China Telecom confirmed on Tuesday that it will offer Apple’s iPhone 4S beginning on March 9th. Pre-orders for the phone will begin on March 2nd. “We are really happy to offer the amazing new iPhone 4S,” said Mr. Yang Xiaowei, executive vice president of China Telecom. “We believe iPhone 4S on  China Telecom’s advanced 3G network

It sounds like Apple is sticking with last year’s Fall timeframe for iPhone releases. A new report from Macotakara claims Apple is aiming for a September or October release for the next iPhone, shifting away from the company’s traditional mid-year launches (barring the iPhone 4S). The company’s last launch had a longer than expected release

Apple’s mobile market share dropped in China last quarter as the company faced stiff competition from local phone makers. It’s the second straight quarter that Apple has lost market share in the country, Reuters said. Even though Apple remains the largest seller of smartphones globally, it’s now just the 5th largest smartphone vendor in China, behind

If you’ve been holding out for the 32GB Galaxy Nexus here in Europe because the 16GB device simply isn’t enough for you, then you’re going to be a little disappointed with Samsung’s latest move. The Korean company has decided to terminate the 32GB GSM model. The device has already suffered a number of delays. Its

Apple is reportedly in “crunch mode” as it selects a lineup of third-party applications that will be showcased during its iPad 3 unveiling. Sources “familiar with the matter” have told The Next Web that the Cupertino company is in the process of sourcing apps that will be used for on-stage demonstrations, and in its advertising for

Apple has added another two TV ads to its YouTube page this week, promoting Siri on its new iPhone 4S. Called “Road Trip” and “Rock God,” both 30-second clips show of various Siri features, such as finding directions, searching for places nearby, setting reminders, and sending text messages. Just like most Apple ads, the latest two

The Apple boat is starting to take on more water. Another crop of purported iPad 3 photos have been leaked into the wild, revealing similar findings to what we ran yesterday. What’s the same: There isn’t much of a redesign. What’s different: Well, judging from the various component photos, we’re going to see improved internals.

Siri only supports a handful of languages right now, but Apple is working hard to extend the capabilities of its impressive digital assistant. According to one report, the feature will be able to understand you if you speak to it in Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, or Russian from next month. Tech In Asia relays a report

New Apple operator profiles discovered by YourDailyMac suggest iOS 5.1 is in the pipeline for a March 9 release. Could this coincide with an iPad 3 launch? All the latest signs have been pointing to a March timeframe. The newly uncovered files were intended for overseas iPhone-operators, including Japan, France, Greece, Finland and Sweden. The

Sprint released its fourth quarter earnings this morning, and while the company still had a financial loss, the future is looking at least a bit brighter for the Now Network. Bolstered by the addition of the iPhone to its product lineup, Sprint saw some healthy sales in the fourth quarter of 2011. Strong revenue growth

Apple’s iPhone is huge. Really huge. But not everyone is all sunshine and roses about the device’s current road of success. In fact, some investors are beginning to worry that Apple’s iPhone business – which is responsible for almost 2/3 of the company’s profits – will eventually turn out a flop of Motorola Razr-like proportions.

Apple may have just become the world’s largest smartphone vendor, but what happens when you widen the scope and look at worldwide mobile phone market share as a whole. After all, many manufacturers — Nokia in particular — still cater to feature phone users, and get a lot of their revenue from this market. (Yes,

Disclaimer: Language used in this video is very NSFW. The iPhone 4S’ personal assistant, Siri, has been front and center since Apple introduced the technology late last year. While initially met with disdain, the Cupertino-based company still managed to sell millions of iPhones worldwide in 2011, with its latest iteration being consumers’ top pick. Being

AT&T just reported the wireless carrier had its best-ever quarter to end 2011. This was the same quarter the company had to dish out an insane $4.2 billion in charges because of its failed T-Mobile acquisition. But Ma Bell didn’t let that minor set back get them down, instead posting a record 9.4 million smartphones

A source inside key Apple supplier Foxconn claims the next iPhone is currently being geared up for production, with a summer release to follow. The source also said there are a number of sample devices floating around the plant, each varying slightly, leading them to believe a final design hasn’t yet been chosen. They do

It’s been a long time coming, but the Greenpois0n jailbreaking team announced this morning that it has cracked the mystery of the untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2. While there have been other jailbreaking solutions for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, the one that everyone really waits for is where

Apple fans just got Samsunged. The next episode in the Korean-based company’s iPhone bashing commercials has arrived, and this time it touts the Galaxy S II’s turn-by-turn navigation abilities. Also: The iPhone 4S still looks like last year’s model. The set up is similar: Anxious consumers wait outside of a mock Apple store in anticipation

If you own iPhone 4, 4th generation iPod or iPad 2 and you fancy yourself a fan of classic fighters reborn on touchscreen devices, then it’s high time you sit up and listen to news that Soulcalibur is now available on the App Store. This port from the original has six gameplay modes available currently, though,

While they are two completely different handsets, with contrasting designs and rival operating systems, the Nokia Lumia 800 and the iPhone 4S have a few things in common: They are both popular handsets, they are both flagship smartphones for their respective platforms, and they both have dreadful battery life. But at least Nokia’s doing something

It’s a tough decision to make, choosing an OS, particularly with the sheer volume of smartphones out there. The two top dogs, iOS and Android, both have their unique set of features, good and bad, leaving one man in particular torn between the two. In the race for smartphone market supremacy, Android has quickly risen

In what is sure to stir up the Android and iOS debate, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has chimed in with his thoughts on both mobile OSs, admitting that Android has surpassed the iPhone’s functionality in many ways. In fact, there’s one feature in particular Wozniak likes on Android that would almost certainly leave Steve

The intrepid “dream team” collective of the top iOS hackers revealed the untethered iPhone 4S (and iPad 2) jailbreak is just around the corner. The iPhone 4 and original iPad (A4 devices) received the jailbreak treatment in December, with continued efforts to crack the defenses of A5 devices ongoing. While there’s no exact date for

Apple seeded a third iOS 5.1 beta to its registered developers earlier this week, and in it there’s an interesting reference to the company’s new Siri dictation feature that suggests it is making its way to the iPad and the iPod touch. With the software installed on these devices, users can access a link to

No doubt, Tmo has been feeling a little left out since Apple put a nail in the coffin on AT&T‘s exclusivity, putting the iPhone 4S on all the other major carriers. But according to T-mobile CTO Neville Ray, that could change with the next-generation model. Ray claims to have eyed some of Apple’s plans, and

I’m a huge fan of iOS applications that allow me to create panoramic images on my iPhone. Many of them work by making you take a series of pictures and then stitching them together, while the more advanced offerings allow you to just move your device around and have your panorama recording automatically. But forget