MWC was held last week in Barcelona so Kevin and I spent the majority of MobileTechRoundup show #392 discussing what was announced. Image: ZDNet LG G6 hands-on Google Assistant coming to Android 6 and 7 phones MWC wrap: KeyONE, P10, Huawei Watch 2, Nokia 3310, Sony Xperia phones Galaxy S8 ...
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The next iPhone won’t switch to USB-C, but the cable might. Earlier this week a report from The Wall Street Journal suggested that Apple could be getting ready to dump the Lightning connector in favor of USB-C. But it now appears that it’s not the iPhone that could be making ...
Read More »The iPhone decade: Apple's transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook
Ten years ago, Apple’s then-CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone to the world, changing the trajectory of the company for the next decade, and permanently changing the tech landscape. Now, Apple is sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in the bank — thanks to that single, highly successful, ...
Read More »The Cloud? Apple's iOS can't handle the Cloud
Image: ZDNet My colleague David Gewirtz posed an interesting question yesterday: If the entry-level iPhone doubled in price, would you still buy one? I’d still buy one — because as someone who covers the industry, it is essential I keep up to date on mobile technology. But I wouldn’t like ...
Read More »Big iPad refresh coming next month, claims report
Anatoliy Babiy, Getty Images iPad sales are in serious decline, but Apple CEO Tim Cook remains “very bullish” about the tablet. Can a March refresh turn things around? Must read: OLED iPhone 8 may finally have the feature that owners have been craving The Internet of Things 10 types of ...
Read More »TouchCast bets live video streaming is your next enterprise collaboration hotbed
TouchCast is betting that live video streaming is going to go well beyond consumer tools like Facebook Messenger and evolve into a primary enterprise communications tool. The company, founded in 2012, already had its TouchCast Studio platform, which has been used to create video presentations, webcasts, and webinars. With the ...
Read More »Superscreen puts your smartphone in the body of a tablet
At its launch, the iPad was dismissed by many as “just a big iPhone.” Technically, that was pretty accurate as the iPhone lent the iPad its operating system and app library. But the big iPhone put up big numbers in the years following its release. The threat to the traditional ...
Read More »Apple won't do what's needed to save the iPad
Sarah Tew iPad sales are awful. Truly awful, and while CEO Tim Cook might be bullish about the tablet’s future, Apple desperately needs to do something to turn sales around if it’s going to come off life support. Must read: Does your iPhone have a battery drain problem? “We’ve got ...
Read More »Outlook for iOS turns two: Nimble, Evernote, Smartsheet, and more join the celebration
About 18 months ago I detailed how Microsoft turned my iPhone 6s Plus into a fantastic enterprise smartphone. As Microsoft celebrates its second anniversary of Outlook for iOS more apps are being added to make Outlook for iOS a central hub for efficient communications. We previously saw Evernote, Facebook, and ...
Read More »Apple did a lot more than just smash its iPhone sales record
Here’s how Apple smashed its previous iPhone sales record. But despite the silver lining, a dark cloud is looming. Must read: Five things you shouldn’t buy from Apple 78.29 million is a new record for iPhones sold by Apple in a quarter, up 5 percent on the year-ago quarter and ...
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