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iPhone 4G Part Appears Online, Could Apple Have An iPhone Upgrade Coming Soon?
iPhone 4G Part Appears Online, Could Apple Have An iPhone Upgrade Coming Soon?
A part claimed to be the "iPhone 4 Generation Midboard" has appeared online today from a Chinese site that accurately published details of iPhone 3GS parts a month before the 3GS was officially launched. The midboard, the frame ... continue
Google’s GPS announcement tanks TomTom and Garmin shares
Google’s GPS announcement tanks TomTom and Garmin shares
It was a gloomy day on Wall Street for investors in proprietary GPS services today, not just because of the soaking rain in New York. News hit this morning that Google is offering a free, turn-by-turn navigation service ... continue
Verizon Teases With Droid Ad
Verizon Teases With Droid Ad
The latest challenger to the iPhone is the Verizon Droid, and if you believe the new teaser commercial aired over the weekend, it's even better than the jesus phone. The Verizon Droid is a Motorola handset developed in ... continue
Why I just purchased an iPhone 3GS, and why Android isn’t ready for prime time yet
Why I just purchased an iPhone 3GS, and why Android isn’t ready for prime time yet
Last week, much to my dismay, my seven year old son attempted to place my 14 month old iPhone 3G in our JBL iPod/iPhone speaker dock without lining the phone up before hand. The end result was ... continue
HTC Magic Android-Phone Delayed Over “Hardware Change”
HTC Magic Android-Phone Delayed Over “Hardware Change”
The HTC Magic -- the new Android-based phone set to follow the T-Mobile G1 -- has been delayed due to some sort of "last-minute hardware change," HTC says. The Magic was set to launch in the U.K. this ... continue
Google Launches Free e-Book Reader
Google Launches Free e-Book Reader
Good news, smartphone users: Google is now making thousands of e-books available for mobile download, for free. The newly launched Google Book Search for mobile is available for all iPhone and Android-based device users. All you have to ... continue
AdMob Launches Ad Unit for Android Applications
AdMob Launches Ad Unit for Android Applications
AdMob has launched its first advertising unit for Android applications, enabling developers to monetize their applications on Google enabled phones. The first developers to use AdMob’s new Android ad unit in their applications include AccuWeather, Jirbo, and TapJoy. AdMob’s ... continue
Android users to get some Last.fm love
Android users to get some Last.fm love
One thing about smartphone users – they love to get their streaming music. Up until now it is usually the iPhone that is getting all the love from sites like Last.fm but that is about to change ... continue
Study: iPhone Most Popular With Lower Earners
Study: iPhone Most Popular With Lower Earners
Here's a bit of a surprise: The majority of iPhone users aren't exactly rolling in the dough. Even given the not-so-low price of the device, some new numbers from ComScore indicate most people with iPhones make ... continue
Google Explains Android’s “Kill Switch”
Google Explains Android’s “Kill Switch”
The discovery of a so-called "kill switch" within the new T-Mobile G1's Android Market app store is causing a minor uproar throughout the blogosphere and tech media world. It's no surprise -- we saw plenty of ... continue
Apple Tells Silverlight to Step Away From the iPhone
Apple Tells Silverlight to Step Away From the iPhone
Microsoft's new Silverlight 2.0, announced yesterday and available for the first time today, won't be hitting the iPhone any time soon. The company tells Wired's WebMonkey it has talked with Apple, but says: "At the end of ... continue
iPhone Inspired Carrier-Switching — Can G1 Do The Same?
iPhone Inspired Carrier-Switching — Can G1 Do The Same?
Nearly a third of all iPhone 3G users switched carriers to get the new device this summer, some new research has found. A study by the NPD Group discovered 30 percent of all U.S. iPhone users ... continue