Smartphones Archives

Watch Random People React To Smartphone App Permissions Requests

February 4, 2015

Do you read the privacy policies or permissions requests for the apps and services you use every day? If you’re like most people, your answer...

iPhone

HTC cuts forecast by 23 percent, blaming everyone else but themselves

Josh Wright -

November 23, 2011

HTC has notified investors of a revenue forecast cut that could reach 23 percent in the upcoming quarter. This means the original estimation of $4...

iPhone

1% of world’s web traffic comes from iPads

Marco Fiori -

July 5, 2011

One measly percent might not sound like a lot, but think about how much content is distributed via the web. Ask a browser startup if...

iPhone

Are you guilty of using your phone before getting out of bed?

Jane Jones -

May 13, 2011

Ericsson ConsumerLab researchers recently did an 18 month survey to see how many users checked their phone before they got up and out of bed...

Misc. News

Report: Smartphones outshipping PCs

Stephen M. Hackett -

February 10, 2011

According to a new report, late last year, the total number of smartphones shipped has eclipsed the number of PCs shipped. Here’s CNN Money’s David Goldman:...

Misc. News

Android may force Apple to lift Adobe Flash ban

Christine Morris -

November 22, 2010

Adobe’s Flash seems to still be fighting the ban on iOS devices. Even though Apple CEO Steve Jobs has enforced this ban, people in the...

iPad

Slingbox Mobile for iPad coming soon

James Hicks -

November 16, 2010

If you’re a fan of television and you’re a techie, then you know about Slingbox and the SlingPlayer line of products. In a nutshell —...

Tips

iPhone Tip – iPhone 4 Voice Commands

Gerard Lagana -

July 6, 2010

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When I got my iPhone 4, I was excited to try out the voice commands. I had the iPhone 3G which did not have this...

iPhone

Complete analysis of iPhone 4 antenna problem

Joshua Schnell -

July 1, 2010

Since the release of the iPhone 4, there has been a lot of anecdotal reports that holding the phone a certain way can lead to...

iPhone

Apple slips up: iWork for the iPhone is obviously on the way

Joshua Schnell -

June 29, 2010

What’s missing for Apple’s mobile devices? What’s the one thing that you hear over and over again when non-techies talk about the iPhone and iPad...

Tips

iPhone Tip – Free up memory and conserve battery life

Gerard Lagana -

June 29, 2010

A feature that has been asked for by many of Apple’s iPhone customers is multitasking. Apple gave it to us with the release of iOS...

iPhone

Offload movies from your iPhone 4 directly to your iPad

Joshua Schnell -

June 28, 2010

Here’s an interesting tidbit for today. If you were lucky enough to get an iPad Camera Connection Kit when they launched a long side the...

iPhone

Apple’s iPhone 4 costs $187.51 to build

Joshua Schnell -

June 28, 2010

Outside of the original iPhone, the iPhone 4 is now the second most expensive iPhone to be created. Most of the additional costs are being...

iPhone

Apple sold 1.5 million iPhone 4s already?

Joshua Schnell -

June 25, 2010

A lot of people were lining up yesterday for access to the iPhone 4, so it probably doesn’t come as a surprise to most that...

iPhone

Double Tap still brings up iPod settings on the iPhone 4 and other iOS devices

Joshua Schnell -

June 24, 2010

Did you know that you can still universally bring up the iPod settings on your iOS device with a double tap? I didn’t. It took...

iPhone

Lefties need not Apply, iPhone 4 is dropping your calls

Joshua Schnell -

June 24, 2010

We’re not joking. If you hold your iPhone with your left hand, much like I do, you might notice a lot of dropped calls. Early...

iPhone

Problem with multitasking, and a possible solution

Joshua Schnell -

June 23, 2010

After getting multitasking on my phone, one thing became pretty clear right off the bat. It’s great that I can now listen to pandora, surf...

iPhone

How much money is Apple making off the App Store anyway?

Joshua Schnell -

June 23, 2010

You can look at the App Store in two very distinct ways. The first suggests that developers are making money, and that the largest digital...

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