Emerging iPhone contenders charted, compared by RBC With Apple's influence hanging over the Mobile World Congress event this week, the Royal Bank of Canada has released a comprehensive comparison chart of eight contenders that threaten to steal some of the iPhone's customers. Zach Spear 17 years ago 71
Palm throws cold water on possible patent battle The president and chief executive of Palm says his company is more focused on finishing the Pre than worrying about any sort of patent battle with iPhone maker Apple. Zach Spear 17 years ago 23
Apple rumored allowing real background apps on iPhone After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run third-party background processes and give the phone true app multitasking. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 73
Palm surprises with Pre smartphone running new webOS Palm, Inc. used this year's Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its iPhone challenger, the Palm Pre, which will run a brand-new operating system called Palm webOS. Zach Spear 17 years ago 209
RIM nears iPhone's sales with 6.7 million BlackBerries After a symbolic victory over Research in Motion, Apple may have its fortunes reversed as the BlackBerry maker has almost exactly matched iPhone 3G summer sales during the fall. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 40
Apple, Palm taking different steps to reduce worker overhead While Apple is giving its phone rival Palm a drubbing in the market, both are now known to be scaling back their work commitments to employees — though Apple is using creative reassignments to soften the perceived blow. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 30
iPhone tops business rankings, steals Nokia market share Often labeled the outsider in the corporate world, Apple's iPhone has already reached the top of J.D. Power's satisfaction ranks for business smartphones — and is simultaneously the second-largest smartphone maker in the world. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 132
Apple, Palm among the targets in GSM smartphone lawsuit A small patent licensing firm hopes to skim profits from Apple and other top smartphone makers by suing them for allegedly violating no less than ten patents relating to GSM phone technology and voice encoding. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 11
iPhone 3G clarifications: battery life, GPS, office apps Apple itself is setting the record straight and says that iPhone 3G's GPS mapping unit is as powerful as in dedicated devices. Also, cut-and-paste is still a possibility, and outside testers have found the iPhone's battery life the best in its class. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 145
Analyst warns of iPhone 2.0's effect on BlackBerry, Palm share The introduction of both native third-party applications and enterprise support to the iPhone is likely to sap further marketshare away from Palm and Research in Motion, says an investor note from Needham & Co. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 33
iPhone Singapore; Verizon wins 700MHz bid; no unlimited iTunes? A report claims that Singapore has all but guaranteed its iPhone launch. Also, Verizon has outbid AT&T in obtaining the coveted 700MHz wireless band, Palm is seeing early success for its entry-level Centro smartphone, and one major publication claims to know that unlimited iTunes music deals are unfounded. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 24
AT&T expands iPhone distribution; AmTech on Dell; West 14th AT&T's control of Cellular One is bringing the iPhone to new corners of the US, including Alaska. And Dell's venture into retail is unlikely to dent Apple's influence in retail, according to an investor note from American Technology Research. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 24
D Preview: Apple, Microsoft, and Palm The Wall Street Journal's increasingly influential technology conference is about to begin, and may bring multiple announcements from industry giants — though Apple isn't talking. Katie Marsal 19 years ago 48
