ABI Research: Smartphone downloads from app stores to peak in 2013
May 9, 2010 by admin
Filed under 3G, Technology
At the moment, most mobile applications for smartphones are downloaded from app stores. According to ABI Research data, last year consumers downloaded some 2.4 billion applications from such stores, which is an impressive figure. What’s more, that number is set to keep growing and peak in 2013 at just below seven billion. As expected, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s AppStore will continue to lead the field.
iPad 3G selling like hotcakes
May 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under 3G, TOP Ranking
looks like the iPad 3G is in hot demand, as the “magical” tablet is reportedly sold out in multiple stores.
MacRumors and Bloomberg have been calling around and found numerous Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) stores are sold out of both versions. This news makes you really contemplate if Apple really can make $1 billion from the iPad in this quarter.
iPhone gets cheap tariffs from Tesco Mobile
April 17, 2010 by admin
Filed under 3G, Top Stories
Tesco Mobile have just announced a trolleyload (ha ha – pun intended) of cheap new iPhone tariffs, according to TechDigest.
You can get an iPhone 3G 8GB for £100, iPhone 3GS 16GB for £200, and iPhone 3GS 32GB for £275, on a £35/month contract – which only lasts for 12 months!
AT&T 3G service disruption hits San Francsico
AT&T 3G wireless customers in San Francisco had problems making calls, sending and receiving text messages, and accessing data on Friday evening.
New iPhone 3GS Bootrom NOT Jailbreak-Proof! With One Catch…
When Apple released the new iPhone 3GS with an updated bootrom, many reports claimed it rendered the handset “unhackable” or “jailbreak-proof.” I maintained such reports were overdramatic and it was only a matter of time before a new exploit was discovered. While the Dev-Team is undoubtedly working hard in finding a new exploit for the 3GS bootrom, in the meantime, Dev-Team member Eric McDonald addressed sensationalized reports in a Wired interview released yesterday.
The Signal #38: Very, Very British and Invisble Shield for iPhone 3G Giveaway
Our illustrious UK author, Ben Robinson, joins us from IntoMobile Towers this episode!
The Signal grows again, now that we’ve got four writers linking up for this week’s episode. This week’s top news is a bit of a mish-mash. The N900 rocks the roost for top story, and Stefan gives us his expert take on Maemo and the new Nokia (NYSE: NOK) handset that straddles MID and smartphone categories nicely. Ben tells us about CoPilot Live, a navigation app for iPhone he’s been trying out, Will gives us the run-down on Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s crowdsourcing for traffic data, and I talk about the huge accessories market and how surprising (or not) the figures are.
CoPilot Live Satellite Navigation arrives for iPhone
Technologies has announced that its CoPilot Live satellite navigation system has been approved for sale via the iPhone App Store and is now available in UK for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone 3G and 3Gs for a one-off fee of £25.99. Running in portrait or landscape display mode, CoPilot Live brings full featured turn-by-turn navigation to iPhones, complete with automatic route calculation, easy to follow 3D map displays and clear turn-by-turn voice directions.
iPhone vulnerable to hacker attacks – researchers
SECURITY experts have uncovered flaws in Apple’s iPhone that hackers can exploit to take control of the popular device, using the tactic for identity theft and other crimes.
Users need to be warned that their iPhones are not entirely secure and Apple should try to repair the vulnerability as soon as possible, they said at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, one of the world’s top forums for exchanging information on computer security threats.
AT&T Cuts Refurbished iPhone 3G (8GB) to $49
AT&T used Twitter last Friday evening to announce that a refurbished iPhone 3G–specifically, the black 8GB model–can now be picked up for just $49, while supplies last. That’s half the price of an unopened 8GB model. A refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G (black or white) costs $99.
My iPhone 3GS – the woes continue…
I’ve not had a very good run with my iPhone 3GS – first of all, I found the same rattle that Will found, and now I’ve got screen issues!
What exactly? Well, follow my instructions below and let’s see if you have the same:
- hold the 3GS in the palm (NSDQ: PALM) of one of your hands