Josh Ong for AppleInsider: Investment bank Morgan Stanley believes Apple will partner up with both China Telecom and China Mobile “over the next year” to make its iPhone available on all three Chinese carriers, a move that could bring incremental … Continued
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Classic arcade shooter Rayforce comes to iPhone
Taito has announced the release of Rayforce, the classic arcade game shooter, now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $11.99. Rayforce firs appeared in coin-op arcades in 1993 and spawned two sequels. It’s a fast and frantic … Continued
T-Mobile blames spectrum for iPhone absence
AllThingsD: “The key reason we didn’t have the iPhone in the past is we are on different band than globally the market was,” Humm said. “That is something which will change over time. Chipsets are also evolving to be able … Continued
CES is a parade of Apple ripoffs
Daniel Ionescu:
Apple is not taking part in the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas but is present at the trade show through rip-offs of its products. From MacBook Air-inspired ultrabooks, to iPad-like tablets, smart TVs, and cloud computing technology, you will find clones of Apple’s product lineup at CES 2012—and this is just a taste of what’s coming up at the show this week.
If there is any doubt about how much influence Apple has in the industry, this should put it to rest.
Jawbone offers Up customers a refund
Mat Smith for Engadget: While Jawbone attempts to fix the handful of substantial issues plaguing its new Up fitness band, it’s now announced that it will begin giving free refunds to dissatisfied customers — and you can even keep hold … Continued
Uncap your beer bottle with this iPhone case
The Opena Case combines polycarbonate protection for your iPhone 4 with a bottle opener.
∞ AT&T ready to offer T-Mobile asset sale to move deal
Sources close to the deal think AT&T is ready to shed a significant portion of T-Mobile’s absence to keep the deal alive.
∞ U.S. Cellular turned down iPhone
U.S. Cellular’s CEO says the company is interested in the iPhone, but passed on carrying it this time since it didn’t make economic sense.
∞ PlugBug lets you charge MacBook, iPad/iPhone simultaneously
The PlugBug is a new device that lets you charge your MacBook and an iPhone or iPad simultaneously.
∞ iOS leads by wide margin in mobile Web use
Fortune: When measured against other smartphone/tablet operating systems, Apple’s (AAPL) iOS accounts for more than half of the visits to its clients’ 40,000 websites around the world. In fact,the 54.65% share that Net Applications recorded for iOS devices in September … Continued
∞ Nokia, RIM still dominate India smartphone market
Bloomberg: Apple, which will introduce a new iPhone version tomorrow, ships fewer handsets to the world’s second-largest mobile-phone market than it does to Norway. Nokia Oyj and Research In Motion Ltd. sell more devices in India, where smartphone shipments are … Continued
∞ T-Mobile: We want the iPhone, but buy this Android phone instead
I suspect Apple won’t be adding T-Mobile to its list of supported U.S. carriers when it unveils a new phone next week, because that would make the timing of a recent blog post from the company’s Chief Marketing Officer truly … Continued
∞ AT&T insurance picks up where AppleCare leaves off
AT&T will soon make its Mobile Insurance program available for iPhone users, MacRumors reports. The program costs $4.99 per month and carries a $50 or $125 deductible, as well.
∞ A history of RIM infographic
With everything that’s been happening with RIM in the past little while, I thought this infographic was kind of cool. It was put together by the folks at Geekaphone and used with permission.
∞ iOS games roundup: Infinity Blade multiplayer, Chaos Rings Omega, more
There are some interesting gaming tidbits to report on today from the world of iOS:
∞ FileMaker Go adds signature capture, charts
FileMaker on Wednesday announced an update to FileMaker Go, its iOS companion for its popular database for Mac OS X and Windows. The new 1.2 release is a free update from the App Store; it costs $19.99 for the iPhone … Continued
∞ IDC expects Windows Phone 7 to overtake iOS, thanks to Nokia
IDC on Tuesday posted the results of its new Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. Among IDC’s prognostications is that Windows Phone 7 will overtake iOS, thanks to Nokia.
∞ Angry Birds CEO: "We really have Apple to thank"
Of the thousands of games available for download from the App Store, none has had the sustained popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds, a 99 cent physics-based puzzler in which you use a slingshot to launch birds of various shapes and … Continued
∞ Gameloft to develop Unreal Engine 3 games for iOS
Gameloft announced Monday plans to develop four new games using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3. The games will be released in 2011 and 2012, coming to multiple platforms including iOS.
∞ Square lowers credit card swipe fee
Square is the service that enables anyone to accept credit card payments using iPad, iPhone or Android smartphone. The company announced Tuesday that they are reducing their credit card swipe fee, eliminating a 15 cent per fee transaction.