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AT&T has iPhone exclusivity until 2012

AT&T has iPhone exclusivity until 2012

It was speculative before given the lack of independent confirmation, but now apparently Apple has gone on record to confirm that the original deal signed with AT&T for iPhone exclusivity back in 2007 was a five-year deal.

 

Sprint Drops Plan for Google Phone

Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed that it was backing away from making Google Inc.'s Nexus One handset available on its network.

 

Android US Market Share Rises To 28%, Surpassing IPhone's: NPD

Android US Market Share Rises To 28%, Surpassing IPhone's: NPD

The Android mobile operating system passed Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in terms of US market share during the first quarter, according to a report issued Monday by the NPD Group.

 

Microsoft Kin Great for Messaging, But It's No iPhone

Just when you thought teens had enough ways to connect to Facebook and Myspace, along comes Microsoft with their new line of socially focused phones the Kin One and the Kin Two.

 

Parents use smartphones as kids' toys

Parents use smartphones as kids' toys

More parents are handing their smartphones to their young children in restaurants or on car trips to keep them entertained. That may be why almost half the top-selling iPhone apps are games for kids.

 

Blog says it paid $5K for 'next iPhone'

Blog says it paid $5K for 'next iPhone'

Apple Inc. hasn't said how much future generations of the iPhone will cost, but an editor of a technology blog said his site shelled out $5,000 to get its hands on a possible prototype.

 

Gizmodo Gets Hands On New 4G iPhone

Gizmodo Gets Hands On New 4G iPhone

Gizmodo has managed to get its hands on the next-gen iPhone, and has posted videos and photos of the new handset. At this point we're pretty much certain it is this summer's new model. Our good friends at the Giz have had the handset ...

 

I'm Not an iPhone, Not Yet an iPad

I'm Not an iPhone, Not Yet an iPad

Ever since I saw the specs on HTC's HD2 several months ago, I wanted to get it - 1GHz processor, 5MP camera, and 4.3" screen. You see, my contract with T-Mobile then was done, so I was looking for a new phone to replace my ancient T-Mobile MDA. I had that phone for four years which, in cell phone years, is a lifetime.

 

iPhone to get long-awaited multitasking ability

Some of Apple's iPhones and its new iPad devices will soon be able to run more than one program at a time, something that phones from Apple's rivals already offer and that iPhone owners have long sought.

 

Apple launches ad system for mobile devices in race with Google

Apple launches ad system for mobile devices in race with Google

CEO Steve Jobs announces the iAd advertising network among features coming this year to its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch line, aiming to tap into an infant market with huge potential.

In a direct attack on Silicon Valley rival Google Inc., Apple Inc.

 

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