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.

Farmville comes to the iPhone

When the world's most popular social media game meets the world's most popular mobile phone, you can't help but feel the synergy.

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?

Android phones selling at a rate of 2 per second

The fact that 600,000 iPhone 4 devices were pre-ordered in one day is nothing short of astounding, but Google's CEO says that on a daily basis, Android sales are fare outpacing the iPhone.

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.

Entry-level smartphones address emerging markets

Mobile manufacturers shipped over 55 million smartphones during the first quarter of 2010.
 According to ABI Research, the fastest growth was observed in markets with minimal previous exposure to expensive, cutting-edge smartphones. 

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.

Will iOS 4 threaten RIM's corporate dominance?

RIM's Blackberry smartphone has become synonymous with corporate America. But does the advent of Apple's iOS 4 herald the end of a Blackberry-dominated era?

Apple to store and share users' real-time location data

Apple is collecting the precise, real-time location of iPhone and iPad users, and passing it on to other organisations.

Apple iOS 4 goes live

Apple has released the latest iteration of its mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Kobo e-reader goes Android

Kobo is now Android friendly! The free e-reader app - which is available on the Android Market - supports the popular ePUB standard, including rich text and images.

Dude, find my iPhone!

Apple has introduced an app that allows users to track down their lost or stolen iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches. 

Social networking boosts mobile app use

Social networking sites such as Facebook have contributed to a staggering increase in the number of mobile app users.

iPad-controlled quadricopter takes to the skies

An iPad-controlled quadricopter has taken to the skies above E3 in Los Angeles.

T-Mobile jumps to the front of the line to get iPhone, maybe

While most talk of a non-AT&T iPhone has been directed at the #1 carrier, Verizon, there's a growing thought that T-Mobile may be the first new service provider to carry the Apple phone.

AdMob criticizes Apple over iPhone data ban

AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui has criticized Apple for effectively banning third-party iPhone data collection.

Adobe and Greystripe circumvent Apple Flash ban

Adobe and Greystripe have announced a joint initiative to circumvent Apple's heavy-handed mobile Flash ban.

5 Don't Cares At Apple's WWDC

The hype surrounding Apple's WorldWide developer Confernce kick-off today is overwhelming. Here's 5 reasons not to care.

Appular launches first HTML5 iPhone game demo

Appular has launched the first HTML5 iPhone game demo. 

The title - dubbed Hand of Greed - features intense, blade strewn action, along with touch screen controls, fluid animations and dynamic lighting effects.