iPhone coming to Sprint, iPad HD this fall, and more in this weeks mobile news

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On July 8, 2011

Sprint may be getting the iPhone before the end of the year. VIA Technologies sells S3 Graphics to HTC. Gizmodo has more rumors about the iPad HD coming out this fall. Looks like the App Store has hit the 15 Billion apps downloaded mark. Apple is supposedly looking into a new charging method for the […]

Have your App Development funded by the Crowd – or invest in an App yourself

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On July 7, 2011

There may be a thousand great ideas in your mind that you would like to convert into an app – you’ll find it difficult to keep your spirit up after realizing that the development will cost a lot more money than you are able to bring in. So what to do? Reaching out for investors […]

Advice for Developers Targeted by Lodsys

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On July 6, 2011

Many developers of both iOS and Android apps had legal action brought against them by Lodsys for patents they claim to hold for things like in-app purchases. Here is some advice if you are one of those developers: Lodsys won’t go away quickly unless Apple and Google pay them many millions of dollars (which could […]

Samsung drops infringement suit against Apple

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On July 4, 2011

It looks like Samsung knows when enough is enough and has dropped their patent infringement suit against Apple. Samsung Electronics dropped the suit on June 30 “to streamline the legal proceedings,” Nam Ki Yung, a spokesman for the Suwon, South Korea-based company, said today in a telephone interview. Samsung will continue to defend its patent […]

Free iPhone 3Gs, iPad apps exceed 100,000, and more in this week's mobile news

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On July 1, 2011

Will Apple make the iPhone 3Gs free with the next update? Revenue from mobile app stores expected to exceed $14 billion in 2012. iPad reaches the 100,000 app milestone. Smartphone sales exceed dumb phone sales for the first time ever. Have a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend.

Looks like it may be the iPhone 4S instead of 5

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On June 28, 2011

Sources in Taiwan have been cited by a second investment research firm indicating the iPad 3 will not be out until 2012 and that the next generation iPhone is being referred to as the “4s”. Pointing to “recent Apple supply chain checks,” FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger said production of the company’s fifth-generation iPhone […]

Samsung's request to see the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 denied

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On June 27, 2011

A few weeks ago Samsung requested to see Apple’s next generation iPhone and iPad, a request that has been denied. It is pretty obvious this request was made only because Apple requested, and was granted permission, to take a look at some of Samsung’s next generation hardware. The only difference between the two is that […]

TMobile has over 1 million iPhones, Verizon data packages, and more in this week's mobile news.

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On June 24, 2011

TMobile reports that there are over 1 million iPhones active on their network. Apple is interested in implementing auto tilt correction for the iPhone’s camera. Verizon is putting an end to the unlimited data plan, here are the details on the data packages they will offer. 40% of European smartphone buyers will purchas an iPhone […]

Verizon dropping unlimited data plan starting next month

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On June 22, 2011

All Things D is reporting that Verizon will no longer offer unlimited data plans. Which should not surprise anyone since they said they would do just that when the Verizon iPhone first came out. Enthusiast site Droid Life reported earlier on Monday that Verizon will offer plans ranging from $30 a month for 2GB of data to $80 […]

iPhone 5 is set to be released on September 7th

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On June 21, 2011

In a little over two months Apple will be releasing the iPhone 5. It is also rumored that the highly anticipated iOS5 will come preloaded. The iPhone 5 will come pre-loaded with the iOS 5, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system. Apple fans were dejected that the tech giant broke with tradition this […]