After both AT&T and Apple reported strong performance in 2007, you'd think it would be a time of celebrations for market-weary analysts.  However, discrepancies in the figures each company has presented are leading to head-scratching and an increasing number of questions.  Apple has announced total iPhone sales of 3.7 million across the US and their European carrier partners; AT&T revealed ... continued »

All signs are pointing to an announcement of iTunes movie rentals at Tuesday's Macworld Expo; that's the conclusion drawn after a Bloomberg report quoted "people familiar" with Apple's upcoming addition to the media download service.  Newcomers Warner Bros. and Fox will join existing studio partners Paramount, Walt Disney Co. and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. in making their films available for temporary ... continued »

Apple may not comment on rumors and speculation, but even they would likely agree that Jim Goldman may have just scuppered at least part of their holiday season profits.  The CNBC writer quotes "a very good source of mine with good connections to Apple's Asian manufacturing partners" in suggesting that the Cupertino-based company will be releasing the new 3G iPhone by May ... continued »

A London-based analyst is predicting tension between the Apple and Nokia camps come 2008, as the Finnish company develops the latest, touchscreen-focused upgrade to its S60 cellphone OS.  Already seen in promotional films, the Nokia Touch appears to use a capacitative touch-sensitive panel called Haptikos that adds haptic feedback to an OS that appears - in pre-release videos at least - ... continued »

Fashion-conscious Apple-addicts may be busy squealing over their new iPhones in the UK, but The Times is naming and shaming Apple and O2 for selling "the worst contract on the market it terms of value for money".  The contract - which lasts a minimum of 18 months and costs at least £35 ($72) a month - includes a mere 200 ... continued »

We already know that China Mobile's Wang Jianzhou is looking to play hardball with Apple over revenue sharing of the iPhone (Wang is of the opinion that since China Mobile is supplying all the users, Apple shouldn't get a slice of his monthly income) but even without their regular tithe is it still worth Steve Jobs pushing the handset to ... continued »

Ever since the concept of a Google Phone or gPhone was suggested, pundits and analysts alike have theorised about the battle between it and the iPhone.  Since Google's announcement of Android and the Open Handset Alliance, the side-taking has reached even headier heights; although there have been a few voices of relative reason - ARM's Warren East, for instance - ... continued »

As far as I'm aware, our boy Vincent has never been described as psychic but with his trials of a 64GB Samsung SSD NAND drive in a MacBook Pro over at SlashGear it could be that he's pre-empted Apple's latest laptop move.  AppleInsider quote analyst Gene Munster who has highlighted the solid-state drive as a likely candidate for inclusion in ... continued »

Is the iPhone the 10-percent of features other, less Jesus-like handsets are used for, distilled into one Ives-designed body?  That's what Apple appear to think, with a spokesperson dismissing criticism that the cellphone is missing some of the more mundane functionality users take for granted will be present in rival mobiles. "We didn't want to include something for something's sake ... ... continued »

Now its all just speculation right now, but its sounding more and more like the iPhone could cause other smartphones’ prices to go up. How? The more they try and be like the iPhone to more expensive the components become, namely the flash memory and multi-touch screen technology. Flash memory is probably the most expensive part that other companies are looking ... continued »

Munir Kotadia is a man on a mission - a mission to berate iPod Touch and iPhone owners until they take his security concerns seriously.  In an article seemingly designed to drive the Mac faithful into a furious rage, Kotadia highlights the potential dangers of granting access to random strangers via "Unlock your iPhone" websites.    continued »

Let’s start with Verizon, they have been gradually losing market share ever since the release of the iPhone, and now all of the sudden they are releasing some really cool phones? Furthermore they have been in talks with Google and have even dropped their complaint regarding the 700MHz spectrum becoming open. Sure, they probably aren’t anticipating the mobile wireless world becoming ... continued »