If you are a WhatsApp user you’d be happy to know that you played a role in helping WhatsApp beat SMS in terms of messages sent per day. WhatsApp is now sending more than 30 billions messages per day. For comparison 20 billion SMS’s are sent per day globally. WhatsApp has grown phenomenally over the last one year. The messaging giant … Read More
Ron Johnson Fired As CEO of JC Penney, Could Return to Apple
On Monday, Plano, Texas based, JC Penney fired Ron Johnson as their Chief Executive Officer, leaving the company with no replacement as of yet. Johnson took the job as CEO after resigning from Apple as the senior vice president of Retail Operation. Johnson was at Apple for over 12 years, helping to create the company’s iconic Apple Stores and the … Read More
Student Sells Kidney To Pay For iPad 2
It’s a crazy, crazy world we live in, so we’re not at all surprised to report that a Chinese teenager has sold one of his kidneys in order to fund the purchase of – and we’re not kidding you here – an iPad 2.
AT&T Drops Below Almost Everyone In Customer Satisfaction Survey
Yes yes, it is indeed true. We didn’t believe it at first either, but apparently AT&T have actually managed to get worse according to the Customer Satisfaction Index from the Associated Press. With AT&T now falling below fellow strugglers Sprint, the company joins T-Mobile at the bottom of the rankings. Not great news for those hoping the impending AT&T purchase of T-Mobile will … Read More
Apple’s Patent Application Hints at iPod Nano with Camera and Situation Aware Background
Today, Patently Apple reported that Apple Inc. (AAPL) filed a patent application back in November of 2009 of what seems to be the sixth generation iPod Nano that was introduced last September. However, it’s interesting to see that the patent shows what appears to be a section under Settings for a camera as well as situation aware backgrounds. The patent … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Ousts Google As Top Brand On The Planet
Apple’s huge successes with the iPad and iPhone have seen the company overtake Google as the top brand in a list of the top 100 in the world, according to the BrandZ 2011 rankings.
Next Gen iPod Nano to house 1.3 Megapixel Camera?
Earlier today, Taiwanese site Apple.pro put up photos of what they claim to be the casing of the 7th generation iPod nano. The photo clearly shows a camera hole, which is rumored to house a 1.3 megapixel camera. While the camera is still anemic in terms of megapixels, it is still better than that of the current generation iPod touch … Read More
Verizon To Put Warning Stickers On All Smartphones With Location Awareness
As part of the fallout of the current iPhone location data fiasco it appears Verizon will now put warning stickers on its location-aware smartphones, reports Electronista.
Touch Reviews Turns 2
We are very excited to share that today Touch Reviews turned 2 years old. It has been a great year for us as we expanded our coverage and are continually publishing more reviews and news stories. We strongly believe in providing our readers with the most comprehensive reviews which help them decide their next purchase and also keep you updated … Read More
Gartner Claims Windows Phone 7 Will Overtake Apple’s iPhone
It’s the analyst lottery today on TouchReviews, with today’s little stroke of genius (read, guessing) coming courtesy of Gartner.
Apple Orders 12,000 Terabytes of Storage for iTunes Video Content
According to a recent report from StorageNewsletter.com, Apple has ordered 12,000 terabytes (12 petabyes) of storage from Isilon Systems for hosting video content on the iTunes Store. The deal was said to “probably” make Apple Isulon’s largest customer, and could indicate that plans for a digital locker service to store media and content in the cloud is coming together nicely, … Read More
Apple Asks Toyota to Remove Theme & Ads from Cydia
A recent Toyota advertising campaign hit the headlines a couple of days ago, after the car giant released a theme for the iPhone publicizing its Scion car through the jailbreak application Cydia. Toyota’s deal with Cydia was short-lived, however, after a request from Apple saw the theme removed from the ModMyI repository. The theme was available from Cydia since February, … Read More
Amazon Launches Online Music Locker Ahead of Apple
Apple has been rumoured to be working on an online music locker of softs for some time now, but Amazon has beaten them to the punch after releasing its own online music storage service.
Dell Exec Goes After Apple iPad 2, Fails Math 101
Tech company executives are always good for a mind-boggling quote or two, and as reported by CNet Dell’s Andy Lark is no different.
Eastman Kodak Wins The Latest Round of Patent Battle With Apple, RIM
Bad news for Apple and RIM shareholders today, as the two smartphone giants lost out to Eastman Kodak in a the latest round of their patent dispute.