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Thumb: Most discussed Christmas gifts are the Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple iPhone and Apple iPad

Thumb: Most discussed Christmas gifts are the Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple iPhone and Apple iPad

Thumb is an app available for iOS and Android that gives you 50 to 100 answers to your questions from real people; looking at 250,000 opinions, it found 21% of them were related to Christmas...

posted: 23 Dec 2012, 15:21

Thanks to the Apple iPhone 5, Apple had 53.3% of U.S. smartphone sales in late November

Thanks to the Apple iPhone 5, Apple had 53.3% of U.S. smartphone sales in late November

Kantar Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has analyzed the 12 weeks through November 25th in the U.S. smartphone world and has found that strong demand for the Apple iPhone 5 has raised Apple's share of...

posted: 22 Dec 2012, 10:04

uNu Ecopak iPhone 5 Battery Case hands-on

uNu Ecopak iPhone 5 Battery Case hands-on

Unlike some of the other battery case alternatives out there that we’ve seen, like the many from PowerSkin and Mophie, uNu’s Ecopak Battery Case is different in the form that its battery pack is a separate entity from the case...

posted: 20 Dec 2012, 12:19

Bad stat watch: Apple iPhone 5 won't account for .5% of US GDP/$75B

Bad stat watch: Apple iPhone 5 won't account for .5% of US GDP/$75B

Because it's the end of the year, sites are starting to put together "year in review" stories, and one of the numbers that will make many media types drool is also one that doesn't have any basis in fact. So, we wanted...

posted: 18 Dec 2012, 12:27

iPhone 5 polarizing filter attachment promises better photos, reduces glare

iPhone 5 polarizing filter attachment promises better photos, reduces glare

Yes, we have another camera lens attachment for the iPhone 5, but what sets this particular accessory apart is that it comes with a polarizing filter. It is a color neutral filter, to be more specific, sandwiched...

posted: 18 Dec 2012, 08:54

The winners of our Sprint and RadioShack giveaways!

The winners of our Sprint and RadioShack giveaways!

One of the most pleasant tasks for us is when we have to announce the winners of our giveaways! Thankfully, this is one of those moments as we have confirmed winners for our second Sprint giveaway, as well as first RadioShack giveaway...

posted: 18 Dec 2012, 02:34

The Woz sees more iOS in the office next year

The Woz sees more iOS in the office next year

Thanks to the new trend toward BYOD (bring your own device) in the corporate world, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sees the trend continuing in 2013 with more and more employees bringing their personally owned Apple iPhones and Apple iPads into...

posted: 17 Dec 2012, 21:22

20,000 Apple iPhone 5 units sold in Russia over the weekend

20,000 Apple iPhone 5 units sold in Russia over the weekend

After announcing that 2 million units of the Apple iPhone 5 were sold in China over the weekend, it turns out that 20,000 units of the phone were sold in Russia during the same time and most of the models sold were the 32GB and...

posted: 17 Dec 2012, 17:46

Analyst: Apple iPhone 5, game over

Analyst: Apple iPhone 5, game over

Following Monday's downgrade of Apple shares by Citigroup, shares of the Cupertino based firm's suppliers have been falling on Monday as one analyst says that demand for the Apple iPhone 5 has peaked in the U.S. and was just "so-so" in China; shares of Foxconn...

posted: 16 Dec 2012, 23:34

Tests show the Nokia Lumia 920's refresh rate 5.4x faster than iPhone 5

Tests show the Nokia Lumia 920's refresh rate 5.4x faster than iPhone 5

When we did our comparison of the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Apple iPhone 5, we noted that the displays on each where pretty close in overall quality. Both displays have very high pixels-per-inch ratings, great color...

posted: 16 Dec 2012, 22:01

Apple sells 2 million units of the Apple iPhone 5 in China over the weekend

Apple sells 2 million units of the Apple iPhone 5 in China over the weekend

The sales have been counted and it turns out that 2 million units of the Apple iPhone 5 were sold in China over the weekend, making it the best first weekend of sales ever in the country; this contradicts Friday's...

posted: 16 Dec 2012, 21:15

Walmart to sell Apple iPhone 5 for $127 starting December 17th

Walmart to sell Apple iPhone 5 for $127 starting December 17th

Topping recent deals from Best Buy and Radio Shack, starting on December 17th you will be able to purchase an Apple iPhone 5 for just $127 from Walmart, with a signed two-yer pact of course; additionally, the deep discount...

posted: 14 Dec 2012, 12:54

Apple shares plunge on poor Chinese Apple iPhone 5 reception

Apple shares plunge on poor Chinese Apple iPhone 5 reception

Shares of Apple are once again approaching the magical price of $500, although this time it is on the downside as poor reception in China to the launch there of the Apple iPhone 5 has investor dumping the stock; in China, the...

posted: 14 Dec 2012, 11:46

Giveaway: Apple iPhone 5

Giveaway: Apple iPhone 5

It's the holiday season and it's time for giveaways! This time, thanks to our openhearted partners from Radioshack, we'll be presenting one of you with a brand new AT&T iPhone 5 and an Otterbox Commuter Case to help you keep it looking new...

posted: 14 Dec 2012, 08:08

MetroPCS and Cricket start financing high-end handsets

MetroPCS and Cricket start financing high-end handsets

MetroPCS and Leap Wireless' Cricket Communications have each started financing programs to help its customers finance the purchase of high end smartphones like the Apple iPhone 5; Cricket customers can walk out of the store with a brand...

posted: 13 Dec 2012, 21:55

Apple iPhone 5 officially launches in China

Apple iPhone 5 officially launches in China

China is an absolutely huge smartphone market. So big that even though the iPhone currently only has the access rights to China's 3rd largest mobile carrier, and has less than 10% of the smartphone market share, China is the second largest market...

posted: 13 Dec 2012, 20:54

Radio Shack takes larger cut from Apple iPhone 5 price tag

Radio Shack takes larger cut from Apple iPhone 5 price tag

Radio Shack has deepened its discount on the Apple iPhone 5 and is now offering $50 off the price of the Apple iPhone 5 and the Apple iPhone 4S; the sale runs through December 17th an applies to in-store sales only...

posted: 12 Dec 2012, 14:39

Sony Xperia TX vs Galaxy S III vs iPhone 5 vs HTC One X vs Xiaomi Mi-Two camera comparison

Sony Xperia TX vs Galaxy S III vs iPhone 5 vs HTC One X vs Xiaomi Mi-Two camera comparison

It's not every day we see the Xiaomi Mi-Two Chinese flagship in a camera comparison, let alone against the Sony Xperia TX, iPhone 5, 4S, Galaxy S III and the HTC One X...

posted: 10 Dec 2012, 06:02

Best Buy teams with Santa, offers $50 discount on all iPhone 5 versions

Best Buy teams with Santa, offers $50 discount on all iPhone 5 versions

The iPhone 5 for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint saw its price slashed $50 over the weekend, and now costs $149.99 with the obligatory 2-year plan. Best Buy is not having it easy these days, but the new management is trying...

posted: 10 Dec 2012, 02:34

Canadian carrier Bell offers free Apple iPhone 5 for those who switch from MTS

Canadian carrier Bell offers free Apple iPhone 5 for those who switch from MTS

Canadian carrier Bell is going after market share in Manitoba; a few days after offering a free Apple iPhone 5 to new customers leaving Tbaytel; now Bell is offering a free Apple iPhone 5 to those leaving...

posted: 09 Dec 2012, 14:12

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