Category: AppleInsider

Apple has pre-sold "hundreds of thousands" of iPads

date 18 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

Apple is on pace to potentially sell more iPads in its first three months than it sold iPhones in the three months after the touch-screen handset made its debut back in 2007, people familiar with the company’s running sales totals …

HTC Boss Slams Apple Lawsuit – InformationWeek

date 18 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider, Google News

Reuters HTC Boss Slams Apple Lawsuit InformationWeek HTC has broken its silence over Apple's allegations that the manufacturer of Google Android-based mobile devices ripped off the iPhone's … HTC: We'll Defend Ourselves Against Apple Patent Infringement Lawsuit ChannelWeb Confident …

Confident HTC says no plans to back down from Apple lawsuit

date 18 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

Apple rival HTC on Thursday issued its first official remarks on a lawsuit filed against it by the iPhone maker, saying it “disagrees” with the claims and is fully prepared to defend its reputation as one of the most innovative …

Apple exploring iPhone audio text message, walkie-talkie feature

date 18 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

Apple has been brainstorming a new capability that could allow iPhone users to transmit data — such as simple text messages — to each other over voice channels, forgoing a reliance wireless carriers’ backend servers, in a manner similar to …

iPhone devs can now automate app release dates, price changes

date 17 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

Apple this week unlocked new tools that allow iPhone developers and publishers to pre-set the release date of their applications and schedule price changes.

Apple to ban film-based screen protectors from company stores

date 17 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

Consumers seeking a protective film for the screen on their iPhone, iPod, iPad or Mac will soon have to look outside of Apple’s retail stores, which will soon halt sales of the accessories indefinitely.

Apple adds sharing features, iPad interface tweaks to iWork.com beta

date 17 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

Apple this week quietly announced a handful of enhancements to its fledgeling iWork.com beta service, including the availability of new sharing features and improvements to the online service’s user interface tailored for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

First Day iPad Sales v. iPhone Sales – Notebooks.com

date 16 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider, Google News

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First-gen iPhone, Droid sold 8 times better than Nexus One debut

date 16 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

In its first 74 days of availability, the Google Nexus One has sold an estimated 135,000 units, compared to 1 million in the same timeframe for the original iPhone, and 1.05 million for the Motorola Droid.

39% of BlackBerry owners say they’d switch to an iPhone

date 16 Mar 2010 | category AppleInsider

A new study found that nearly half of all BlackBerry owners would be likely to switch to another smartphone, with a majority of those eyeing Apple’s iPhone.