http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:39 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/rim_takes_another_shot_at_iphone_touchscreen_with_storm2/ Research In Motion Thursday officially introduced the BlackBerry Storm2, the company's latest salvo in its fight for smartphone supremacy with Apple's iPhone. The successor to the original Storm, t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/rim_takes_another_shot_at_iphone_touchscreen_with_storm2/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/flash_coming_to_most_smartphones_but_not_apples_iphone/ Adobe on Monday announced partnerships with numerous handset operating system makers, including Research in Motion, Nokia, Palm, Google and Microsoft, to bring Flash Player 10.1 to smartphones. Absent... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/flash_coming_to_most_smartphones_but_not_apples_iphone/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/03/following_apple_rim_hopes_to_grow_its_presence_in_china/ As Apple's iPhone prepares for its debut in China later this year, competing handset maker Research in Motion is also pushing for its BlackBerry line to expand to 3G in the nation of over one billion.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/03/following_apple_rim_hopes_to_grow_its_presence_in_china/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/06/demand_for_memory_in_phones_to_grow_thanks_to_apple/ A new report predicts that demand for NAND flash memory in cell phones will more than triple by 2013, with a majority of that need being driven by Apple and its iPhone. In all, sales of solid state... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/06/demand_for_memory_in_phones_to_grow_thanks_to_apple/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/16/google_voice_released_for_android_and_blackberry_but_not_iphone/ Google has released its mobile Voice application for the Android and BlackBerry platforms, but future release of the program on the iPhone will depend on acceptance from Apple and perhaps AT&T. Whi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/16/google_voice_released_for_android_and_blackberry_but_not_iphone/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/14/verizon_app_store_to_be_mandated_new_blackberry_sells_well/ As Verizonís relatively quiet launch of the BlackBerry Tour proved successful, the nationís No. 1 wireless carrier also stirred up criticism by declaring that all Verizon-sold phones will, by default,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/14/verizon_app_store_to_be_mandated_new_blackberry_sells_well/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/22/12_of_early_iphone_3g_buyers_report_ditching_their_blackberry/ Approximately 12% of consumers who visited a retail store this past weekend to make their iPhone 3G S purchase said they were replacing a BlackBerry handset, the latest sign that Apple continues to ma... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/22/12_of_early_iphone_3g_buyers_report_ditching_their_blackberry/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/18/rim_once_again_ships_7_8m_blackberries_as_new_iphone_looms/ Research in Motion put pressure on Apple Thursday with word that about 7.8 million BlackBerries had shipped during its latest fiscal quarter, again setting a new record -- and dismissing the likelihoo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/18/rim_once_again_ships_7_8m_blackberries_as_new_iphone_looms/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/11/why_apple_keeps_iphone_specifications_quiet/ In marked contrast to the PC market, where differention primarily centers around gigabytes, GHz, and Intel Inside branding, Apple is working to keep attention on the iPhone's software, with a curious ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/11/why_apple_keeps_iphone_specifications_quiet/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/22/32gb_iphone_listed_as_att_trade_in_rogers_in_launch_prep/ An AT&T upgrade program for BlackBerries has listed a 32GB iPhone as a trade-in option. Simultaneously, Canadian cellular provider Rogers may be preparing for another summer iPhone release. Apple'... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/22/32gb_iphone_listed_as_att_trade_in_rogers_in_launch_prep/ Sat, 23 May 2009 02:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/19/yahoo_cans_blackberry_app_to_focus_on_iphone_browser_software/ In the latest sign that the iPhone is emerging as the platform of choice for companies big and small, Yahoo on Wednesday will reportedly cease work on its Mobile app for BlackBerry and other smartphon... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/19/yahoo_cans_blackberry_app_to_focus_on_iphone_browser_software/ Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/12/att_pins_neutered_slingplayer_on_iphone_not_being_a_phone/ In a curiously worded statement, AT&T has claimed it prevented the iPhone version of SlingPlayer from using 3G because it would chew too much data -- and because the iPhone is, oddly, not considered a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/12/att_pins_neutered_slingplayer_on_iphone_not_being_a_phone/ Wed, 13 May 2009 00:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/06/apple_may_be_forced_into_verizon_iphone_within_two_years_report/ Even as Apple has insisted it's content to give AT&T exclusive access to the iPhone, a closer look at Apple's own devices -- and a likely dead-end in growth through its existing carrier strategy -- sh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/06/apple_may_be_forced_into_verizon_iphone_within_two_years_report/ Wed, 06 May 2009 23:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/21/end_users_developers_seen_flocking_to_iphone_apps_on_wide_scale/ A mobile analytics firm has published new findings which show the iPhone taking the majority of the app market -- especially when it comes to the sheer number of users. Examining 8 million users an... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/21/end_users_developers_seen_flocking_to_iphone_apps_on_wide_scale/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/13/iphone_found_ready_for_enterprise_better_than_blackberry/ A close study has shown that opening the doors to iPhones at large-scale business has not only made workers happier but has often saved money over competing smartphones in the process. In a report... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/13/iphone_found_ready_for_enterprise_better_than_blackberry/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/09/apple_fellow_to_lead_rims_new_user_experience_team/ With increased competition from future iPhone technologies looming, Research in Motion has hired a veteran Apple interface director to lead a new team of designers tasked with improving the user exper... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/09/apple_fellow_to_lead_rims_new_user_experience_team/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/06/restrictions_drove_u2_to_switch_sides_from_apple_to_rim_report/ Apple's penchant for keeping its partners out of the loop reportedly cost the company its relationship with alternative rock band U2, which recently drew sponsorship from rival smartphone market Resea... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/06/restrictions_drove_u2_to_switch_sides_from_apple_to_rim_report/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/02/rim_shares_surge_as_blackberry_sales_hit_record_7_8_million/ Shares of Research In Motion stock rose almost 23 percent after the company reported strong quarterly and year-end results for its BlackBerry smartphones, climbing back from a precipitous fall in Febr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/02/rim_shares_surge_as_blackberry_sales_hit_record_7_8_million/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/11/iphone_behind_only_nokia_and_rim_in_global_smartphone_share/ Apple maintained the third place position in global unit sales of smartphones, but was passed up by Microsoft's Windows Mobile to become the fourth largest smartphone vendor in terms of operating syst... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/11/iphone_behind_only_nokia_and_rim_in_global_smartphone_share/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/09/u2_jumps_ship_from_apple_to_research_in_motion/ In a move that will clearly distance itself from one-time ally Apple, world-famous alternative rock band U2 revealed plans for its upcoming tour to be sponsored by Apple rival Research in Motion, in w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/09/u2_jumps_ship_from_apple_to_research_in_motion/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/01/apple_iphone_controls_over_66_of_all_mobile_web_use/ In its first detailed look at web market share for cellphones, a research firm has found that Apple's iPhone represents a staggering 66.61 percent of mobile traffic while its competitors have only jus... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/01/apple_iphone_controls_over_66_of_all_mobile_web_use/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/27/apple_ramps_up_macbook_campaign_rim_folds_on_anti_apple_ad/ Apple this week kicked its eco-friendly MacBook campaign into overdrive with new placements on network television and top-tier internet properties; meanwhile, Research in Motion considered taking a sh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/27/apple_ramps_up_macbook_campaign_rim_folds_on_anti_apple_ad/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/26/hacking_contest_to_test_iphones_security/ After being humbled last year at the high-profile CanSecWest security conference, Apple faces further scrutiny as the same event organizers not only plan to test the Mac's defenses but, for the first ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/26/hacking_contest_to_test_iphones_security/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/24/iphone_2nd_in_us_retail_china_iphone_deal_already_struck/ Apple is just short of the top spot for US phone sales in stores. Also, China Unicom may be close to a long-awaited deal for the iPhone in its country, the Boston area is slated for another Apple sto... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/24/iphone_2nd_in_us_retail_china_iphone_deal_already_struck/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/03/apple_rumored_allowing_real_background_apps_on_iphone/ After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run third-party background processes and give the phone ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/03/apple_rumored_allowing_real_background_apps_on_iphone/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/29/blackberry_storm_found_pricier_to_build_than_apples_iphone_3g/ An insistence on a physical feedback screen and dual-network support has pushed the cost of making Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm significantly above that of current-generation iPhones, hinting... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/29/blackberry_storm_found_pricier_to_build_than_apples_iphone_3g/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/28/iphone_3g_drives_atts_quarter_almost_quadruples_storm_sales/ While AT&T on Wednesday credited sales of 1.9 million iPhone 3Gs for helping to drive its fiscal fourth-quarter results, rival carrier Verizon won't tell how many BlackBerry Storms were sold in its f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/28/iphone_3g_drives_atts_quarter_almost_quadruples_storm_sales/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/26/blackberry_storm_sales_reported_just_one_fifth_that_of_iphone/ A late launch and buggy software are described as normal by Resesarch in Motion, but may have led the company to sell just half a million of its first touchscreen BlackBerry in the final weeks of 2008... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/26/blackberry_storm_sales_reported_just_one_fifth_that_of_iphone/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/19/strong_rim_guidance_seen_as_positive_for_apple/ Research In Motion painted a rosy outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, offering a positive read-through for rival smartphone maker Apple. The BlackBerry maker said third quarter sales... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/19/strong_rim_guidance_seen_as_positive_for_apple/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/18/rim_nears_iphones_sales_with_6_7_million_blackberries/ After a symbolic victory over Research in Motion, Apple may have its fortunes reversed as the BlackBerry maker has almost exactly matched iPhone 3G summer sales during the fall. The Waterloo, Ontar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/18/rim_nears_iphones_sales_with_6_7_million_blackberries/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/04/apples_smartphone_share_closer_to_13_still_ahead_of_microsoft/ Apple's share of the worldwide smartphone market is closer to 13% than the 16% reported earlier this week, but that's still good enough to push the iPhone maker past Microsoft to become the third larg... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/04/apples_smartphone_share_closer_to_13_still_ahead_of_microsoft/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/02/iphone_single_handedly_driving_smartphone_growth/ In addition to outselling a broad and combined range of Windows Mobile handsets, Apple's iPhone 3G is being credited this week as the lone force responsible for growth of the smartphone market during ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/02/iphone_single_handedly_driving_smartphone_growth/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/apple_now_no_2_in_corporate_smartphone_market_share/ While Research in Motion continues to dominate the corporate smartphone market, new data shows Apple to be chipping awake at the BlackBerry maker's lead after having recently bludgeoned Palm to become... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/apple_now_no_2_in_corporate_smartphone_market_share/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/review_roundup_rims_new_touchscreen_blackberry_storm/ On Friday, Research in Motion and Verizon will answer to the iPhone with the BlackBerry Storm -- a touchscreen-based handset that will sell for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in reba... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/20/review_roundup_rims_new_touchscreen_blackberry_storm/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/06/iphone_tops_business_rankings_steals_nokia_market_share/ Often labeled the outsider in the corporate world, Apple's iPhone has already reached the top of J.D. Power's satisfaction ranks for business smartphones -- and is simultaneously the second-largest sm... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/06/iphone_tops_business_rankings_steals_nokia_market_share/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/27/apple_seen_having_leeway_to_sell_iphone_at_99/ Apple's very strong real-world revenues and its high iPhone gross margins are now thought to give the company substantial headroom for a price cut that could lead to huge strides forward in market sha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/27/apple_seen_having_leeway_to_sell_iphone_at_99/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/21/apple_iphone_3g_sales_surpass_rims_blackberry/ Apple announced quarterly iPhone sales that surpassed those of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion by nearly a million and a half units or 25%: nearly 6.9 million iPhones versus the 5.4 to 6.1 million... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/21/apple_iphone_3g_sales_surpass_rims_blackberry/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/08/analysts_slash_2009_mobile_phone_market_growth_predictions/ A slowing global economy has analysts predicting significantly less growth in the mobile phone market next year, piling on problems for Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung. The overall phone market has b... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/08/analysts_slash_2009_mobile_phone_market_growth_predictions/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/07/blackberry_storm_debuts_with_app_store_mac_suite_on_the_way/ Research in Motion has launched its very first touchscreen smartphone -- and promises to shadow Apple's iTunes App Store while also providing an official utility to sync its phones with Macs. Also ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/07/blackberry_storm_debuts_with_app_store_mac_suite_on_the_way/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/22/iphone_owners_wrestle_with_missing_e_mail_downloads/ As much as the iPhone 2.1 firmware appears to have resolved many outstanding glitches with Apple's device, an increasing number of users say the update has broken background e-mail checks. Dozens o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/22/iphone_owners_wrestle_with_missing_e_mail_downloads/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT