http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:16 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/iphone_4s_launch_propels_surging_apple_20_to_close_the_gap_with_android_/ The launch of the iPhone 4S last October had an "enormous impact" on the U.S. smartphone landscape, boosting Apple's share among new buyers by almost 20 percent and putting it neck-and-neck with Andro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/iphone_4s_launch_propels_surging_apple_20_to_close_the_gap_with_android_/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/54_of_future_smartphone_buyers_say_theyll_choose_apples_iphone/ A new survey has found Apple has "explosive momentum" at the beginning of 2012, with more than half of people who plan to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days choosing Apple's iPhone. The latest da... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/54_of_future_smartphone_buyers_say_theyll_choose_apples_iphone/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/microsoft_says_windows_phones_have_had_siri_like_functionality_for_over_a_year/ Microsoft's Craig Mundie said that the iPhone's Siri voice recognition software is not new technology as a similar system has been available on the Windows Phone for over a year, and claims Apple mark... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/microsoft_says_windows_phones_have_had_siri_like_functionality_for_over_a_year/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/12/htc_eyeing_webos_purchase_to_compete_with_apples_ios/ Smartphone maker HTC has publicly stated it is considering buying its own mobile operating system platform, with HP's webOS a potential option for acquisition. Cher Wang, chairwoman of HTC, said he... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/12/htc_eyeing_webos_purchase_to_compete_with_apples_ios/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/18/46_of_smartphone_buyers_prefer_apples_ios_32_choose_google_android/ Among consumers who plan to buy a smartphone in the next three months, the iPhone is the top choice, with nearly half of all prospective buyers choosing Apple. The data comes from the latest survey... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/18/46_of_smartphone_buyers_prefer_apples_ios_32_choose_google_android/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/30/windows_phone_7_hits_5000_apps_in_2_months_equaling_palms_webos/ Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform now has more than 5,000 applications written for it, well behind the 300,000 for Apple's iOS, but matching the total number of programs for Palm's webOS in just ov... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/30/windows_phone_7_hits_5000_apps_in_2_months_equaling_palms_webos/ Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/23/apple_hiring_members_of_rival_rims_enterprise_sales_team/ Apple's efforts to muscle its way into the corporate market with iPhones and iPads is getting an infusion of talent from Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, with at least five employees makin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/23/apple_hiring_members_of_rival_rims_enterprise_sales_team/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/05/bank_of_america_citigroup_testing_iphone_to_replace_blackberry/ Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email. According to a report by Bloomberg, the two banks ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/05/bank_of_america_citigroup_testing_iphone_to_replace_blackberry/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/04/android_edges_apple_ipad_as_second_most_popular_mobile_development_platform/ Google's Android platform has narrowly overtaken the Apple iPad in terms of total developer support for mobile devices, though the iPhone remains the most popular software destination, according to a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/04/android_edges_apple_ipad_as_second_most_popular_mobile_development_platform/ Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/05/microsoft_may_use_windows_phone_7_event_to_show_off_tablets/ A new rumor suggests that Microsoft, concerned by the success of Apple's iPad, will use next week's Windows Phone 7 unveiling to show off new touchscreen tablets it will have available this holiday se... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/05/microsoft_may_use_windows_phone_7_event_to_show_off_tablets/ Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/30/google_android_closes_gap_with_apple_iphone_in_consumer_interest/ A new survey of prospective smartphone buyers has found that hype from the iPhone 4 has died down, and Apple's smartphone is only slightly more preferable to consumers than devices running Google Andr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/30/google_android_closes_gap_with_apple_iphone_in_consumer_interest/ Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/22/apples_ios_holds_strong_as_androids_enterprise_presence_surges/ While Google's Android mobile operating system has seen a fivefold increase in availability in the corporate market over the last nine months, Apple's presence with iOS has held strong and still nearl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/22/apples_ios_holds_strong_as_androids_enterprise_presence_surges/ Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/10/microsoft_employees_hold_funeral_parade_for_iphone_blackberry/ Celebrating Windows Phone 7's "Release to Manufacturing" status, Microsoft employees held a morbid funeral parade for the iPhone and Blackberry. The parade through the company's Redmond campus, fir... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/10/microsoft_employees_hold_funeral_parade_for_iphone_blackberry/ Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/10/apple_projected_to_ship_130m_ios_devices_in_2014_as_android_hits_259m/ Apple is projected to sell 130 million iOS-based mobile devices per year by 2014, but both Google Android and Nokia Symbian are expected to each double that amount, according to Gartner. The resear... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/10/apple_projected_to_ship_130m_ios_devices_in_2014_as_android_hits_259m/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/06/microsoft_begins_windows_phone_7_media_blitz_with_new_teaser_ad/ Microsoft has posted its first teaser video advertisement for the upcoming Windows Phone 7. The one-minute ad, posted on the official Windows Phone UK YouTube channel, was created for a Secret Cine... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/06/microsoft_begins_windows_phone_7_media_blitz_with_new_teaser_ad/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/26/microsoft_to_spend_over_500m_to_catch_up_to_iphone_android/ Marketing costs for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 launch will add up to more than half a billion dollars as it re-enters the smartphone market, a new report claims. According to Kim-Mai Cutler, in a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/26/microsoft_to_spend_over_500m_to_catch_up_to_iphone_android/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/11/online_dating_service_finds_iphone_owners_have_more_sex_partners/ Owners of Apple's iPhone on average have more sex partners by age 30 than those who own other handsets, and the iPhone takes more attractive photos than competing smartphones, a survey of users of an ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/11/online_dating_service_finds_iphone_owners_have_more_sex_partners/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/29/millions_of_android_users_hit_by_malicious_data_theft_app/ An app distributed by Google's Android Market has collected private data from millions of users and forwarded it to servers China, validating Apple's uniquely strong stance on mobile security in the i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/29/millions_of_android_users_hit_by_malicious_data_theft_app/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/23/hps_webos_2_0_to_take_on_iphone_4_ipad_later_this_year/ After making comments to the contrary this summer, Hewlett-Packard is now positioning its acquired Palm webOS as a competitor to Android and iPhone 4, as well as Apple's iPad, relegating its Windows 7... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/23/hps_webos_2_0_to_take_on_iphone_4_ipad_later_this_year/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/14/microsoft_exec_compares_apples_iphone_4_to_windows_vista/ A Microsoft executive has said that the iPhone 4 could become Apple's version of the maligned Windows Vista operating system -- implying the product could be a misfire that will leave a bad taste in t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/14/microsoft_exec_compares_apples_iphone_4_to_windows_vista/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/22/adobe_ships_flash_10_1_to_mobile_device_makers/ Adobe on Tuesday announced the release of Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile, pitching it as "the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices." Adobe said that Flash Player 10.1 wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/22/adobe_ships_flash_10_1_to_mobile_device_makers/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/18/inside_apples_ios_4_new_feature_parity_with_snow_leopard/ Apple's iOS 4 features the biggest foundational leap for developers since the company first opened up iPhone OS 2.0 to development, now catching up to the core features of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/18/inside_apples_ios_4_new_feature_parity_with_snow_leopard/ Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/17/apple_to_launch_new_find_my_phone_app_mobileme_updates/ Apple's MobileMe site is reporting that the system will undergo scheduled maintenance from 10PM PDT to Midnight tonight, Thursday June 17. The site is expected to reopen tomorrow with a finalized Mail... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/17/apple_to_launch_new_find_my_phone_app_mobileme_updates/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/06/apples_iphone_market_share_three_times_greater_than_android_in_us/ A new survey of U.S. smartphone owners found that 28 percent use a device running the iPhone OS, compared with just 9 percent on Google's Android mobile operating system. The data released this wee... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/06/apples_iphone_market_share_three_times_greater_than_android_in_us/ Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/01/apple_iphone_web_marketshare_outgrows_google_android_in_may/ Despite a larger variety of devices running the Google Android operating system available on the market, Apple's iPhone operating system still outgained its rival in terms of Web presence in the month... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/01/apple_iphone_web_marketshare_outgrows_google_android_in_may/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/25/apples_success_forces_microsoft_to_shake_up_phone_media_teams/ In the face of success from Apple and Google in the portable device market, Microsoft is expected to announce "major organizational changes" in the company's Entertainment and Devices Division, respon... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/25/apples_success_forces_microsoft_to_shake_up_phone_media_teams/ Tue, 25 May 2010 13:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/11/apple_sees_98_iphone_growth_as_microsoft_google_prepare_for_battle/ Worldwide smartphone shipments stormed back last quarter with 37.2 percent in growth, and Apple's iPhone led the way with a 97.9 percent year-over-year surge in shipments. But the real coming battle i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/11/apple_sees_98_iphone_growth_as_microsoft_google_prepare_for_battle/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/microsoft_working_on_zune_hd2_powered_by_windows_phone_7/ Similar to how Apple's iPod touch came from the development of the iPhone, Microsoft reportedly plans to base the follow-up to its Zune HD media player on the Windows Phone 7 Series mobile operating s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/microsoft_working_on_zune_hd2_powered_by_windows_phone_7/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/09/apples_patent_warning_shots_prove_disruptive_for_handset_makers/ Before Apple publicly sued HTC, the iPhone maker privately had "blunt conversations" with other smartphone companies, amounting to legal threats that have proven disruptive to the roadmaps of would-be... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/09/apples_patent_warning_shots_prove_disruptive_for_handset_makers/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/23/gartner_apples_iphone_was_no_3_worldwide_smartphone_in_2009/ After more than doubling its total sales from a year prior, the iPhone platform was catapulted into third place in global smartphone sales in 2009, with Apple shipping 24.9 million handsets. Apple ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/23/gartner_apples_iphone_was_no_3_worldwide_smartphone_in_2009/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/15/mwc_microsoft_unveils_windows_phone_7_series/ (Mobile World Congress) Just four months after Windows Mobile 6.5 hit the market, Microsoft has officially introduced Windows Phone 7 Series, the new multitouch-capable mobile operating system the sof... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/15/mwc_microsoft_unveils_windows_phone_7_series/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/15/despite_apples_absence_iphone_is_talk_of_mobile_world_congress/ (Mobile World Congress) Apple is not officially present at this week's Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Spain, yet carriers are talking about the iPhone and rivals are introducing what they hope ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/15/despite_apples_absence_iphone_is_talk_of_mobile_world_congress/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/17/apples_iphone_exceeds_windows_mobile_in_us_usage_study/ Though previous studies found the iPhone was outselling Windows Mobile devices and had a greater presence online, Apple's handset finally unseated Microsoft devices in terms of overall use in October,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/17/apples_iphone_exceeds_windows_mobile_in_us_usage_study/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:55:00 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/09/09/21/like_apple_microsoft_rumored_to_be_creating_tablet/ Just as they compete in numerous other markets, Microsoft and Apple could be going head to head with new touchscreen tablet devices in the near future, if a new rumor proves true. ZDNet's Mary-Jo F... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/21/like_apple_microsoft_rumored_to_be_creating_tablet/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/01/windows_mobile_6_5_to_take_on_apples_iphone_starting_oct_6/ Microsoft announced Tuesday that hardware equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5, its latest smartphone platform to compete with Apple's iPhone, will be available to consumers on Oct. 6. In a post on the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/01/windows_mobile_6_5_to_take_on_apples_iphone_starting_oct_6/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/19/microsoft_hopes_to_take_on_apple_with_dual_mobile_platforms/ A new report from Taiwan states that Microsoft intends to debut a touch interface for Windows Mobile 6.5 in early 2010, along with version 7 later that year to compete with the iPhone. Citing sourc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/19/microsoft_hopes_to_take_on_apple_with_dual_mobile_platforms/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/04/microsoft_details_how_to_port_programs_from_apples_app_store/ In an attempt to encourage developers to bring their software to Windows Mobile, Microsoft has published a technical document describing how to port applications from the iPhone to the platform one co... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/04/microsoft_details_how_to_port_programs_from_apples_app_store/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/31/iphone_sms_exploit_patch_expected_this_weekend/ A day after experts revealed a major text message-based security flaw in the iPhone, the BBC reports that Apple is expected to release a fix for the exploit through iTunes on Saturday. The news tha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/31/iphone_sms_exploit_patch_expected_this_weekend/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/29/sms_hack_could_leave_every_iphone_vulnerable/ A single character sent by text message could allegedly compromise every iPhone released to date. Talking at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, experts Charlie Miller and Collin Mullin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/29/sms_hack_could_leave_every_iphone_vulnerable/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:45:00 GMT