iOS and Android update process compared Like millions of device owners, yesterday I updated my iPhone to IOS 6. Coincidentally, my Nexus S 4G update to Jelly Bean rolled out and I updated it, too. Seeing the two platform updates side-by-side reinforces the reality of Android updates. Read more | Posts from ZDNet | | Windows Phone 8X by HTC: Full specs HTC and Microsoft took the stage in NYC to unveil two new Windows Phone 8 smartphones. The colorful Windows Phone 8X is the flagship handset from HTC with two hi-res cameras and a bevy of colors for the fashion-conscious. Read more | Don't make me type: It's holding back the mobile experience With typing a major culprit in bad user experiences, the day of keyboardless smartphone can't come soon enough. Read more | 25 things to do with your free hand while using your iPhone 5 Apple made the iPhone 5 screen longer, but kept the same width and promoted the ability to still use the larger iPhone with one hand. Here are 25 suggestions for using your other hand while you have the iPhone 5 in one hand. Read more | Not happy with iOS 6 Maps, get Telenav's Scout Plus for free for a year Apple rolled out a new Maps solution in iOS 6, but it doesn't seem as functional as the previous Google Maps. Telenav has a compelling map client and if you sign up soon you get a free year of premium services. Read more | HTC and Microsoft reveal new Windows Phone 8 products; the 8X and 8S Samsung and Nokia have shown their Windows Phone 8 devices and today HTC and Microsoft showed off their upcoming products. Read more | What to do if you didn't buy an iPhone 5 Thousands are in line at Apple stores and carrier stores to buy a shiny new iPhone 5. Millions of others are anxiously awaiting the brown truck to bring their preordered iPhone 5 to their door. For those of us who aren't getting an iPhone 5 today, here are some activities to help pass the time. Read more | iPhone 5 teardown highlights A teardown of Apple's new iPhone shows how the Cupertino giant manages to pack so much hardware into such a small space, and design it to draw as little power as possible. Read more | iPhone 5 16GB costs an estimated $207 to build A 16GB iPhone 5 that Apple sells for $649 only costs the company an estimated $207 to manufacture. Apple also charges an incredible $100 premium for only $10 worth of NAND storage. Read more | HTC vs. Nokia Windows Phone 8 flap misses the point The two companies have been dueling over which one has the real Windows Phone 8 device. Their time would be better spent figuring out how to survive against Android devices and Apple's iPhone 5. Read more | Motorola Mobility infringes Microsoft patents, German court rules Microsoft has won a patent case against Google-owned Motorola Mobility after the phone maker was found by a German court to have infringed a soft-keyboard patent. Read more | Verizon: iPhone 5 may start its 3G farewell tour "With the launch of the LTE iPhone, usage on 3G will start to decline, so we will be able to reappropriate that spectrum over 4G," said Verizon CFO Fran Shammo. Read more | Sprint CEO: 1 million LTE phones sold; "We're catching up" As Sprint continues to push into the LTE market as it flicks 4G paint at the U.S. map on the wall, the firm's CEO acknowledges the network is behind others, but is "catching up." Read more | Samsung to add iPhone 5 to U.S. suit against Apple Samsung is looking into whether the hot-off-the-line iPhone 5 has infringed the firm's patents, as the two companies continue their ongoing U.S. litigation. Read more | | | | Connect with TechRepublic | | |
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