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Windows Mobile phones coming on Ocotber 6th, and why it doesn’t even matter
Microsoft announced to day that its next-gen version of Windows Mobile (6.5) will be hitting phones and stores on October 6th. Will Windows Mobile 6.5 have any discernable effect on the smartphone market? We doubt it. Stephanie Ferguson writes for the Windows Team Blog: Of the people we talked to, 74% listed productivity as the top feature […]
Continue reading...Official UFC app now available for the iPhone
Monday, August 31, 2009
Shortly before UFC 102 got underway this weekend, the official UFC iPhone app debuted on the iTunes Store for $.99. According to the description, the app offers users fighter videos, news highlights, and photos of Octogan girls like Arianny Celeste and Logan Stanton. Also included are schedules for upcoming UFC events, and interestingly, the ability […]
Continue reading...Apple lawsuit raises interesting legal issue about iPhone apps
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Early last week, it came to light that a National Geographic photographer named Louis Psihoyos is suing Apple for $2 million in damages because an iPhone app called “i.TV” uses one of Psihoyos’ pictures without permission. The image in question is called “The Information Revolution, 500 Monitors” and shows a person sitting in a chair […]
Continue reading...First augmented reality app hits the iPhone app store
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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The first augmented reality app is now available on the iTunes App Store for only 99 cents. The app in question is called Metro Paris Subway (iTunes link) and as you’d imagine, it shows bus and subway routes, locates nearby travel stations, and even highlights points of interest along the way, such as restaurants and […]
Continue reading...Is “Ghetto Tweets” a racist iPhone app?
Monday, August 24, 2009
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A recently added app to the iTunes app store has some crying racisim. The app in question is called Ghetto Tweets Mayne, and according to the description, it “automatically filters all your friends tweets into gangsta slang.. making you about as hip as any bling-blingin rapper.” Is the app racist? We don’t think so, and […]
Continue reading...Rhapsody submits music app for the iPhone, and why Apple should accept it
Monday, August 24, 2009
Apple has never been a fan of subscription based music services, but iPhone users may soon have the ability to enjoy a subscription experience should Apple approve a recently submitted Rhapsody app to the iTunes App Store.
Continue reading...Apple’s response to the FCC sheds light on its app review process
Saturday, August 22, 2009
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To the surprise of many, Apple made their response to the FCC available to the public. One of the more interesting tidbits of information relates to how Apple actually decides which apps make it onto iTunes and which ones don’t make the cut. Up until yesterday, that process was shrouded in mystery, and while there’s […]
Continue reading...AT&T says it had nothing to do with removal of Google Voice, Apple takes the blame
Friday, August 21, 2009
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In a letter addresed to the FTC, AT&T put all rumors to rest when it bluntly denied having anything to do with the removal of Google Voice apps from the iTunes App Store. Jim Cicconi, AT&T’s senior executive vice president for legislative affairs, wrote: AT&T was not asked about the matter by Apple at any […]
Continue reading...Sony PSP to introduce downloadable games a’la the iPhone
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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In an effort to better position itself against the growing threat of the iPod Touch, Sony announced this week that the next version of the PSP will allow users to download content directly to their device without having to mess around with any cartridges or discs. Scheduled to open for business on October 1, PSP […]
Continue reading...The hypocrisy of anti-Apple bandwagon jumpers
Monday, August 17, 2009
For whatever reason, it’s recently become chic to hop aboard the Apple bashing bandwagon, and while Apple has its faults just like any other company, Apple seems to be held to an entirely different standard relative to other companies who conduct their business in a similar fashion. But why all the hate?
Continue reading...Apple flanks out a PR Team for the App Store?
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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In less than 2 weeks, Apple VP of marketing Phil Schiller responded via email to 2 outspoken critics of Apple’s app store policies. This was a welcome change for app store critics, who more than anything, have decried Apple’s lack of transparency and communication with developers regarding rejected apps. And now comes word from TechCrunch […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller emails Steven Frank regarding his iPhone boycott
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Steven Frank is a well-known Mac programmer who along with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington created quite a stir a week or so ago when they announced, separately, that they were giving up their iPhone’s as part of a moral protest against Apple’s draconian app store policies. Now comes word that Phil Schiller has reached out […]
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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