 * Reassessing IOS, Android and Android-compatible Market Share *In its analysis of last year's smartphone market in the U.S., NPD found that market share for Apple's iOS went up following the release of the iPhone 4S, to 43 percent of all smartphone sales in October and November from 26 percent in the third quarter. Android, meanwhile, retained its lead, (...) [OSNews]  Ten Free Mobile Apps For iPhone The best part about the apps store for iPhone is that you do not need to pay a cent for installing some of the best applications on your smartphone. From social networking to business and productivity enhancing apps, you can find a lot for free. Frank Johnson helps you short list some of the (...) [Computer user] Apple hit by boycott call US writers attack conditions at Foxconn plant and call for consumers to act
Apple, the computer giant whose sleek products have become a mainstay of modern life, is dealing with a public relations disaster and the threat of calls for a boycott of its iPhones and iPads.
The company's public (...) [The Guardian] Apple's giant windfall: how will it be spent? The creator of the iPhone may soon have more ready cash than the US government and analysts are speculating about acquisitions. But the firm may be more focused on a daring foray into pay television
Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, may be top of the league of America's best-paid company (...) [The Guardian] Samsung loses again in German patent suit against Apple The district court in Mannheim, Germany, has again sided with Apple in a patent suit brought by Samsung Electronics, saying on Friday that the company had not infringed on a second patent asserted by Samsung against the iPhone and (...) [Network World] Nintendo profits fall sharply Games giant also warns of larger than expected full-year loss
Nintendo posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss as its dedicated games consoles lost ground to smart devices such as Apple's iPhone.
The creator of the Super Mario and Pokemon (...) [The Guardian] AT&T outduels Verizon in iPhone AT&T handily beat Verizon in the battle for iPhone customers last quarter, but the company lost $6.7 billion in large part due to its failed merger with T-Mobile. [CNN Money] Motorola lawsuit approved by Google New front in legal battles would require written permission from search giant, as patent battles continue to ramp up over Android
Google specifically gave permission for Motorola Mobility (MMI) to file a new lawsuit against Apple over its iPhone 4S and iCloud products, according to an analysis (...) [The Guardian] Apple breaks Microsoft's 'lock' on enterprise workers, argues analyst The iPhone may have opened the door for Apple in the enterprise, but it was the one-two punch of the iPad and revamped MacBook Air in 2010 that really did the trick, an analyst said today. [Network World] In business mobile, the data shows it's an Apple world Good Technology's enterprise stats show iPads and iPhones lead despite consumers' Android smartphone passion [Network World] Apps Rush: Take Me Out, MPme, Met Office, I Am A Child: Just Like You, RBS 6 Nations and more What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 25 January 2012
A selection of 19 apps for you today:Take Me Out Flirting
ITV's TV dating show Take Me Out has an app for iPhone and Android, which is encouraging viewers to chat to the contestants, and also to one another. So, besides being promotional (...) [The Guardian] Apple announces record sales Technology giant more than doubled profits making $13.06bn (£8.35bn) compared with $6bn for the same quarter in 2010
Record sales of iPhones and iPads resulted in record profits at Apple in the final quarter of 2011, the first since the death of its co-founder, Steve Jobs.
Apple more than (...) [The Guardian] Apple makes $13bn profit in three months First quarter since death of Steve Jobs sees record revenue with 37m iPhones sold
Apple reported record revenue in its first quarter since the death of Steve Jobs, as iPhone sales continued to soar.
For the three months to December 31, Apple reported net income of $13.06bn compared to net (...) [The Guardian] Apple Reports Bizarre First Quarter Results Apple reported its quarterly results, and thanks to the iPhone 4S and the iPad, Apple is putting out bizarre figures - 37 million iPhones, 15.5 million iPads. "The Company sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.43 (...) [OSNews] The history of smartphones: timeline From the launch of the iPhone in 2007 to the resignation of RIM's bosses, a history of the most competitive technology market in the worldJanuary 2007
Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple, unveils the iPhone, which he says is "a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years (...) [The Guardian]
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