Bill forces Apple and Intel to disclose use of 'conflict minerals'

Hi-tech companies could be forced to admit whether they're buying minerals that fuel violence in Congo.

Apple patching iOS reception glitch next week?

If comments posted on Apple's official forums are anything to go by, there may be a firmware update to the new iPhone OS platform as early as next week and it expected to target the issue of customers losing reception just from touching the edge of their phone.

Can Nokia’s MeeGo take on iOS4 and Android?

Nokia is adopting the Linux-powered MeeGo platform for its N-series smartphone lineup in an effort to more effectively compete against Google Android and Apple iOS 4.

Apple iPhone 4 antenna issue fix: $29

Apple admits to problems with the iPhone antenna and offers what is, effecively, a rubber band around the bezel to fix it.

iPhone 4 shot and killed by Navy SEAL

A retired Navy SEAL sniper has shot and killed an innocent iPhone 4 in cold blood at the Angeles Forest Range.

Smartphone clones redefine handset market

Smartphone clones such as the "BlueBerry" are helping to redefine the low-cost handset segment as viable alternatives to higher-priced devices.

Report: 77% of "new" iPhone 4 sales are just upgrades

Are you impressed by the long lines outside of Apple stores across the country? Well, don't be, because a shocking 77% of new iPhone 4 sales are just upgrades.

House turns its sights on Apple over new privacy policy

It's Apple's turn to come under scrutiny from senators for its privacy practices. Reps Edward J Markey and Joe Barton (yes, them again) are raising questions with Steve Jobs over Apple’s privacy policy.

Thousands line-up for crappy reception

The Internets are abuzz with news of thousands of people camping out for new phones that have serious design flaws. This phenomenon is known as "I believe everything Geezer Mossberg says."

Can HP take on Apple with Palm and NuTsie?


Hewlett Packard appears to be prepping for an all-out mobile war with Apple, Steve Jobs, the iPad, iPhone and iTunes.

Swype wants to be on your iPhone

Swype software allows Android smartphone users to simply drag their fingers from letter to letter instead of tapping on each one. But will Swype's technology find its way to Apple's iPhone?

The REAL iPhone 4 teardown

UBM TechInsights has thoroughly torn down the long-awaited Apple iPhone 4 and identified all its key components, including a 3-axis digital gyroscope and accelerometer designed by ST Micro.

The iPhone Manifesto: A guide to 21st Century fanaticism

A specter is haunting the world — the specter of Apple. All the powers of the industry have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcise this specter:  Google and Microsoft, Palm and HP, Blackberry radicals and corporate police-spies.

Discolored screen, scratches on the back: anyone for an iPhone 4?

The awe-inspiring beauty of the new iPhone 4 is looking a little faded, with reports of yellow patches on the screen and an easily scratched casing.

Urban Tool touts geeky gadget holsters for hipsters

Are you a geeky male hipster with an ironic, badly trimmed soul patch? Do you have an (understandably) depressed girlfriend who routinely refuses to lug around your tricked-out and tattooed Apple gear?

Do developers prefer Android or Apple?

Do developers prefer working with Android's open ecosystem, or are they more interested in submitting programs to Apple's lucrative app store?

iPhone Dev-Team jailbreaks iOS 4 for 3GS

The iPhone Dev-Team has successfully jailbroken Apple's recently launched iOS 4 for the 3GS, 3G and second-gen iPod Touch.

App Store really doesn't make any money

Apple's making peanuts out of the app store, according to a financial analyst who says it's netted less than half a billion dollars since its launch two years ago.

Verizon getting iPhone next year... for real, this time?

If Verizon gets its own version of the iPhone in early 2011, as Barclays PLC is now predicting, it could lead to 9 million new Verizon activations and a switch-over for as many as a million AT&T customers.

Apple says three million iPads sold in 80 days

Apple has managed to sell three million shiny iPads in just 80 days - or one tablet every three seconds.