Verizon to switch to tiered data, scrub unlimited plan
Verizon will reportedly get rid of its unlimited data plan for mobile customers, switching its model to a tiered structure in which users have to decide how much data they want to use each month. Speaking at a conference today, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said the idea of an unlimited data plan “was never a [...]
Apple iPhone designer ‘wants to return to Britain’ after £18m windfall
The British designer responsible for the influential looks of Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod is on the verge of an £18m windfall. Jonathan Ive is however said to be “at loggerheads” with the firm’s board, over his wish to spend more time away from Silicon Valley at his £2.5m Somerset manor house. The shaven-headed 44-year-old, [...]
Verizon iPhone Has Death Grip According to Consumer Reports
When the Verizon iPhone was released, Apple said that it doesn’t suffer from Death Grip problem, which is found in AT&T’s version. But according to lab tests conducted by the Consumer Reports, the Verizon iPhone 4 still has the Death Grip problem. If the user hold the Verizon iPhone 4 in a specific manner, it [...]
Apple iOS 4.3 Arrives with a Host of New Features
Apple has released the iOS 4.3 beta 8FS148b build for app developers of iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Apart from the rotation lock feature reported earlier, iOS 4.3 also brings a slew of other changes across the operating system. Italian Blog iSpazio and MacStories blogs have compiled a list of more than 12 new features [...]
Verizon iPhone Roll Out Fell Short of Hype: 10 Reasons Why
News Analysis: Apple’s iPhone is finally making its way to Verizon’s network. But now that the deal is done, the event turned out to be a lot less exciting than all the months of hype that led up to it. After years of waiting and non-stop rumors, Verizon has finally brought the iPhone to its [...]
Verizon Expected to Announce It Will Offer iPhone
The iPhone is finally coming to Verizon Wireless. The largest U.S. wireless carrier will make the long-awaited announcement at an event Tuesday in New York City, a person familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal on Friday. The move will for the first time let U.S. consumers choose the network that carries their [...]
Apple’s iPhone most popular item on eBay in 2010
Apple’s iPhone beat out Barbie and the World Cup to take the coveted spot of most popular item on eBay’s Top Shopped 2010 list, while the iPad came in fifth. eBay compiles the annual list by analyzing sale and search data from the year to track top shopping trends. Over 1.63 million iPhone 4 related [...]
The Rise of Apps, iPad and Android
In 2010, the computer truly went mobile. Sure, users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone have had the Web in their hands since 2007. But this past year, smartphones plunged into the mainstream, giving millions of people the ability to browse the Internet, watch movies and stream music anywhere they could maintain a cellular or Wi-Fi connection—and [...]
Apple ‘Missed Something’ Without Verizon iPhone
The Verizon iPhone isn’t here yet, but there have been so many reports on it that it seems like it’ll finally be a reality sometime in 2011. According to this story on Fortune, such a deal has been in the making for years. Verizon originally passed up the iPhone because Apple wanted too much control, [...]
Barnes & Noble releases Nook for iPhone
Recently, Barnes & Noble announced that it was re-branding its eReading software across various platforms and calling it Nook. As part of that evolution, the company has released a “next-generation” Nook for iPhone application that incorporates many of the features found in its Nook for iPad app. At the same time, it’s updated Nook for [...]
