iOS 7 shines as Apple bests Android, Windows Phone in 'user experience shootout'

Following the public release of iOS 7, Apple's newest operating system is thrown into the fire against its strongest competitors in a battery of user experience tests, and coming out on top against Samsung's customized Android build and Microsoft's Windows Phone.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 62

Microsoft continues its attack on Apple with new ads panning iPhone 5c & 5s colors [u]

Microsoft continued its advertising offensive against Apple on Friday as a series of videos mocking the iPhone 5s and 5c appeared on the official Windows Phone YouTube channel.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 183

$7.2B smartphone business sale seen as a win for Nokia, major gamble for Microsoft

Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia's handset division has been called as a victory for Nokia, completing its transformation into a network infrastructure business. But now the difficult task of gaining traction in the highly competitive smartphone hardware market will be Microsoft's job.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 59

iOS phone share growing faster than Android in US, UK and France

New data from Kantar Worldpanel shows year over year market share gains by iOS in the United States, Great Britain and France, despite a seasonal shift that's returned Android to a majority share in the U.S.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 71

After acquisition by Apple, HopStop drops support for Windows Phone

HopStop, the transit navigation app Apple acquired last Friday, dropped support for Windows Phone over the weekend, leaving users of the platform miffed.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 30

Nokia's 7.4M Lumia shipments top BlackBerry's total smartphone sales

The struggle for third place in the smartphone operating system wars may be settling, as Nokia's newly revealed financial figures show its Lumia line shipping more units last quarter than all of BlackBerry's phones.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 8

Nokia Lumia 1020 hardware 'lags behind' while Microsoft struggles to update Windows Phone

The two year old Windows Phone partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, once lampooned by Google Vic Gundotra in a tweet that "two turkeys do not make an eagle," is facing new problems on both the hardware and software fronts.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 68

Nokia bets on photography to boost sales with 41MP Lumia 1020

Nokia on Thursday announced the new, 41-megapixel Lumia 1020, a Windows Phone 8 handset that will try to turn the Finnish phone maker's photography cachet into unit sales.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 110

Telefónica looks to break iPhone and Android 'duopoly' with aggressive Windows Phone 8 push

Unsatisfied with the current state of affairs in the mobile marketplace, one Spanish wireless carrier is looking to shake up what it calls an iOS and Android 'duopoly' by pushing Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 on its networks in Europe and some emerging markets.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 27

Samsung teases new Android, Windows devices for June 20 event

On the heels of launching its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, Samsung is now gearing up to introduce more Android devices, as well as new Windows products, at a June 20 event in London.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 66

IDC: Apple's iOS fell to 17% of smartphones shipped in Q1, Windows Phone passed BlackBerry

Gains made by Google's Android platform chipped away at the smartphone market share of Apple's iOS in the first quarter of 2013, while Microsoft's slow-growing Windows Phone managed to surpass BlackBerry in the battle for third place.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 139

Nokia reveals slim new Lumia handset with aluminum build

Nokia on Tuesday revealed the next chapter in its comeback effort, showing off the Lumia 925: a Windows Phone that marks a shift by the company toward a new design aesthetic with lightweight components.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 23

Doing double duty, Nokia announces new high-end, low-end handsets

Reaching for any way to regain share lost to Apple and other competitors, Nokia on Friday revealed a new version of its flagship Lumia handset, redesigned and exclusive to Verizon, capping off a week in which it also looked to tackle the low end of the smartphone market with $99 phones.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 68

Microsoft Windows Phone commercial mocks Apple-Samsung wars to promote Nokia Lumia

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform may have stumbled out of the gates, but that hasn't stopped the software giant from poking fun at smartphone industry-leading rivals Samsung and Apple in a new commercial touting Nokia's Lumia 920.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 90

Nokia teases unveiling of new Lumia Windows Phone at May 14 event

Nokia is expected to unveil its response to Apple's iPhone 5 at a newly announced Lumia smartphone media event set for May 14 in London.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 35

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