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iPhone battery drain: It was the operating system

Nov 3, 2011
We told you about this problem in Tuesday's memo and it was being widely blamed on the hardware of the new iPhone 4S, although we hinted at the...

IPhone 4S battery trouble

Nov 1, 2011
Are we going to have another antennagate on our hands? If your memory stretches waaaay back to the summer of 2010, you'll recall that the then-new...

Those TVs might not sell all that great in Scotland, Siri doesn't wear plaid very well

Oct 28, 2011
Siri has received generally positive reviews since the 4S was launched. It seems to do a pretty decent job of freeing your fingers while answering...

Sprint picks up iPhone, steam

Oct 26, 2011
The George Harrison of carriers issued its quarterly report yesterday and things are looking up in terms of subscribers. Sprint added 1.3 million...

"Siri, do I work here anymore?": Siri co-founder out at Apple

Oct 24, 2011
By all counts, the departure of Dag Kittlaus was an amicable parting and long expected. Kittlaus stuck around through the launch of the iPhone 4S,...

Cheap Apples

Oct 24, 2011
The New York Times ran a story yesterday that fell in line with this kind of thinking. It points out that whereas Apple used to be the gourmet...

Samsung-Apple war goes (more) global(er)

Oct 17, 2011
A couple weeks ago, we told you about Samsung suing to stop the sale of the Apple iPhone 4S in France and Italy and we predicted there would be...

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The queue for the i: iPhone 4S hits the streets

Oct 14, 2011
People are lining up to be the first to get their hands on the new iPhone 4S that comes out today. It happens with most new Apple devices, and...

Rebel (a declarative statement)

Oct 14, 2011
At least that's what T-Mobile wants you to do. It's now the only wireless carrier in the U.S. not to offer the iPhone. But it's not for lack of...

iPhone 4S and Siri come to the masses

Oct 13, 2011
The iPhone 4s hits Apple stores tomorrow. And if you're one of those people who has a deep relationship with your phone, the 4s feels you. No...