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Study Finds iPhone Users More Brand-Loyal

Riley Kennysmith — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:30:15 +0000

Analyst Gene Munster has found in Piper Jaffray data that iPhone users are much more loyal to their phone brand than Android and Blackberry users. InformationWeek reports that he estimates about 94% loyalty from iPhone owners when they go to buy their next phone, compared to about 47% loyalty in Android owners and 26% loyalty in BlackBerry owners. Of those surveyed, 42% of Android owners and 67% of BlackBerry owners plan on switching to iPhone with their next purchase.

The study was very small, with data collected from only 216 smartphone users from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Apple Files a Lawsuit Against Samsung for Patent Infringement

Riley Kennysmith — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:06:12 +0000

Apple Inc has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in South Korea over patent infringement. Apple believes that the Samsung Galaxy line is copied off of iPhones and iPads, from hardware to user interface to packaging. Reuters reports that a judge previously urged the companies to resolve their conflict out of court because of their close business ties. According to Samsung’s quarterly report, Apple purchases a lot of Samsung’s semiconductors and is Samsung’s biggest client.

Apple’s lawsuit was filed after Samsung filed patent suits against Apple in Germany, South Korea and Japan for patent infringements.

Apple Awarded Patent for Touch-Screen Technology

Riley Kennysmith — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:43:16 +0000

Apple finally won its patent on the iPhone, filed in December of 2007, and may now legally rule the market of capacitive touch-screen phones. PC Mag reports that the patent’s language is so broad that Apple possibly owns the concept of multitouch smartphones and even multitouch tablets. Intellectual property and patent experts predict that Apple will file lawsuits against competitors who make smartphones (like HTC, Motorola, Nokia, etc.) or competitors that run similar operating systems (like Android).

One of the key elements of Apple’s newly-awarded patent is that the elements on the screen may be moved with a touch, a feature ubiquitous in the smartphone and tablet markets. PC Mag suggests that Apple will either restrict their competitors’ sales in the U.S. or they will settle with competitors to license the patented technology.

Skype To Get Video Calling On The iPhone In January [RUMOR]

Amit Chowdhry — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:17:41 +0000

VoIP service Skype is going to get video calling on the iPhone very soon according to an internal document that was floating around. The document was entitled “How do I make video calls with Skype for iPhone?” A Skype exec will be on a panel at CES called “Video Calling Gets Ready for Primetime.” [Download Squad]

Google Voice Now Works On The iPad and iPod Touch

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:17:53 +0000

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that Google Voice now works on the iPod Touch and the iPad. Even though you cannot use the iPad or iPod Touch as a phone, you can use it for initiating a call with your phone. This feature is called Click2Call.

To get started, click on the “Call” button on the Google Voice application. Then select which phones you want to ring. Google Voice will call all of them. Below is a list of some of the other improvements made on the app:

- When you enable Push Notifications, we will automatically disable Text forwarding for you, so you won’t receive multiple notifications.
- Want some quiet time? You can send all callers straight to voicemail by turning on Do not disturb in the Settings tab.
- We made it easier for you to place calls from the address book by adding a dedicated Contacts button to the Dialer tab.
- Sending text messages is now more streamlined since you don’t need to press the OK button anymore.

[Google Voice Blog]

Justin TV Now Supports Live Video Broadcasting On The iPhone

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:55:22 +0000

Justin.tv now has a live video broadcasting service for the iPhone. This announcement was made about two weeks after Justin.tv was launched on the Android operating system. The Justin.tv 2.0 iPhone application not only has live streaming, but there is also chatting and Facebook/Twitter sharing features.

The Justin.tv iPhone application even makes use of the front-facing camera on the iPhone 4. All videos are recorded and shared on your Justin.tv channel. It can also be added to Facebook and Twitter if you opt-in the share feature.

[CNET]

Bloomberg: Verizon Wireless Will Start Selling The iPhone In January

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:12:22 +0000

According to Bloomberg sources, the largest U.S. mobile phone company Verizon Wireless will soon start selling the Apple iPhone for their network. As of right now the iPhone and other Apple products exclusively work on AT&T’s network since June 2007.

Verizon has about 92.8 million customers on their network. In January, Verizon plans to unveil a number of devices that will work on 4G technology at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Apple has sold over 50 million iPhones since 2007 and the iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million units within 3 days.

[Bloomberg]

Android Preferred In The Long-Term By Developers [SURVEY]

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:26:12 +0000

Around 2,733 mobile application developers were surveyed by Appcelerator about which mobile platform they prefer. It turns out that they said that Apple’s near-term outlook is favorable, but Google was voted best for the long-term based on a 69% vote. Do you agree with this survey? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments. [ReadWriteWeb]

uTorrent Unveils Remote Torrent Control iPhone and Android Interface

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:24:43 +0000

uTorrent has released a customized interface for the iPhone and Android platforms. The uTorrent Remote Torrent Control interface has strong encryption and a great interface for adding torrents for download. [BitTorrent Blog]

This iPad Can Walk! [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:46:19 +0000

This is one of the most interesting Apple related mods I have seen so far. Kazu Terasaki attached some wooden legs to this iPhone and iPad. Check out the video of the iPhone and iPad getting up and walking around.

[Nowhere Else via Engadget]