USA: One in ten mobile phone users has an iPhone ... - SIC News

San Francisco, California, United States, 03 (AP) – One in ten mobile subscribers in the United States has an iPhone, according to a survey released on Friday.

According to the results of the last survey conducted by market research firm comScore, in the three months ending in October, Apple remained the fourth largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the country, has seen its share of subscribers increased from 9.5 percent to 10.8 percent from the previous quarter.

Among the five brands of mobile phones with more output in the U.S. market, Apple is the one that has seen its market share increase in the period in question, according to the study.

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iPhone: spread complaints on the web - Diário do Nordeste

Sao Paulo. The Brazilian student Ayla Mota, 18, sent to the iPhone Blog (blogdoiphone.com) a complaint that has been replicated extensively on the Internet: the Apple device (model four), bought on a trip to France, caught fire during the night.

“put to bear on the outlet side of the bed. seconds before I woke up to witness the burning iPhone,” said the student, who lives in Sao Paulo, in a letter to the blog. “Do not hurt me. But what if I were holding?”

And there on the web, similar complaints from other countries.

Other complaints

According to sites such as International Business Times (www.ibtimes.com), a passenger on the Australian aviation company Regional Express realized within the aircraft, which began its four iPhone “turns red and drop a dark smoke. “

The site also reports that in 2009 there were reports of other” terrible explosion “of iPhones in the UK and the Netherlands.

When contacted, the Brazil reported that Apple will replace the Brazilian student’s cell and that the device should be delivered next week. But the company said that the phone “is the only Apple product that has only in the country in which it was bought,” and not global. Ayla Mota was not located for comment on the outcome of the case. The company said that these events are “isolated and are being monitored.” Polyanna Carlos Silva, supervisor of institutional Pro Test, consumer protection association, says that even if the rule is the collection of the warranty of a product is made in the country of origin.

But now points out that there are decisions court at first instance (therefore not definitive) famous brands responsible for defects in their items even outside the country of origin.

As for the specific case of the student, Polyanna says that you can open a lawsuit against Apple asking for compensation for moral damages. “What happened was an accident of consumption.”

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4S like most iPhone users than before, says research - Macworld Brazil

* Text news *The owners of the iPhone

4S gave higher marks to the people of the appliance using the previous model iPhone 4, shows a survey by ChangeWave advisory.

Made with more than 200 owners of the iPhone 4S in the United States, the survey found that 77% of them said he was “very satisfied” with the device, while another 19% said they were “somewhat satisfied” with the phone, arriving in Brazil in 16/12.

In total, 96% of iPhone owners 4S respondents agreed they were satisfied with their phones. Both the more satisfied as the total scores were higher than those reported by the owners of the iPhone 4 in a survey of July 2010, also made a few weeks after launching the smartphone.

Last year, 72% of iPhone owners of the four said they were “very satisfied”, while another 21% said they were “somewhat happy” with their smartphone, recording a total score of 93%.

Users

elected Siri, the personal assistant’s unique voice-controlled iPhone 4, the main reason you like the new phone, even if the feature still in beta.

Almost half (49%) of the owners put the Krusty 4S as the best feature of the device. Second is the “ease of use”, with 39%, followed by “8MP camera” (33%) and “faster browsing on the web (24 %)”.

These same

4S iPhone owners chose the weak battery life as a major disappointment, which strangely is not the target of a large number of complaints from users. Last month, Apple updated its iOS up to solve the battery problem, but the majority of consumers said that the update did not solve the issue and the situation has worsened in some cases.

lost connections, a curse that haunts the iPhone owners for years, this time was less cited as a problem of the new unit.

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iPhone 4S for sale in 16 days - Diário do Nordeste

In Fortaleza, Hi just confirmed the sale of the product at the time. TIM ensures that it will arrive before Christmas

Sao Paulo / Fortaleza. It is dated the arrival of the iPhone 4s in Brazil. TIM, Claro, Vivo and HI confirmed yesterday that sales of the device, Apple, start at midnight on Jan. 16 this month.

Fortaleza, HI only confirmed the sale of the product in their stores that day.

Other operators only guaranteed until then the records for the Ceará consumers who are interested in buying the smartphone. TIM, however, guarantees that it will arrive before Christmas.

The companies also said they would not disclose the price of the device for now. Across the country, some operators will open stores at midnight for the buyers who want the device on the first day.

There is no information, however, what and how many of these stores will open at the special time .

None of the operators reported the value of the iPhone 4S in Brazil. In the U.S., the iPhone is $ 199 4S version of 16 Gbytes, $ 299 on the GiGiGbytes 32 and $ 399 in a 64 Gbytes. In October, the first day sales in American stores, Apple sold four million units of the device in three days.

Improvements
iPhone 4S has the same design as its predecessor, but won a dual core processor, which makes the device faster-A5, the same as the iPad 2. Another novelty is the program Siri, “personal assistant” that tells the user.

Among other things, you can dictate the Krusty messages and emails, set alarms, search for contacts, create notes, make search and browse Wikipedia, always using the voice command. The operators did not report whether the system will be translated into Portuguese, nor how it will work in the Brazilian market. The camera of the 4S, now with 8 Mpixels, records video in high definition. Since the battery l asts longer than the iPhone 4. For conversations, the 3G network, the length is up to eight hours. Wi-Fi for browsing, the battery lasts up to nine hours; for video, up to ten hours.

Discount on iPhone 4

Meanwhile, the four operators also announced the start of sales of the model of the iPhone 4 8 Gbytes. Prices range from U.S. $ 949 to $ .1799.

Recall

In the United States, the electronics retailer Best Buy is doing recall covers 32 000 Battery for iPhone because of the danger of the Apple device catch fire. The recall involves about 31 000 battery covers in the United States and one thousand in Canada. It was informed that the recall extends to Brazil.

Value

199 dollars is the price of the iPhone 4S, the simplest version, with 16 GBytes in the United States

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iPhone 4S will not accept voice commands in Portuguese - R7

The voice command system Siri, one of the main news of the latest version of the iPhone, will not understand voice commands in Portuguese, according to Apple said on Thursday (1). The device will be released in Brazil on December 16.

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According to the company, the Siri is considered a program in the test phase (beta, in the jargon of technology). It accepts voice commands in English (with accents from Australia, UK and U.S.), French and German. There are no plans to move the system to accept the Portuguese.

Apple has not said whether the cell will be produced by the Foxconn plant in Jundiai. A spokesperson for Foxconn has denied rumors that pointed out that a phone was already being produced. The factory has no date to be inaugurated.

The operators did not reveal the price of the appliance or the cities will take place early releases.

All operators are making the registration of interested in buying the device on their websites.

Launched in October in some countries, the iPhone 4S was the record to sell Apple products. Brazil is included in the “third wave” of the iPhone launch 4S. Apple did not disclose the other countries that will receive the device. An operator of South Africa said in its official Twitter account that would commercialize the device from the 16th of December.

In addition to “personal assistant” that responds to voice commands, the smartphone features a faster processor and a more powerful camera than the previous version.

Weeks after the release of 4S, users criticized the battery of the phone that was offloading suddenly. Apple acknowledged the error and released an update that fixed the problem .

On the same day that the 4S version was released, Apple announced that the previous model, 4, begin being marketed with 8GB of memory. The four operators confirmed who are selling the product in their stores.

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iPhone 4S: Siri feature "refuses to talk" about issues like abortion - Macworld Brazil

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Apple responded to criticism from human rights organizations about the failure of its application for voice-controlled personal assistant Siri to understand questions about birth control and abortion. Remember that the new technology allows users to ask questions of the device, which connects to servers and provides answers.

According to the American newspaper New York Times, Apple blamed the fact that the unique feature of the iPhone 4S not “know” these topics for still being a beta product.

“Our customers want to use the Siri to find all types of information, and although they can find a lot, it does not always find what you’re looking for. These omissions are not made to intentionally offend anyone. It simply means that as we bring the Krusty the beta to a final product, we find places where we can improve and do so in the coming weeks, “said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said in an interview to the NYT.

Earlier this week, the newspaper reported that bloggers have noted the apparent inability of the Siri to direct your users to abortion clinics (legal in some states), although some cases have offered the use directions for anti-abortion pregnancy centers .

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Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo takes the game to the iPhone - TeK.sapo

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               The Portuguese Biodroid developed the game that the Apple store welcomes applications from last Tuesday: Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle. The title promises to be an interesting proposition for those who want to learn (or at least try) the tricks of the famous Portuguese football player of Real Madrid.    

who appreciate the style, you can test the capabilities of doing tricks with music and with a broad range of scenarios, which includes the space-Lx Factory in Lisbon.

There are five game modes and 26 challenges, which have as a backdrop six sites distributed around the world.
 

“We are very proud of this video game: 3D graphics are spectacular, the motion capture was very good, the music is cool and the enthusiasm and passion with which this game jointly developed with the involvement of Cristiano Ronaldo were instrumental in make a video game experience truly exciting, “said Diogo Horta e Costa, Managing Partner of Biodroid.

The game is published by Digital Artists and costs 2.39 euros in the application store from Apple. During the month of December is a version of the game available for Android devices arrive in January and edits for tablet – iPad and Android.
 

already see some pictures of the game:

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