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No <font color="red">♥</font> for High-end Mobile Apps

Thought I'd share this interesting report from Accenture about mobile phone app utilization that claims higher-end applications remain vastly under-used by U.S. consumers. Funny, I think Apple iPhone users might disagree. The report found that 88 percent of U.S. consumers...

Run Windows Mobile on the iPhone

Apparently, a young a Norwegian developer named Erik Kristiansen has developed an application that lets you run Windows Mobile on the iPhone! Now why would someone go and do something like that? How bout actual copy/paste that works, plus...

BlackBerry Storm on Its Way! Look Out iPhone 3G!

Let the holiday season smart phone wars begin!!! Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced its BlackBerry Storm -- with its new tactile touch-screen -- that will be exclusively available on Verizon Wireless in a couple of weeks. Both RIM and...

Much Ado about the Apple 'Brick'

Mac enthusiasts have been transfixed lately by the mystery product, code-named "brick," that's due for release later this month.Some bloggers and pundits have suggested it might be a new iteration of Apple TV or an updated Mac Mini. But according...

fring Adds VoIP to iPhone

fring for iPhone has arrived! I'm a huge fan of fring, which I like to call the Swiss Army knife of VoIP/IM communications since fring works with AOL/AIM, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Skype, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger, and SIP registrars/IP-PBXs....

Smelly MacBook Pros Not Good for You

Strong-smelling MacBook Pros have been discussed on Apple forums, but an anonymous French molecular biologist/researcher went to Greenpeace to check out why his smelled. Greenpeace got Analytica involved, and then Inéris, France's national institute covering the industrial environment. Apparently...

An Unlocked iPhone 3G in HK?

Unlocked iPhone 3Gs are now on sale in Hong Kong direct from the company web site, according to a published report. Until now, Hong Kong iPhones could only be bought from Hutchison Telecommunications on a two-year contract, the cheapest...

Laughable Blog Aggregator and Linking to news sources

I'm not going to go on another rant blasting blog aggregators or websites that steal other people's content (aka sploggers). However, I came across one website that took my content, re-worded one sentence and tried to claim it as its...

Solar-Powered iPhone Case: What Would Q Think?

Now this makes a lot of sense in this day and age of energy efficient and seeking out alternative energy sources -- using solar power to charge your cell phone. After taking a look at the specs for Solar Cases...

How About OS X on EEE?

Feel like stepping beyond the limits of Apple hardware? Want a Mac netbook for under $650? How about an EeePC running Mac OS X? If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then read on! At least part...

Can't I Tether Up My iPhone ...?

Tethering is a feature that allows you to use your mobile smartphone as modem to connect to the Internet or corporate LAN over your carrier's cell phone network. Unfortunately, Apple has not integrated tethering into the iPhone -- both the...

What's Not Hot in Japan? Try iPhone

It may come as surprise to all of us here, but iPhone sales are not cutting it in Japan. Apple's partnership with Japan's third-largest mobile operator, Softbank Corp., to sell the iPhone 3G certainly created a buzz. Like elsewhere,...

Om Interviews Skype CEO

Om Malik has a video interview with Skype CEO Josh Silverman. Om asks about Skype on the Apple iPhone to which the Skype CEO simply says "Stay tuned..." Om presses some more, but is unable to get him to crack....

Wireless Zune on the Way

Yeah, yeah, yeah, the new Apple iPods are not that big ... But how about this?Microsoft will reportedly introduce a wireless service for its Zune music player through which users can download music -- one of several features the company will...

New iPod touch supports VoIP

The Cult of Mac claims that the new iPod touch is VoIP-capable on the hardware side: With 5 wires connected to the Touch headphone jack (instead of 4 on the previous model), the device now supports the external microphone included...

Buying an iPhone at Best Buy

Best Buy began selling the Apple iPhone on Sunday, becoming the first U.S. retailer to do so outside of Apple and AT&T stores. The Apple iPhone will be carrier in 970 Best Buy stores. Rich Tehrani and I decided...

Qik Live Streaming Mobile Video Now on HTC Phones

Qik, the popular live streaming mobile phone video app, is now available on a variety of new Windows Mobile enabled phones including select HTC devices. New support includes:• HTC Touch Dual• HTC Touch Diamond• HTC TyTn-II• AT&T Tilt• Sony Ericsson...

Only Apple and RIM Can Make Good Smart Phones?

The U.S. market for smart phones continues to be a tough nut to crack for the established handset makers. Top-tier players such as Nokia, Motorola and Samsung control 80% of the market for cell phones but have struggled in...

Roasting AT&T over iPhone Problems

"A phone is only as good as the network it's on," said a full-page Verizon Wireless newspaper ad on Thursday, lobbing a shot at AT&T's 3G, or third generation, high-speed network. (And ain't that the truth -- we know...

Woz: The Engineer Behind the Apple

At the 2008 Intel Developer Forum, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (right in photo) took the main stage to talk about his love of engineering and science, the process behind developing the Apple II personal computer, and what it's like to...

Apple's Got a Few Blemishes of Late ...

So much good news and now so much bad news. The Apple rumor mill is churning, but this week it's about software fixes instead of new products. News reports are raising expectations of yet another iPhone software fix next month....

Moto Looks To Get Its Mojo Back

Motorola, the world's third-largest handset maker, has just unveiled two new low-end phones on that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web. Facing stiff competition from handsets such as Apple's iPhone and the Nokia line, Motorola...

Seinfeld To Battle Mac Guy in Ads

Microsoft, weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld. The software giant's new $300 million advertising campaign, devised by a newly hired ad agency, has been closely guarded. But...

Microsoft Debuts Its Surface 30" Interactive Screen at Sheraton

Microsoft is putting its touchy-feely side to the test at the Sheraton Hotel.The software giant recently showed off its new Surface technology at five Sheraton hotels nationwide. The demonstration allowed the public to get a feel for Microsoft's first fully touch-screen...

Apple's Battery Problems -- Now with iPods!

Remember not all that long ago when just about every computer notebook manufacturer was having problems with batteries -- like catching on fire! Now we have battery problems with cell phones!  Apple is blaming a problem its problem with overheating iPods in...
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