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Rumor: Apple to Develop Smaller, Cheaper $200 iPhone to Compete with Android
by Derek Scott on Feb 12, 2011 1 Comments">1
Could Apple be secretly developing a new smaller cheaper iPhone to compete on the world stage? The rumor mill is churning thanks to a recent study posted by Bloomberg Reports which states Apple may indeed be developing a smaller cheaper iPhone. The new iPhone is rumored to be priced around $200 unlocked and could be released as soon as the middle of 2011. This would be a drastic move for Apple as they’re marketing strategy has always been to release expensive devices that are only attainable by the richest of folks. Releasing a cheaper iPhone would drastically change their image …
Report: Android beats BlackBerry and iPhone in Q2
by Michelle Ruhfass on Aug 05, 2010 0 Comments">0
Yesterday the NPD Group released a report that shows Google’s Android OS now dominates 33% of the U.S. market share with RIM’s BlackBerry OS trailing in second with 28% and Apple steady at 22%. [via MobileBurn]
Android 2.2 Froyo on the iPhone
by James Tromans on Jun 07, 2010 0 Comments">0
We already knew about Android making its way onto the iPhone, but now we have a version of Froyo there too. Ok, so it isn’t a bells-and-whistles all-singing-all-dancing exaple of an Android port, but its still great to see. All the problems with this port so far are to be expected. The device runs very hot, very quickly, and the connectivity options such as WiFi require some attention. Also, the phone’s GPU unit is unrecognised. However, the basic foundations are in place for this thing to get full Android 2.2 functionality soon. We cannot wait!
AdMob Mobile Statistics reveal Android beats iPhone OS in China
by James Tromans on May 27, 2010 0 Comments">0
AdMob have released their latest statistics for April. AdMob are a worldwide company that has a good read on the pulse of the smartphone OS market. It is important to note that that these are not market estimates of actual sales. Instead, they are a ‘snapshot of the month of April 2010 in AdMob’s network’. The general consensus is that this network is very large… large enough to give meaningful statistics. For me, the most interesting statistic is that Android is already outselling the iPhone in key emerging markets such as China. Sure, if you add up all the iPhone …
Android passes iPhone in U.S. smartphone sales
by Michael Oryl on May 10, 2010 2 Comments">2
It appears that our lovable Android friend has got a bit of momentum going on his side in the United States. According to the NPD Group, Android smartphone sales have pushed Apple’s iPhone out of the number 2 position in the U.S. for the first quarter of 2010. Research In Motion’s BlackBerry platform still holds onto the number 1 position, however. BlackBerry – 36 percent Android – 28 percent iPhone – 21 percent The report also noted that while average cell phone prices rose 5 percent to $88 in the past quarter, smartphone prices actually dropped 3 percent to an …
Video: iPhone to run Android
by James Tromans on Apr 23, 2010 0 Comments">0
Ok, so Apple aren’t rolling out Android to their new iPhone heading our way this summer, but you will soon be able to run the Android OS on your old iPhone. For real! iPhone hacker and Dev-Team member Planetbeing has been “working on this quietly in the background” but now he has Android successfully working on the iPhone (well, for the most part). In order to get this to work you need OpeniBoot on your iPhone, which enables you to boot linux. This too is created by Planetbeing. It goes without saying that this is a great achievement, but given …
80k Google Nexus Ones sold in January – report
by Michael Oryl on Feb 05, 2010 0 Comments">0
A report from analytics group Flurry Inc. predicts that Google sold roughly 80,000 units of its Nexus One smartphone in the phone’s first month. That doesn’t compare all that well with the DROID’s roughly 525,000 units in its first month, or the original Apple iPhone’s estimated 600,000 back in 2007. Of course there are a lot of factors involved in these relatively low numbers. For starters, you can’t buy a Nexus One in a T-Mobile store. If you’re not sure if it will suit you, you’ll just have to pull the trigger and order it online, hoping that you’ll like …
Google sells a mere 20K Nexus One handsets in the first week of sales?
by Susan Ellery on Jan 13, 2010 3 Comments">3
According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, the Google Nexus One has not taken the world by storm. The latest Android offering has just passed the one week mark and estimates based upon web traffic data suggest that Google has sold a paltry 20,000 Nexus One handsets. When compared to other major handset launches, the Nexus One lags behind the myTouch, the DROID, and the iPhone which sold 60,000, 250,000, and 1.6 million handsets, respectively, in each phone’s first week of sales. Some of the lag in Nexus One sales may be attributed to the timing of the device’s release which …
Android to challenge the iPhone’s dominance in Korea
by Susan Ellery on Dec 29, 2009 0 Comments">0
Korea may become the next battleground in the war between Android and the iPhone for smartphone dominance. On the one side, we have KT Telecommunications which is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in Korea and on the other, we have rival SK Telecom which is gearing up to release ten Android handsets in 2010. SK Telecom is larger of the two wireless carriers, controlling over 50% of the market share but KT has the jump on SK Telecom in the smartphone market, having launched the iPhone in November 2009. SK Telecom hopes to ramp up its smartphone user base …
O’Reilly’s Android app gaining ground on its iPhone counterpart
by Susan Ellery on Dec 26, 2009 0 Comments">0
It is nice to see Android gaining ground on its competition in both the big markets and the small. We covered last week some of the big trends, today we have a little one to share. O’Reilly Media, well-known technical book supplier, sells e-book copies of their hardcover books as individual applications in both the Android market and Apple’s App store with each online store offering about 200 books/applications. The publisher recently revealed that the sale of its Android applications are increasing at an astonishing rate. Two months ago, Android sales were hovering at about 10% of iPhone sales for …
New Verizon Wireless DROID commercial calls the iPhone a porcelain princess, the DROID a fast robot
by Susan Ellery on Dec 04, 2009 0 Comments">0
Android fans will love it and iPhone fans will hate it, but the latest Verizon Wireless Motorola DROID commercial is genius. Emphasizing its unabashed manliness, the commercial calls the iPhone a “tiara-wearing, digitally clueless beauty queen” and the DROID as fast as a “racehorse duct taped to a scud missile”. Yeah, they went there. We won’t spoil the rest for you, you’ll have to see it for yourself. Hit the YouTube link for the video. [via Daily Mobile and YouTube]
Google News for Android, iPhone, Pre gets updated
by Chuck Zich on Nov 24, 2009 0 Comments">0
Google has announced that Android, iPhone, and Pre users can now experience a new streamlined version of Google News on their phones’ browsers. New features include integrated personalization with your desktop preferences, easier video viewing, optimized format for pictures, and the ability to jump to a category much quicker. After playing around with it for a while, I don’t see much of an improvement over viewing Google News on my mobile iGoogle page. I prefer to jump via tabs, rather than having the entire news feed display and having to jump up and down the page to get to the …
Samsung’s i7500 to hit O2 UK shelves in August
by James Tromans on Jul 04, 2009 4 Comments">4
Flying somewhat under the radar is the news that O2 UK will now be getting the Samsung i7500 device in August this year. Ewan, from Mobile Industry Review, wandered into his local O2 store on Friday this week to pick up a brochure of the up and coming devices. The first Friday of the month is when these things hit the shelves. Allegedly, page six of this O2 July catalogue reveals the Samsung i7500 will land in August. This was confirmed by the shop clerk too. Given the fact that they also have the iPhone and, as MIR point out, …
Google Adsense beta for Android and iPhone launched
by Michael Oryl on Jun 29, 2009 0 Comments">0
Ah yes, you’ve all been waiting for this, I’m sure. Google has launched a beta test of its new Adsense advertising system for Android and iPhone. This will allow app developers to place Adsense advertisiements into their applications that will earn them money when users click on them. I can hardly wait to see ads popping up in my favorite applications! *cough* Ahem. It appears that ads will be targeted by keyword, location, and user demographics. Pretty much like the regular online ads do in web browsers. Fierce Mobile Content reports that advertisers will even be able to bid for …
China Mobile gets HTC Magic/Dopod G2 with iPhone UI style
by Michael Oryl on Mar 18, 2009 0 Comments">0
Chinese site IT168.com has posted a series of live photos of the new HTC Sapphire based smartphone that is heading to China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile network. The interesting part of the device is how the user interface has been tweaked. It has a very different look to it, and you can even see a few icons that appear to have been ripped off from the Apple iPhone. This TD-SCDMA based 3G version of the Sapphire could end up being called the Dopod G2. Dopod is the brand that HTC markets under in Asia. You’ll find more photos after …
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