22 Jun 10 Apple's iOS 4 Benchmarked: Is It Faster?

The new iOS 4 for the iPhone and iPod touch promises 100 new features, but we weren't sure if one of them would be speed. We're still not sure, even after running some preliminary benchmarks on an iPhone 3GS and an iPod touch.
Tagi: iphe, 3gs, ios, ipod touch, benchmarks, new features, apple

09 Jul 10 BlackBerry, Apple iOS Top Mobile OS Rankings

Research in Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry platform and Apple's iPhone remained the top mobile operating systems for May, though both OSes lost some ground to Google's Android, according to Thursday data from comScore.
Tagi: rim blackberry, mobile operating systems, iphe, mobile os, google, comscore, moti, oses, ios, apple

01 Sep 10 Businessweek says new Apple TV to include Netflix streaming, WSJ says 99-cent TV rentals from Fox and ABC

Well here's an interesting wrinkle to the next-gen iOS-based Apple TV rumors in the leadup to tomorrow's event: Bloomberg Businessweek says the new box will offer Netflix streaming, presumably in addition to whatever cheap TV content deals Apple's planning to offer through iTunes. That would be a first of sorts for Apple; although Netflix has apps for the iPhone and iPad, Steve Jobs isn't exactly in the habit of preloading services that compete with iTunes. That said, Netflix does have critical mass, and it makes a certain amount of sense for Apple to try and leverage that subscriber base to generate momentum for its own product -- a lot of people might buy a $99 Apple TV just for Netflix and wind up hooked on Apple's other offerings like apps, movie rentals, and purchased content. We'll see what happens tomorrow -- won't you join us?

P.S.- Businessweek also says a new iPod Touch with a higher-resolution screen and a revamped version of iTunes are due tomorrow, but like, duh.

Update: And just to add to tonight's rumorfest, the Wall Street Journal now says Apple will in fact announce 99-cent TV show rentals from Fox and ABC tomorrow as well. ABC seems like a obvious partner, since Jobs is on the board of corporate parent Disney, but the Fox angle is a little more interesting: the WSJ says not everyone at Fox is so happy about the deal, and the network's offerings will be limited to shows that it both produces and broadcasts. That means nothing from Fox's cable networks like FX, and no shows like American Idol to which Fox doesn't hold all the rights. So why the partnership at all? The WSJ says it's because News Corp wants Apple's help with the iPad version of the WSJ itself and other digital news projects. Clever, Rupert -- clever.

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05 Sep 10 Android Continues to Chip Away at Smartphone Web Consumption

The Android mobile operating system—specifically, smartphones running it—is continuing a steady climb in mobile web market share versus Apple's iOS-based devices.
Tagi: web market share, steady climb, mobile web, ios, consumption, operating system

28 Sep 10 Developers say outlook for Android better than iOS

More developers are actively engaged in creating iPhone and iPad apps than apps for other mobile platforms today, but a new survey from Appcelerator indicates the momentum is shifting.

Tagi: iphe, new survey, ios, apps, momentum, developers