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Samsung Fires Back, Sues Apple

Files suit for smartphone, computer patent violations

(Newser) - After Apple launched a trademark lawsuit against Samsung, it’s the South Korean firm’s turn to sue. Samsung is suing Apple in Seoul, Tokyo, and Germany over patent violations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Korean tech company says Apple—one of its leading buyers of chips and other...

Android Is Tracking You, Too
 Android Is Tracking You, Too 
Apr 22, 2011 6:36 AM CDT

Android Is Tracking You, Too

And sending your location back to Google a few times each hour

(Newser) - Apple isn’t the only one tracking its users’ every move . Google’s Android OS does something very similar, a security analyst has found. The HTC Android phone he tested collected data on its current location every few seconds, transmitting it to Google several times an hour, the analyst tells...

Apple Earnings Nearly Double
 Apple Earnings Nearly Double 
Apr 20, 2011 4:42 PM CDT

Apple Earnings Nearly Double

Even if iPad sales didn't meet expectations

(Newser) - Apple today reported another exceptional quarter, nearly doubling its net income and far exceeding analyst estimates on the strength of the seemingly unstoppable iPhone. However, sales of Apple's big new product, the iPad tablet computer, came in below expectations. The second version of the tablet launched three weeks before...

Your Apple iPhone Is Tracking You

Researchers say hidden file stores data

(Newser) - This sounds a wee bit creepy: Two researchers say the latest iPhones and iPads are keeping track of your every move. They found a file on the devices that stores longitudes and lattitudes along with time stamps. "What makes this issue worse is that the file is unencrypted and...

AT&T's New Activations Fall Off a Cliff

Numbers suggest more new subscribers turning to Verizon

(Newser) - The fallout has begun: Now that Verizon is selling the iPhone, AT&T's new contract-based subscribers have dropped off dramatically. New subscribers on contract-based plans bring in the most revenue each month, and there were only 62,000 in the first quarter—a record low, the AP notes. One...

iPhone 5 Coming in September
 iPhone 5 Coming in September 
Apr 20, 2011 7:55 AM CDT

iPhone 5 Coming in September

Rumored to have faster processor, bigger screen, better camera

(Newser) - The next generation of the iPhone is coming, but not until September, sources tell Reuters . News recently surfaced that Apple probably won't announce its newest phone in June as it normally does; now it looks like production of the new iPhone will begin in July or August and the...

Samsung Ripped Off iPhone, iPad: Apple Suit

Apple alleges competitor 'blatantly' copied iPhone, iPad

(Newser) - Samsung's Galaxy smartphone bears more than a passing resemblance to the iPhone, says Apple, and Steve Jobs and Co are slapping its rival with a lawsuit that claims "slavish" and "blatant copying" on Samsung's part. In addition, the Apple lawsuit alleges the Galaxy tablet is a...

Mind-Controlled Games Hit the iPhone

MindGames rolls out W.I.L.D. and Tug of Mind

(Newser) - Ever wanted to control a video game with your mind? It sounds like science fiction, but it’s real and it’s in the Apple App Store. Iceland company MindGames has released a pair of games controlled by your thoughts, using a headset that reads your brain waves like an...

Wait Is Over: White iPhone 4 Out Within Weeks

Glitches delayed gadget by 10 months

(Newser) - It was supposed to be here 10 months ago—but in the next few weeks Apple will finally release its white iPhone 4, insiders tell Bloomberg . Both AT&T and Verizon will offer the device. Causes for the delay included paint that peeled off when hot and problems with a...

It's Official: Verizon iPhone Drops Fewer Calls

AT&T users suffer 4.8% drop rate vs. 1.8% for Verizon

(Newser) - The marketing hype is apparently true: The Verizon iPhone drops way fewer calls than AT&T’s, an independent study finds. In a survey of 4,068 iPhone users, those on Verizon dropped calls at a 1.8% rate, while those on AT&T lost them 4.8% of the...

Kinect Sells 10M Units, Sets Guinness Record

Motion-controller trumps iPad, iPhone

(Newser) - Forget the iPhone, iPad, or Wii—the Microsoft Kinect has snagged the record for "fastest-selling consumer electronics device" after moving 10 million units since its launch in November of last year, PC World reports. The motion-sensing add-on essentially turns the Microsoft xBox into a competitor for Nintendo's Wii, and...

McCain Goofs on iPhone's Origins

He claims iPads, iPhones 'built in the USA,' but his rep says he knows better

(Newser) - Sen. John McCain slipped up yesterday on This Week when he claimed that iPads and iPhones are built in the good old US of A. McCain was talking about the importance of free trade agreements when he made the error, noting that “it's obviously a recognition of the reality...

Consumer Reports iPhone: Verizon's Version Has Antenna Problems if Held in a Certain Way

 Verizon iPhone Has 
 Antenna Trouble, Too 
tech review
Feb 25, 2011 3:18 PM CST

Verizon iPhone Has Antenna Trouble, Too

Consumer Reports: It drops calls if held in a certain way

(Newser) - Remember the "you're holding it wrong" problem of last year that led to dropped calls on iPhones? Well, it applies to the new Verizon version, too, says Consumer Reports in a blog post . The magazine generally loves the phone but won't recommend it because of the antenna issue. "...

Poisoned Chinese Workers Appeal to Apple

137 injured making iPhone screens

(Newser) - Chinese workers poisoned while working for an Apple supplier say they've appealed to the company for help without success. The workers— seriously injured by a toxic chemical used in the manufacture of iPhone screens —complain that the contractor they work for, Wintek, has pressured them to resign and accept...

Sorry, Apple Fans: No Plans for 'iPhone Nano,' But...
Sorry, Apple Fans: No Plans for 'iPhone Nano,' But...
rumor dept
Feb 18, 2011 10:06 AM CST

Sorry, Apple Fans: No Plans for 'iPhone Nano,' But...

...a cheaper version may be on the way

(Newser) - Ignore the reports you’ve been hearing: There are currently no plans to make a smaller version of the iPhone, insiders tell the New York Times . Apple is working on a new version, likely for release this summer—but it’ll be about the same size as the iPhone 4....

Apple Unveils Long-Dreaded App Subscription Plan

...Much to developers' chagrin

(Newser) - Apple at long last introduced its long-rumored subscription plan—whether app developers like it or not. The system not only sets up an easy way to charge recurring payments for iPad/iPhone/iPod content, it also mandates that developers use it if they want to set up any kind of subscription service,...

Yep, 'iPhone Nano' Is Coming: WSJ

Smaller, lighter, cheaper phone expected this summer

(Newser) - Another report that the so-called “iPhone nano” really is coming: Sources tell the Wall Street Journal Apple is working on a new line of smaller, cheaper iPhones, as Bloomberg reported last week . One person saw a prototype of the phone last year, and said it’s about half the...

Apple Plans Cheaper 'iPhone Nano'
Apple Plans Cheaper
'iPhone Nano'
tech rumor mill
Feb 10, 2011 6:31 PM CST

Apple Plans Cheaper 'iPhone Nano'

It would be $200, without contract, assuming it's actually for real

(Newser) - It's been hours since the last Apple product rumor , so here we go: The company is working on a smaller, cheaper iPhone, reports Bloomberg . This version would sell for $200—a price point that would help Apple compete better with Androids—and would not require the standard two-year service contract....

Four Years Later, 4 States Finally Get the iPhone

Montana, Dakotas, Wyoming aren't served by AT&T

(Newser) - For four years, residents of Montana, the Dakotas, and Wyoming were permanent wallflowers at the iPhone prom: AT&T doesn't serve those states, making them one giant dead zone. Today, Verizon starts selling the iPhone in the region, ending a long and painful wait for gadget lovers. “I remember...

Vatican: You Cannot Confess by iPhone

Penance requires a 'personal dialogue between penitents, their confessor'

(Newser) - So much for instant absolution: The Vatican today emphatically stressed that Catholics cannot confess by iPhone , one day after news of the "Confession: A Roman Catholic App" emerged, reports the AFP . "It is essential to understand that the rites of penance require a personal dialogue between penitents and...

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