Apple’s old products are still managing to outsell Android’s latest smartphones in the USA!
Across the pond, Apple’s older generation of the iPhone and iPad are still in high demand according to Canaccord Genuity, whose findings show that the iPhone 3GS sold more units than the new Android powered Motorola Atrix 4G and the HTC Inspire 4G on the AT&T network.
The report author, Michael Walkley, said: “April checks indicated continued strong demand for the iPhone 3GS at AT&T and iPad as the older Apple generation products with reduced prices often outsold new Android products.”
The Guardian has officially launched its new app for the iPhone today.
The new app intends to make iPhone news-browsing a better experience by providing more frequent updates and a broader range of content.
The new app is free to download but does involve signing into a 6 or 12 month subscription which will cost £2.99 and £3.99 respectively. For this, readers can expect to receive free goal alerts for UK and European football matches, video content, comments, and trending stories from the Guardian website as well as across Twitter and Facebook.
Europe’s first mobile TV hotspot is due to land on the Apple iPad and iPhone, meaning Apple-ites will be able to watch digital TV on the go.
The portable tizi device is a wireless form of mobile connectivity that streams data to your iPad or iPhone by acting as a TV hotspot.
Users have to download an app to their iPad or iPhone and use it in conjunction with the TV hotspot device to connect to the tizi wireless network and start watching their favourite digital channels.
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Hogwarts fans with an iPhone or iPad can help mark the release of the penultimate Harry Potter film today by playing a LEGO Harry Potter game.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One goes on general release at cinemas today and the game LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 goes on general release in the app store today too.
Warner Bros have released the LEGO-branded game, which will work across all iOS devices – meaning owners of an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch and iPad are all in luck.
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The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 4.1 has been released but does it fix the proximity sensor issue?
Initial reports indicate that the update has largely solved the proximity issue with just a few iPhone owners complaining that their phone is still dropping calls or putting them on mute. (more…)
Apple is reportedly going to launch the iOS 4.1 update for the iPhone and iPod Touch in the UK on September 8.
The date apparently appeared on the iPhone iOS update page on the Apple website, although the date is not visible now – instead it just says “Coming soon”. (more…)
Three have emailed customers to thank them for registering an interest in ordering the iPhone 4, then suggested they get an iPhone 3GS 8GB instead.
The network has yet to take pre-orders for the next generation iPhone, which sold out in hours when it was released on June 24. (more…)
Apple has admitted that there is a problem with the signal bars on the iPhone 4 and now it seems the problem was first addressed two years ago.
Complaints that the iPhone 4 dropped signal plagued its launch last month. This was followed by claims that this either due to the way customers held the phone or that the signal strength was not being displayed correctly. (more…)
A multitasking update for Spotify’s iPhone app can now be downloaded in the UK.
The iOS4 Spotify update lets you multitask while listening to the streaming app on an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS. (more…)
OK! Magazine has released an app for the iPhone that will help users find out where their nearest celebrity haunts are.
OK! Celebspotter, which costs £1.79, is courting controversy as it combines celebrity sightings and location-tracking. (more…)
Apple’s old products are still managing to outsell Android’s latest smartphones in the USA!
