Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Apple is the most valuable tech company in the World. Apple started as a computer company but today it has become one of the largest smartphone producing companies in the world. Other than iPhone, Apple is well known for its products such as iPods, iPad, iTunes, and Macs. The company's latest smartphone was iPhone 4, that is widely praised for its hardware as well as software. Apple's portable devices are powered by iOS mobile operating system. Read our Apple coverage for the latest iPhone news, reviews and videos:
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by Jaime Rivera | June 6, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about some additional leaked photos of the Nokia EOS smartphone. Then we go through Sony's press invites for a mobile event to happen in Germany and what we can expect. Google is next as they've just made the bold move of offering the stock Android keyboard to everyone. Apple's strategy for smartphone repairs is next as the company keeps working on bringing more services to their Apple Stores. We end today's show talking about the iPad 5 and the possibility of a launch for WWDC 2013. All this and more after the break. Stories: - More Nokia EOS leaks ...
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by Jaime Rivera | June 6, 2013 6:46 PMRead OnIt's tough to be Apple these days. You'd say why, right? They're still the most valuable tech company in the world, they sell millions of iPhones, iPads and apps every month, and they're sitting on a pile of cash that's big enough to end the national debt of many countries, so why should it be that things are tough for them if they're on a high? Well, it mainly has to do with what Apple may or may not do with iOS 7 on WWDC this Monday, and those of you who watched the first trilogy of Spiderman movies remember a phrase that Uncle Ben would always say to Peter Parker: "With great power ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 6, 2013 3:40 PMRead OnApple sure seems set on revitalizing the sort of services offered in its retail storefronts. Just earlier today we were talking about its new ability to do certain iPhone repairs in-store, rather than sending hardware away, and now we're hearing rumors about another change, suggesting that Apple could implement an iPhone trade-in program. Apple already has a recycling program (through a partnership with PowerON) where you can mail in your old iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer and receive reimbursement for devices in good, resellable condition. This new project, in contrast, would run ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 6, 2013 10:53 AMRead OnA few days back we heard about Apple's plans to start performing certain iPhone repairs right in its retail stores, rather than taking the expense of shipping handsets off for refurbishment. The big service that's kicking-off this new direction is the replacement of displays for the iPhone 5, which Apple's offering to do in-store for about $150. Lest the idea of a retail employee prying apart your iPhone in a back room starts making you a bit nervous, today we get a small glimpse into what equipment Apple is using to deliver this service, hopefully convincing you that the company's taking ...
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by Michael Fisher | June 6, 2013 5:59 AMRead OnThe Xperia Tablet Z is the thinnest, lightest, most beautiful 10-inch Android tablet we've ever come across - but it's still a 10-inch Android tablet, and thus still at a disadvantage in terms of a tablet app ecosystem. That said, we've given Sony's latest slate the full review treatment and found it to be pretty impressive. Between its portability, vibrant display, and water resistance, "the Z" brings plenty to the table in the fight against other, more popular tablet computers. Ultimately, though, in a punch-for-punch contest, how does Sony's super-slim beauty stack up against Apple's ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 5, 2013 3:43 PMRead OnThe history of the iPhone has always been closely linked to Apple's relationships with carriers. What started off (in the US, at least) as an AT&T exclusive has since seen deals struck with more and more carriers until finally this year, the iPhone has a home with all the big guys. Clearly, Apple has a comfortable working relationship with all these companies. But is it maybe just a little too chummy, and could be favoring the carriers at the expense of Apple's own customers? That's the accusation we're looking at today, with claims that Apple is going above and beyond to help carriers ...
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by Jaime Rivera | June 4, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Toshiba's new line-up of tablets and why these don't really move the dot for the company in their mobile endeavors. Then we talk about Intel as the company has landed two new mobile processors and has even won Samsung as a customer with the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. We look at the smartphone market share statistics and notice the supremacy of Android, the growth of iOS and Windows Phone and the decline of BlackBerry. HTC is next as we talk about their dramatic increase in revenue for May and also the price increase of the HTC One. We end today's show ...
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by Jaime Rivera | June 4, 2013 6:43 PMRead OnAt times when we've got octa-core processors and we carry more RAM on our smartphones than computers could ever carry less than 10 years ago, it's clear that there's a huge fight for supremacy when it comes to which product carries the most revolutionary specs. Sadly, since none of these specs are exclusive to a specific OEM, it seems that all flagship phones do exactly the same thing but with a different brand and UI. When Apple launched the iPhone 4, there's no denying that the company defied many concepts at the time. They sandwiched glass and stainless steel in order to make one of the ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | June 4, 2013 2:39 AM
Read OnThe latest smartphone OS marketshare numbers are in from Kantar and they refer to the three-month period that ended in April 2013. Google's Android is still leading the chart of OS percentage share of smartphone sales, with its 51.7%, up from 50.3% in the same period ending in April last year. However, it's growth is much slower than the one at which iOS is trending, up from 39.1% last year to 41.4% this April. Last year the gap between the two was 11.2% and this April it is down to 10.3%; not a spectacular decrease, but a steady trend, at least in the US. There is also good news for ...
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by Jaime Rivera | June 3, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we go through all the ARM, Samsung, Asus and Acer product announcements; the list is quite big. Then we go through Verizon's launch of the HTC One, which sadly won't happen yet. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy Note III and some details that were leaked. Nokia is next as Stephen Elop teases more Nokia Lumia devices for the rest of 2013. We end today's show talking about Apple, iRadio, and some photos of iOS 7 leaked. All this and more after the break. Product releases: - Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 Series Unveiled: GALAXY Tab 3 8-inch, GALAXY Tab 3 10.1-inch ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 3, 2013 5:26 PMRead OnAs far as Apple's mobile lineup is concerned, the announcement of iOS 7 is likely to be the big news at next week's WWDC. Rumors have attempted to describe just what we can expect to change, and by far the Jonathan-Ive-led effort to rehash the platform's look sounds like it will have the greatest impact. We've talked about how that could lead to new looks for certain apps, and how it might play up colors to differentiate between them, while at the same time helping to unify the iOS design language. One change in particular we mentioned was the possibility for some new icons for system ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 3, 2013 4:50 PMRead OnIt happens to the best of us: we tend to our phones with kid gloves, wrap them up in protective cases, and handle them with the utmost of care, only to one day slip up and instantly reduce our treasured smartphone to a shattered mess. Some people buy insurance to help with the cost of repairs or replacement. Others take a more DIY approach and order a new screen to pop-in themselves. If you're an Apple user, any sort of issue with your phone can mean a trip down to the company's nearest retail location, where the Geniuses will be more than happy to help get you back on your feet. In the ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 3, 2013 12:38 PMRead OnIs Apple going to debut a new streaming music service at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference? Could the so-called iRadio really be about to launch? The timing sure seems right, with Google just going public with its own All Access system, but rumors from just a couple weeks back made it seem like Apple just couldn't work out the licensing arrangements it needed with the major publishers, and iRadio might not be ready to go live. With the clock until WWDC 2013 ticking down, there's some late-in-the-game news that suggests Apple might just be scurrying to get iRadio off the ground in ...
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by Taylor Martin | May 31, 2013 7:19 PMRead OnIf I were prone to beating dead horses, I'm sure I could hammer out a handful of wordy editorials about how iOS is boring, dated, and in dire need of a face-lift. But I don't like beating anything, especially not something as futile and helpless as a horse that's already dead. Let's look at the situation from another perspective for a minute, shall we? It's no secret. The interface has grown very long in the tooth and reeks of UI design of years past. In regards to iOS, there's little to get excited over anymore. That's evidenced by the fact that despite nearing one million applications in ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 30, 2013 5:12 PMRead OnIt seems that 2013 is all about the tech giants that are struggling, or the tech giants that are enjoying an incredible amount of success. It's funny how there's hardly any company in between. Even funnier is that most of the tech giants that are struggling singlehandedly owned or invented these markets just a couple of years ago. Whether it's Nokia, BlackBerry or HTC, we are all somewhat saddened by seeing how these great innovators just can't figure it out. Albert Einstein once said: "The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we ...