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
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
29.03.2010
BBC told to delay smartphone apps by governing body
Paul Nesbitt
The BBC Trust has told the BBC to delay the release of its BBC News app and Sports app planned for release in April and May, respectively. The BBC used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to show off working versions of its new apps.
more...
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
22.03.2010
40% of Blackberry owners would prefer an iPhone
Paul Nesbitt
Nearly 40% of Blackberry owners would prefer an iPhone and nearly a third want an Android-based smartphone as their next handset, according to market researcher, Crowd Science.
more...
more...
Lifestyle
22.03.2010
National Trust Review
Damien McFerran
Explore what the British Isles has to offer with this official National Trust iPhone application more...
Social Networking
20.03.2010
Quick Status - Facebook and Twitter Review
Damien McFerran
Tried of having to use two different apps when updating your social status? Quick Settings aims to unify your Twitter and Facebook existence more...
Utilities
20.03.2010
App Genie Review
Damien McFerran
App Genie promises to be the Swiss Army Knife of the iPhone app world, but is it the sharpest tool in the box or a bit on the blunt side? more...
Smartphone News
19.03.2010
First peek: BlackBerry 6.0 to go touchscreen?
Paul Nesbitt
The next generation BlackBerry smartphones will feature a radically overhauled OS, offering iPhone-style touchscreen controls, and colourful widget icons. more...
Entertainment
19.03.2010
iSouth Africa Guide 2010
Damien McFerran
With the World Cup just around the corner we review an app which aims to give you all the info you need about the beautiful game more...
Utilities
19.03.2010
myFeeds Review
Damien McFerran
We review myFeeds, which aims to bring RSS brilliance to your humble iPhone and iPod Touch 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.
more...
more...
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...
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.
more...
more...
Smartphone News
25.02.2010
Newspapers try to block BBC iPhone apps
Paul Nesbitt
The BBC’s plans to develop iPhone apps for people to access its news and sports content have been attacked by the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) on the grounds that the BBC’s actions could ‘damage the nascent market’ for iPhone (and iPad) apps. more...
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...
