According to a new study by the Pew Research Center , 56% of Americans 18 and older now own smartphones, up from 46% in February of 2012. Overall, cell phone ownership has grown from
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Rumor Roundup: Repetition
Many rumors this week were just repetitions: Apple’s switching production from Foxconn to Pegatron (again), Apple’s streaming music service is just over the horizon (again), and Apple’s planning AirDrop file-sharing for iOS (again). On the other hand, at least there was a refreshing lack of any stories about the iWatch or anything from “sources in the Far East.” Foxconn may sell own branded accessories after Apple profits dip (AppleInsider) This probably isn’t the best idea. Thanks to years of rabble-rousing from various media outlets over its factories’ working conditions (exaggerated or not), Foxconn doesn’t exactly have the best name-brand reputation
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Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: WWDC wish list/preview, and a whole new way to call
All-new dial-in experience! See below — do not call into Talkshoe, we won’t be there. The cone of silence ahead of WWDC is beginning to crack — Mac Pro stocks getting lean , laptop rumors percolating, a new low-end iPod touch showing up… and of course everyone is eager to see what Jonny Ive’s been working on in his underground, impeccably decorated laboratories
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AT&T to enable FaceTime over cellular for all customers by end of 2013
In a statement provided to The Verge , AT&T has indicated that all iPhone subscribers will be able to use FaceTime via a cellular connection by the end of 2013. For video chat apps that come pre-loaded on devices, we currently give all OS and device makers the ability for those apps to work over cellular for our customers who are on Mobile Share or Tiered plans. Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry have chosen to enable this for their pre-loaded video chat apps
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Share between devices painlessly with Instashare
There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac; it’s inevitable. When the time arises, you will discover as most of us already have that the process is not as straightforward as one would think, considering how powerful these devices are
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Court rules Google must disclose search terms to Apple
A few weeks ago, Apple filed a motion alleging that Google’s efforts to respond to Apple’s discovery requests — with respect to its ongoing suit against Samsung — were lacking. Specifically, Apple claimed that the search terms Google employed in response to Apple’s document production requests weren’t sufficiently inclusive and consequently left out documents that would have otherwise been responsive.
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Google’s Android Powers 59.5 Percent Of All ‘Smart Mobile Devices’
Google’s Android operating system powered an impressive 59.5 percent of all “smart mobile devices” sold in the first fiscal quarter of 2013, according to recent data from Canalys . Apple’s iOS, however, presently holds 19.3 percent of this market, yet nevertheless saw a quarterly increase
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Apple Increases U.S. Mobile Web Traffic Lead Over Android for 2nd Straight Month
Analyst Gene (Oh Grandpa!) Munster of investment bank Piper Jaffray says Apple’s share of the mobile web in the U.S. is not only dominating their competitor Android, but is also growing at the expense of Google’s OS.
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Google Glass may gain iOS direction, text message support soon
Like it or hate it, Google Glass has recently been discussed on a lot of tech blogs.
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