If you own an iPhone 3G and happened to update to iOS 4 earlier today, you were probably already aware that you wouldn’t have access to all of the OS’s new features, such as multitasking. What you probably weren’t aware of, however, was that you also wouldn’t be able to change the iPhone background to […]
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Comments Off on Gene Munster raises stock target on Apple shares to $348
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster issued a note to investors last Wednesday upping his target price for Apple shares to $348, up from a previous target of $330. Regarding the iPhone, Munster now expects Apple to sell 9.5 million units in the June quarter alone, up from a previous estimate of 8.5 million units.
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Comments Off on Palm confused about the delay in porting Flash over to WebOS
Electronista reports: Adobe hasn’t given any signs that it’s close to porting Flash to webOS, PalmĀ said in an AT&T online app development seminar on Thursday. When asked about the multiple delays, a representative said that Palm didn’t ‘know what the hold-up is’ with getting it ready. Adobe itself hasn’t commented on the state of the […]
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When Jobs first unveiled Apple’s white Front Row remote control in 2005, he used a Keynote slide to compare it to a large remote with well over 40 buttons. “I don’t know that there’s ever been a slide that captures what Apple’s about as much as this one,” Jobs quipped. You can make a strong […]
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Comments Off on Wasting no time, Pandora update adds multitasking support
Well that was quick. iOS 4 is barely hot off the press and Pandora has already issued an update to its popular music streaming app with support for multitasking. Pandora keeps playing after you press press the home button. You can go surf the web or use Facebook and the music won’t stop. (Available only […]
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Right on schedule, and a few days before the iPhone 4 drops, Apple released iOS 4 this afternoon. The latest update to Apple’s mobile OS brings with it over 100 new enhancements, with multitasking and unified mailĀ being a few of the more anticipated features. If you want to download the update, simply hook up your […]
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Comments Off on Toshiba unveils the Libretto W100, a netbook with two touchscreens
Toshiba earlier today announced the Libretto W100, a netbook sporting two touchscreens that some critics assert might challenge the iPad. Toshiba’s latest creation runs Windows 7 and there’s been no word on an official pricepoint yet (though rumors point to $1000). That said, we don’t think Apple has anything to worry about. Check out specs […]
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At last week’s Big Money Untethered conference, a number of big name publishers and business leaders converged to discuss the fast changing world of digital media. Naturally, one of the hot button topics was the iPad and its influence on the publishing world, for better or worse. TechCrunch was lucky enough to get a few […]
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Comments Off on iAds begin to appear on the App Store
iAds aren’t scheduled to go live until July 1, but iLounge is reporting that apps supporting Apple’s upcoming ad platform are already sporting iAd placeholders. Avantar, developer of mobile search applications such as OneTap Movies, Showtimes, Munch and Yellow Pages, has updated several of its applications integrating the new mobile advertising platform.
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Comments Off on FaceTime video calls won’t eat up carrier minutes – Report
With all the bad news surrounding iPhone pre-order fiascos, and more recently, cancelled iPhone pre-orders, it’s nice to finally have something good to report. Apple’s new mobile video-chat feature, dubbed FaceTime, is one of the key selling points on the new iPhone 4, and now comes word that using the feature won’t count against a […]
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21. June 2010
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