Archive | May 16th, 2011
Apple’s Catherine Novelli headed to Washington for Round 2 of mobile privacy hearings
One week ago today, both Apple and Google sent representatives to Washington DC to attend a congressional hearing on mobile privacy that was catalyzed by “locationgate.” Apple sent senior executive Guy Tribble while Google sent Alan Davidson, a lobbyist. But that’s a story for another time. Today, Apple, Google, and Facebook will be back in […]
Continue reading...Apple looking to hire carrier engineer in Sprint’s backyard
16. May 2011
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By John Hiesler: Stop it, AT&T points us to an interesting job listing from Apple looking for a carrier engineer in Kansas City, Missouri. Now Kansas City is certainly an odd choice for Apple to do some hiring, until, of course, you realize that it’s mighty close to Overland Park, Kansas where Sprint is based […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5, or is it 4S these days, won’t come with NFC functionality – Report
16. May 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: Apple’s next iPhone release will not come with built-in NFC functionality according to a new report from Bernstein Research. NFC (Near Field Communications) is a technology that would enable the iPhone to act as a virtual wallet. With an embedded chip hooked up to a user’s credit card account, or to iTunes […]
Continue reading...Cool concept video of iOS voice recognition
16. May 2011
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By: John Hiesler Reports that voice recognition will be a huge component in the next major iOS update have been buoyed lately by rumors that Apple was exploring a significant licensing deal with Nuance, a company renowned for their voice recognition engine. To that end, Jan-Michael Cart put together this interesting concept video depicting how […]
Continue reading...Lodsys addresses iOS in-app purchasing patent case
16. May 2011
Last week, a heretofore unknown company named Lodsys sent FedEx packages to a number of independent iOS developers informing them that their use of in-app purchasing infringed on valid patents they owned. The thrust of the letter was to open up licensing negotiations. And though not explicitly stated, it more or less implied – “Strike […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 camera parts point to relocated flash component
16. May 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Over the weekend we highlighted a new iPhone 5 case which suggested that the next-gen iPhone would sport a flash module completely separate from the camera. Now comes more subsantial information via Apple.pro which posted photos comparing the front facing and rear facing cameras across the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 5. […]
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16. May 2011
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