In the US, the discard rate, i.e. number of phones being discarded over number of new phones, is…
Month: November 2011
Consumer Reports hops off free PR gravy train, officially recommends Apple iPhone 4S
The Apple iPhone 4S is among the recommended models in our newly updated Ratings of smart phones…
Eric Schmidt: ‘Google is a great innovator; Android effort started before the iPhone effort’
Google is a great innovator and I would also point out that…
Apple working to correct iOS proof-of-concept malware
A prototype malicious program was built to test the flaw…
Oregon deploys Apple iPads to help disabled people vote
Using the iPad, disabled voters can call up the right ballot and tap the screen…
Apple killing Google Android where it counts: Profit share
Which company is the better investment, Apple or Google?
Apple iPad dominates tablet market as tiny-screened devices from Amazon and B&N battle for distant 2nd place
Given Apple iPad’s dominant market position, Amazon and Barnes & Noble are playing for a distant second place…
Amid heavy demand, Apple reportedly gives own retail stores iPhone 4S priority
Demand for Apple’s new iPhone 4S appears to be unwavering…
HP weighs sale of webOS unit; Oracle said to be interested
Hewlett-Packard Co is evaluating a potential sale…
Analyst: OLED a distant prospect for Apple products
Despite recent reports, it’s unlikely that Apple will use OLED panels…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says Apple’s Jobs advised on company focus
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Apple Inc…
Steve Jobs and NeXT: Genesis of the new Apple
I was formally introduced to NeXT when Steve Jobs visited the offices…
Apple updates Mac OS X malware definitions to neutralize ‘DevilRobber’ Trojan horse
Apple has updated the malware definitions in Mac OS X Lion and Snow Leopard…
Why Steve Jobs deserves credit as a video game pioneer
Make no mistake about it, when we look back 10 years from now, Steve Jobs will be seen…
OmniVision slumps over fears of lost Apple contract
OmniVision supplies back-lit image sensors that are used in most Apple products…
Is Jeff Bezos the new Steve Jobs?
It’s hard to imagine anyone could possibly fill the enormous vacuum…
New study shows people using Apple’s Siri don’t really need Google search
Siri is the most innovative feature of the new iPhone 4S from Apple…
Barnes & Noble takes aim at Amazon’s Kindle Fire with new Nook Tablet
Barnes & Noble Inc. lifted the wraps Monday on a new tablet device…
Why I finally bought an Apple iPad 2 and why I absolutely love it
Since I bought my iPad 2 just under 2 months ago…
Google TV gets porn channel, courtesy of Vivid Entertainment app
According to Vivid, it will be the first app designed to make sexually explicit content available…
The real genius of Steve Jobs, the perfectionist
Not long after Steve Jobs got married, in 1991, he moved with his wife…
Tim Bajarin: Four industries Apple can still disrupt
Over the last ten years, Apple has done a rather amazing job of disrupting several industries…
iPhone 4S demand runs high: 85% of Apple Retail Stores see daily sell-outs
Consumer interest in the iPhone 4S has not waned since the handset went on sale last month…
Stung by plummeting quality ratings, Ford to upgrade glitch-prone Microsoft-designed ‘MyFord Touch’ systems
Ford’s quality rankings last month fell from 10th place to 20th place…
Apple’s iPhone 4S sold out in Hong Kong within 10 minutes
Apple’s iPhone 4S has sold out in Hong Kong within ten minutes…
Apple likely to use new LED back-light display for next-gen iPad, say sources
LED back-light unit (BLU) vendors have reportedly offered two alternative backlight solutions for Apple…
Google: Microsoft wields patent portfolio when its products fail
A Google patent lawyer says that the patent system is broken…
U.S. feds’ use of fake cell tower violate Fourth Amendment provision against unreasonable search?
Federal authorities used a fake Verizon cellphone tower to zero in on a suspect…
Two more German Motorola Mobility-Apple patent trials scheduled for Nov. 18 and Dec. 2
Mannheim Regional Court has scheduled trials of two other Motorola Mobility lawsuits…
Apple’s share of 2011 tablet market: 75 percent or more
With its competitors unable to field a true iPad rival, Apple’s tablet continues to dominate the market that it created…
DuPont signs technology agreement for large AMOLED television displays
DuPont announced today that it has signed a technology licensing agreement with…
Source claims Apple pushed security chief out after lost iPhone prototype, subsequent actions
John Theriault, a former FBI agent who came to Apple from Pfizer in 2007…
Barnes & Noble expected to unveil 7-inch Nook Tablet on Monday
When Amazon unveiled its first tablet, the Kindle Fire, in September…
Now your iPhone talks back and humors you
Alex Johnson, a freelance video producer in Indianapolis, has a self-esteem problem…
Samsung debuts Apple iPod touch knockoff
Samsung finally copied Apple’s 2007 iPod touch by releasing its own knockoff in 2011…
Steve Jobs’s last great gadget: the all-purpose ‘iTV’
Technology guru Steve Jobs planned to revolutionise our television experience…
Apple’s best days lie ahead
Apple is on a path for sustained success…
Apple may release Siri for iPhone 4; seeds internal build for testing
Apple is considering releasing Siri on the iPhone 4…
5 useful productivity apps for Apple’s iPad 2
The iPad 2 is already becoming a major factor in helping me do my work, in large part due to these five productivity apps…
Apple sued over iPhone signal strength indicator
A lawsuit filed in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday claims that Apple misled iPhone…
Apple granted 13 industrial design patents for iPad 2 in China
China’s Hong Kong IP Department granted Apple thirteen new design patents…
Google’s Eric Schmidt tells U.S. Senators Apple’s Siri is significant competitive threat
Schmidt called Apple’s Siri, currently in beta for iPhone 4S owners, a “significant development” and described it as a “competitive threat”…
