iPhone

Sony Ericsson's Q2 profit zooms

After going through a bad patch in 2009, mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson appears to be back on track.

You're Wrong About Verizon and the iPhone

Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Droid X hits the market today, giving Verizon Wireless one more snazzy soldier in the leading wireless carrier's battle against AT&T (NYSE: T) with its iPhone exclusivity.

The Return of the DRIP Portfolio

Thirteen years ago, long before the iPhone or Twitter, in a kingdom far, far away, our Foolish colleague Jeff Fischer and former Fool Randy Befumo introduced a DRIP Portfolio on this site.

Consumer Reports does not endorse iPhone 4

It has been almost a month since the iPhone 4 was launched with much fanfare. Enormous hype was created before the arrival of the gadget. The newest version of the iPhone 4 was welcomed by loyalists who made long serpentine queues outside stores several hours before it was unveiled.

Apple increases foothold in China, opens store in Shanghai

After opening the first store in Beijing in 2008, Apple Inc. opened its second China store in Shanghai to grab a larger chunk of the market share in the fastest-growing economy of the world.

Picture of the Day: Google Makes a Prank Call

I don't know that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) placed a gloating prank call toApple yesterday evening. But given the point of iPhone market share that its Android phones just gained, I wouldn't put it past the folks from Mountain View to lord it over their Cupertino cousins a little. After all, the iPhone hawkers rarely chalk up a losing quarter like this one:

Qualcomm's iPhone Opportunity Is Overblown

 

Sometimes, when you win a prize that's too good to be true, it pays to read the fine print. That's sage advice I'll give to any Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM)investor today. A victory in Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone may seem like an easy road to extra riches, but the fine print of the details will leave an empty feeling that no app can cure.




Steve Jobs’ e-mail exchange with irate customer is fake-- Apple

Apple Inc. has claimed that an email exchange between Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs and an irate purchaser over the antenna issue of the newest version of the iPhone is a phony.

Fourth iteration of iPhone generates strongest sales yet for Apple

The world knew that the iPhone 4 would be a blockbuster product. The gadget has lived up to all expectations and clocked a massive 1.7 million units in sales within three days of its launch.

Long serpentine queues outside stores as iPhone 4 debuts

The scene outside stores that were to sell Apple’s iPhone 4 was no different than what the Cupertino, California based behemoth has witnessed during earlier launches.

Android devices offer tough competition to Apple's iPhones

There is a tough competition going on between the already available Android phones and the new Apple iPhone 4 that will be available today onwards.

Consumer dilemma: Finding an iPhone

New York -- Finding a new iPhone 4 got harder for U.S. consumers this week after AT&T said it would not have supplies for walk-in customers until June 29 at the earliest.

Those who did not pre-order the phone would have to wait until at least then to purchase one from AT&T, and Best Buy said supplies would be limited to customers who pre-ordered until June 24, at which point, "We do not know how many phones we will actually have in stores … if any," a sales representative said in an e-mail message, PC Magazine reported Wednesday.

The message said, "If you go to the (Best Buy) store on the 24th or after you can pre-order it. We have not been told by Apple when we will get it."

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