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BlackBerry Doomed By First iPhone, Storm Failure
2015-05-26 21:31:33| IT Services - Topix.net
BlackBerry corporate leaders' inability to react effectively to market changes, specifically the first iPhone and AT&T's deal with Apple, doomed the famed smartphone maker. BlackBerry executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie were blown away by the original iPhone's browser and other media powers, but wrote it off as just another competitive threat -- not the worldwide, industry changer it turned into.
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iPhone 4S users rejoice: Apple iOS 9 to be optimized for older devices
2015-05-26 20:24:27| Extremetech
In theory, the release of a new OS version from Apple is supposed to be a reason to cheer, but if you own anything but the latest hardware, that's rarely been the case -- until now. Supposedly the upcoming iOS 9 will be explicitly tested on older hardware -- which should enable much higher levels of overall performance. Hopefully this will put an end to the days of iOS rendering older devices disagreeably slow come upgrade time.
AT&T reportedly moving away from contract plans for some iPhone users
2015-05-26 16:57:13| Telecom - Topix.net
Several media outlets are reporting that AT&T Inc. plans to restrict iPhone sales under a two-year contract at third-party retailers, leaving the AT&T Next installment plan as the sole payment option.
The Wall Street Journal: BlackBerry co-CEOs were stunned when Steve Jobs showed what iPhone could do
2015-05-25 00:55:03| Telecom - Topix.net
Mike Lazaridis was home on his treadmill when he saw the televised report about Apple Inc.'s newest product. Research In Motion's founder soon forgot about exercise that day in January 2007.
NXP Shoots Higher on iPhone 6 Demand; Cramer Calls It 'Must Own'
2015-05-22 03:47:56| Electronics - Topix.net
Investors appear to be piling into the semiconductor company, known for its chips that work with mobile payments , following a report from Morgan Stanley noting demand for the Apple Apple introduced its mobile payments service, Apple Pay, as part of the iPhone 6. NXP is a supplier of chips to Apple, per the company's 2015 supplier list. Other suppliers to Apple include Skyworks Solutions .
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