The iPhone 5 has been benchmarked and it has also been dubbed the “fastest smartphone in the land” by the site that conducted the tests: PCMag.
In a report, PCMag compared the iPhone 5 with the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Google Motorola Droid RAZR M.
According to the site, the iPhone 5 with an Apple A6 processor beat the two Android phones and often doubled the performance of previous iPhone units.
The tests used by the site were the following browser benchmarks: Sunspider, Browsermark, …

After the launch of its new iPhone 5 smartphone, Apple quickly announced that it will gradually roll out iOS 6, the latest version of its mobile operating system, to older iPhone models starting 19 September.
This the tech giant’s indirect way of saying that iOS 6 is backward compatible to the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, along with the second- and third-generation Apple iPads.
Announced at its WWDC back in June, iOS 6 brings more than 200 new features to Apple devices.
One of the most …

A good deal of new smartphones introduced last week and their manufacturers have a similarity – all face an almost insurmountable challenge against Apple and Samsung in what is quickly turning into a head-on rivalry between two industry leaders.
On Wednesday, Nokia and Motorola revealed new flagship smartphones intended to catch up with the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices.
The next day, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, unveiled at an event in Santa Monica, California new …

We will only officially see the iPhone 5 come Wednesday next week but a new video of what is alleged to be a leaked iPhone 5 shows how the device will boot up.
In a leak from Chinese site vgooo.com, a video of a device which looks like the iPhone 5 shows it compared to the iPhone 4S.
Furthermore, as the two devices are booted, you will see that the alleged iPhone 5 boots quicker than its predecessor.

Apparently, the device pictured above was leaked from a Foxconn plant in Jincheng, China.
The …

Financial Times has announced that Apple iPhone sales declined in the UK following the May release of Samsung Galaxy S3.
The 20 percent market share of iPhone 4S had gone down to 15 percent after the release of Samsung Galaxy S3. However, the Apple handset remains as the most popular handset in the UK, according to a concealed industry research.
An unknown handset operator also reported that during the first week of June, sales of the Apple smartphone dropped down to almost 18 percent, and if …

Analysts say Apple will not announce any new devices this Monday during the WWDC (Image: Photo Giddy (CC) via Flickr)

On Monday, Apple will showcase next-gen software for its highly coveted devices during the Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC.
There are many rumors regarding what Apple might reveal during the keynote event, something that the company is infamous for during these conferences.
However, analysts are not expecting Apple to reveal any new gadget for this conference. Most of …

Samsung Galaxy S III Release Date: Galaxy S III Launched Today in 28 Countries. (Image: Samsung Mobile, via bgr)

The Samsung Galaxy S III is now available in 28 countries in Europe and other regions of the world. The 3rd generation Samsung Galaxy S representative promises to be even more successful than its predecessor will ever be, responsible for propelling the South Korean company to the status of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer over Apple – its direct competitor.
Entering …

It seems Siri has gotten confused over her loyalty.
Talk around tech town as of late is that if you ask Siri “What’s the best cell phone ever?”, she will not tell you it’s the iPhone 4S but rather the Nokia Lumia 900.
The buzz was created when a post on WMPoweruser reported that Siri has been answering “Nokia – Lumia 900 4G Mobile Phone – Cyan (AT&T)” when asked the question mentioned above.
However, it seems that Siri does this only in some instances. It does not answer …

iPhone 5 Release Date: Get Ready for Apple's iPhone 5

October could be the release date of Apple’s iPhone 5, according to technology analyst Piper Jaffray Co.’s Gene Munster.
In a report this morning, the Washington Post quoted Munster as stating that he is revising his earlier prediction of an August release for the latest version of Apple’s wildly selling iPhone line, following chipmaker Qualcomm’s reported difficulty in meeting supply demands.
Munster had earlier disclosed that …

New research findings from the Pew Research Center indicate that smartphone usage has risen to be one of the key drivers of Internet usage adoption. The findings, which tracked a number of metrics including age, gender and income level, show that in 2000, Internet usage could be tracked using common metrics such as age and gender. With the rise and proliferation of smartphone usage in the US, these metrics have all but disappeared as more people use their phones to access the Internet …