46% of smartphone buyers prefer Apple's iOS, 32% choose Google Android

Release Date 18 Jul, 2011 in Apple Insider

Apple's iOS 4.3.4 jailbroken CNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - 18 Jul, 2011 Apple released its latest iOS update to fix a security flaw exploited by a jailbreaking tool, but the new version--4.3.4--has itself already been jailbroken. Cooked up by the folks at Redmond Pie, the custom PwnageTool now lets users ...
Apple is expected to ease fears with s$6.9 billion profit TODAYonline - 18 Jul, 2011 NEW YORK - Apple hopes this week to silence Wall Street's concerns about its development plans by revealing a significant profit increase, which analysts estimate could be as much as US$5.7 billion (S$6.9 billion). The announcement comes after the ...
	Many options for browsing on a smartphone The Hindu - 18 Jul, 2011 There are more than 70 browsers for personal computers. The choice is not quite as extensive for smartphones, but it makes sense to keep an eye out for alternatives. The mobile platform Android is especially open but there are programs for other ...
	Google's Android OS now running on 130 million devices NDTV.com - Sameer Mitha - 18 Jul, 2011 Google can rejoice, as its Android mobile OS is now active on over 130 million devices with 5,50000 devices activated every day. Just two months ago, Google announced that it has crossed the 100 million devices activated milestone with over 4,00000 ...
	Best mobile phones: reviews and specifications Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - 18 Jul, 2011 For a long time, if any technology writer was asked what phone they would recommend to most users, the answer was simple. Even for the least Apple-inclined, 'Get an iPhone' was the only honest answer. ...
iOS 4.3.4 Patches Jailbreak Exploit… And Is Immediately Jailbroken PCWorld - Mike Keller - 18 Jul, 2011 On Friday, Apple released a minor update to iOS, version 4.3.4. The update patched the famous PDF exploit used by JailbreakMe 3.0, which allowed users to jailbreak any iDevice (including iPad 2) through a ...
Hackers jailbreak Apple's latest update GMANews.TV - 18 Jul, 2011 The cat-and-mouse game continues: Less than a week after it was released, Apple Inc.'s latest patch for its iOS operating system was jailbroken again. Over the weekend, redsn0w issued a new jailbreak, this time for the iOS 4.3.4, but without the ...
Best Voice Recognition Apps for Your Smartphone PCWorld - Liane Cassavoy - 18 Jul, 2011 Give your thumbs a rest: These eight apps let you search the Web, make a restaurant reservation, update your Facebook status, or send a text--all by voice. By Liane Cassavoy, PCWorld Voice-recognition software is nothing new. But put it on a smartphone ...
iOS Jailbreakers Crack 4.3.4, iPad 2 Users Left Hanging PC Magazine - David Murphy - 18 Jul, 2011 Tell us if you saw this one coming from a mile away. Apple's latest iOS firmware update, which plugged a jailbreaking loophole unveiled earlier this month, has itself been jailbroken. The hack comes all of a few days after the release ...
Flurry: iOS Pulling Developer Interest From Android PC Magazine - David Murphy - 18 Jul, 2011 Apple's iOS platform has generated more support from developers in the last quarter. But new numbers from analytics platform Flurry don't necessarily mean that Android developers are unsatisfied with the platform. ...
Is Android Losing Appeal With Developers? PCWorld - Tony Bradley - 18 Jul, 2011 Android is a phenomenal success story--skyrocketing from nothing to surpass both RIM and Apple and become the dominant smartphone platform in only a couple years. Recent studies, however, indicate Android ...
Users deal with the good and the bad from Apple Inquirer.net - Paolo G. Montecillo - ‎Jul 17, 2011‎ Tech giant Apple has released a new software update that can either be good news or bad news for iPhone and iPad users around the world. The new software upgrade for the company's two most popular devices will plug a security hole that can be exploited ...
Readers respond to HP, Apple comparison CNET - Brooke Crothers - ‎Jul 16, 2011‎ Hewlett-Packard is strong in areas Apple isn't. And doesn't aspire to be Apple. That's the essence of some of the feedback that I got in the wake of a critique I wrote of Hewlett-Packard last week. To quickly summarize, I wrote that ...
Apple iPad, Day 15: Working With Files on the iPad PCWorld - Tony Bradley - ‎Jul 16, 2011‎ In order for the iPad 2 to be functional as a primary computing device, it has to be able to work with files. I need to be able to create files, save files, copy files from other devices, print files, and send files as email ...
iPhone Dev Team Jailbreaks iOS 4.3.4 The Mac Observer - Jeff Gamet - 18 Jul, 2011 Apple released iOS 4.3.4 last Friday to patch a PDF-related security flaw that hackers were using to jailbreak the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and in the process also broke other jailbreak methods, too. By Saturday afternoon, however, the iPhone Dev ...
Apple patches latest iOS security flaws but more may surface Infosecurity Magazine - 18 Jul, 2011 Apple has moved swiftly to patch the multiple security flaws that reportedly allow a drive-by jailbreak on the iPhone and iPad. However, some reports now suggest that other flaws are waiting to be tapped for jailbreaking. Apple's problem, Infosecurity ...
	iPhone Jailbreak iOS 4.3.4 PwnageTool Or RedSn0w, Apple Stores Can Now Unlock ... Sportz News - 18 Jul, 2011 By admin on July 18, 2011, 8:40 am This latest jailbreak process comes with a few strings attached. First, unlike the previous jailbreak method, iPad 2 owners cannot use the latest trick to unlock their devices. Second, the original jailbreaking method ...
	Developer Preference For Apple iOS Over Android Increasing ITProPortal - 18 Jul, 2011 According to a new study, Apple is fighting back strongly against the Android surge based on its increasing support from developers in the smartphone and tablet market. The report was published by Flurry, an emerging research outfit, which specialises ...
	Jailbreak Exploit-Fixing iOS 4.3.4 Update Has Been Jailbroken, Apple's ... Sportz News - 18 Jul, 2011 By admin on July 18, 2011, 8:33 am “The enormous number of iPhones out there, coupled with the 'click-and-be-hacked' potential demonstrated by the JailbreakMe tool, showed hackers that this bug could have been used to distribute a wide variety of ...
ChangeWave: Consumers still prefer iPhone over Android 9 to 5 Mac - 18 Jul, 2011 ChangeWave Research is out this morning with the newest survey based on a poll of 4163 consumers in June, eleven percent of which were outside the US. The research focused on planned and past purchases of smartphones, showing that Apple's handset is ...
	Apple iOS remains No 1 choice for smartphone buyers Siliconrepublic.com - 18 Jul, 2011 Apple iOS remains the No 1 preference for buyers, a ChangeWave survey claims, with 46pc of consumers surveyed planning to buy an iOS-based device in the next 90 days. This is good news for Apple, which is expected to release its iPhone 5 in September. ...
	iPhone Topping Android in Consumer Preference Despite Lack of New Hardware Mac Rumors - Eric Slivka - 18 Jul, 2011 ChangeWave Research today announced the results of a survey of over 4000 professional and early-adopter smartphone users, primarily focused on the North American market. According to the survey, consumers looking to purchase a smartphone over the next ...
iOS update cracked by jailbreakers PC Pro - Stewart Mitchell - 18 Jul, 2011 An iOS flaw fixed by Apple in version 4.3.4 has been jailbroken just days after the update was released. The update fixed a PDF exploit used by JailbreakMe 3.0 to allow iPhone, iPod and iPad owners to unlock their devices, ...
Apple Highlights: New A6 Processors, Jailbreaking and App Piracy The VAR Guy - Dave Courbanou - 18 Jul, 2011 I try and keep the Apple love here at The VAR Guy at an acceptable level, and not all Apple news is channel-worthy, but a few things have turned up during the last couple of weeks that are worth tracking. If the rumors are true, Apple could be gearing ...
Apple's iOS Updates Kill Only iPad 2 Jailbreak DailyTech - 18 Jul, 2011 Jailbreaking phones -- removing operating system makers' restrictions on things like OS themes and allowed programs -- is today technically legal under Library of Congress amendments to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [PDF] (DMCA). ...
46% of smartphone buyers prefer Apple's iOS, 32% choose Google Android Apple Insider - Sam Oliver - 18 Jul, 2011 Among consumers who plan to buy a smartphone in the next three months, the iPhone is the top choice, with nearly half of all prospective buyers choosing Apple. The data comes from the latest survey from ChangeWave Research via a poll it ...
New iOS update blocks easy jailbreak exploit, gets jailbroken almost immediately Appolicious - 18 Jul, 2011 A new update for Apple's iOS operating system for mobile devices is closing a security hole that made jailbreaking the devices easy for some hackers. The exploit was part of iOS's PDF software, which had a security hole in the way iOS handled PDF fonts ...
	Google Plus + iPhone 5 could spark, but Android and its widget is magic PopHerald.com - Jean Xiam Sun - 18 Jul, 2011 10 million users in less than a month, and could reach 40-50 million before this month ends if the trend will continue. Hello Apple? Your iPhone 5 needs its own Google Plus app too! The statistics published on the internet is based on the 2-week growth ...
In stores now: Find my iPhone ABC2 News - Oscar Wells Gabriel II - 18 Jul, 2011 CUPERTINO, California - It's an application you hope you never have to use -- but if you do, Apple's "Find My iPhone" app is sure is nice to have. I found that out the hard way a couple of days ago when my iPhone 4 went missing. ...
	Apple updates iOS to fix PDF security flaw Silicon.com - Josh Lowensohn - 18 Jul, 2011 News in brief: The iOS 4.3.4 update is available free to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users... By Josh Lowensohn on 18 July 2011 12:46 Apple has rolled out a minor security update to iOS that fixes a vulnerability with the software's PDF-reading ...