Buying a new phone in 2016 means choosing between Android and iOS – but which tech company makes the better phone? Investing in a new phone means choosing, inevitably, between one of Apple’s iOS-toting iPhones and a range of different Android phones. Both operating systems offer advantages and disadvantages. While ... Read More »
If you were setting out to build a smartphone, you could do a lot worse than make it an iPhone. Which is what Google seems to have done. For the last several days, I’ve been using a new Pixel XL, the first phone Google has designed and manufactured itself. (OK, ... Read More »
Android people, please step forward. Good news! Your next phone-buying decision just got a heck of a lot easier. The Google Pixel is now the best Android smartphone you can buy. The other leading contender was disqualified due to spontaneous combustion. iPhone people, it’s your turn. Ask yourself: Why do ... Read More »
We are often asked two related questions: First, how should an investor time the iPhone cycle? And second, when will the price of Apple shares discount the iPhone 8 cycle, which is expected to drive a significant number of user upgrades? We’ve found that the stock price shows a positive ... Read More »
Next time you go to an Apple Store, playing around with an iPhone is going to feel a lot more personal. As noted by MacRumors, various Apple locations (Apple technically doesn’t want you to call them ‘stores’ anymore) have begun removing tethers from their iPhones: people don’t use their iPhones ... Read More »
As it has for previous iPhone models, Apple is now offering a sim-free version of the new iPhone 7 andiPhone 7 Plus. For the first few weeks since the new iPhones were announced, only units tied to specific carriers were available. With an unlocked phone, it’s your responsibility to contact ... Read More »
During Apple’s iPhone 7 launch, Phil Schiller explicitly listed 10 ways in which the latest handsets are improvements on their predecessors. He laboured on the improved camera, extra power, the better battery life and the ‘courageous’ decision to remove the headphone jack. He didn’t, however, mention that the dimensions are ... Read More »
This week Google launched its new phone, the Pixel. Not a month ago, Apple unveiled its latest, the iPhone 7. To be expected, several websites — BGR, IB Times, CNET, USA Today — pushed out reviews, extolling the virtues of one over the other. But for some folks, which phone ... Read More »
When it comes to smartphone allegiance, most consumers up their minds a long time ago. Whether you’re a fanatic or simply set in your ways, chances are that you’re not going to switch from iPhone to Android or vice versa. At least, until a phone so tempting comes along that you ... Read More »
Apple has already ditched the headphone jack. Is the home button next? The company was granted a patent for a new screen-based fingerprint sensor on Tuesday. If it works, the technology would allow users to scan their fingerprint anywhere on a screen and eliminate the need for a home button ... Read More »
