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LG: #2 in Mobile and Trying Harder

August 12, 2008

LG Electronics, the South Korean mobile phone manufacturer, has overtaken rival Samsung to take second place in the U.S. handset market behind Motorola in the latest quarter.

The figures, prepared by Strategy Analytics, a Boston-based research firm, underscore the popularity of several touchscreen-based handsets made by LG, including the Vu and Voyager (photo above). Both are sold by Verizon Wireless in competition with Apple's iPhone offered exclusively by AT&T in the U.S.

More at the Financial Times.

Posted in Apple, Mobile Phones

Mac Clone Maker in Trouble -- Did You Even Know about Mac Clones?

August 12, 2008

The Miami-based Macintosh clone maker that was sued by Apple has retained a law firm that has beaten Apple in the past, court documents show.

Apple has charged Psystar with multiple counts of violating copyright, trademark, breach-of-contract and unfair-competition laws by installing Mac OS X 10.5 on Intel-based computers that it has sold since April.

According to the lawsuit, Psystar violated the Mac OS X end-user licensing agreement (EULA) when it installed Leopard on its OpenComputer desktops and OpenServ servers, both which can be ordered from the company with Apple's operating system onboard.

Now I want to know who bought these clones from Psystar in the first place?

Much more at Computerworld.

Posted in Apple, Computer Hardware

The Apple Is Never Dull ...

August 11, 2008

Never a dull moment in the land of Apple.

(Who said tech is dull?)

Just take a look at just some of the recent news (most of it today, in fact): 3 million iPhones sold in the first month (more here) iPhone 3G issues (more here) Problems with MobileMe (more here) Steve Jobs' health (is there a succession plan or does the company start and end with him?) You know, this is like an Apple headline news digest, but very easy on the system.

Posted in Apple, Mobile Phones

The iPhone Kill Switch -- Something for Austin Powers?

August 8, 2008

Apple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does. But the thing is, we just don't know.

Until Apple explains why it has included this function, or an application appears on the blacklist and is wiped from someone's phone, it's all just the usual leaping to conclusions on a sleepy Friday in August, as reported on CNET.

An independent iPhone developer and author recently discovered a URL while poking around inside the iPhone 2.0 software that downloads a list of "malicious" applications every so often to the iPhone.
Several outlets quickly seized on this detail as proof that Apple is poised to remotely disable any application running on the iPhone that it finds unpalatable.

Before we get into the ways in which Apple might use the blacklist, let's remember that we don't know a damn thing about how this actually works.

There are several explanations for what Apple might be up to.

If you want to know more, head over to CNET.

Posted in Apple, Mobile Phones

Why Pay Twice as Much for a Mac?

August 6, 2008

Is Windows really that bad, you may ask?

Well, Apple Watch asked that very same question and came up with some very interesting statistics.

Last weekend, they got to wondering about Mac versus Windows PC pricing after seeing two HP notebooks on sale at the local Target. One of them, a 14-inch model, the HP DV2946NR (pictured at left), sold for $699.99 and packed 4GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. Capacity for both features is twice that of the $1,299 MacBook -- and shared graphics is 356MB compared with a meager 144MB for the MacBook.

I wondered: If Vista notebooks are selling for so little and packing so much, how does this compare with Mac desktops and notebooks?

You must read more and come to your own conclusion!

Posted in Apple, Computer Hardware

Apple Stays Exclusive with AT&T -- Boo!

August 1, 2008

According to USA Today, AT&T and Apple have agreed to extend their exclusivity relationship through 2009, meaning the next iPhone will be made specifically for AT&T service.

The report claims that Apple originally signed the deal with AT&T through 2008 and next year would start selling iPhones on other carrier services. But after AT&T offered a $300 subsidy on each iPhone instead of the revenue-sharing model that became such a hot issue last year, Apple decided it was in its best interests to stay on with AT&T for one more year and take the subsidy.

Undoubtedly some will say that AT&T may have made the best deal in quite some time and I tend to agree. But still others will say that Apple did the right thing in taking the money and although it's forced to sign up for another year with AT&T, it's still the right move.

Those people are dead wrong.

And The Digital Home got that right -- read on!

Posted in Apple, Mobile Phones

Dynolicious for your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch - Coolest Apple App ever!

July 31, 2008

Dynolicious utilizes the accelerometer built in to your iPhone or iPod Touch to sense the motion of your vehicle to calculate performance statistics including 0-60 acceleration, 1/4 Mile Elapsed Time, Lateral G's, and Horsepower. Is this not the coolest Apple App ever? I would have headed over to the Apple App Store to buy this app pronto, except I no longer drive a high-performance Dodge Viper - I now drive a pokey Volvo.

Here's a photo of my beloved 2001 Dodge Viper at a Cape Cod motel before it was totalled by a 24-year old pharmacist one month after I sold it to him.

Posted in Apple, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Mobile Phones, TMCnet, Technology and Science

sipgate vs. T-Mobile Round II

July 28, 2008

Thilo Salmon of sipgate, makers of a SIP-based client that works on the Apple iPhone, wrote me today regarding sipgate vs. T-Mobile Round II, which was soundly won today by sipgate after a German court issued a preliminary injunction against T-Mobile Germany. (See Round I - T-Mobile VoIP Shenanigans - AGAIN!)

Thilo told me, "I thought you might like to learn the we did not go down, but fought back. T-Mobile Germany not only bans VoIP, IM and VPN usage, but also caps data on their iPhone plans.

Posted in Apple, Mobile Phones, SIP, TMCnet, VoIP, Wireless

Win a free iPhone

July 28, 2008

Luca is sponsoring a free 3G iPhone giveaway (unlocked of course) to help promote his Hictu service. I sure hope Luca has one on hand considering the iPhone shortages. (though Greg Galitzine says the iPhone shortages are dissipating)

Anyway, go check out the contest details if you want a chance at a free iPhone.
Oh and if you want to 'tease' yourself with some cool iPhone accessories, check out this link.

Posted in Apple, TMCnet, VoIP, Wireless

Malware & Hackers Heading to Mac Land

July 23, 2008

News that I'd rather not think about, but have to, is the new upsurge in malware written specifically for Apple users.

Still a drop in the bucket compared to Windows vulnerabilities, but Mac nastyware is on the rise.

Two new Mac-ware Trojans that emerged in February and June ought to shake Mac users of their misconceptions that their computers (and, eventually, iPods and iPhones) are impenetrable.

To put this in perspective, the first really pernicious piece of Mac malware emerged only in October 2007, suggesting that a worrisome trend is about to get worse.

Read more of this sad development here at TimesOnline (UK).

Posted in Apple, Computer Hardware, Computer Software, MP3 Players & Digital Audio, Mobile Phones

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