Women want Apple's iPhone, men prefer Google Android, Nielsen finds

The iPhone and devices running Google Android are the most desired smartphones in the U.S., but men tend to prefer Android while women gravitate toward Apple's iOS, a new survey has found.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 91

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

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

RIM's PlayBook may undercut Apple iPad at $399 - report

Research in Motion's initial entrance into the tablet market may prove aggressive with a rumored $399 starting price point for a contract-free PlayBook.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 166

Apple hiring members of rival RIM's enterprise sales team

Apple's efforts to muscle its way into the corporate market with iPhones and iPads is getting an infusion of talent from Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, with at least five employees making the switch in the last year and a half.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 22

St. Clair accuses Apple, RIM, HTC of patent infringement

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, a firm that sued Apple a year ago over camera-related patents, has filed a new suit in relation to patents it owns regarding power maintenance and processors.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 14

Apple, RIM rivalry heating up over apps, business

Comments by Research in Motion's co-CEO disparaging Apple's app strategy at this week's Web 2.0 Summit reflect a growing rivalry between Apple and RIM, while reports of early commitments to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet from corporations hint at the fierce competition to come over the corporate tablet market.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 83

RIM demonstrates PlayBook with faster Web browsing than Apple's iPad

Research in Motion has offered a hands-on glimpse at its forthcoming 7-inch touchscreen tablet, the PlayBook, in a new video that shows the device offers Adobe Flash and has superior Web browsing speed to Apple's iPad.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 273

Review roundup: Samsung's Galaxy Tab, the iPad's first "real" competitor

Initial reviews of the Galaxy Tab, Samsung's answer to Apple's iPad, have been mostly positive, though some reviewers have taken issue with the pricing and stability of the new tablet device.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 187

RIM's PlayBook will take on Apple's iPad with a price under $500

When Research in Motion debuts its own touchscreen tablet, dubbed the Playbook, in early 2011, it will be sold at a sub-$500 price that has eluded other competitors of Apple's iPad.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 132

Gartner: Apple's 'stellar' 13.5M iPhone sales held back by supply issues

Though Apple's iPhone sales were "stellar" in the third quarter of 2010, Apple could have exceeded the record 13.5 million units it sold if more supply were available, research firm Gartner said Wednesday.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 33

Study says Apple's iPhone 4 most reliable, most fragile smartphone

A recent study of over 50,000 smartphones has concluded that Apple's iPhone has the fewest malfunctions, but is particularly at risk to accidental drop-related damage.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 50

Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]

Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 48

Brightcove adds support HTTP Live Streaming for Apple iOS devices

Internet video host Brightcove, among the first to begin supporting iPhone-compatible H.264 video and HTML5, is now moving to support Apple's open HTTP Live Streaming format as well, hammering another nail into the coffin of Adobe Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 20

Netbook demand sinks as 80% of tablet buyers want Apple's iPad

A new survey has found that consumer demand for low-cost, low-power netbooks remains low, as touchscreen tablets continue to gain popularity. And Apple's iPad still dominates mindshare, even as competitors like Samsung and Research in Motion tout their own tablets.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 85

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