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Despite entering a crowded market, Microsoft’s brand-new Windows Phone operating system seems off to a healthy start. Nonetheless, the estimates aren’t impressing cynical tech journalists. “The anemic sales number does not include the 89,000 Microsoft employees that will be given free Windows 7 phones,” Moritz quips. CNET reporters added their bleak perspective based on the performance of a single AT&T store in San Francisco (where every hipster in sight is already fondling an iPhone), which sold fewer than 20 Windows devices by midday. “If Microsoft hopes to get back in the smartphone game, it had better hope that Windows Phone...

Apple today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay and AirPrint. “iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any,...

You can't access the internet. And it doesn't have a camera or games you can play. In fact, this new mobile phone doesn't even let you send text messages. The designers of 'John's Phone' have created a device that has only one function: it lets you make calls. Hailed as the world's simplest phone, it is designed to be a tongue-in-cheek 'basic backlash' by targeting users who do not want the flashy features of next-generation models.

The Android platform has been steaming along, making pundits wonder whether Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Phone 7 has a chance. But if developers have anything to do with it, and they do, WP7 seems to represent an easier way to mobilize their applications. During an event in Hong Kong, Michael Dell reportedly said that developers have been telling him that it's easier to develop for WP7 than it is for Google's Android platform. Interestingly, those comments are no longer in the original article. Perhaps Dell got itself into hot water with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Sign up for our FREE newsletter...

In a report that is raising eyebrows this morning, UK-based market research firm Canalys estimates that total shipments of Android phones in the U.S. during the third quarter were nearly twice as large as iPhone shipments. Out of 20.9 million smartphones shipped in the U.S., about 44 percent, or 9.1 million, are running the Android OS. Apple, shipped an estimated 5.5 million phones, or 26 percent of the total. Apple ships only one phone, the iPhone. And it became the single largest smartphone in the U.S., surpassing all Blackberry phones combined (with RIM shipping an estimated 5.1 million phones, or...

With the 2010 election just days away, and alarming reports from early voters trickling in about voting irregularities, a 501c4 group called American Majority Action has released an application designed to report vote fraud.

Once the master of product launches, the company appears to be losing its edge with its recent iPhone-related issues. Folks who had their hearts set on a white iPhone 4 may have better luck getting their hands on a white iPhone 5. Or at this rate, maybe an iPhone 6. News today indicated Apple (AAPL) once again has pushed back the release date for the smart phone. The company announced that the white iPhone won’t be available until spring 2011, after two prior delays. In June, Apple pushed the date back to late July. In July, the tech giant claimed...

My daughter is travelling to europe over winter break and needs to be able to use her phone. Buying a new sim card and a prepaid plan seems to be the most cost efficient. This however, will require a jailbreak. Any advice would be most appreciated!

In an event at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, tech giant Apple Inc. unveiled a new operating system as well as two notebook PCs. After events focused on the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Apple was all about the company's Macintosh (Mac) computer lineup at this recent gathering, which was aptly named, "Back to the Mac." This focus included the debut of new 13-inch and 11-inch MacBook Air notebook computers, a preview of the upcoming Mac OS X Lion and the unveiling of the iLife '11 software.

Let's just get it out of the way: Windows Phone 7 is the most exciting thing to happen to phones in a long time. WHY IT MATTERS There's a million reasons why Windows Phone 7 matters. It's the most important PC company in the world, battered, bruised and badly lagging, coming back to the next generation of PCs, after crashing on a bunch of rocks and abandoning ship. It's potentially the most tectonic shift in mobile since the launch of iPhone and Android. It's Microsoft starting over and betting massively on its future. SNIP SNIP USING IT Windows Phone 7...

Before Apple's iPhone barged in and changed the game, Microsoft was one of the leaders in the smart phone arena. Its Windows Mobile phones were popular contenders, particularly among business users. But the iPhone took smart phones in a different direction. The clunky menus and awkward navigation on Microsoft phones paled in comparison to the intuitive, touch-screen-based competition. Microsoft couldn't respond fast enough, and Windows Mobile's market share imploded. Because smart phones are a rapidly growing and lucrative category, Microsoft isn't about to give up. Enter Windows Phone 7, a completely reworked version of the company's smart phone software and...

Man with "I'm Me" tattoo has robbed more than a dozen At&T stores of iPhonesA man who uses a tattoo on his forehead to introduce himself has been identified as the notorious iPhone thief of South Florida. Joseph Eric Williams, 19, is on the run from Broward Sheriff's deputies, who were able to identify him by the "I'm Me" tattoo on his forehead. Apparently, one of those "Hello. My name is" stickers weren't stylish enough for Williams, who has robbed as many as 15 AT&T stores in the past two months. He also has a tear drop and a money...

If you line up an iPhone 4, Droid X, and BlackBerry Torch next to each other, and zoom in so you only see the display alone, the similarities between the platforms seems to outweigh the differences. Windows Phone 7, however, breaks the mold on the sea of app icons, and provides an innovative means of interacting with the information and functionality of the smartphone through tiles and hubs. Microsoft attempts to say as much in its commercials for Windows Phone 7. The commercials are clever and appealing--not something one can normally say about a Microsoft marketing campaign. But, at the...

Want to dismiss Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 outright? Simply wave a hand in the air and say "too little, too late." Everyone's doing it (myself included). More than three years have passed since the iPhone debuted, and one year ago this month, Verizon and Google announced an Android partnership that led to the popular Droid line of smartphones. Indeed, Microsoft is late to the party, but after further consideration, I don't buy the idea that tardiness destroys Windows Phone 7's chances of success. First, let's debunk the idea that arriving early is a sure way to become popular. In 2008,...

Apple’s App Store now has more than 300,000 apps as of the past day.Mobclix’s data shows that in the past 24 hours, Apple added the 300,000th app to its App Store. The number includes both free and paid apps available for downloading. That means that in a little more than two years, Apple has created one of the most population application platforms of all time. Apple crossed 250,000 apps on Aug. 28. More than 1,000 new apps were added in the past day or so. At the moment, there are 300,975 apps, including 206,828 paid apps and 94,147 free apps....

You won't believe this amazing video. Four guys performing on a speeding commuter train in NY using 100% iPhones and iPhone apps. NOT an Apple ad, but it should be.

This afternoon at Microsoft, I had my first hands-on demo of real phones running Windows Phone 7. See Also: Snap Reaction To Windows Phone: It's Pretty Good Snap Reaction To Windows Phone: It's Pretty Good Microsoft's Clever Windows Phone Ads Confuse Us Microsoft's Clever Windows Phone Ads Confuse Us Here's What Xbox Live Looks Like On Windows Phone 7 Here's What Xbox Live Looks Like On Windows Phone 7 I spent the most time playing with the Samsung Focus, which is a pretty standard-feeling glass-encased phone like the iPhone, but also the HTC Surround, which is geared for multimedia fans...

Last week, we told you the things that work against Microsoft's new mobile operating system; Windows Phone 7. Today, we list the top 5 things that actually work in its favor. Actually there are six; but since the first one is obvious, we'd rather not discuss it at length. With Apple you just have two iPhones to choose from. Windows Phone 7 trumps it there with at least four major manufacturers for now - HTC, Samsung, LG and Dell. Different people have different needs; some want a hardware QWERTY, some don't. So, it gives people a wider choice than what...

Perhaps Windows Phone 7 won't come dead on arrival after all. Maybe the analysts and naysaying pundits don't give Microsoft the respect it deserves. Maybe there is enormous pent up demand for Windows Phone 7. Maybe the silent majority that loves Microsoft products has waited for this day -- ah Monday, when Windows Phone 7 officially launches. Three days ago, I asked: "Will you buy Windows Phone 7?" The response was immediate and overwhelming: More than 150 comments to the post and more than 3 times the usual number of e-mail responses I normally get to buying questions. Among the...

Synopsis: SquareTrade analyzed iPhone accidents for over 20,000 iPhone 4s covered by SquareTrade Care Plans and found a 82% increase in reported broken screens compared to the iPhone 3gs. Highlights of the study include: * iPhone 4 owners reported 82% more damaged screens in the first 4 months compared to iPhone 3gs owners. * Overall, the reported accident rate for iPhone 4s was 68% higher than for the iPhone 3gs. * An estimated 15.5% of iPhone 4 owners will have an accident within a year of buying their phone.