All Posts Tagged With: "smartphones"
When Smartphones Know Too Much – is Your Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone Putting You In Danger?
Advancements in technology give us many conveniences that people ten years ago hadn’t even dreamed of yet. One such advancement is the growth of the smartphone market – particularly the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. All smartphones are basically a miniature laptop, easy to use, always on you, and loaded with personal information. Think about how [...]
Verizon Already Snagged Nearly 15% of AT&T iPhone Users
After Verizon made iPhone available to their customers, it only took a day for 3% of iPhone users to switch carriers. Within a month time frame, Verizon’s conversion of iPhone customers has been on a steady incline with 12.7% of the market converting to the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) network. Competitor AT&T (NYSE: T) has been having [...]
Ford (NYSE: F) Offers App To Make Focus Smart
A new mobile phone application by Ford (NYSE: F) is going to assist drivers manage the energy they use remotely. The new Ford Focus Electric vehicle which is expected to come out soon will permit app users of MyFord Mobile to monitor the battery level of their vehicle from their phones. Drivers will also be [...]
All Soldiers May Soon Have an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone or Android Phone
The United States Army is seriously considering giving each of their soldiers a smartphone with which to stay connected. They may even give them the option of either choosing between Apple’s iPhone or a smartphone that runs the Google Android. Earlier this week, ArmyTimes reported that they are “considering making a smartphone a standard piece [...]
Will Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone Be Exclusive for Verizon (NYSE: VZ)?
Over the past few days there has been some talk that the iPhone, offered by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and currently available only on the AT&T network, will soon be made available to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) customers, as well. The speculation now includes that the iPhone may be sold exclusively by Verizon, a strategy that allowed [...]
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Plans to Dominate Smartphone Market
If Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has its way Apple’s iPhone will have some strong competition. With a budget of around $100 million the company plans to market its nine phone models aggressively in an effort to regain top position in the market place. Microsoft also hopes to regain the customers it lost to Apple Inc and [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Announces Plans To Open Their Own App Store
Amazon has a reported plan to open up an applications store for the Android-operated smartphones, according to a recent post appearing on the Wall Street Journal website. This would be big competition for the existing Android Market that is run by Google. The mobile application marketplace is quickly becoming very competitive. The Apple iPhone app [...]
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone Ranked Number 1 in Customer Satisfaction According to J.D. Power
For the fourth year in a row, J.D. Power and Associates smartphone customer satisfaction rankings lists Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone as number one. Out of a possible 1,000 points for customer satisfaction survey answers, Apple scored 800, Motorola scored 791 and HTC scored 781. For smartphones in general, the industry average for customer satisfaction was [...]
‘Antennagate’ Results in Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) Executive to Resign
Poor reception of the latest company smartphone has resulted in Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) executive to pack his brief case. Mark Papermaster, iPhone engineering genius, left over the bad reception the iPhone was getting. Literally. The phone, if held in a certain way would have poor reception. The reports of the deficiency spread and analysts worried that [...]
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone Coming To Verizon in 2011
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone will start being sold by Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), the largest mobile phone company in the United States as of January of next year. According to Businessweek.com, the deal has not been officially made public. Spokespeople for both Verizon and Apple declined to comment on the topic. This latest development will end [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4 Debuts With Long Lines
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the 4th version of the iPhone today, which brought out lines longer than earlier version releases. It seems that Apple has a craze going around the world for these devices. It also appears that they were not anticipating demand to be this high, as many locations ran out of phones before [...]
Sprint’s (NYSE:S) HTC EVO 4G Is Virtually Gone
The new HTC EVO 4G from Sprint (NYSE: S), the much anticipated competitor of the Apple (NYSE: APPL) iPhone 4 has hit store shelves and disappeared almost as fast. Sprint’s website is reporting the device is ‘so hot we can’t keep it on our virtual shelves” and tells consumers more ‘are on the way’. The [...]
iPhone Prices Being Rolled Back at Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
The world’s largest retailer is cutting the price of the Apple (NYSE:APPL) iPhone Tuesday. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is set to cut the iPhone price down by $100 for the 16GB 3GS model, leaving consumers to pick up the phone for just $97. Walmart’s $97 iPhone sales are currently showing as available online. The deals seem only [...]
Apple (NYSE: APPL) and Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG)Mobile Device War
People may not have noticed, but two giant companies are going head to head. Apple (NYSE: APPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have been recently fighting a mobile device war, which up until recently Apple was winning. One million iPads were sold the first month they were released. The iPhone revolutionized the way smart-phones were perceived, [...]
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Back in Running with Palm Purchase?
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has agreed to acquire Palm, Inc for close to $1.2 billion to put them in the running in the smartphone market according to Businessweek.com. HP’s current smart phone, the iPaq, hasn’t been doing as good as its competitors. Now with the addition of the Palm, HP will also get the patent line up [...]
More Product Leaks from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL)– Convertible Netbook Tablet and Looking Glass Tablet with Android, Tegra and TV Tuner
Last week we reported on the upcoming smartphones from Dell, the Dell Thunder, Lightning and Smoke. Now, Engadget.com has reported that a 7 inch tablet with a NVIDIA Tegra chip called the Dell Looking Glass is scheduled for release in November; and a convertible netbook tablet with an 11 inch display scheduled for release in [...]
Electronic Books Growing In Popularity
If you are looking for the perfect gift for the reader in your life, you might want to reconsider that novel from the local bookstore. While it is true that many avid readers still prefer sitting down with a “real” book in hand, more and more people are discovering electronic books. If you are unfamiliar [...]
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