RIM unveils 7-inch 'PlayBook' tablet set to launch in early 2011

Research in Motion on Monday announced the "PlayBook," a 7-inch multi-touch tablet that represents the smartphone maker's first attempt to take on Apple's highly successful iPad.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 411

Apple's iOS holds strong as Android's enterprise presence surges

While Google's Android mobile operating system has seen a fivefold increase in availability in the corporate market over the last nine months, Apple's presence with iOS has held strong and still nearly doubles that of Android.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 46

Apple projected to ship 130M iOS devices in 2014 as Android hits 259M

Apple is projected to sell 130 million iOS-based mobile devices per year by 2014, but both Google Android and Nokia Symbian are expected to each double that amount, according to Gartner.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 247

Online dating service finds iPhone owners have more sex partners

Owners of Apple's iPhone on average have more sex partners by age 30 than those who own other handsets, and the iPhone takes more attractive photos than competing smartphones, a survey of users of an online dating service has found.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 132

Saudi Arabia announces it will block BlackBerry service Friday

Saudi Arabia, citing security concerns, revealed Tuesday its intention to block some of Research in Motion's BlackBerry services beginning Friday.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 66

RIM attempts to create Apple-like buzz with BlackBerry Torch event

In an uncharacteristic move, Research in Motion held a media event Tuesday in New York City to generate buzz for its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone, an AT&T handset with a multi-touch screen and slide-out keyboard.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 154

RIM plans to counter Apple's iPad with 'Blackpad' in November

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion plans to enter the touchscreen tablet market and compete with Apple's iPad this November, when it will release the "Blackpad."

Slash Lane 15 years ago 112

Adobe ships Flash 10.1 to mobile device makers

Adobe on Tuesday announced the release of Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile, pitching it as "the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices."

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 148

56% of developers support Apple's iOS, 90% are single-platform

The iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad remains the dominant platform for developers, most of which write exclusively for Apple's devices.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 96

Apple's iPhone market share three times greater than Android in US

A new survey of U.S. smartphone owners found that 28 percent use a device running the iPhone OS, compared with just 9 percent on Google's Android mobile operating system.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 265

AT&T data changes seen as benefit for BlackBerry over iPhone

AT&T's removal of unlimited data plans for new iPhone customers hurts Apple's iPhone, despite the lower prices, and helps competitor Research in Motion's line of BlackBerry handsets, one prominent analyst believes.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 95

Apple iPhone Web marketshare outgrows Google Android in May

Despite a larger variety of devices running the Google Android operating system available on the market, Apple's iPhone operating system still outgained its rival in terms of Web presence in the month of May.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 60

Gartner: Apple's record quarter made it world's No. 7 cell phone maker

New data released Wednesday by research firm Gartner shows Apple as the No. 7 overall worldwide cell phone maker, with a total 2.7 percent market share.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 25

International bank switches from BlackBerry to Apple iPhone

Standard Chartered, a British bank with nearly 75,000 employees in more than 70 countries, has switched its standard corporate communications device from RIM's BlackBerry to Apple's iPhone.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 53

Apple edges Motorola with 3% global cell phone market share

Apple moved ahead of rival Motorola in unit sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the iPhone taking a 3 percent share of the total cell phone market.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 88

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