Report: Apple sold 7.25 million iPhones in Japan during 2011 as No.1 smartphone vendor
According to a report from research firm MM Research Institute translated by Japanese blog Macotakara, iPhone sales in the Unites States during fiscal year 2011 hit 7.25 million units:
Research Institute released “General situation of mobile handsets shipment in Japan at 2011″. According to this MM Research Institute report, the number of iPhone sales reached 7.25 [...]
JumpTap: Kindle Fire Usage Has Declined After Holiday Boost, iPad Back To Pre-Fire Launch Levels
The Kindle Fire from Amazon has stolen a march in the tablet world, with some estimating that it now makes up more than half of all Android tablets in use in the U.S. today. But the latest monthly figures from mobile ad network JumpTap today paint a different picture in terms of usage.
JumpTap noted that [...]
Orangutans at Miami zoo communicating with iPads
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According to a report from AssociatedPress, orangutans at Miami’s Jungle Island zoo are taking a liking to Apple’s iPad in a new program that has six of them communicating with the device:
The software was originally designed for humans with autism and the screen displays pictures of various objects. A trainer then names [...]
Apple’s nano-SIM design modified to ease concerns, standard decision looms
The Verge met with SIM manufacturer Giesecke & Devrient at the CTIA Wireless trade show to get an update on the 4FF standard, also known as the “nano-SIM,” which caused Apple and Nokia to duke it out in recent times. The firm is exhibiting Apple’s design at the show (above), a 3FF micro-SIM expansion that [...]
Microsoft: ‘iCloud might not be enough for you’
We covered the release of Microsoft’s new SkyDrive for Mac and updated iOS apps last month, and today the company is once again trying to convince iCloud users to make the switch. On the Office for Mac blog and SkyDrive blog, Microsoft posted a video today titled “iCloud not enough? Try SkyDrive,” alongside the following three reasons to [...]
Rumor: Apple HDTV looks like a Cinema Display with iSight and Siri says anon source
Continuing a long string of recent exclusives that quote un-named sources, CultofMac today claims that someone who saw the Apple HDTV says it looks like a bigger Cinema Display with an iSight camera and Siri, according to the post.
We are filing this one somewhere between the infamous Steve Jobs eating rice pudding post and….
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Jailbreakers: SwipeSelection adds awesome gestures to the iPad keyboard
Remember that awesome video we showed you this morning that portrayed how text editing on the iPad should be? It involved dragging small blue cursors to highlight a portion of text and several other gestures to make editing text on the iPad much easier. Luckily whether Apple decides to act on those cool features or not, [...]
Oceanhouse Media’s Smithsonian Apps on sale for $.99 for Teacher Appreciation Month (Promo codes!)
The kids in my house are all big Oceanhouse iPad book fans, so today is a good day for them.
“Tyrannosaurus Rex!,” “Triceratops Gets Lost,” “Woolly Mammoth in Trouble,” “Polar Bear Horizon,” and “Penguin’s Family” are all on sale for $.99.
We have 10 different promo codes in the forums for those who are quick. Go see [...]
Yes, Apple is still working on haptics for touch devices
We already know Apple is working on haptic technologies for mobile devices from patents in the past (here, here, and here). We also know that last-minute rumors of Finnish company Senseg’s technology being included in the third-generation iPad never came true. Another patent surfaced today giving us a look at Apple’s work with an advanced multi-tiered [...]
LG to focus on Android due to low Windows Phone demand [Updated]
UPDATE: LG has released an official statement to Pocket-Lint. The company has come down strongly on Korea Herald saying they’re showing their “speculative side again.” None of it is true and will focus on Android because “that’s where the demand is.”
Seems like trouble in Windows Phone land. An LG Electronics official confirmed to Korea Herald [...]