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Month: February 2009
AMBER Alert System coming soon to Apple iPhone
The iPhone AMBER Alert System is now pending approval and…
Everyone wants to be like Apple with copycat iPhones and App Stores
Copying a few pages from the playbook of Apple Inc’s iPhone strategy, which brings many of the powers…
Apple iPhones now 33% of Canadian carrier Rogers’ smartphone sales
Rogers on Wednesday revealed that smartphones are becoming a large part of its business…
Changewave: Apple MacBook outlook improves amidst dismal PC spending environment
ChangeWave’s February consumer survey results point to yet another leg downward in U.S. consumer…
Sophisticated new technique could allow for stealthier Mac attacks
Fans of Apple computers often boast about superior security. But…
Study: Apple’s ‘iTunes U’ produces better results than attending actual university lectures
Students have been handed another excuse to skip class from an unusual quarter…
Ten reasons why Windows Mobile 6.5 sucks
Instead of stepping up to the plate and trying to do anything daring, new, or even remotely innovative, Microsoft…
New European Apple Retail Store locations revealed
Some new and previously-revealed Apple Stores have appeared on an official company map…
Apple airs new iPod touch ‘More Fun’ TV ad (with video)
Apple has begun airing a new iPod touch TV commercial on US broadcast and cable networks…
Recession-proof Apple looks solid in current quarter
Despite the red ink flowing from retailers and PC makers, Apple is expected to ride out its second fiscal quarter…
Firefox-maker Mozilla backs move to decriminalize iPhone jailbreaking
Mozilla Corp. is backing a move that would nullify copyright infringement charges against people who
Is Microsoft to blame for Google Android’s virtual no-show at GSMA Mobile World Congress?
Despite racking up a big list of top-tier phone set manufacturers in its Android Open Handset Alliance, Google’s mobile operating system…
Apple releases MacBook SMC Update 1.3
Apple has released MacBook SMC Update 1.3 which improves overall system stability and…
LG’s iPhone knockoff too close for legal comfort? (with image)
While searching for the most blatant iPhone knockoffs, we didn’t have to look very hard. One takes the cake…
AT&T CEO Stephenson reduces his pay 17% due to recession, layoffs, and iPhone subsidies
AT&T Inc.’s chief executive, Randall Stephenson, saw the value of his pay package fall 17 percent…
Piper Jaffray: Apple’s a ‘Buy’ with January Mac and iPod sales off just 6% and 14% respectively
Apple’s January Mac unit sales were off 6% and iPod sales were down 14% year-over-year…
Microsoft’s airs new ‘I’m a PC’ ads featuring cute kids
Microsoft’s airing some new “I’m a PC” ads featuring cute kids…
Gartenberg: Apple is the Nordstrom of high tech
Consumers don’t really care about things like Leopard or iPods. They care about music, web browsing…
Apple settles retail store disabled access lawsuit
The attorneys for two disabled Oakland (Calif.) women have reached a settlement with Apple Inc…
Absent Apple iPhone is elephant in the room at Barcelona Mobile World Congress
Shiny, touch-screen mobile phones; ‘app stores’ for users to download games and media content…
AT&T Mobility CEO: ‘99.5% of the industry is trying to copy Apple’s iPhone’
iPhone maker Apple isn’t at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 along with the rest of the mobile phone…
Three biggest Apple Mac myths debunked
With the growth in popularity of the iPhone, there’s a lot of questions about how suitable…
Microsoft’s top 10 unlucky breaks – just bad luck or karma?
Microsoft has had many lucky breaks over the years…
Apple’s iWork sports impressive features, gives Microsoft Office a run for its money
While Office is hard to touch on the Windows platform, Apple has been trying to counter Office’s status…
Apple preps ‘Unwired Airport Express Bundle’ for Australia
Apple Australia next month is expected to introduce a new AirPort Express bundle that may…
Thurrott: Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 too little, too late
I’m on vacation this week with spotty connectivity, so it’s hard to keep up with the outside world…
Business Spectator: Living with Apple’s MacBook Air
I’m someone who is often travelling for business, so Apple’s MacBook Air looked like…
Apple doesn’t even need to show up to dominate Mobile World Congress 2009 with iPhone
While reports have suggested that Apple may attend next year’s CES to ‘sit amongst its competition’ in consumer…
17 mobile phone makers and carriers promise standardized charger by 2012
The GSMA and 17 mobile operators and manufacturers today announced that they are committed…
Apple to celebrate grand opening of Apple Store Friendly Center in Greensboro, NC on February 21
Apple will be celebrating the grand opening of Apple Store Friendly Center in Greensboro, North Carolina…
Adobe’s Flash still not iPhone-worthy
Adobe will be demonstrating a Flash Player 10 for smartphones at Mobile World Congress…
2nd Google Android mobile phone unveiled: HTC Magic (with images)
A new phone based on Google’s operating system Android has been unveiled by Vodafone…
Family Guy slams Microsoft’s Zune fiasco (with video)
Last night’s episode of Family Guy, “Ocean’s Three and a Half” took a few potshots at Microsoft’s Bill Gates and…
iPhone fart app devs go to war over ‘pull my finger’ trademark
Tensions have exploded between Air-O-Matic, Inc. and InfoMedia, Inc., two of the hottest names in iPhone flatulence…
How to turn your iPhone into a web server
High traffic internet sites obviously require high speed servers for hosting. But what if…
ZDNet: Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 disappointing and unacceptable
Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5 today at Mobile World Congress in Spain and…
Things look bleak for Google’s Android at Mobile World Congress
We’re only halfway through the first day at Mobile World Congress and already things are looking bleak for Android…
Apple wannabes scramble to unveil pseudo-App Stores in Barcelona
It’s Mobile World Congress week in Barcelona… and the shadow of Apple’s iPhone once again looms large…
Cheap netbooks gobbling up remaining scraps of profitability in Windows PC industry
PC sales are in free fall as the weak demand for Windows desktops and full-size notebooks…
Unauthorized German Mac cloner PearC: ‘We are not afraid of Apple’
A German maker of Mac clones Friday said it’s ready to face Apple in court to defend its right to install…
10 ways Apple’s iPhone beats out the Mac
Apple’s iPhone beats out a desktop computer in some important areas for me…