While Apple has previously dismissed the idea of porting its entire Mac OS X operating system to ARM-powered mobile devices, the Cupertino company has at least been working on it. That’s according to one intern who worked with Apple’s Platform...Apple Intern Worked On ‘Secret’ Project Porting Mac OS X To ARM
While Apple has previously dismissed the idea of porting its entire Mac OS X operating system to ARM-powered mobile devices, the Cupertino company has at least been working on it. That’s according to one intern who worked with Apple’s Platform...IDC: Apple sold most smartphones in Q4, but Samsung wins 2011
Both Apple and Samsung have sold a historic amount of smartphones in the past year, and coming up with a tally of who sold more is harder than you'd think. But The NPD Group says they've done all the number crunching and have a winner.
IDC: The iPhone is once again the world’s No. 1 smartphone
Regained the spot that it took from Nokia in June and gave up to Samsung in September
Click to enlarge. Source: IDC
It will come as no surprise to Apple (AAPL) watchers that the company sold 37 million iPhones last quarter. Tim Cook reported that number two weeks ago.
Getting comparable figures from Apple's competitors is a different matter,...
Android’s original standard bearer — HTC — falls from grace
Squeezed by Apple and Samsung, it had a bad quarter and expects the next to be worse
There was a time when HTC and Android were practically synonymous.
The Taiwanese manufacturer built the first commercially available Android phone -- the HTC Dream -- in 2008, and two years later collaborated with Google (GOOG) to build the Nexus...
Study: iOS apps crash more than Android apps do
Mobile OS crash analysis firm Crittercism (Really? Who's naming this stuff?) has posted the chart above, which shows that as a percentage of crashes overall, the latest version of iOS claims the highest total. In fact, many versions of iOS show a lar...
Canalys: Apple led the way as smartphones overtook PCs
Total annual global shipments exceeded PCs (including tablets) for the first time in 2011
Source: Canalys
Canalys singled out Apple (AAPL) for special mention Friday when it announced that by its count, shipments of smartphones in 2011 overtook those of client computers, even when tablets are included.
"Apple's impressive end to the year resulted in it becoming the...
Windows Phone Is Finally Getting Ready For Business, But Can It Beat The iPhone?
Windows Phone 7 hasn’t been the runaway blockbuster that Microsoft probably envisioned when it launched nearly a year and a half ago. Despite advertising campaigns and a strategic alliance with Nokia, Windows Phone use still ranks well below iOS, Android, and...With 8.7% market share, Apple has 75% of cell phone profits
Between them, Samsung and Apple are sucking up 91% of the winnings
Click to enlarge. Source: Asymco.com
Asymco's Horace Dediu on Friday updated his quarterly review of mobile phone profits, and the news for everybody but Apple (AAPL) just gets worse.
As the iPhone's share of the market in terms of units shipped has grown from 3% in second quarter...
Last-minute ticketing app WillCall opens doors to the public
WillCall is now available for download, with a few acts already lined up. The coolest part of WillCall -- besides enabling poor planners and procrastinators of the world -- is its attempt to capture the inherently social nature of concert-going within the app. 
IDC: iPhone is No. 3 worldwide
Apple's mobile phone shipments nearly doubled in 2011, overtaking LG and ZTE
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On the strength of sales of the iPhone 4S last quarter, Apple (AAPL) jumped two spots in IDC's ranking of the world's five largest manufacturers of mobile phones -- smart or otherwise.
In a press release issued Wednesday, IDC reported that...
Wireless shoves PCs aside in 2011 chip spending
The biggest manufacturers of electronic devices spent more in total on wireless chips than on standard computer chips last year, according to a new report. Device makers spent $58.6 billion on chips for wireless devices, compared to $53.7 billion on chips for desktops and notebook PCs.
Morgan Stanley: 24-36 million more Chinese iPhones in 2013
As the middle class expands, Apple's sales in China could soon reach 60 million per year
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Morgan Stanley has seen the future and it's a well-heeled Chinese man (or woman) with an iPhone.
In a note to clients Sunday, Katy Huberty drew on Morgan Stanley's proprietary AlphaWise survey of buying patterns among China's rapidly growing...
