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iPhone accounted for more than half of all smartphones sold by Verizon Wireless in Q4 2011

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 24th, 2012)

Verizon may tout its 4G LTE network, but its quarterly earnings show that customers want the iPhone and are choosing the 3G phone over its 4G counterparts. It's not just a small number either; about 55 percent of all smartphones sold in the quarter were iPhones. The carrier announced that it sold ...

iPhone 4S owners use almost twice as much data as iPhone 4 users

by Steven Sande (Jan 6th, 2012)

Update: Subsequent review of the report shows that Arieso is not claiming that Siri is to blame; that was introduced in the Reuters story. We have updated our coverage. A new study by telecom network tech firm Arieso shows that owners of Apple's new iPhone 4S are using almost twice as much data ...

Thoughts on an LTE iPhone

by Steven Sande (Dec 19th, 2011)

A lot of Apple fans are sure that the next iPhone will support the true 4G LTE networks now being deployed by major cellular carriers. Apple has repeatedly said that the iPhone will get LTE when battery life is not an issue, but the Houston Chronicle's Dwight Silverman notes that if the 4G ...

Daily Mac App: Mi-Fi Monitor

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 13th, 2011)

I don't travel a lot, but I do have a MiFi which I use during the frequent power outages that seem to plague the area where I live. To help monitor my connection and the battery life of my MiFi, I use a Mac utility called Mi-Fi Monitor. It resides in the menu bar and displays both a battery ...

AT&T expects record quarter on iPhone 4S sales

by Steven Sande (Dec 7th, 2011)

Thanks to the success of the iPhone 4S, AT&T announced today that it expects to have its best quarter ever for sales of smartphones. In the press release from AT&T, the company noted that its network is the place where iPhone 4S users can "download three times faster and talk and surf at ...

US Cellular doesn't want iPhone without LTE

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 6th, 2011)

Even though Sprint signed its life away to carry the iPhone, not all carriers are that eager. According to a report from Fierce Wireless, US Cellular is not interested in the iPhone, at least not until it has LTE. Speaking at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, Ted Carlson, ...

China Mobile wants some of Apple's App Store revenue

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 9th, 2011)

China Mobile has been quick to talk about the iPhone to the media, but its internal talks with Apple are apparently not as fast and furious. According to a report from AllThingsD, China Mobile and Apple are "firmly engaged" in a discussion about the iPhone, but technology concerns and money ...

China Mobile claims 10 million iPhone users

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 25th, 2011)

China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou told Reuters that its wireless network is home to over ten million iPhones. This number is a very small part of China Mobile's 600 million subscribers, but it's surprisingly high for a carrier that does not currently sell any model of the iPhone. These ...

WSJ: upcoming iPhone will not support 4G LTE or WiMAX

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 4th, 2011)

The Wall Street Journal is chiming in with a last-minute rumor suggesting the iPhone will not support 4G LTE or WiMAX. The next generation Apple handset will be a 3G only device similar to the current iPhone 4. This information contradicts a widely circulating rumor from BGR that claimed the ...

Verizon says Apple's injunction against Samsung will harm consumers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 27th, 2011)

Apple is currently seeking an injunction that would the ban the sale of select Samsung devices in the US. Verizon has stood against Apple and publicly supported Samsung with its statement that an injunction against Samsung "will harm Verizon Wireless and US consumers." The wireless carrier ...

Apple reportedly gives China Mobile a "positive answer" regarding 4G LTE iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 15th, 2011)

China Mobile has been upfront about its plans for 4G LTE and its desire to have the iPhone on its wireless network. According to Bloomberg, China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou confirmed the wireless carrier has been in talks with Apple about a 4G LTE handset and has received a positive answer. ...

Steve Jobs reportedly in talks with China Mobile

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 18th, 2011)

China Mobile announced its earnings for the first half of 2011 today and revealed that its executives have met with Steve Jobs to talk about bringing the iPhone to China's largest wireless carrier. The possibility of a China Mobile iPhone has kicked around since 2008, but these rumors ...

Courts approve sale of Nortel patents to Apple, others

by Michael Grothaus (Jul 11th, 2011)

Courts in both the US and Canada have approved the sales of Nortel patents to a consortium of companies led by Apple. On July 1st Apple, Microsoft, Ericsson, EMC, Sony and RIM beat out competing offers from Google and Intel to win a treasure chest of 6,000 Nortel patents. The total cost of the ...

China Mobile hints at iPhones in September

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 24th, 2011)

Reuters is relaying a report from the Shanghai Daily newspaper that China Mobile will begin offering a 4G version of the iPhone come September. The paper quotes a microblog post by Liu Yang, China Mobile's marketing official, in which Yang wrote: A new iPhone with China Mobile's network will ...

Tim Cook spotted at China Mobile's headquarters

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 22nd, 2011)

Apple's acting CEO Tim Cook was spotted at the headquarters of China Mobile today, lending credence to recent rumors that Apple is in talks to bring the iPhone to the carrier. China Mobile is the largest mobile phone operator in the world, with over 600 million subscribers, so bringing the ...