There were riots outside Apple’s Chinese stores and the iPhone 4S isn’t being sold there as a result, right? Actually, the “news” of the non-events in Beijing are much more exciting than the real events once you drill into the details. And, isn’t it interesting that the people who showed to buy iPhones [...]

Every time a new iPhone goes on sale someplace, there will be lines. Though we’ve seen plenty of this kind of drama captured on film and in pictures around the world, nothing quite compares to what’s going on outside Apple Stores and reseller in China as the iPhone 4S launches.

That sinking feeling of dropping an iPod or iPhone into bowl of soup, glass of beer, a puddle or, not again, the toilet. You might be able to dry it out in a boxful of uncooked rice, but chances are it is dead and never to return. There [...]

A half decade ago, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone on the stage at Macworld in San Francisco. Alas, the Apple cofounder has passed and Macworld is a mere shadow of what it once way, but the device continues to shape and shake a once moribund industry. Here’s a look back to the future [...]

Remember how the haters panned Apple’s 2011 smartphone refresh because it only had a newer, faster processor, greatly improved camera and Siri? In addition to setting new sales records, including first weekend and a big new total from Verizon, users are responding by gobbling up data with the iPhone 4S, in fact, twice [...]

These days it seems even toaster ovens ship with Angry Birds installed. Thereupon, there are mobile time wasters and then there’s Epic’s game changing title that’s only available on the iPhone and iPad, which marries truly stunning 3D graphics and innovative player interaction — quite naturally, Infinity Blade is bringing home to booty [...]

Just a few years ago my kids and their Nintendo DSes were inseparable. Thereupon, trips to the mall and GameStop were common, and I considered getting out of there just $30 poorer a success. Now, thankfully, my kids have moved up and to the iPod touch and we haven’t been back to the [...]

By all accounts, a lot of smartphones were sold during the just concluded holiday shopping season. From the 6.8 million device activations and more than 250 million apps downloaded on Christmas Day, commerce has been very brisk. However, the spoils aren’t evenly spread and there are significant differences in the who and where.

The mothership has gotten heat from developers and pundits over its apparent inaction vis-a-vis app piracy, a problem observers say has only gotten worse in recent months. Although criticism of Apple is unlikely to subside, the biggest iOS pirate site has been pushed off shore and the problem has moved to countries ‘that [...]

Remember when the original iPhone came out sans 3G and lots of self-described smart people pooh-poohed Apple’s smartphone because it wasn’t cutting edge? Ultimately, Cupertino’s wisdom in making that decision was borne out because in 2007 3G just wasn’t there. We’re seeing a similar chain of events playing out now.

‘Tis the season to over eat and laze about, yet you need not let the time go completely to waste. Curl up with a nice iBook and listen to free internet radio. Or, why not shop, shop ’til you drop. How’s about a few laughs a la Apple’s hot new digital assistant, Siri [...]

Even the curmudgeonly Apple analysts are predicting iPhone sales in the 30 million unit range for the fourth quarter and that translates into millions given as gifts. If that means you, although you certainly download games for a bit of fun, perhaps the most entertaining feature of your brand spanking new iPhone 4S [...]

Google’s Andy Rubin claims that 700,000 Android handsets get activated every day. While that’s a lot phones, users seem to be only using them as — surprise, surprise — dumb devices. Thereupon, no better proof of this is Apple iOS’s near complete dominance of mobile shopping with fresh statistics showing more than 90 [...]

It is a victory for the Cupertino kids, but only just. Whereas the International Trade Commission threw out a second finding of patent infringement against the Taiwanese cellphone maker and thereby narrowed the final ruling to a single relatively minor patent. Ultimately it’s unlikely that any HTC devices will ever be blocked from [...]

Is your shopping finished yet? Even if it is, chances are you will be heading out again after Christmas to do returns and spend those gift cards. To make the best use of your time, not mention find the available coupons and deals, you must be properly armed and here are five great [...]