When Google decided to stop rebranding its partners’ Androids as Nexus models and launched…
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Google launches ‘Pixel 3a’ Android phone for $399
Alphabet Inc’s Google launched more affordable versions of its Pixel smartphone on Tuesday…
NYT Editorial Board: Regulators should take a close look at Apple’s App Store
Of the 17 most popular screen-time and parental-control apps in the App Store…
If you’re using iPhone’s ‘expressions,’ you’re irritating (Android users)
exting is how we now all communicate, which would be fine and pretty easy…
Apple’s iPhone XR tops U.K. smartphone sales charts
The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar, for the three months ending March 2019…
Google bankrupting Apple’s privacy promises by handing over iPhone data to the police
Having an iPhone doesn’t stop Google handing over your data…
Apple’s growing antitrust problem
Apple’s expansion into services could test the hardware company in several ways…
Three simple reasons why I won’t downgrade to an Android phone
The iPhone is very well built, it’s extremely fast, and it still sets the tone for the industry…
Powerful spyware app first designed for Android targets iPhone owners
Security researchers have discovered a powerful surveillance app first designed for Android devices…
Hands-on with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a Vizio smart TV
Vizio yesterday launched a beta version of its updated Smartcast software…
The New York Times and Washington Post resisted Eddy Cue’s Apple News+ hard sell
On the evening of Wednesday, March 27, a few dozen magazine and digital-media notables gathered in a capacious loft…
Apple News+ could lead to a massive value destruction for the magazine industry
In the United States, the magazine industry generates annual revenue of $27 billion…
Texture to shut down May 28th; Android users to lose access (unless they upgrade to an Apple device)
“A year ago, Apple acquired the digital newsstand app Texture to form the basis of Apple News+…
Apple’s App Store revenue projected to more than double by 2023
Global revenue on Apple’s platform is projected to reach $96 billion in the next five years…
Apple’s big services push has iPhone written all over it
Apple just can’t shake that iPhone addiction…
New adware with destructive capabilities infects hundreds of Android apps in Google Play store
Researchers have uncovered a new adware strain that was running rampant on the Google Play Store…
Apple grows iPhone market share in the U.S., despite overseas challenge
In 2019, 105.2 million people in the US will use an Apple iPhone…
Roku has nearly finalized support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 in Roku media players and Roku-based smart TVs
AirPlay 2 integration is expected to arrive in the form of a Roku OS software update for Roku media players…
Here are the 36 U.S. states where Apple’s iOS is used more than Google’s Android
The states where Android won out in our survey were primarily less…
67% of American consumers choose iPhone over Android for their next smartphone
A recent study reveals that most Americans are more interested in iPhones than in Android phones…
iOS 12 now installed on 83% of all devices introduced in the last four years
Four and a half months after launch, the iOS 12 operating system is installed on…
What Apple can do to take Apple Pay to the next level
Apple Pay is a system that offers real tangible advantages over the status quo
Apple removes nearly every third-party SDK from Shazam’s iOS version after making it ad-free
Shortly after its acquisition of Shazam last year, Apple took the music tagging…
Nike’s Android app is bricking its Adapt BB self-tying shoes; iPhone app works fine
I’m afraid to set mine up when they come, that’s why I need to borrow a real iPhone…
Some 17,000 Android apps track users, even when told to stop
Roughly 17,000 Android apps collect identifying information that creates a permanent record…
Roku in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, Apple Music
The two companies currently working out details surrounding the partnership…
Google is working on Face ID knockoff for Android
In 2017, the Apple iPhone X [was] the first smartphone from a major device maker…
Developer demos what will be possible with HomeKit-connected AirPlay 2 Smart TVs
Apple surprised announced its new HomeKit and AirPlay Smart TV initiative at CES…
You don’t need to be a computer scientist to work out why iPhone sales are down
It must be tough being Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple. Well, perhaps we shouldn’t be too sympathetic: in 2018 he took home $15,682,219…
Microsoft recommends switching to iPhone or Android as it prepares to pull plug on Windows phones
Microsoft says anyone who still uses its Windows 10 mobile platform — once called Windows Phone — should switch over to an iPhone…
Apple’s iOS dominates as mobile platform of choice for corporate America
Apple’s iOS is the preferred operating system for mobile in American business…
Apple’s deals with Samsung and other TV makers shows Apple TV can’t keep pace with its rivals
Samsung said that its 2019 smart TVs would come with the ability to buy and rent movies…
Apple cracks open the gate to their famous walled garden
In a series of uncharacteristic partnerships with tech rivals…
The maturing of the smartphone industry is cause for celebration
Analysts reckon that the number of smartphones sold in 2018 will be slightly lower than in 2017…
Apple reportedly to support RCS, the iMessage-like successor to SMS
Touted as an upgraded version of SMS, RCS is being spearheaded by the carriers…
Apple can transform enterprise communications — if they do this
While enterprises are certainly (and appropriately) adopting Apple’s solutions across their internal infrastructure, they must still communicate with customers…
Huawei wishes followers ‘Happy 2019’ in a tweet sent from a real Apple iPhone
China’s Huawei Technologies has punished two employees for New Year greetings…
Apple’s awful iPhone news has a silver lining
Apple on Wednesday warned investors that its revenue for the last three months of 2018..
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone continues to own the premium smartphone market
According to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Q3 2018, the global premium smartphone segment…
Google’s Android platform exists as it does today because of Apple’s iPhone
This might be a difficult pill for hardcore Android fans to swallow…
Facial recognition of Android phones defeated with 3D-printed head; Apple’s iPhone was impenetrable
Facial recognition on smartphones is supposed to protect your digital life…
Beware: Some smartphone apps collect location data to sell to advertisers, retailers, and more
The millions of dots on the map trace highways, side streets and bike trails…
