John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 4, 2013 at 2:25 pm PT
An unexpected victory for Samsung in its patent battle with Apple.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on October 12, 2011 at 3:55 am PT
More than 18 million iPhone 3GS users are expected to upgrade to the new iPhone 4S.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 4:43 am PT
If you were hoping that Apple, through some combination of engineering acumen, force of will and luck, would overcome the power consumption and cost issues preventing it from adding a high-resolution retina display to the iPad 2, it may be time to relinquish the dream. Because a new set of specs cited by Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst for Concord Securities in Taiwan, suggests the device will feature the same 1024×768 resolution display as its predecessor.
John Paczkowski in News on September 29, 2010 at 10:42 am PT
The iPhone 4 has sold out in China, just four days after its market debut. China Unicom, Apple’s carrier partner in the country, said today that it’s sold about 100,000 iPhone 4s and has another 100,000 on back order.
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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 28, 2010 at 2:34 pm PT
Apple is investigating reports that the latest iPhone operating system causes problems for users of the iPhone 3G, after a series of complaints on Apple support forums and technology blogs. Apple is aware of the reports and is looking into the matter, a spokeswoman told Digits.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on July 12, 2010 at 4:23 am PT
Looks like a Wi-Fi-enabled version of Apple’s iPhone is indeed headed to China–and sooner rather than later. According to a notice published by the country’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, Chinese regulators have issued a network access licence for an iPhone that supports “HSDPA and WAPI security mode with wireless LAN capabilities.”
John Paczkowski in News on June 24, 2010 at 6:33 pm PT
Does the design of the iPhone 4’s antenna contribute to lower signal reception? No more so than any other antenna design, says Apple. Responding to complaints about weakening signal strength when the iPhone 4 is held in a particular way, the company said such issues are common to all cell phones. Its suggested solution: hold it a different way.
John Paczkowski in News on June 18, 2010 at 8:52 am PT
Apple’s announcement that it presold a record 600,000 iPhone 4s on Tuesday despite a fiasco of an ordering process has analysts predicting this year’s iPhone launch will be the best ever. Earlier this week, UBS analyst Maynard Um and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster issued bullish first-weekend sales forecasts. And now Susquehanna Financial’s Jeff Fidacaro has followed suit with what I think is the most bullish prediction to date.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2010 at 8:59 am PT
Verizon this morning copped to what the blogosphere has been jawing about for weeks now: Motorola’s Devour is to be the wireless carrier’s next Android handset. Arriving at market next month, the Devour seems a lower-cost alternative to Droid, though Verizon hasn’t yet named a price for it.
John Paczkowski in News on January 27, 2010 at 10:00 am PT
After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. We’re covering it live with photos and text.