Google on Saturday announced that its internal developers are using a new Android-powered phone…
Month: December 2009
Apple poised to unleash the same business model earthquake in television that it did in music?
The proposed US$30 billion Comcast-NBC Universal deal has entered the labyrinthine process…
JP Morgan sees better-than-expected Mac, iPhone and iPod growth for Apple; ups target to $230
JP Morgan Securities raised its estimates for the December quarter and its price target to $230 from $220 on the stock…
Google developing own ‘Nexus One’ phone; may challenge Apple as soon as next month
Google plans to begin selling its own smartphone early next year, company employees say…
NY Times: AT&T network superior to Verizon’s, but carrier takes blame for iPhone design flaws
AT&T seems to have the superior network nationwide…
The top 10 iPhone apps for journalists and bloggers (plus one for ExpressionEngine users)
I’ve been a freelance journalist for 20 years now, and can honestly say that the iPhone has changed the way…
Google employees get Google Phones? (with image) [UPDATED]
“We told you the Google phone was confirmed. And now some Googler’s seem to be confirming it, too…
How can Apple improve their App Store for iPhone and iPod touch users?
What does Apple need to do to improve their App Store experience for iPhone and iPod touch users?
Apple could fill a significant void in its year of the tablet
There really is an opportunity for Apple in that vast empty space between its $399 high-end iPod touch and its $999 MacBook…
Apple launches new iTunes App Store design (now if only they’d fix their ‘review’ system)
Apple is rolling out a new look to their App Store individual app pages tonight which brings it in line with the rest of the iTunes 9 design that was revealed a few months ago…
James Gosling: Sun’s Java Store could make Apple’s App Store look like a ‘rounding error’
Sun Microsystems has delivered a new beta release of its Java Store with a new look and feel…
Alleged video of rumored Apple tablet surfaces (with video)
Is this the first video of Apple’s rumored tablet?
Business Traveler Mag names AT&T ‘Best Mobile Phone Coverage in the World’ for 3rd year in row
AT&T announced today that it was selected as having the “Best Mobile Phone Coverage In The World” in the 2009…
In countersuit, Apple says Nokia missed paradigm shift and therefore ‘chose to copy the iPhone’
In Apple’s countersuit today, it accuses Nokia of attempting a ‘patent hold-up.’
Apple lays foundation for an always-connected, share-everything, streaming-video future
The addition of video cameras to Apple’s latest iPhone and iPod Nano were just the first hints of the company’s new personal-media strategy…
Apple offers free 20-song iTunes Holiday Sampler to U.S. customers
Apple is now offering a 20-song iTunes Holiday Sampler to U.S. customers which includes…
Apple, Google vie for startups as Google takes AdMob and Apple buys Lala
Apple Inc. and Google Inc. are vying to acquire some of the same Silicon Valley start-ups…
Apple’s iPhone moves from the quad to the classroom as colleges offer iPhone SDK courses
Most college professors will tell students to put away their iPhone or iPod once class starts…
Apple countersues Nokia
Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours…
Analyst: ‘It’s time to declare Microsoft a loser in phones; just get out of Dodge’
Mark Anderson is the writer behind the Strategic News Service, a predictive newsletter…
Mozilla to launch Mobile Firefox this month
Mozilla has confirmed that it will launch its first version of Firefox for mobile this month…
Twitter debuts new interface optimized for Apple iPhone, other mobile devices
Twitter has introduced a mobile interface optimized for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch…
Howard Stern to go it alone when Sirius XM contract ends, launch his own iPhone app next year?
It’s time to address the 800-pound gorilla in the room. A year from now, Howard Stern will be at the end of his five-year deal…
What’s the best online backup service for Mac users?
One area in which I think Apple could really benefit its customers is by offering a backup solution…
Report: Foxconn tapped to manufacture next-gen iPhone
Foxconn, Apple’s Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer, has reportedly received an order to build the next-gen iPhone…
SpiderCloud aims to alleviate wireless carriers’ network capacity problems
Texting, talking and downloading data on smart phones has left wireless carriers struggling…
Tesco launches UK iPhone assault, undercuts competitors with £20 deals
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket, aims to spark a price war with mobile operators…
Adobe fixes Flash Player flaws, plans to drop PowerPC support
Adobe has published a new version of Flash Player, updating the software to v10.0.42.34…
Apple patent application shows revolutionary new morphable universal dock for iPod and iPhone
On December 10, 2009, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a revolutionary patent application…
Electrolux’s ultra-quiet concept vacuum features built-in iPod dock and speakers (with video)
Elextrolux has designed this concept cleaner that takes an ultra-quiet vacuum, adds an iPod dock, and…
Floodgates open for 3G video broadcasting on iPhone
Today, Ustream Live Broadcaster is now available from the App Store…
Woz plans to be in line for Apple tablet on launch day, says he’s heard Steve Jobs doing well
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said Wednesday that he’ll be in line to buy Apple’s rumored tablet…
China Unicom: Over 100,000 iPhones sold in China in first 40 days
China Unicom has sold more than 100,000 iPhones since it launched the country’s first official sales…
Google’s Chrome browser can’t keep up with Apple’s faster Safari on Mac
Google Inc.’s new beta of its Chrome browser for the Mac is nearly twice as fast as Firefox, but it can’t keep up with Apple’s Safari…
Beleaguered Palm’s Pre outsold by iPhone 20 to 1 at O2 UK; O2 tries to boost faltering Pre sales
O2 is sending specialist training staff into its stores in an attempt to boost faltering sales of the Palm Pre…
Telefónica releases Ruta Movistar navigator app for Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS in iTunes App Store Spain
Ruta Movistar offers iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users a navigation system which helps them…
WSJ: Apple to use newly acquired Lala to overhaul and extend iTunes Store service
Apple Inc., the company that restructured the music industry around its iTunes service, is exploring an overhaul…
Nokia shutters U.S. flagship stores as floundering cellphone maker fails in face of Apple’s success
Nokia will close its two flagship stores in the United States, a market where the world’s top cellphone maker…
Woz: Tech sector is on the verge of a revolution in computer storage architecture
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says that the tech sector is on the verge of a revolution…
Apple: The leader that ignores the pundits, breaks the business rules, and enjoys amazing growth
Apple is without a doubt the consummate innovator of the new media era, turning the music business…
Analyst: How Apple’s next iPhone can stay ahead of competitors
In a note to clients issued Wednesday, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster suggests three ways…
Symantec announces Norton Online Backup for Macs
Symantec Corp. today unveiled a new version of Norton Online Backup which now supports both Windows and Mac OS X on up to five computers…
