With the creation of YouTube came the first widespread use of video on the internet – the creators of this phenomenon aim to see lightening strike twice with the app MixBit for iPhone. While this app may eventually be available for other mobile platforms such as Android*, the app itself is being launched initially for […]
Way back in April, YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley announced a new video service called MixBit. Details were a bit scarce at that point, and it seemed like they merely just wanted to get the hype up. However, they’ve officially launched the iOS app, which allows users to record videos and upload them […]
It may be time for Apple to drop the name-change conventions entirely (once again) as an LCD display component has appeared internationally with the name “iPhone 5G” attached. While it’s possible that this set of leaked images from USwitch could indicate the next iPhone model will grab a new “G” when released to the public, […]
While Android might be the leading smartphone operating system in terms of market share in the US, recent statistics gathered by MobiLens comScore has revealed that as far as smartphone OEMs are concerned, Apple is still holding on to the number one position. In fact the recent figures which is based on a three month average (April to June) has found that Apple’s market share for iPhones has gone up by 0.9%, putting them at the top of the list with 39.9%. Samsung comes in second although they do seem pretty far behind at 23.7%, although it should be noted that this is a 2% increase from previously.
Other manufacturers such as HTC, Motorola, and LG trail behind at third, fourth, and fifth place respectively, with each company’s percentage actually falling and are below 10%. In terms of operating systems, like we said Android still dominates with 52% market share, with Apple in second with 39.9%, followed by BlackBerry at 4.4% which is a drop of 0.8% from before. Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system has increased by a meager 0.1%, although we guess that’s better than nothing.
ComScore Finds That Apple Is Still The Number One US Smartphone Vendor original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Given how straightforward Apple’s iOS platform is, one would almost expect that someone looking for a smartphone for the first time would go with a more popular device like the iPhone and its familiar and easy-to-understand UI, but apparently that is not the case. According to a recent study conducted by the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, it has been found that when it comes to iPhone customers, they are usually people who are looking for a new smartphone, as opposed to their first smartphone. The numbers in the bar graph above show that almost 50% of previous smartphone owners are the ones who buy an iPhone, and that about a third of first-time owners buy an iPhone.
As far as other brands such as Samsung and LG are concerned, they do get many first-time buyers, although in Samsung’s case the number of first-time owners and previous owners are almost the same. What do you guys make of these numbers? Do you think that they are accurate? Was your first smartphone an iPhone or perhaps it was a different brand and platform?
iPhones Not Necessarily The Choice Of First-Time Smartphone Owners, According To Study original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It should be no secret by now that Apple has something brewing in the iPhone department set for a big reveal in the the near future. What we’ve seen over the past few weeks is a trickle turned to a steady stream of bits and pieces leading us to believe that there’s not just one, […]
Creepy new feature alert! Creepy new feature alert! Buried in the Settings menu of the latest beta version of iOS 7 is the somewhat unsettling ability to see everywhere you’ve been since upgrading the operating system. It makes you wonder: Who else can see these maps?
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It started life as a limited edition wooden contraption
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Rumor has it that Apple is set to release a new budget version of the iPhone next month. A blog and/or human person called Sonny Dickson has published a huge gallery of images which supposedly show the back housing of the "iPhone 5C." Is that what the cheap iPhone looks like, if it even exists? I sure hope so.
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Look closely at the camera lens of your iPhone 5. See that build-up of dirt and grime behind the glass? Ew! It might seem like the gunk is going to build up forever, inaccessible and making your photos progressively worse. But there is hope.
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