Next iPhone will have bigger screen, report says
Apple is indeed planning to introduce an iPhone with a larger screen, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. The company has reportedly ordered 4-inch screens from its suppliers, a bump from the currently standard 3.5-inch screen size that Apple has been using since the original
Apple readies iPhone with bigger screen: sources
Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The new iPhone screens will measure 4 inches from corner to corner, one source said. That would represent a roughly 30
Samsung not seen quaking in boots over Apple-Elpida report
Apple Inc will struggle to cut its reliance on rival Samsung Electronics for component supplies, analysts and industry sources said on Thursday, despite speculation that it has begun reducing its use of Samsung memory chips. Samsung has lost 6 percent of its value, or $11 billion, since a Taiwanese trade news outlet reported on Wednesday
HTC shares tumble as patent case delays U.S. sales
U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a fresh blow to the company as it tries to turn around declining sales in what was once its largest market. Shares in HTC tumbled more than 6 percent after it said shipments of the phones were being held up by U.S. customs
China Mobile in talks with Apple for iPhone
China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said on Wednesday it is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone because its homegrown 3G technology is not supported by the chips used in current iPhone models.
Apple drops 4G from new iPad name in UK online store
Apple has removed claims that its new iPad has '4G' capability from its UK and other non-US online stores, after complaints that its high-speed mobile connection could not work outside the US. The UK Apple Store now describes the mobile-capable device as having 'cellular' capability, rather than 4G. The latter offers superfast mobile
Aaron Sorkin to pen screenplay for Steve Jobs film
Steve Jobs' life will be brought to the big screen by Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in a movie based on Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the enigmatic co-founder of Apple, maker of iPods and iPads. Sony Pictures Entertainment on Tuesday unveiled plans to put Sorkin, who wrote Facebook film 'The Social Network,' behind
Apple provides sneak peek at iOS apps for summer 2012
Apple is expected to unveil the iOS 6 software at its WWDC conference in June, and while proprietary maps, Siri APIs for developers and a revamped App Store have been rumoured, the exact details won't be known until the event. However, Apple is showing off some of the apps that it expects to be big summer hits on its iPhone, iPad and iPod
Apple, supplier Foxconn to share costs on improving factories
Apple Inc and its key supplier Foxconn Technology Group will share the initial costs of improving labor conditions at the Chinese factories that assemble iPhones and iPads, Foxconn's top executive said on Thursday. Foxconn chief Terry Gou did not give a figure for the costs, but the group has been spending heavily to fight a perception
Samsung unwraps latest Galaxy rival to iPhone
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) unveiled a new top-of-the-range Galaxy smartphone in London on Thursday, updating the most direct rival to Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone with a larger touch screen and more powerful processor. The South Korean technology group, which overtook Finnish company Nokia (NOK1V.HE) as the world's biggest cellphone maker
Samsung unveils Galaxy S III smartphone with face, voice recognition
Samsung has launched its Galaxy S III smartphone, which it hopes will help solidify the company as the leading challenger to Apple and its iPhone 4S. The new handset, with a whopping 4.8-inch screen and an 8-megapixel camera, was unveiled at a slick launch party in London on Thursday, complete
Global Smartphone Market Is on Fire
A recent flurry of reports analyzing the state of the mobile market has provoked some head-spinning. Some issues, such as the global competition between Samsung and Apple, are being hotly disputed by dueling consulting firms. About other trends, though, there is no doubt whatsoever.
'Here is what we know is true --
Samsung and Apple now have more than 50% of phone market, says IDC
Samsung and Apple are eating up the smartphone market - which, in turn, is increasingly eating up the mobile phone market, according to new figures released by the research company IDC. In the first quarter of 2012, the two companies' joint share of the smartphone market edged past 50% for the first time, to 53.3%, as the smartphone
Spotify iPad app - review
Spotify finally has an iPad app. The streaming music service has launched a native app for Apple's tablet, following in the footsteps of rivals Rdio, Mog and Deezer. Journalists and subscribers alike have been asking Spotify about its iPad plans for some time, with the topic even overshadowing the company's recent Coca-Cola branding
Apple and Samsung to discuss putting an end to lawsuits
Apple chief executive Tim Cook will meet his opposite number at Samsung, Gee-Sung Choi, to discuss ending their bitter litigation over smartphones and tablets, which has become a globe-spanning war taking in 50 lawsuits in 10 countries. But the summit, on 21 May, is not the result of an olive branch held out by either side. Instead, it is
Samsung shows the confidence of the worlds leading phone maker
Two black coaches pulled up outside the Apple store in Sydney last week, and dozens of people jumped out onto the rain-soaked pavement. They rushed up to Apple's shop windows and began chanting: 'Wake up!' , waving placards bearing the same words. Five minutes later they marched off on a short tour of the city. The PR stunt was organised
Hon Hai drops; poor end of the iPad value chain
Shares in Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd took a beating on Monday after lackluster quarterly profits, in sharp contrast to the booming fortunes of its main client, Apple Inc, highlighting one of the main downsides of life as a maker of others' high-end products. Hon Hai's first-quarter net profit - up 3.6 percent to T$14.92 billion
Apps Rush: The Word Magazine, Lego Star Wars Funzone, The Browser, Burgerapp and more
UK-based music and culture magazine The Word has launched its official iPad app, charging £2.99 an issue through Apple's Newsstand. The content has been neatly redesigned for the tablet screen.iPadThere's a healthy community of people building with Lego Star Wars toys out there, and this new Funzone app helps you browse photos and videos
