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- iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot
- Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Compare prices with the iPhone
- Here's a cool iPhone trick: Download the free Snappr application for the iPhone and iPod touch iTunes. Scan the 2D Codes and (the first of it's kind) 1D Barcodes found on books and movies and stuff and get all kinds of price and shopping...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 2D Codes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Joost arrives for iPhone
- Back in April 2007 when I first wrote about Joost it was an invitation-only video streaming service from the wunderkind responsible for Skype and Kazaa. Back then it required you to download a proprietary client, then in October 2008 it morphed into a Web-based service. In its...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Joost, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Apple iPhone customers gain free VPN service
- AnchorFree, the maker of the Hotspot Shield virtual private network VPN service for Mac and Windows laptops, recently released a service for the iPhone. by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Apple iPhone, HotSpot, Apple Inc., VPNs, Network Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Security, Wireless, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Hackers boot Linux on iPhone
- A new front has opened in the ongoing arms race between Apple and iPhone hackers, with one hacker group making the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel. A new front has opened in the ongoing arms race between Apple and iPhone hackers, with one hacker group making the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Hacker, Linux, Hacking, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Apple, hackers, iPhone, OS X, port, kernel, Chris Duckett, Builder AU, Chris Duckett, Builder AU
- News items 2008-12-01
- Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?
- A Slashdot post notes the sad state of affairs at satellite radio's Sirius XM and that it's starting to look like a "failed" company. why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company? Since...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Joost streaming video application appears for the iPhone
- The TechCrunch post on Joost for the iPhone came across my Twitter feed so I quickly launched iTunes and found the free Joost application. The application started up and looked promising on my WiFi connection, but I found the same issues that TechCrunch did with the application unable to play...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Joost, Streaming Video, Video, Corporate Communications, 3G, Web Site Development, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-29
- David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agree
- It is not that often that I agree whole heartedly with David Pogue's reviews since he is a little too pro-Apple for me, but this time I can honestly say his review of the BlackBerry Storm is right on. The power of a BlackBerry is their QWERTY keyboard and RIM...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Device, Navigation, RIM BlackBerry, David Pogue, Keyboards, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps
- Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Database, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, US$5, BeatMaker iPhone, Intua, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Apple forced to drop deceptive television ad in UK
- Remember the kerfuffle over Apple's "3G" television ad for the iPhone? In it the company demonstrates the speed of the iPhone on AT&T's 3G network. As it turns out the ad was edited to exaggerate the speed of the iPhone 3G and the speed shown is impossible to replicate in...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Apple Inc., TV, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- TiVo control comes to iPhone
- I used to be a huge fan of TiVo until the cable companies made me a deal that I couldn't refuse. While I still like the TiVo interface much better than the abysmal Comcast DVR, it comes down to simple economics. The cable companies are willing to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, TiVo Mobile Site, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Has Apple finally got Safari for the iPhone right?
- Is it me or has Apple finally managed to get Safari for the iPhone/iPod touch right? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questions
- Apple has said "it doesn't do cheap," but one analyst reckons that Steve Jobs & Co. will address the netbook market at some point--either with an 11-inch MacBook Air priced between $800 and $1,000 in 2009 or a tablet Mac in 2010. That's one of the more...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Gene Munster, 3G, Notebooks, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Mid-range Apples that won't break the bank
- If you've got a couple extra bucks in your budget this year there are a couple of middle priced (US$100-300) gifts that up that I want to recommend. If this isn't quite your price range, feel free to check out my list of Mac-related gift ideas under $100...
- Tags: Bank, Apple iPhone, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Chumby, Novatel USB727, FastMac U-Charge Battery Charger, 3G, Engineering, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Why the "beta culture" will have to change
- Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo voices a concern that many tech enthusiasts are already bound to be aware of - that companies are too willing to push unfinished products out of the door, and that customers are too willing to pay for them! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Product, Hardware, Jesus Diaz, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- StarLight for Mac enters alpha; iPhone client in development
- As a subscriber to Sirius Satellite Radio one of my favorite new applications for Mac OS X is StarLight from NiceMac LLC. It's a super simple, thin client to access the Sirius radio Web streams. Currently at version 109.a download link it's an excellent alternative to Sirius'...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Apple Macintosh, Sirius, Channel Management, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Could BlackBerry Storm leapfrog iPhone in the enterprise?
- The first touch screen BlackBerry has finally arrived and the iPhone is clearly in its cross hairs. Learn the pros and cons of the new BlackBerry Storm and see how well it stacks up against the iPhone as a business device. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Multimedia, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- News to know: Kumo; Zune; Storm; Google
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Would you 'Kumo' it? Phil Wainewright: When to spend cash in a SaaS business Brian Sommer: Taleo's November to forget ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, Nokia Reliability Labs, E-mail, Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Open Source, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- iPhone jailbreakers: Problems with QuickPwn?
- On Friday, the word came out from iPhone jailbreaker community to avoid update to the iPhone 2.2 firmware. The next day, the team at blog.iphone-dev.org warned that use of QuickPwn could bring problems with Apple's iPhone Firmware 2.2 update released on Friday. by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, Apple iTunes, QuickPwn, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
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