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Apple's Share of Worldwide Smartphone Ad Requests Hits 50%

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:08
Mobile advertising firm AdMob today released its October 2009 Mobile Metrics Report, detailing the devices and platforms requesting ads from its network. While much of this month's report focuses on the breakdown of devices using Research in Motion ...
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Apple to Enter Verizon-AT&T Spat With Two New iPhone Ads

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 18:22
BusinessWeek reports that Apple is stepping into the Verizon-AT&T spat with two new ads to be released tonight touting the iPhone's ability to handle voice and data connections simultaneously via 3G. That ability has been featured as one of AT&T's t...
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AT&T iPhone Exclusivity to Expire in June 2010?

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:08
Fortune reports on comments last Friday from Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall that have been receiving a fair amount of attention today. The primary item of interest has been Marshall's claim that AT&T's exclusive agreement to distribute the...
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New Apple Black Friday Sale Leak?

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 16:23
Boy Genius Report posts a supposed leak of Apple's forthcoming Black Friday sale items. Among the discounted items are iMacs ($101 off), MacBook Pros ($51-$101 off), iPod nanos ($11 off), and iPod touches ($21-$41 off). Also included are the Apple ...
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New Malicious Worm Affects Jailbroken iPhones in Netherlands [Updated x2]

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 14:31
BBC reports that a third worm has been discovered that attacks certain jailbroken iPhones. The malicious software was discovered by security company F-Secure but appears to be isolated and specific to the Netherlands.

It is specifica...

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Phil Schiller Defends App Store Approval Process

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:47
Despite the massive success of the App Store, the actual app approval process has been a constant source of criticism for Apple. A couple of well known developers have recently quit from developing iPhone apps altogether due to the process. Busine...
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Apple Announces Black Friday 2009 Sale

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 07:02

As expected, Apple has announced that they will be holding a one day shopping event on Friday, November 27th. In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the yea...
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One Vision for Magazine Content on the Apple Tablet

Sun, 11/22/2009 - 04:53
We had previously reported that magazine publisher Condé Nast is already taking steps to produce tablet-specific content for their publications in anticipation of the Apple Tablet (and competing devices). Condé Nast publishes the technology magazine...
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More Quad-Core iMac Benchmarks Show Substantial Performance Gains

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 21:28
Following up on early benchmarking tests that showed Apple's new quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 iMacs boasting significant performance improvements compared to their Core 2 Duo-based counterparts, Macworld has utilized its own Speedmark suite of real-...
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Game Developers Scaling Back Android Efforts as iPhone Continues to Dominate

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 19:49
Reuters reports that prominent iPhone game developer Gameloft is scaling back its efforts to produce content for the Android platform in the face of weaknesses of its application store. Gameloft also notes that it is not the only one making the move...
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Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 14:19
InsanelyMac reports that a member of its forums has created a workaround allowing users who have modified their Intel Atom-based netbooks into "Hackintoshes" in order to run Mac OS X to upgrade to OS X 10.6.2. The 10.6.2 update had specifically disa...
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Google Previews Chrome OS, Scheduled for Release in Late 2010

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:49

Google today held a preview event for Chrome OS, the company's forthcoming browser-based operating system scheduled to launch initially on netbooks in late 2010. Among the major announcements was that, like Google's Chrome browser, Chrome OS...
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Apple Researching Methods for 'Pushing' User Interfaces to Accessories from Media Devices

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:16


In a patent application filed in May 2008 and published today, Apple discloses that it has been researching methods to allow media devices such as the iPod to "push" their graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to accessory devices for the ...
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AT&T Faces Initial Setback in Verizon Ad Spat, Rolls Out Response Ad

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 15:27
The Associated Press reports that a judge has refused to grant AT&T's request for a temporary restraining order forcing Verizon to halt its commercials comparing the two companies' wireless network coverage.

AT&T filed the lawsuit in ...

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Apple Tablet Delayed with OLED Model Planned? 3G Possible?

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:20
Digitimes claims that Apple is planning on postponing the launch of their long rumored tablet device from March to the second half of 2010 as they make some final adjustments to the device's components.

According to their sources, Appl...
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Qualcomm Looking to Supply Chips for iPhone?

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:51
Bloomberg reports that Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has acknowledged that the company is in talks to bring its chips to the iPhone.

"We continue to discuss it, but haven't made it yet," Jacobs said in a Bloomberg Television interview in H...

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Google-Branded Phone Coming Early Next Year? [Updated]

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 15:18
TechCrunch reports that Google is preparing to launch its own Android-based phone in the very near future, likely bringing yet another device designed to compete head-to-head with Apple's iPhone.

Most of our sources have unconfirmed i...

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Apple Already Working on Mac OS X 10.7 Development

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 05:05
Less than three months after the launch of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, evidence has surfaced that Apple is already working on the next version of OS X, presumably to be designated Mac OS X 10.7. The information comes from an entry posted earlier tod...
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Chinese App Store Growing Amid Challenges

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 20:16
The Wall Street Journal reports on progress for Apple's App Store in China, noting the challenges faced by the company due to a lack of Wi-Fi on official iPhones, a large installed base of unlocked and jailbroken iPhones, and high levels of piracy. ...
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Adobe Launches Flash Player 10.1 Prerelease Build

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 17:11
Adobe today launched a prerelease version of Flash Player 10.1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, an early step in the company's effort to bring an integrated media experience to a wide variety of devices and platforms from desktops to smartphones.
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