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The tide turning? Or an expected Apple lull as it transitions from the iPhone 4S to the iPhone 5? Whatever way you look at it, Samsung has claimed a significant psychological victory with news that the Galaxy S3 has overtaken the iPhone 4S to become the best selling smartphone on …
Read More »iPhone 5 shatters 4S record with 2m pre-orders
Latest iteration of hugely popular smartphone doubles initial 4S sales in 24 hours
Read More »iPhone 5 off the factory line captured in video… probably
We’ll know for certain if this video is legitimate in on September 12th. That’s when Apple will reveal the iPhone 5 to the world, but by all accounts this video looks accurate, and certainly concurs we’ve everything we’ve heard about the handset so far. Neowin reports that the prototype that’s …
Read More »Galaxy S III becomes top selling US smartphone, overtaking iPhone 4S
Apple’s iPhone 4S has not finished first in monthly smartphone sales for the first time since its launch eleven months ago. Apple Insider reports that the recently released Samsung Galaxy S III won out in August, though the trend is not expected to continue. Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley expects …
Read More »GDC: Crytek puzzle game set for iOS and Android
FPS masters 'hoping to surprise people' with carefree puzzle game
Read More »iPhone 4S battery bug confirmed by Apple
Apple has confirmed that the unusually low battery life seen by some iPhone 4S owners is down to a bug in iOS 5. Some iPhone 4S owners found that battery life was very low and a number of workarounds circulated that improved matters for some users including disabling the time …
Read More »Apple enjoys huge profit surge
The world’s biggest tech firm, Apple, has seen profits surge by $2bn to 6.62bn for its last financial quarter – a new record for the company. However, analysts have still conspired to paint a gloomy picture, claiming that revenues of $28.3bn were lower than expected. It’s the first time in …
Read More »Apple shares reach all-time high
The immediate success of the iPhone 4S saw Apple’s shares reach an all-time yesterday. The tech giant yesterday revealed that it has sold 4m of the new handsets throughout its first three days on sale. That’s nearly twice as many as its predecessor the iPhone 4 sold in the same …
Read More »Three days and 4m sales for iPhone 4S
Apple has announced that it sold in excess of 4m iPhone 4S handsets in the device’s first three days of availability. That works out at around 55,555 units per hour, or 926 units per second. It’s also twice as many as iPhone 4 sold in the same period. In addition, …
Read More »Crowds gather for iPhone 4S launch
It may not be the iPhone 5 that many were hoping for, but hundreds of people have been queuing today for the new 4S model. The new iPhone 4S was announced last week and features a new CPU, vastly improved graphics, an 8MP camera and 1080p video recording. Yesterday, it …
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