Archive | May, 2011
Next iPhone, dubbed iPhone 4S, will be available on both Sprint and T-Mobile
Forbes points us to a new research note from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek relays that the next-gen iPhone will feature some modest spec upgrades – i.e the A5 chip – but won’t be a huge leap forward akin to the one we saw from the iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 4. What we […]
Continue reading...Is Nathan Myhrovld’s Intellectual Ventures behind the iOS in-app purchase patent troll job?
13. May 2011
By Josh Rosenthall: It’s been confirmed today that a company called Lodsys recently sent out a number of letters to independent iOS developers, including James Thompson – the developer of PCalc – and Dave Castelnuovo, creator of Pocket God , informing them that their use of in-app purchases in iOS infringes upon on this particular […]
Continue reading...Netflix app debuts on Android, only 5 handsets supported
13. May 2011
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Back in November we highlighted how fragmentation effectively precluded Netflix from releasing a Netflix app for Android. All the while, iOS users had been enjoying mobile Netflix for months. If you recall, Netflix had been working on an Android app for some time but ran into roadblocks with respect to DRM. Netflix product developer Greg […]
Continue reading...Samsung 2560×1600 display for 10.1 inch display opens door for iPad 3 with Retina Display
13. May 2011
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Samsung next week at the SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium will demo a brand new 10.1-inch display with a whopping 2560 x 1600 resolution. If you’re looking in the tablet realm, you won’t find anything even close to that kind of resolution. In the weeks leading up to the iPad 2 announcement, there were […]
Continue reading...Study finds most business professionals choose the iPhone over Android
13. May 2011
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While Android continues to make headway in overall smartphone marketshare, Google’s mobile OS apparently can’t muster up much of a fight amongst business users. Intermedia is a company with over 320,000 managed Microsoft Exchange accounts,making it the world’s largest Exchange hosting provider. That said, a recent study found that 61% of customers activating ActiveSync based […]
Continue reading...Caughtin the Act: Facebook hires PR firm to run smear campaign against Google
12. May 2011
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Subversion, my friends. This is what Facebook sneakily tried to do to Google in an effort to highlight the latter’s mischievous efforts regarding user privacy. Earlier this week, the PR firm Burson-Marsteller contacted blogger Chris Soghoian and offered to pay him to write an anti-Google article in a mainstream and widely read online publication. The […]
Continue reading...Apple patent describes keyboard with proximity sensors and air vents
12. May 2011
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A recently discovered patent application from Apple shows that Apple is exploring some interesting ideas with respect to keyboard design. Acknowledging that tactile feedback becomes less prominent as keyboards become smaller and thinner, the patent in question describes a mechanism by which users would be able to feel the keys before actually striking them via […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 production affected by component and labor shortages – Report
12. May 2011
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By Sarah Petit: With mounting iPhone 4 and iPad 2 demand, a new report from Digitimes claims that Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturing partner, is facing a shortage of not only component parts, but of labor as well. As a result, both iPhone 4 and iPad 2 shipments may be adversely affected during the current quarter. Addressing […]
Continue reading...Apple issues Apple TV 4.2.2 update; addresses minor bugs
12. May 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Apple yesterday released a software update for the second-gen Apple TV. The updated OS is version 4.2.2 though the internal build is referenced as iOS 4.3 build 8F305. Some of the noted updates and improvements include:
Continue reading...With 50% opt-in rate, publishers are signing up for iPad subscriptions
12. May 2011
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen an influx of big name publishers sign up for Apple’s semi-controversial in-app subscription system. While much of the public controversy centered on Apple taking a 30% cut of all new subscriptions, the real reasons publishers were wary was that they’d only have access to important customer information if […]
Continue reading...Apple removes iAds from kid-centric iOS apps
11. May 2011
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Apple’s iAd initiative has gotten off to a somewhat staggered start. While some advertisers are touting high levels of engagement and higher than expected click through rates, many have complained about Apple’s arguably draconian level of involvement and expensive buy-in rates. But overall, iAds have been rolling along and picking up advertisers slowly but surely. […]
Continue reading...Google unveils the web-only Chromebook
11. May 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: It’s been an extremely busy day for Google this week. Yesterday, the search giant kicked off its annual I/O conference in San Francisco where the focus was Android heavy. Today, however, it was all about Chrome where amongst other things, Google announced Chromebooks. What’s a Chromebook, you ask? Well, it’s a small […]
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13. May 2011
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