Windows Phone outpaces BlackBerry to grab third spot globally

17 May, 2013, 10:20 am IST Anujeet Majumdar General

Microsoft’s Windows Phone jumped to the third place in terms of global smartphone shipments, taking over from BlackBerry in the first quarter of the year.. More

A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers

17 May, 2013, 8:49 am IST 1 Comments

Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers... More

Tool that reveals Apple users' locations is threat to security

10 May, 2013, 9:19 am IST Shunal Doke Web services

A researcher based in Melbourne has come up with a tool that can use Apple's location services with the data iPhones and iPads send home to Apple when More

Apple's cash plan takes heat off Cook, buys him time

24 Apr, 2013, 5:28 pm IST Web services

Tim Cook wants investors to "think different" about Apple: less as a hyper-growth startup-like company and more as a mature but robust technology... More

Apple pulls in $43.6 billion in revenue and $9.5 billion in profit in Q2 2013

24 Apr, 2013, 12:51 pm IST tech2 News Staff Web services 1 Comments

Apple announced their earnings for the quarter gone by. The quarterly earnings of the Cupertino-based gadget maker added up to $43.6 billion and the company More

Google Play Store revenue surges, but still far short of Apple App Store

22 Apr, 2013, 11:55 am IST Apps

Google's app store revenues are growing much faster than those of Apple, but the Cupertino company still dominates overall sales More

Apple keeps Siri's recorded voice commands for up to two years

20 Apr, 2013, 11:53 am IST Shunal Doke iOS

Apple has revealed how long it keeps the voice information in an attempt to ease users' minds about privacy... More

Will Apple launch a budget iPhone for India this year?

19 Apr, 2013, 12:00 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones 3 Comments

A cheap iPhone is an oxymoron, or at least Apple had people believe that for a while. That was until Samsung flew to the top of the perch and Android became More

Chipmaker TSMC gets tablet, smartphone boost in 1Q

19 Apr, 2013, 10:34 am IST Smartphones

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, reported an 18 percent jump in first quarter profit... More

iOS vs Android Part 2: iOS is making money hand over fist

18 Apr, 2013, 1:38 pm IST Shunal Doke Smartphones

With Android taking the crown when it comes to market share, let's take a look at the numbers from Tech Time's compilation for the apps on both More

iOS vs Android Part 1: Android rules the world, sells twice as many devices

18 Apr, 2013, 12:47 pm IST Shunal Doke Smartphones

One of the biggest sources of Internet arguments is the battle between iOS and Android. Writer Harry McCracken of Time Tech has compiled all the sales figures More

Amazon gains against Apple's iTunes in music downloads

17 Apr, 2013, 8:03 am IST Smartphones

Amazon.com Inc has grabbed more than a fifth of the market for digital music downloads, helped by the launch of its own tablet computers and... More

Trader admits fraud in $1 billion Apple stock scheme

16 Apr, 2013, 7:56 am IST Smartphones

A former Rochdale Securities trader whose unauthorized purchase of about $1 billion of Apple Inc stock caused the demise of the financial services... More

Sorry Apple gets respect in China after tabloid trial

03 Apr, 2013, 9:19 am IST Smartphones

With its rare apology, Apple Inc went from pariah to praiseworthy in the eyes of China's state-controlled media, a lesson for other foreign firms... More

Apple apologises to Chinese consumers, revamps service

02 Apr, 2013, 8:54 am IST Smartphones

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook apologised to Chinese consumers on Monday and altered iPhone warranty policies in its No. 2 market... More

BlackBerry CEO says Android and Windows Phone are not mobile computing platforms

23 Mar, 2013, 4:10 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones 7 Comments

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has been a busy man with the launch of the BlackBerry 10 OS and the Z10 smartphone. But Heins hasn’t shied away from taking More

BlackBerry CEO says iPhone is outdated

22 Mar, 2013, 2:17 pm IST Smartphones

Apple's iPhone is outdated, according to the chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd.Thorsten Heins made the comment Thursday on the More

Amazon to dip its toes in susbscription-based music service

21 Mar, 2013, 1:36 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Smartphones

Everybody wants a slice of the music subscription pie, and Amazon is the newest entrant to the field. The world’s biggest online merchant is said to be More

Apple’s iOS 6.1.3 update fixes lockcode bypass flaw

20 Mar, 2013, 2:27 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

Remember that iPhone lockcode bypass security hole? Well, it’s a thing of the past More

Radio frequency chip makers tune in to smartphone race

16 Mar, 2013, 9:38 am IST Smartphones 1 Comments

Radio frequency chip makers are set to gain as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc unveil ever more sophisticated smartphones... More