If William Shakespeare wrote an Apple rumor blog

Let's face it: The state of iPhone and iPad rumors is parlous, petty and paltry, where bad writing and punditry drives out the good.

iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Jan. 3

As the New Year approached, iPad 3 rumors gushed like cheap bubbly, and the iOSsphere guzzled.

iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending Dec. 31

The holiday season brought a stuffed stocking of iPhone 5 rumors to the iOSsphere, closing out 2011 with a whimper of joyful speculation.

iPhone 5 rumour roll-up for the week ending Dec. 23

The iOSsphere was roiled and roused this week by the stunning news that the iPhone 5 will drive higher Apple sales. Unless Apple releases the iPhone 4S-S instead.

By John Cox | 24 December, 2011 05:42

Tags: iPhone 5 rumor roundup, Apple, consumer electronics, Networking, rumor roll-up, wireless, smartphones, iPhone 5 rumors, iPhone 5 rumor rollup

iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20

This week, the iOSphere's fill-in-the-blanks rumoring explains how an explosion at a manufacturing plant that is not yet actually building anything can delay not only the Apple iPad 3 but the iPad 2.

By John Cox | 22 December, 2011 05:47

Tags: Pegatron, Configuration / maintenance, Apple iPad tablet, PC, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, ipad3, iPad 3 rumors, Data Center, Apple, Reuters

Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012

The mobile user interface is set for a range of changes in the next 12-24 months, creating new modes for users to interact with their devices, and with other devices nearby and network-based services.

By John Cox | 21 December, 2011 22:27

Tags: Near Field Communications, Networking, outlook, wireless, iPhone, iOS 5, Siri, outlook2012, Apple, Gartner, consumer electronics, smartphones, IMS Research

Employee-owned devices surging for US companies, survey shows

Big companies, even those with demanding security needs, are nonetheless allowing employees to use personally owned smartphones and tablets for work, according to a new survey. And increasingly, it is employees and not the companies that are bearing the costs -- for the devices, and cellular data plans.

By John Cox | 20 December, 2011 09:28

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, wireless, iPhone 5, employee-owned devices, hardware systems, Good Technology, bring your own device, Data Center, iPad, BYOD, consumer electronics, security, smartphones, tablets

IT groups reveal their best enterprise tablet tricks

New generation tablets are being adopted en masse by enterprises, despite the lack of any support infrastructure from the manufacturers. Many enterprise users, and IT groups, are making determined efforts to secure and manage tablets with whatever tools are available.

By John Cox | 19 December, 2011 17:27

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, tablet deployments, corporate tablets, wireless, hardware systems, Data Center, industry verticals, iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, enterprise tablets, Apple, tablets, health care

iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Dec. 16

If iPhone 5 rumors were gifts this holiday season, people would already be lining up to return them.

By John Cox | 17 December, 2011 09:41

Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, iPhone 5 rumors, iPhone rumor roundup, iPhone rumor rollup

Microsoft dissecting Windows Phone messaging bug

Microsoft Windows Phone engineers are reviewing a report that various messaging technologies can be used to send the phone into a reboot and then freeze its messaging center, or hub.

By John Cox | 15 December, 2011 03:27

Tags: Networking, wireless, smartphones, SMS flaw, Mobile OSes, mobile, Windows Phone, Windows Phone SMS bug, Facebook, consumer electronics, security, Microsoft

Analysts shave iPad sales estimates

Some stock analysts are scaling back their estimates for iPad sales, in part due to the bargain-priced Amazon Kindle Fire.

By John Cox | 10 December, 2011 09:26

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, wireless, iPad sales, hardware systems, tablets, Kindle Fire, Data Center, iPad, Apple

HP puts webOS on open source track

HP announced today that it will "contribute" its webOS operating system to the open source community.

By John Cox | 10 December, 2011 08:22

Tags: Networking, wireless, smartphones, software, mobile, webOS open source, HP, Palm, mobile applications, mobile platform, webOS, consumer electronics

Padlock salesman trades 30-pound sample case for 1.35-pound iPad

For William Tway, the really important number for the Apple iPad is 1.35. That's how much the 3G model weighs. And it weighs about 28.67 pounds less than the sample case of padlocks, not to mention the thick paper catalogs, he used to lug around as head of East Coast sales for the Wilson Bohannan Padlock Company.

By John Cox | 09 December, 2011 04:29

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Wilson Bohannan, PC, iPad deployments, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, Data Center, iPad, Apple, apple ipad, tablets, enterprise iPad, PocketCloud, StoryDesk, William Tway

What's really going on with Carrier IQ on your phone

More details are emerging that reveal the Carrier IQ smartphone application does exactly what the vendor says it does. These new findings directly contradict the nearly universal allegations of keylogging, spying, and tracking, all based on the uncritical acceptance of the original analysis by Trevor Eckhart.

By John Cox | 08 December, 2011 06:28

Tags: Rebecca Bace, consumer electronics, Dan Rosenberg, cellphone privacy, Networking, security, wireless, smartphones, Carrier IQ, Trevor Eckhart

Skeptics find flaws in Carrier IQ application analysis

Only now are some skeptical voices being raised that the case against Carrier IQ may be a rush to judgment without a real, or at least an adequate, basis in fact.

By John Cox | 03 December, 2011 07:29

Tags: consumer electronics, Networking, security, wireless, smartphones, Carrier IQ, Android, youtube