Smartphone News
28.04.2010
New iPhone likely to be showcased on 7 June
Asavin Wattanajantra
Apple is likely to show off the iPhone OS 4 and a new iPhone at its Worldwide Developers Conference on 7 June. more...
Smartphone News
14.04.2010
Apple pushes UK iPad launch back to end of May
Paul Nesbitt
Citing unexpectedly large demand for the iPad since its launch in the US, Apple has again postponed the UK launch of the iPad. Apple's decision may also be down to production problems, according to a March report by Canaccord Adams analyst, Peter Misek. more...
Analysis
12.04.2010
Smartphone News
12.04.2010
Apple ups the stakes to keep Adobe's Flash off iPhone
Paul Nesbitt
No sooner had Adobe launched software (Creative Suite CS 5) which enables Flash developers to convert apps they have developed in Flash so they can run on iPhones, then Apple issued new rules banning such apps from running on iPhone OS 4.0. more...
Analysis
10.04.2010
Why the iPhone is scaring the hell out of Google
Paul Nesbitt
Apple opened a new front in its escalating war with Google, when it unveiled a brand new interactive mobile advertising platform for the iPhone and iPad. more...
Analysis
10.04.2010
At last! Multitasking is coming to the iPhone (and iPad)
Paul Nesbitt
Apple has finally announced that full multitasking will come to the iPhone. And it will be just one of many new features included in version 4.0 of the smartphone OS, which will be released until late summer. more...
Smartphone News
09.04.2010
Apple iPhone 4.0 will support multitasking
Asavin Wattanajantra
Apple finally showed off the next version of its iPhone software, and revealed it will support multitasking - but only for users who have got a 3GS. more...
Smartphone News
07.04.2010
Apple iPad rival HP Slate details leaked
Asavin Wattanajantra
Information on the upcoming HP tablet has been leaked, a device touted as a rival to Apple’s iPad, which was recently released in the US. more...
Smartphone News
07.04.2010
Nokia to launch iPad challenger in autumn 2010
Paul Nesbitt
Nokia is working on a touchscreen tablet computer – designed to take on Apple's iPad – which is expected to be launched as soon as this autumn, according to tech analyst Ashok Kumar, at Rodman Renshaw. more...
Analysis
06.04.2010
Apple iPad has to be really good at what it does
Paul Nesbitt
Apple has pulled out all the stops to get the iPad off to a good start. The company's successful generation of pre-release hype and skillful use of secrecy has helped the company create an impression of a hot selling must-have device. more...
Smartphone News
06.04.2010
Apple sells 300,000 iPads on launch day in US
Paul Nesbitt
Apple said it sold 300,000 iPads on launch day in the US. The 300,000 iPads sold included devices that had been pre-ordered, sales in retail outlets and shipments by Apple to resellers. more...
Smartphone News
06.04.2010
Apple set to unveil iPhone 4.0 software
Asavin Wattanajantra
At an Apple media event in the US on 8 April the company is set to reveal a new version of iPhone OS. more...
Smartphone News
06.04.2010
Will the iPad be a success?
Asavin Wattanajantra
Apple sold 300,000 iPads on the first day of launch, but there’s still a while to go before it can be judged a success. more...
Smartphone News
24.03.2010
Opera offers free iPhone in competition to goad Apple
Paul Nesbitt
Opera Software has posted a 'countup' clock on its website displaying the time that has elapsed since it submitted its Opera Mini browser to Apple's App Store for approval. more...
Smartphone News
24.03.2010
Apple iPad launch sales set to beat iPhone launch sales
Paul Nesbitt
Apple sold around 200,000 iPads in the first week after it started accepting pre-orders for its new device, which does not start shipping in the US until 3 April. more...
Smartphone News
18.03.2010
HTC will fight Apple's patent lawsuits: highlights its own innovations
Paul Nesbitt
HTC has come out swinging in its defence against Apple's patent lawsuit alleging that it unlawfully uses iPhone technology in its smartphones.
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Smartphone News
17.03.2010
Microsoft makes Windows Phone 7 much more like iPhone
Paul Nesbitt
When the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones appear they will be far more like the iPhone than Microsoft has previously acknowledged. more...
Smartphone News
12.03.2010
iPhone sales nearly double during December quarter
Paul Nesbitt
Sales of Apple's iPhones went statospheric in the December 2009 quarter according to Needham & Co. analyst, Charlie Wolf. more...
Smartphone News
10.03.2010
Apple to delay UK iPad launch
Paul Nesbitt
Apple ran its first ever iPad TV commercial during a break in the US coverage of the Oscars, but ‘manufacturing bottlenecks’ will push back its UK launch from ‘late March’ to April, according one analyst familiar with the company’s manufacturing chain. more...
Analysis
09.03.2010
Apple lawsuit is scaring the hell out of smartphone makers
Paul Nesbitt
Apple's lawsuit against HTC has left most of the smartphone industry delaying plans for new handsets and planning workarounds to avoid Apple patents, with some even reconsidering their commitment to Google's Android. more...
Analysis
04.03.2010
Apple's plans to derail the Android project.
Paul Nesbitt
Apple's suit against HTC is almost certainly a dry run for a series of suits by the iPhone maker, which is determined not to let Google's Android take sales away from the iPhone. And with Apple and Nokia also embroiled in legal actions, industry analysts predict that smartphone sector could become tied up legal spats over technology patents. more...
Smartphone News
03.03.2010
Apple sues HTC in proxy battle with Google and Android
Paul Nesbitt
Apple is suing HTC for the alleged infringement of 20 patents related to the iPhone in a move which industry insiders have characterised as an indirect attack on Google, whose Nexus One handset is made by HTC.
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Analysis
25.02.2010
Smartphone innovation coming from America
Paul Nesbitt
Nokia CEO says European handset vendors have fallen behind US companies in the smartphone market. And he’s right. more...
Smartphone News
25.02.2010
Apple bans over 5,000 sexually themed iPhone apps
Paul Nesbitt
Apple has purged over 5,000 iPhone apps from the App Store on the grounds that they contain inappropriate overtly sexual content. more...
Analysis
24.02.2010
Apple: The New Mary Whitehouse? Discuss.
Paul Nesbitt
Apple's extraordinary decision to block 5,000 iPhone apps from the App Store underlines the bizarre corner Apple is backing itself into a corner by acting as some kind of moral authority. more...
