The iPad Mini costs a bit more than competing tablets of a similar size, but Apple said on Monday that it sold three million new iPads in the first weekend that both the smaller iPad and the fourth-generation iPad went on sale. That matches the number of third-generation iPads that Apple sold after the tablet’s first weekend on sale in March. Read more…
John Lagerling, director of business development for Android. Google recently introduced Nexus devices in small, medium and large: a phone, an upgraded seven-inch tablet and a 10-inch tablet. That puts Google in even more direct competition with Apple. In an interview, John Lagerling, director of business development for Android, shares his views on Google’s Nexus strategy. Read more…
John Minchillo/Associated Press People waiting to use payphones in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Three days into the aftermath of Sandy, wireless service is still lacking in parts of New York City and other hard-hit zones. The carriers have been struggling to keep their services running, mostly because of the loss of power. But they say they have been making progress. Here’s what they have to report. Read more…
Uber, which offers an app that connects car-service drivers with riders, said it was struggling to get enough cars on the road to meet demand in New York this week. Its move to charge special “surge” rates prompted some online criticism, forcing it to back down. Read more…
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, some areas of Manhattan have completely lost electricity and cell reception. T-Mobile USA and AT&T said on Wednesday that in the affected areas of New York and New Jersey, their customers would be able to use the networks of both companies, decreasing the likelihood of failed calls. Read more…
From top: the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. With the addition of the iPad Mini, Apple offers touch-screen devices in three sizes. Now its competitor Google is doing the same with the introduction of a 10-inch tablet, a new smartphone and an upgraded seven-inch tablet. Read more…
Apple is widely expected to introduce a smaller, cheaper version of its iPad on Tuesday, perhaps in response to the crop of seven-inch tablets that have emerged from competitors in the last year. But how are those tablets doing anyway? Read more…
Lee Jae-Won/Reuters The Galaxy S III. Samsung’s Android smartphones have been attractive not just because of their big screens but also because they often run a fresher version of Android than many competing phones. In the coming months, its flagship Galaxy phone will be one of the first to get the latest software update from Google. Read more…
The New York Times The Apple Media Event invitations have been sent out. Twitter is abuzz with excitement and speculation over what they mean. Here is one reading of it. Read more…
Apple sent invitations on Tuesday to members of the media for an event next week where it is expected to introduce a smaller version of the iPad. Read more…
The release of Apple’s new maps app was met with such furor that the company’s chief executive even apologized for it. Still, the flawed maps are not turning people off from wanting the phone. A new survey estimates that as many as one-third of American shoppers are interested in getting the smartphone in the future. Read more…
People are still having trouble buying Apple’s new iPhone, which is selling out in stores rapidly, but the company is already planning to introduce another new product in an event later this month: a smaller, lighter version of the iPad. Read more…
A chart from the report. Decide.com, a start-up that describes itself as “the next generation Consumer Reports.” Though it is far smaller, the upstart sponsored a study that concludes that Decide is superior to Consumer Reports. Read more…
When a Manhattan man found out that Time Warner Cable would begin charging a $4 monthly rental fee to use its cable modem, he started researching modems he could buy to avoid paying the fee. But he soon stumbled across an odd inconsistency in the way the company is applying the fee. Read more…
Ángel Franco/The New York Times The Nokia Lumia 920 will be available only at AT&T; stores. Nokia’s new flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, will will be sold next month in the United States only in AT&T stores. This story is familiar: Last time, AT&T was the only American carrier to support Nokia’s older flagship Lumia, which didn’t sell well. So why does AT&T keep getting the goods? Read more…