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Article | 22/07/2010 Motorola, Verizon make quick fix on Droid X display problems
Verizon Wireless and Motorola today said fewer than one-tenth of 1% of the new Droid X <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/75/Smartphones">s...
Article | 21/07/2010 Mac, iPad sales push Apple to record revenue
For the third time in the last four quarters, Apple today reported it sold a record number of Macs, although sales of the iPhone slipped slightly.
Article | 21/07/2010 HP seeks PalmPad trademark; Is a WebOS-based iPad killer on the way?
Hewlett Packard is seeking to trademark the name "PalmPad" for computer hardware and mobile devices, providing a solid indication that a tablet comput...
Article | 21/07/2010 iPhone halo effect shores up AT&T
iPhone owners may grouse about AT&T's service, but the "halo effect" of Apple's smartphone significantly boosts the U.S. carrier's customer satisf...
Article | 20/07/2010 iPhone 4 antenna problem spooks Apple customers, says IDC
The iPhone 4's antenna and reception problems have given pause to two out of three current iPhone owners, who said they would postpone upgrading to th...
Article | 19/07/2010 Crisis expert gives Apple a 'C' for iPhone 4 response
Apple's news conference last week on the iPhone 4 antenna and reception fiasco gets an A- grade, but its overall response rates just a C, according to...
Article | 16/07/2010 Apple better give iPhone 4 owners free cases, say crisis experts
Facing mounting public relations troubles over the iPhone 4, Apple must act swiftly to quell customer complaints about poor reception by giving away f...
Article | 15/07/2010 Bumper solves iPhone 4 antennas woes, Consumer Reports confirms
Consumer Reports magazine said on Wednesday that Apple iPhone 4 owners can eliminate reception problems by enclosing their phones in the "Bumper" case...
Article | 15/07/2010 Microsoft exec mocks iPhone 4, dubs it Apple's Vista
A top Microsoft executive today compared Apple's iPhone 4 to his own company's problem-plagued Vista operating system.
Article | 13/07/2010 Droid X goes on sale Thursday amid flurry of ad promotions
The Droid X smartphone. The Droid X smartphone ships on Thursday, following an unusual pre-sales publicity campaign designed to entice the savvy tech...
Article | 13/07/2010 Don't buy Apple's iPhone 4, Consumer Reports warns
Consumer Reports magazine today said it won't recommend Apple's Phone 4 because of major reception issues when users touch the external antenna.
Article | 9/07/2010 FaceTime video chat may be added to next-gen iPod Touch
Evidence is mounting that there's more FaceTime video chat coming in handheld devices, with reports surfacing today that the next iPod Touch, due this...
Article | 9/07/2010 iPhone app scam likely fueled by phishing, says security expert
It's unlikely that consumers' iTunes accounts were hacked by a Vietnamese iPhone developer, a security researcher said today.
Article | 7/07/2010 Apple pulls iPhone apps after rival devs claim fraud
Apple today pulled a large number of apps created by a Vietnamese iPhone developer after claims by competitors that he had pushed his software to the ...
Article | 2/07/2010 iPhone 4 antenna issue molehill, not mountain, says expert
The uproar over the new iPhone's reception problems is much ado about nothing, an antenna expert said today.