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iPhone Owners Love the iPhone. Android Owners… Hate Android.

Hey, it’s the Yankee Group again! While it’s from the same CNN Money article we’re finding tidbits of information from, we decided to split their statistics into two posts.

Quoting 9 to 5 Mac:

A telling stat from Yankee Group via CNN:

The iPhone is also the gift that keeps on giving: 77% of iPhone owners say they’ll buy another iPhone, compared to 20% of Android customers who say they’ll buy another Android phone.

You’ll all have your own thoughts on Android (haters gonna hate), but I have my own theory on this. There’s so many Android phones available, I can see the this statistic being appropriate for the platform as a whole. I think anyone still running anything less than Android 2.0 would probably want to throw their phone out the window at this point. And I can see owners of lesser Android phones like the Motorola Cliq, the HTC Droid Eris, and the Samsung Moment being generally dissatisfied. But looking at phones like the Motorola Droid, I can see those particular users being very happy as they have a massive development communities behind them. I imagine Motorola Droid X and HTC Evo owners would be happy with their purchase as well if they sought an Android phone, but I chose the Droid specifically since it’s the phone to get if you want to take advantage of every ounce of openness that’s advertised about the platform.

Otherwise, I’m indifferent.

[CNN Money via 9 to 5 Mac]

Digg iPhone App Finally iOS 4 Compatible

A quick yet important update for the official Digg client for iPhone, which reaches version 1.1.2 and introduces iOS 4 support. The app , developed by Digg together with taptaptap, was released some months ago in the App Store and stood at the top chart of free apps for quite a while. It’s a nice app, but there are many other good alternatives around.

Anyway, together with iOS 4 support there are some performance improvements and easier social sharing features. The app is free, go download it here.

Positive AT&T Survey Result of the Reality Distortion Field?

When the Yankee Group set out to survey the general happiness of AT&T customers, they were actually surprised by the results. 73% of surveyed US iPhone customers are very satisfied with their service. As a whole, AT&T has a satisfaction rate of 68%.

The Yankee Group concluded this to be quite the head scratcher, claiming that the “Reality Distortion Field” of Apple and Steve Jobs attributed to the iPhone’s praises rubbing off onto the carrier. I’m a Verizon customer myself, so I can’t comment on these claims, but of the readers here who live in the states, what do you think of AT&T?

[CNN Money via MacRumors]

Dragon Dictation Updated with Social Features, iOS 4 Support

I’ve reviewed Dragon Dictation (the iPad version) before on MacStories, and it’s really spectacular for patients dealing with RSI injuries and arthritis. TUAW reports that the latest update brings a pop-up toolbar that allows you speak a status update and send those messages to Facebook, Twitter, the iPhone SMS client, or the clipboard. Also available is the ability to save states between phone call interruptions.

Dragon Dictation is free as a universal application in the iTunes App Store. You can download it here.

[via TUAW]

An Interview with Saurik [Video]

A few days ago Make Work had the chance to interview Jay Freeman (best known as Saurik), the guy who created Cydia and the jailbreak community as we know it today. He talks jailbreak, exploits, iPhone 4 jailbreak status.

Check out the video below. And remember, jailbreak for iPhone 4 will be released soon. [via iSpazio]

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Dropbox for iPhone Adds HD Uploads, Bug Fixes

Another update for Dropbox for iPhone, which reaches version 1.2.4 - an update aimed at fixing compatibility issues with iOS 4, together with some new iPhone 4-specific features.

The new version includes HD settings for iPhone 4, but only for newly recorded videos and not for those stored in the Library. Also, there’s a new “Require Immediately” passcode setting if a user leaves the app for a moment.

Check out the full changelog after the break, and go download the app here.

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Test Cloud and Mobile Apps at Scale Before Deployment with New Tools

Admittedly developers and teams can have a helluva time testing at scale. Bugs are squashed, the experience is perfect, yet you don’t want to be left releasing a slew of updates through the next month to fix potential issues. Worse, if you’re a cloud based service, you want to make sure you won’t get absolutely crushed by a positive influx of consumer interest. So what do you do? Test at scale before releasing the next greatest alternative to Dropbox, that’s what.

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1Password Pro 3.5 Available: iOS 4 & Dropbox Support, Retina Display-ready

Oh, when they talk about good timing. I was actually thinking about this a few minutes ago, and here’s a major update for 1Password Pro. The latest 3.5 version (universal for iPhone and iPad) introduces full support for iOS 4 and iPhone 4 (with high-resolution graphics), Dropbox sync and a new “Look up in 1Password” iPad bookmarklet. (update: tested, works great on the iPad)

Together with bug fixes and improvements, we also have new auto-lock features for multitasking - a pretty much needed option for devices running the new OS. The app comes at $14.99 in the App Store and it’s available here.

Must-have.

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iOS 4 On Half of All iPhones One Month After Release

I wasn’t under the impression that iOS 4 had penetrated so much of the iPhone world already, but according to Chitika Research, iOS 4 is running on nearly half of all the iPhones currently in consumer’s hands. As of July 15th, ten percent of current iOS 4 users have updated to 4.0.1.

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