As expected, Apple Store iPhone trade-in program reaches the UK
You may recall we broke the story that Apple’s iPhone trade program, launched in the U.S. in August, was coming to the UK. It’s now launched – but you may not want to use it. Apple says it will offer...
View ArticleOlloclip updates clip-on iPhone lens system, 3-in-1 becomes 4-in-1
Olloclip has updated its neat clip-on lens system we reviewed back in 2012, adding a second, more powerful macro lens and improving the optical quality of the others. The olloclip 4-IN-1 is a...
View ArticleiPhone takes 51% share of smartphone activations at Verizon in Q3, unit sales...
Graph by Benedict Evans. Verizon has just reported their results for the third quarter, with smartphone sales topping 7.6 million units. While the press release does not disclose details about iPhone...
View ArticleT-Mobile sells 550k iPhones in Q3, 10% of total smartphone sales
While T-Mobile didn’t disclose specific iPhone numbers in its Q3 earnings report this morning, BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk has followed up with numbers from the company’s conference call. According to...
View ArticleeBay for iPhone adds AirDrop and Pinterest sharing, retail pickup option
Taking advantage of a new technology introduced in iOS 7, eBay for iPhone has integrated sharing support for AirDrop in the latest update to its app. AirDrop sharing allows you to share content you are...
View ArticleiPhone 5s and 5c take lions share of Japan smartphone sales in October
Kantar World Panel is reporting that Apple took 76% of total smartphone sales in Japan during October. This means Apple outsold other manufacturers by about 3:1 in the country. [tweet...
View ArticleIt’s an iPhone-controlled paper airplane – of course I want one
There are some ideas so silly they’re irresistibly cool. An iPhone-controlled paper airplane? Of course I want one! The Kickstarter project has already quadrupled its $50,000 goal with 57 days to go....
View ArticleThis is what the 5c ‘Crocs’ case would look like for the iPhone 5s
When Apple launched the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c earlier this fall, the company also debuted accompanying cases. To match the plastic colors of the 5c, Apple launched a “Crocs-like” case for the phone...
View ArticleAT&T launches ‘Mobile Share Value Plans’ with notable monthly savings for...
AT&T has launched a new initiative called Mobile Share Value Plans that is designed to save customers money on their monthly AT&T mobile phone service bills. The following changes are...
View ArticleGet your subsidized iPhones while you can – AT&T says the deals can’t last
AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson told investors yesterday that with smartphone penetration approaching 90 percent, the existing business model – where carriers sell highly-subsidized smartphones to...
View ArticleSpotify goes free with new streaming tier on tablets, smartphones…with a caveat
From 9to5Google: Spotify fans the world over take note, the company is moving into the ad-supported model with a new app for both iOS, Android tablets and smartphones. The company is introducing a...
View ArticleiPhone 5s undisputed king at all four major U.S. carriers ever since launch
The iPhone 5s has retained its status as the best-selling smartphone at the four tier-1 U.S. carriers for the third month running, with the iPhone 5c taking third place after the Samsung Galaxy S4....
View ArticleTwo-thirds of Americans will own an iPhone by 2017, calculates analyst
Smartphones will reach saturation point in the U.S. by 2017, and by that time two-thirds of all Americans will own an iPhone – the conclusions Asymco’s Horace Dediu reaches through a series of...
View ArticleQualcomm employee said Apple’s 64-bit A7 chip was Spinal Tap moment
If Qualcomm seemed rather taken by surprise by Apple’s use of a 64-bit chip in a smartphone, first dismissing it as a gimmick and then hastily backtracking and announcing it would be making 64-bit...
View ArticleDelayed China Mobile iPhone launch may be due to renegotiations based on 5c...
KGI’s Mingchi Kuo has suggested in a note to investors that the mystery of the apparent delay in the iPhone launching on the world’s largest carrier, China Mobile, may be due to last-minute...
View ArticleCorning announces 3D-shaped Gorilla Glass variant for curved displays
Corning, the company that makes the Gorilla Glass found in Apple’s iOS devices and many other mobile phones across the market, announced today that they have achieved “manufacturing readiness” for a...
View ArticleiPhone-controlled door lock market heating up as Openways announces Okidokeys
A company that makes smartphone-controlled door locks for hotels has announced its first home door lock system, going by the rather cringeworthy name Okidokeys. Once fitted, you’ll be able to unlock...
View ArticleCorning shows off germ fighting antimicrobial Gorilla Glass at CES
In an effort to combat spreading germs and bacteria through sharing smart phones and touch screen devices, Corning announced today plans to produce a Gorilla Glass variant with an antimicrobial surface...
View ArticleIncredibly sketchy, thin, and unverified next-generation larger iPhone frame...
The latest iPhone model came out just a few months ago, so that means that rumors and speculation about the next model are already emerging. Sometimes reliable CTech posted the above snaps on Weibo....
View ArticleiOS/Android market share vs. installed base visualized
As the Guardian‘s Charles Arthur points out, market share is a very different thing to installed user-base. The highly-detailed piece is worth reading in full, but the take-out is the bottom graph....
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