Archive | August, 2010
Multifl0w – an interesting take on iOS multitasking
Apple’s implementation of multitasking in iOS 4 works well enough, but Multifl0w’s implementation is just a little bit more snazzy. Check out the video demo below, and lest you think you can download this puppy off of iTunes, think again. The app is for jailbroken iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads only. It’s available via the […]
Continue reading...Nokia acquires analytics firm Motally
20. August 2010
AppleInsider reports: As software development for Nokia’s Ovi platform struggles to compete with Apple’s iOS and App Store, the Finnish phone maker has purchased analytics firm Motally to boost its offering. Nokia announced the deal to purchase the U.S. company on Friday. A report from the Associated Press noted that the strategic acquisition intends to […]
Continue reading...John Mellencamp goes off on the iPod, compares the Internet to the Atom Bomb
20. August 2010
Ain’t that America. Straight from the heartland, John Mellencamp, or is it Cougar?, recently lambasted the current state of digital music, and even went so far as to compare the Internet to the Atom Bomb. Speaking at a public seminar at the Grammy Museum, The Globe and Mail relays how Mellencamp conceded that while the […]
Continue reading...Apple acquires interesting geolocation patent for targeted ads
20. August 2010
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Patently Apple reports: Apple is taking Target Marketing seriously – very seriously. In fact we learned just yesterday that Apple has recently acquired a new powerful geo-location patent that packs quite the punch. It’s focused on delivering informative content proactively rather than reactively in response to a person’s manual query to a service or human. […]
Continue reading...More shots of the next-gen iPod Touch front LCD and bezel show spot for front facing camera
20. August 2010
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Well by now it’s really no surprise that the next-gen iPod Touch is going to sport a front facing video camera. And so while we really don’t need any more “proof”, here are a few shots of the front LCD and bezel of the upcoming iPod Touch which were recently found for sale on a […]
Continue reading...Google looks to Motorola for upcoming Android tablet
20. August 2010
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With the iPad already out to a significant head start, it’s only a matter of time before a slew of competing tablet devices start to hit the market. That said, Digitimes reported earlier today that Google is working on an Android tablet of its own, and the company is reportedly looking to work with Motorola […]
Continue reading...RIM looking to get into mobile advertising – Report
19. August 2010
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The WSJ reports: In recent months, the Canadian device maker has held talks with Baltimore-based mobile ad network Millennial Media about a potential acquisition, these people said. But the talks have stalled over disagreements regarding the value of Millennial, which serves advertisements on its own network of mobile websites. It also brokers ad sales to […]
Continue reading...Reviewing the Dell Streak
19. August 2010
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Hmm.. another winner from Dell. ZDnet writes: Runs outdated Android 1.6 – The one unforgivable sin of the Dell Steak is that it ships with Android 1.6. Yes, you read that correctly… version 1.6. It’s been over 10 months since Android 2.0 was released with the launch of the original Motorola Droid and yet Dell […]
Continue reading...Apple shutting down Quattro wireless ad campaigns
19. August 2010
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MacDailyNews reports that Apple is phasing out new ad campaigns for Quattro Wireless, the mobile ad platform Apple purchased a few months back for nearly $300 million. Apple reportedly sent the following email to a number of advertisers and developers: Since the launch of the iAd Network just over a month ago, advertisers and developers […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Google to launch Chrome OS Tablet this fall
19. August 2010
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Download Squad reports: Yes, our source tells us that Google is building a Chrome OS tablet. It’s real, and it’s being built by HTC. No surprise there, since HTC churned out the Nexus One for Google. Yes, they plan to offer it in conjunction with Verizon — which probably doesn’t come as a shock to […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 sales off to strong start in South Korea
18. August 2010
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The Korea Herald reports: KT Corp., the exclusive provider of the iPhone in Korea, said Wednesday that the number of people who made pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 4 surpassed 130,000 in the first 13 hours of registration. The number of people applying for the new model sharply increased from 40,000 as of 8:55 a.m. to […]
Continue reading...Google TV rollout? Not so fast
18. August 2010
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The Wall Street Journal reports: Google Inc. is launching a campaign to line up TV networks’ support for its new Google TV software, but many remain reluctant to partner with a service they believe encroaches on their turf. The service will allow people to watch and search cable, satellite and Web programming—as well as access […]
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23. August 2010
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