How to get Siri on your Android and iPad.
iPhone users were prompted to update their software to iOS 5.0.1 on Saturday in what was supposed to be a quick fix for the iPhone 4S' battery drain issue. But even though some users have seen an improvement in their battery life, the majority of users continue to complain; some say that the problem has become worse since the upgrade.
Before Nov. 11, Sprint was selling the unlocked version of the iPhone 4S. That means owners could slip out the SIM card and put in a card of their choosing. That would allow the iPhone to operate on any carrier the user wanted. However, Sprint will now be locking the SIM card, according to a recent internal memo.
Two Best Mobile Software Systems Battle for the Top
Amid complaints that devices running the iOS 5 operating system are still facing battery drain issues even after upgrading to a software update issued on Thursday, Apple has acknowledged that the iOS 5.0.1 has not fixed the problem for some device owners.
Apple's iTunes Match feature has been delayed since the iOS 5 update came out over a month ago, but Apple is getting close to launching the unique cloud-based service to the public.
iPad 2 and Motorola's Xoom 2 battle it out in a tablet duel of deuces to see who gets to make an iPad 3 or Xoom 3. No, we can't force the winner of this battle to begin preparations for the next version of its established moniker, but it's good to check how the latest 10-inch Android tablet would do against its Apple nemesis.
Some users noticed their phones would lose 1 percent of their battery every few minutes. iPhone experiencing the bug wouldn't even last a day without charging. Apple rushed out the released iOS 5.0.1 Nov. 10. However, the patch might have been a little premature.
The mobile industry is rapidly consuming many segments of the technology industry, but not without facing several challenges.
In the latest development of the intense rivalry between Research In Motion (RIM) and Google's Android-based smartphones, the latter has indicated it will end support for Blackberry's Gmail App, beginning Nov. 22.
Apple has released its first Over-The-Air (OTA) iOS update - the iOS 5.0.1 - to users, starting from Thursday. If you have already upgraded their devices to iOS 5.0.1 and now want to jailbreak, here is some good news. The latest version of Redsn0w, which is 0.9.9b8, can tether jailbreaking the iOS 5.0.1.
Sony and Apple are set to compete in a new space - televisions - as both technology giants are working on their own next-generation connected television sets.
Apple, dogged by battery problems for weeks, released its first over-the-air iOS update to users Thursday. Here is how you should go ahead with the upgrading process.
Ice Cream Sandwich has yet to make its debut, but the Microsoft system has been out for a while now, so let's see how the two systems' social features compare. As with Apple's iOS 5 update, the Android and Windows Phone operating systems are moving toward integrating the functions of social network apps right into the fabric of mobile devices.
A young entrepreneur, 19-year-old Josh Buckley, is bringing a similar game as Pokemon to the iPhone, called MinoMonsters. Players will be able to collect monsters, level them up in typical RPG style, and pit them against others in this iOS game.
Unlock a panoramic camera and auto-correct text bar in the iPhone iOS 5.
Shares of Apple, the No. 1 vendor of tablets, fell as much as 3.3 percent Thursday amid concerns shortages or floods in Thailand may depress iPad2 shipments.
Siri, the much-coveted voice assistant feature on the iPhone 4S, will not be made available to the users of other Apple devices such as iPhone 4 according to Apple's word - a letdown for many iPhone 4 and iPod touch users.
Amazon has unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet on Sept.28, with a shipping date of Nov.15.
Once the iOS 5.0.1 and an untethered jailbreak for the updated OS are out, iDevice users might be forced to choose between the jailbreak of the battery life.
Apple promised iPhone owners a fix to the iOS 5 battery bug that has been sucking the life out of the faster and fuller phone, but the new iOS 5.0.1 fix comes nothing short of amazing according to a Wired reader.
Android and iOS mobile devices have grown their presence in the mobile gaming market from 19-percent market share in 2009 to 58 percent in 2011. The two challenge long-running mobile gaming champions Nintendo and Sony.
