Articles tagged with: Apple and Os

Windows Phone OS to Overtake Apple iPhone by 2015 - Report

The worldwide smartphone market is forecast to grow 55% year over year in 2011 as a growing number of users turn in their feature phones for more advanced devices. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors will ship a total of 472 million smartphones in 2011 compared to roughly 305 million units shipped in 2010. That figure will nearly double to 982 million by the end of 2015. more

Telstra CEO Criticises Apple's Walled Garden Approach

The CEO of Australian telco, Telstra has said that there are difficulties in its relationship with apple and has critisised what he called its "walled garden" approach to mobile content and applications. more

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Google's Android to Outstrip Apple's iOS by 2012

Google is expected to prevail in a key battleground for its wireless war with apple, as the smart phone market share of the Android Operating System (OS) rises to surpass that of the iPhone's iOS in 2012, iSuppli Corp. predicts. more

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New Apple iPhone Ad Platform Extends Services-and Raises Questions

The recent unveiling by apple of its new iAd advertising platform extends the company's array of inventive services for the iPhone, but also continues a distinctive collaboration-versus-competition dynamic between the giant technology trendsetter and its partner companies, according to iSuppli. more

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Android Shakes Up U.S. Smartphone Market

The Android operating system (OS) continued to shake up the U.S. mobile phone market in the first quarter (Q1) of 2010, moving past apple for to take the number-two position among smartphone operating systems, according to The NPD Group. The research reveals that based on unit sales to consumers last quarter the Android operating system moved into second position at 28 percent behind RIM's OS (36 percent) and ahead of apple's OS (21 percent). more

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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down 6% - Smartphones Up 27% in Q2

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market. more

AT&T Wi-Fi Supports Auto-Authentication on New iPhone OS

US network operator, AT&T has announced it will support auto-authentication for iPhone OS 3.0 users connecting to AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots. Auto-authentication allows iPhone users to seamlessly switch from AT&T's 3G network to an AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot without being prompted. more

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Apple Shows Off Upgraded iPhone

As widely expected, apple has shown off an updated version of its iPhone - the new iPhone 3G S, a 7.2 Mbps HSDPA capable phone with a 3 megapixel autofocus camera. The iPhone 3G S also offers twice the capacity with a 16GB model and a new 32GB model. more

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Q1 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 9.4% - Smartphones Grew 12.7%

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 269.1 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 9.4 per cent decrease from the first quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units, a 12.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. more

Android Smartphone Shipments to Grow Faster than Apple's iPhone

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global Android smartphone shipments will grow 900 percent in 2009. Healthy support from operators, vendors and developers is driving adoption. apple iPhone OS will be the next fastest-growing smartphone operating system in 2009, with a 79 percent growth rate. more