Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program…
Month: February 2009
Quickoffice’s MobileFiles Pro lets users natively edit Microsoft Excel files on Apple iPhone
Quickoffice, Inc. has announced the release of MobileFiles Pro, the first application to include editable Office functionality…
PacketVideo brings live TV to Apple iPhone
PacketVideo (PV) announced today the commercial availability of PV’s mobile video application for the Apple iPhone…
NY Times: Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6.5 unimpressive, derivative
I had a chance to preview the new Windows Mobile 6.5 cellphone operating system that Microsoft…
Google’s ‘Understudy’ plugin brings Hulu and Netflix to Apple Macs’ Front Row
Google’s “Understudy” plugin allows access to streaming video through the Front Row interface of Mac OS X…
Orange to launch Apple iTunes App Store rip off in European markets
Telecoms operator Orange wants to generate at least a fifth of its mobile sales from data services…
Nokia hops on bandwagon, unveils knockoffs of Apple’s iTunes Store, App Store
The world’s top cell phone maker Nokia unveiled on Monday its new online software and media store…
Apple Retail Store coming to Brooklyn?
New Yorkers know better, especially these days, than to expect any sympathy from the rest of the country…
Dvorak: Microsoft retail stores a bad idea; not even sure Apple’s retail stores will last
So Microsoft Corp. plans to roll out a few retail stores in the years ahead…
‘Millennial’ car buyers crave iPods over horsepower
Tech-savvy teenagers and 20-somethings may have more control over the future of the U.S. auto industry…
First screenshot of Google’s Chrome Web browser for Apple Mac
Over the last couple of months, the group working on Mac Chrome…
Microsoft Retail Stores: The dumbest idea ever
Microsoft has hired a former Wal-Mart executive, David Porter, to help it create a line of retail stores…
iPhone app start-up attracts 2 million customers in first month
Apple iPhone app developer GreatApps is celebrating two million downloads in its first month…
Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright and DMCA; EFF asks for DMCA exemption
Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation…
Analyst: Apple and AT&T may offer tiered data plans, more iPhone models soon
Apple and its US wireless partner AT&T are discussing plans to potentially offer next-gen iPhone customers more data plan choices…
Even in Apple’s absence, iPhone looms large over Mobile World Congress
Next week, more than 50,000 people will descend upon Barcelona for the GSMA Mobile World Congress…
Caris & Co initiates coverage of Apple with ‘Buy’ rating, sets price target at $120
Caris & Co today initiated coverage of Apple (AAPL) with a Buy rating and a price target of $120…
How Fusion-io CEO Don Basile convinced Apple co-founder and ‘rock star’ Woz to go back to work
Amid all the reports last week of rising unemployment and Washington’s struggle to pass a stimulus package…
Taliban approves Apple iPhone
I could not believe my eyes. We had arrived to interview Mullah Zaif, the Taliban’s former ambassador…
How Microsoft’s retail stores will differ from Apple’s
Microsoft announced plans to open retail stores, hoping to boost visibility of many of its products…
Thou shalt not copy this time: Apple’s Multi-Touch™ patents explained
According to a wide range of frothy mouthed pundits, Apple has announced patented ownership of ‘multitouch,’ and…
CEO Steve Jobs’ medical leave of absence not slowing development at Apple
Apple Inc. chief operating officer Tim Cook, filling in for Steve Jobs, is hinting of iPhone price changes…
‘Apple Certification Week’ promotes Apple Certification and Apple Certification Courses
The Certified Training Alliance (CTA) announced the first annual ‘Apple Certification Week’ program today…
Apple’s MobileMe iDisk sharing goes live
Apple has announced that you can now use your MobileMe iDisk to share files with others simply and easily…
Microsoft’s new retail guru Porter has history of working against Apple
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday hired David Porter, a 25-year veteran of Wal-Mart Stores Inc…
Microsoft dangles $250,000 bounty to catch Windows Conficker worm author
I’m a PC. And I’ve just been pwned. Again…
Microsoft’s last retail store attempt was a dismal failure
After news yesterday that the software giant was plunging into the retail market, I was surprised…
Forbes: Obama should ask Apple CEO Steve Jobs for economic stimulus ideas
Maybe Obama should ask Steve Jobs for ideas on how to stimulate the economy, because…
Microsoft hires Wal-Mart vet to oversee development of Microsoft Retail Stores
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday hired a 25-year veteran of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to oversee…
Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 3
Apple today released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 3 which is recommended for…
Apple releases Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001
Apple today released Security Update 2009-001 which is recommended for…
iPhone app developer Smule raises $3.9 million in new funding
SonicMule, Inc. (Smule), a premier developer of interactive sonic applications for the iPhone, announced today…
DaVita launches kidney calculator for iPhone and iPod touch
DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure…
New 16GB, matte metal-backed iPhone 3G revision leaked?
Apple may be preparing to roll out an updated version of its 16GB iPhone 3G…
Apple TV ready for a revamp?
Apple appears to be getting serious about Apple TV…
Apple now worth quintuple Dell’s market value
On October 6, 1997, in response to the question of what he’d do if he was in charge of Apple Computer, Dell founder…
AdMob: iPod touch Wi-FI Internet usage growth outpaces iPhone
The iPod touch now represents 40% of Apple requests, up from 20% in September 2008. ..
10 secret -and free – powers of Apple’s iPhone
Your iPhone came loaded with great software that lets you get driving directions…
China Unicom in talks with Apple for iPhone; May 17 target date?
China Unicom, one of China’s big three telecoms carriers, has started negotiations with Apple Inc…
Analyst: Apple confident in Q2 guidance; no Mac ‘netbook’; new iMacs in March, iPhones mid-year
Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi asserted in a research note this morning that Apple…
Apple to reorganize retail stores; focus on software to target switchers
On the heels of an iPhone/iPod display table make-over, Apple plans to entirely reorganize…
Best Buy expands with mobile phone shops in malls
At a time when many retailers are settling into a recession crouch, Best Buy Co. is expanding…
