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Sony follows Apple right off the iTunes cliff

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Sony follows Apple right off the iTunes cliff Sony unveiled plans for a digital download store to sell music, videos and books just like Apple’s iTunes. What the company forgot to mention is that the digital download space is already too crowded.

Why Facebook is a company to watch in online video

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Facebook slips into number three spot in online video In the last month, Facebook has overtaken sites like ESPN, ABC and CBS to become the number three video site on the Web.

Verizon tells AT&T, “The truth hurts”

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Verizon tells AT&T, “The truth hurts” Verizon’s commercials ridiculing AT&T’s 3G coverage may have sparked a lawsuit, but the company stands by the campaign saying the, “ads are true and the truth hurts.”

Nokia reportedly eyeing Palm

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Nokia reportedly eyeing Palm Palm stock surged 8 percent on reports that Nokia could acquire the struggling smartphone maker, but does Nokia really need yet another mobile platform?

Twitter starts shrinking in October

Friday, November 13th, 2009

twitter-failwhale After a nearly flat September, Twitter saw a whopping 8 percent drop in users during the month of October. Has the service reached critical mass long before becoming mainstream?

Charging for news for all the wrong reasons

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Charging for news for all the wrong reasons A recent study finds that as many as 60 percent of news outlets are evaluating a paid subscription model for their content. If these papers want to save journalism, they might just have to give up on trying to save print.

‘Tis the season for free Wi-Fi marketing campaigns

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

‘Tis the season for free Wi-Fi marketing campaignsInternet players like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are sponsoring free Wi-Fi hotspots in airports, hotels and even Time Square in hopes of easing holiday travel and winning over some new customers.

Firefox leads in browser vulnerabilities

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Firefox leads in browser vulnerabilities Surpassing long-running leader Internet Explorer, the browser with the most security vulnerabilities is now Mozilla Firefox according to application security company Cenzic.

iPhone App Developer caught snooping on users

Friday, November 6th, 2009

 iPhone App Developer caught snooping on users Without warning or any need based on it’s applications, iPhone gaming company Storm8 has been snooping on users’ cell phone numbers and storing them on their servers. Left unchecked, what other kind of malware might slip into the iTunes App Store?

Smartphones don’t need a new name

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

droid In his review of the Motorola Droid, New York Times writer David Pogue tried to coin the phrase “App Phone” for the newest, high-end mobile devices, presumably because, well, you can install applications on them. While the newer platforms are getting a lot more attention from app developers, that’s not what makes them different.

AT&T’s weak 3G coverage map? There’s a lawsuit for that

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

mapforthat Verizon has been drumming up press for it’s new DROID smartphone in commercials by showing a map of Verizon’s 3G coverage beside one of AT&T’s. Now AT&T has filed a lawsuit claiming that the map is misleading because it doesn’t include its 2G network coverage.

Who needs a dedicated device for Twitter?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Who needs a dedicated device for Twitter? New York-based Peek Inc has launched a dedicated wireless device called the TwitterPeek meant entirely for tweeting on the go. However questions loom as to whether users need a device on top of their mobile phone to keep up with their tweets.

Can the iPhone take on the Kindle?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

kindle_vs_iphone A surge in book-related releases for the iPhone has some people wondering if the device can displace the Kindle as a lower-cost e-reader. Or the question could be posed, “If you build it, will they read?”

iTunes update breaks Pre Sync and customers’ hearts

Friday, October 30th, 2009

palm-pre The latest iTunes update again breaks the Palm Pre’s “unofficial” sync capability in a game of cat and mouse that can only serve to drive away paying iTunes customers.

LinkedIn Platform: Killing itself with closed

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

LinkedIn Platform: Killing itself with closed Want to write an application for LinkedIn that spreads between users or introduces people with similar interests? With those kinds of features closed, it’s no wonder that nobody is writing apps for LinkedIn.

Los Angeles chooses Gmail over Microsoft Exchange

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Los Angeles chooses Gmail over Microsoft Exchange The City of Los Angeles has decided that its 30,000 employees will “Go Google,” as the city has selected Gmail as its new email system. This decision might spell a troubling trend for Microsoft in the Enterprise Software market.

Mozilla Raindrop makes a splash

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

mozilla_raindrop Over the weekend Mozilla Labs launched the prototype of a new Web-based messaging inbox called Raindrop that helps sift through all of your messages to make sure you don’t miss important ones. More importantly Raindrop collects your email, Twitter and Skype messages into one clean inbox called the Inflow.

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