iPhone was released, is stocking up on lawyers for patent battles with rivals Nokia, HTC and Motorola.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 66

Apple iPhone user loyalty twice that of Android

A new survey by German market research firm GfK Group indicates that most smartphone users feel little loyalty to their device outside of Apple's iPhone, which commands more than twice the fidelity of Android devices or smartphones in general.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 41

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