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iPhone OS market share still dwarfs Android claims Nielsen

Vincent Nguyen, Jun 6th 2010 Discuss [3]

Research analysts Nielsen have released their latest smartphone market share report, covering the first quarter of 2010, and in terms of growth only iPhone OS and Android are really shining. Both platforms climbed 2 points quarter-on-quarter, though the iPhone still holds a significant lead over its rival, comprising 28-percent of the smartphone market compared to Android's 9-percent. The report follows earlier, contested figures from NPD which suggested Android had overtaken iPhone OS in the US market. Read The Full Story

AT&T iPhone 3G “out of stock” ahead of iPhone HD debut

Chris Davies, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [2]

It seems the days are finally numbered for the iPhone 3G, at least in the US, with an internal AT&T memo leaking out to BGR that confirms the smartphone is officially out of stock. New customers, the memo explains, should be directed to the iPhone 3GS, as AT&T "do no know when more iPhone 3G 8GB will arrive." Read The Full Story

Wi-Fi Sync getting 3G and VPN support; temporarily half price

Chris Davies, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Last we heard of Wi-Fi Sync, the app which allows you to wireless synchronize your Apple device with iTunes, it had been updated for Windows and the iPad; now developer Greg Hughes is adding 3G and VPN support. The app - only available in the Cydia store for jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices, since Apple refused it entry into the official App Store - is also on sale, at $4.99. Read The Full Story

AT&T rework data plans, kill “unlimited” iPad tariff & promise iPhone OS 4 tethering support

Chris Davies, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

AT&T have announced sweeping changes to their mobile data plans, billed by the company as a way to make selecting a plan more straightforward to consumers, but also killing off "unlimited" packages. The carrier has also confirmed that it will be offering iPhone tethering, which will arrive alongside the Apple iPhone OS 4 update later this year, and that its "unlimited" iPad data plan will no longer be available for new users. Full details of all the packages after the cut. Read The Full Story

Skype delay iPhone VoIP 3G call fees until 2011

Chris Davies, Jun 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Having faced criticism over the weekend for promising premium service fees for 3G iPhone VoIP calls from September, Skype have quietly changed their timetable for charging for the functionality. According to the newly-amended ToS for the app, Skype-to-Skype calls made over an iPhone 3G connection will remain "free until the end of 2010" Read The Full Story

Skype for iPhone gets 3G VoIP; subscription fee from September

Chris Davies, May 30th 2010 Discuss [3]

Skype have updated their iPhone app to v2.0.0 [iTunes link], which now supports Skype-to-Skype VoIP calls over a 3G connection. According to Skype, the functionality - which routes voice calls over the data network, rather than using your regular carrier minutes - will be "free until at least end of August 2010"; after that point, they will be charging "a small monthly fee" for the service. Read The Full Story

Wi-Fi Sync for Windows Released, Now Supports the iPad

Evan Selleck, May 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

We've covered Wi-Fi Sync pretty heavily 'round these parts, and that's for a good reason. It's awesome. You doesn't like syncing their gadgets to another gadget wirelessly? Especially when it's something like the iPhone. Right from the start, the application got some high praise for how well it worked. And then when we realized that we could disable the initial backup, our world got a whole lot better. But when the speed test showed us how fast Wi-Fi Sync really was, well, we were happy to toss away our cords. Unfortunately, Apple denied the app and it subsequently released through Cydia. Now, though, we've got some more good news to pass along. Read The Full Story

Firefox Home for iPhone: a mobile window on your desktop browser [Video]

Chris Davies, May 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

Mozilla have announced the development of Firefox Home for iPhone, a way to use the synchronization capabilities of Firefox Sync that will pull in bookmarks from the desktop. Not quite a full browser in its own right - Mozilla say that's down to "constraints with the OS environment and distribution" - what might make Firefox Home for iPhone useful for many is its tight integration with what's going on in its desktop browser. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

75% of Android OS devices still in North America claim AdMob

Chris Davies, May 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

AdMob may be best known at this point for their new Google overlords, but they've also been finding time to carry out mobile market research. In their latest report they turned to iPhone OS and Android platform adoption worldwide, comparing unique devices running each OS. Turns out, 75-percent of Android devices they spotted were in North America, compared to only 49-percent of iPhone OS devices. Read The Full Story

Reviews

JBL On Stage Micro II Review

Chris Davies, May 26th 2010 Discuss [7]

In a world near-saturated with iPod docks, JBL still managed to carve a niche with their diminutive On Stage Micro. The battery-powered portable speaker system is now around three years old, and JBL have updated it in the shape of the On Stage Micro II. Fresh to the spec sheet is iPhone compatibility but, more importantly perhaps, JBL reckon they’ve worked wonders on the audio quality too. Does this iPhone speaker dock’s musical prowess belie its compact form? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Parrot AR.Drone officially launching at E3 2010

Chris Davies, May 25th 2010 Discuss [4]

Parrot kept telling us that their AR.Drone was set to launch in 2010, and after a while you start to wonder whether the iPhone-controlled quadricopter really is destined for shipping or was only ever likely to be (very cool) vaporware. Now the French company promises to reveal all - including pricing and release dates - at E3 2010 on June 15th. Read The Full Story

AT&T unlock all phones but the iPhone

Chris Davies, May 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

AT&T have agreed to provide unlock codes for any device they supply to subscribers - as long as it's not an iPhone. The move follows a class action suit filed against the carrier, and will see prepaid customers handsets unlocked simply by showing proof of purchase or postpaid customers who have 90 days or more active service. Read The Full Story