Apple

In August, Apple launched an iPhone trade-in program for its United States-based retail stores. The promotion is part of Tim Cook’s grand plan to dramatically increase iPhone sales inside of his own stores. Interestingly, the iPhone “Reuse and Recycle” trade-in program has been absent from Apple Stores outside of the United States even though approximately Continue Reading →

Releasing an overpriced iPhone 5c in China looked like a disaster waiting to happen, and a recent report seems to indicate just how much damage the misstep has caused. Insider C Technology reports that Apple has decreased average daily production of the iPhone 5c from 300,000 to 150,000 units — though those figures seem a Continue Reading →

Aiming to get a greater share of iPhone buyers, Best Buy is planning another promotion, this time guaranteeing at least $100 credit with the trade-in of any working smartphone. That makes the base-model iPhone 5c free with any trade-in, and the 16 gigabyte iPhone 5s available for $99 (though customers may still owe sales tax Continue Reading →

If you’re still having trouble finding the iPhone 5s you want, Apple made your life a little easier. Last week, Apple introduced the option to purchase an iPhone 5s online with in-store pickup. Since the initial run of iPhone 5s models sold out online, Apple’s website has listed shipping dates for all iPhone 5s models Continue Reading →

Remember when your cellphone bill was $30–$40 a month? If you do, you probably weren’t using a smartphone. It’s no surprise that our phone bills have increasingly become more expensive over the past decade. Today, you can’t really own a smartphone unless you’re willing to shell out at least $70 a month. And even then, Continue Reading →

Apple has a couple more new products to announce before the year is out, and it plans to unveil them in a few weeks time. People familiar with Apple’s plans tell AllThingsD that the company will hold its next invitation-only event on Tuesday, October 22. The focal point of the gathering will be the latest Continue Reading →

Apple on Wednesday announced that its new iPhone 5c and flagship iPhone 5s smartphones will launch in more than 25 new countries on October 25th. New markets include Italy, Russia and Spain, and then the phones will debut in an additional 12 countries on November 1st, including Mexico and India. The iPhone 5s and iPhone Continue Reading →

I like a lot of things about Apple. I love my iPhone – it’s the best smartphone I’ve ever had. I love my iPad – I use it far, far more than I ever thought I would. I love how Apple (sometimes) innovates and (more often) takes things other companies have done and simplifies them. Continue Reading →

Delivered with a spice of arrogance, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday declared the Android platform more secure than Apple’s iPhone. The comparison, made during a question-and-answer session at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, drew laughter from a packed-house audience. Gartner analyst David Willis, who is chief of research for mobility and communications and who runs Continue Reading →

Samsung must stop importing some models of smartphones and tablet computers into the U.S. after President Barack Obama’s administration upheld a ban won by Apple in a patent-infringement dispute. “After carefully weighing policy considerations, including the impact on consumers and competition, advice from agencies, and information from interested parties, I have decided to allow” the Continue Reading →