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Tweet The developers behind Camera+ have posted a comparison of the cameras on each version of the iPhone along with some regular cameras. Lifehacker tells you how to stop your smartphone from constantly tracking where you are. Apple is perplexed by the 4S’s battery usage. The iPhone 4S is available in 29 different countries now, [...]

Tweet We recently had an article about how Android is now beating iPhone in terms of app downloads as well as market share. Once thing the iPhone completely destroys Android in is support. Recently Michael Degusta did a little research one how many Android devices were on the current version of the OS. It did [...]

Tweet While Android has been the leader in market-share for mobile OSs for quite some time the OS was still behind iOS when it came to apps being downloaded, but not anymore. According to this InformationWeek article, 56% of folks who purchased a smartphone opted for an Android powered device, 28% went with an iPhone. [...]

Tweet It looks like Sprint subscribers who were lucky enough to get a 4S are not happy with the download speeds they are currently getting. Because of the complaints an internal memo has been sent to Sprint reps letting them know the issue is being worked on with Apple. Not surprisingly the issue is attributed [...]

Tweet Reuters reports that China Mobile, the largest mobile company by subscriptions, has 10 million subscribers with iPhones. The only issue is that they lack an agreement with Apple, though they did meet with Steve Jobs many times to discuss such an arrangement. “We have not yet got agreement with Apple,” Wang said on the [...]

Tweet Apple is planning the ‘Tech Talk World Tour‘ for iOS 5 developers. It will kick-off on November 2nd in Berlin. If you dislike the ‘Newsstand’ app in iOS 5 (like me) Lifehacker has a trick to hide it. The ‘Avengers’ movie due out next year has some scenes shot with an iPhone. Verizon sells [...]

Tweet The guys over at WebHostingBuzz.com have posted an excellent infographic that takes a look at how consumers are using mobile technology as well as where they use it and what the future holds. Infographic: The State and Trends of Mobile Internet by WebHostingBuzz  

Tweet It is kind of interesting to see the path that Android has taken over the last eight years or so. Few people are probably surprised at the success of the mobile OS since Google acquired it in 2005. Here is a great infographic detailing the path Android has taken all the way up to [...]

Tweet Earlier this summer, AT&T challenged software developers to create innovative applications that deliver an environmental or energy efficient benefit through the Power Your Future mobile app contest. Software developers submitted over 100 apps using iOS, Android and HTML5, competing for the opportunity to potentially have their app pre-loaded on future AT&T smartphones, as well [...]

Tweet With the improved antenna design the iPhone 4S does not require a death-grip. Some iPhone 4S owners forced to wait to activate their phones as the AT&T network gets slammed. Sprint clarifies international micro-sim locking. Finally, a lit of all the iPhone apps on sale right now.