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Can Nokia and Microsoft Overthrow Apple Together?

Guest Author ∙ Updated November 30, 2016

"How many of you use an iPhone or an Android device?"

When Stephen Elop asked this question, just a few raised their hands. "That upsets me -he continued- not because some of you are using iPhones, but because only a small number of people are using iPhones. I'd rather people have the intellectual curiosity to understand what we're up against."

Stephen Elop is a canadian executive who is now in charge of Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones. They sell millions of phones per day, but the models they sell are low cost devices, sold for the most part in developing countries. In the past few years, Nokia's share of the smartphone market plummeted form 49% to 25% due to the overwhelming growth of both Android and the iPhone.

Now, at Nokia, they are facing the worst crisis they've ever dealt with. They lost 75% of their market value and will be forced to let a lot of their best engineers go...

iOS Proves Much More Secure than Android

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 5, 2018

You don't have to be around computers very long before you hear the word Symantec. The security company is responsible for the popular Norton AntiVirus software suite, among several other utilities.

Like the rest of the PC world, Norton is trying to stay relevant in wake of a huge industry swing towards mobile products. So the security firm recently did some research on the different ways that Android and iOS handle security methods. Guess who wins?

40% of European Smartphone Buyers Hope an iPhone is in Their Future

Oliver Haslam ∙ June 26, 2011

A new study of European smartphone buyers by Yankee Group is due to be released next month, with the highlight being a claim that fully 40% of European smartphone purchasers intend their next handset to be an Apple iPhone.

After that massive 40% potential iPhone sales, Android comes in a distant second with 19%, followed by 17% aiming for a BlackBerry.

Former phone giant Nokia lags behind with a paltry 15%. The Finnish outfit will no doubt be hoping their imminent switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will help arrest their alarming decline over the last few years...

The iPhone is Not the Underdog

Alex Heath ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

In our second installment of the, "What are they putting in the water at PCMag?" series, we take a look at an article titled, "Is the iPhone Now the Underdog?" by PCMag's Editor-in-Chief, Lance Ulanoff.

Sebastien grilled Mr. Ulanoff over his last article on the proposition of Apple selling unlocked iPhones in the United States. This time, we're going to take a look at Mr. PCMag's idea that Apple needs to make "drastic improvements" to the iPhone to "maintain market share and mindshare."

Apple More than Likely to Lose Amazon Lawsuit, “App Stores” for Everyone

Cody Lee ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

Most of you are probably aware of Apple's trademark lawsuit against Amazon. But if not, it's easy to catch up. The online retailer opened up a new app market earlier this year, entitled the Amazon Appstore for Android. Apple's legal team quickly filed a motion with the courts to ban the retailer from using their trademark.

Apple coined the term back in 2008 when they launched their infamous App Store, and they don't want customers confusing it with a 2nd rate offering. It looks like Apple is going to have to do better than that, as Bloomberg is reporting that the judge has stated that she will "probably" deny Apple's motion...

iPhone Top-Selling Handset on AT&T and Verizon

Alex Heath ∙ June 22, 2011

According to a recent study, after five months, the iPhone already dominates the Verizon network in the U.S. On AT&T, the numbers are even more impressive, with a 65% lead.

BITG Research surveyed 250 Verizon and AT&T stores across the United States over a period of three months and determined that the iPhone is the number one smartphone on both carriers.

Strange iPhone Android Knock Offs for Sale at Sears [Updated]

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

If Apple's litigation team thinks they have a pretty good case against Samsung for violating trade dress, wait until they get wind of this new iPhone-imitating Android device.

While blatant iPhone rip-offs certainly aren't anything new, the fact that a major U.S. retail chain like Sears is selling them is kind of surprising. Even though the device touts some big features, iDB has a pool going on just how long this device remains available...

iAndroid, an Android Simulator for iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ June 5, 2011

I've never been a big fan of Android. I tried really hard to like Google's mobile operating system but I never really made a deep connection with it. That was until a couple days ago, when I tried iAndroid, an Android simulator for jailbroken iPhone.

We've seen how to port Android to iOS before but it never really was a good set up. Things didn't work well, supported devices were limited, and it just wasn't pretty. Because iAndroid is not a port, but a simulator, it takes care of all these inconveniences to make the best of Android on your iPhone...

iPhone Now More Popular Than BlackBerry in US

Guest Author ∙ June 4, 2011

Apple's iPhone has now overtaken BlackBerry devices to become the second most popular smartphone in the U.S. in terms of active users. While the iPhone has been outselling the BlackBerry family for some time now, it previously sat behind RIM's devices in both platform and hardware.

Data recorded by comScore's MobiLens service has revealed that between the three-month period beginning February and ending April 2011, 74.6 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones, 26% of which were Apple's iPhone...

US Army Prepares the iPhone for War

Guest Author ∙ June 3, 2011

Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Government, the Army is planning to hold desert trials in the U.S. next week to test smartphones and tablets for use during war. Devices include the iPhone and Android-powered handsets, which will be stress-tested with a variety of applications that could see troops using smartphones during battle.

The devices would be used for things lie monitoring surveillance cameras or downloading "up-to-the minute information from a remote database," according to a Wall Street Journal report...

US Government Drops BlackBerry to Adopt iOS Devices

Guest Author ∙ May 31, 2011

United States federal agencies are ditching BlackBerry devices in favor of those powered by iOS, according to a new feature in the Washington Post. Dubbed 'federal government 2.0', the change will see the U.S. government upgraded and the introduction of consumer technologies like the iPhone, iPad, and Google's Gmail service.

The demand for these technologies has not only come from agency directors and senior officials – who want to use iPads, Android phones and web-based email at the office like they do at home – but also from frontline workers who believe consumer technologies can set them free of the office for mobile working arrangements...