Iphone News
- So busy in the loo Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:33AMReading, chatting and texting are among the favourite activities of Britons on the toilet, according to a survey. The study suggests more than 14 million people in the UK read newspapers, books and magazines on the loo.
- 15 arrested in porn bust Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:31AMVIETNAMESE police have arrested at least 15 people for operating a popular pornographic website that allowed people to upload and download homemade sex photos and videos.
- Media briefs: Fairfax digital propagating p-rn... German robots sell anything... Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:23AMFairfax digital propagating p-rn... Ziff Davis to close PCMag print... German dinosaur robots can sell anything...
- British accents baffle Google iPhone software Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:00AMA NEW voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents.
- Study finds that corporate culture is most important factor in driving innovation Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 6:03PMInnovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that trumps all others is closer to home than most probably realize. "Corporate culture is, above all, the most important factor in driving innovation," said Rajesh Chandy, a ...
- Channel Consolidation: INX Snaps Up Cisco VAR Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 6:02PMINX continues its push into the New England region with the acquisition of a Boston-based Cisco partner.
- Economic Crisis Likely To Impact High-flying Cellphone Industry Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:51PMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- While the cellphone industry has generally been unaffected by economic ups and downs, this recession may well be very different, reports In-Stat. The current economic slowdown is more widespread and deeper than ever experienced during the history of the cellphone, and has spread through Europe, Asia, and North...
- AT&T to sell Windows-based smartphones Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:43PMAT&T Inc. will be the exclusive seller of LG Electronic MobileComm USA Inc.’s first smartphone for the U.S. market. (MSFT) (AAPL) (T)
- Google launching voice search for iPhone Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:38PMGoogle is launching a service called "Search by Voice."
- SGN’s iFun Turns iPhone Into PC Game Controller Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:54AMWe’ve had a blast playing SGN’s suite of Wii-like games over the last few months - iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball (basketball, tennis and boxing are coming soon). The apps are being downloaded like crazy on the App store, and no wonder - you get to swing your iPhone all over the place while you play [...]
- FreshDeals puts online bargains in your pocket Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:21AMThis new iPhone app lets you find the latest online deals throughout the day by keeping track of over a dozen social bargain finding sites.
- OpenTable Makes Reservations a Snap from Your iPhone [Featured IPhone Download] Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 1:07AMiPhone/iPod touch only: Popular restaurant reservation web site OpenTable has just released an iPhone application that makes finding and making reservations nearby a snap. Find a restaurant by...
- (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-17 00:41 Taiwan stocks - Factors to watch - Nov 17 Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:05AMTAIPEI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market on Monday.
- I-Bhd believes in continuous development Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:16AMLIM Boon Siong, 35, the elder of two sons of I-Bhd executive chairman Datuk Lim Kim Hong and its chief executive officer Datin Tey Siew Thuan has the entrepreneurial sprit of his parents and is a strong believer of continuous professional development.
- Open Radar: using social networking to squash Apple bugs Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:19PM This weekend Open Radar introduced open source bug tracking for Apple software. Ars looks at this new site. Read More...
- Google Quietly Patches Chrome Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 7:18PMThe browser update includes a security fix as well as new privacy features and a revamped pop-up blocker.
- Street Fighter IV Fans Get Valentine Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 7:18PMCapcom will ship the update on February 14 for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.
- Virtualization is poised to give mobile phones the business Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 7:11PMLooking to slash development times and further blur the lines between Mac and PC, not to mention mobile and fixed, several efforts are afoot to bring virtualization to your mobile phone.
- GAURAV MARYA Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:51PM, president of Franchise India Holdings, recommends a Bang & Olufsen home theatre system this season — it’s his own stressbuster. But he’s quick to warn that it’s best not to get too attached to your gadgets!
- HOW TO: Patch Your Applications Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:40PM Despite increased knowledge and awareness about Internet security , we still can’t be too careful while surfing the Web these days. There are still less than scrupulous people out there hoping to trip us up. That’s why we need to ensure that we setup protective methods that are automatic and require as little manual interaction as possible. Many of us fully understand the importance of ...
- Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Web Browsing [Lifehacker Top 10] Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 5:37PMEven in a world where high-speed internet is just a tall house blend away, anyone can get stuck with a slow or uncertain connection at home, in the office, or at the worst possible time while...
- Google is taking questions Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:06PM(From The New York Times ) Pushing ahead in the decades-long effort to get computers to understand human speech, Google researchers have added sophisticated voice recognition technology to the company’s search software for the Apple iPhone.
- Speak into your iPhone for fast Google search results Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:05PMGoogle continues its efforts to optimize the mobile experience on the iPhone with their new speech recognition search application that will lets iPhone users ask questions verbally and receive back Google search results. This new search functionality will also take advantage of the iPhone location-based technology and sometimes give you back local results. Other recent improvements in Google ...
- Sun Laying Off 5,000 To 6,000, Restructuring Software Business Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:02PMCompany says it will concentrate its software development efforts on open-source products and cloud computing
- iPhone developer course launches in UK Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:58PMIntrinsic Development has launched a new iPhone developer training course in the UK, offering developers opportunities in this growing market sector. The three day course, to be held in Reading, Berkshire, focuses on providing delegates with essential information needed to start programming for the iPhone.
- Nokia: cellphone market to drop in 2009 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:56PMNokia today updated its guidance for the fall and for 2009 to predict a significant downturn across much of the mobile space. The Finnish company continues to expect its cellphone shipments to go up along with the rest of the industry but that both its own growth and world-level business will be slower than expected. Nokia itself now expects its volume in the fall to go up a relatively modest ...
- News: Google bringing voice search to iPhone Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:54PMGoogle is planning to release an iPhone application that allows users to search by voice instead of using the keyboard. According to the New York Times, the application may be available as soon as today, although it’s currently unclear whether the voice searching feature will be added to the company’s existing Google Mobile App or whether it will arrive in the form of a standalone application. ...
- Apple iTunes App stores goes festive for Christmas Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:42PMWith only 40 days to Christmas, Apple has a range of festive treats in store for iTunes App Store customers.
- Valleywag gossip blog to fold into Gawker.com Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:38AMValleywag to fold into Gawker.com Valleywag, the Silicon Valley gossip blog that made tech execs the target of Perez Hilton-like sniping, is getting folded into Gawker.com. Gawker Media, which owns both properties, apparently is cutting some costs and working...
- Apple struggles with Iphone in India Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:37AMFRUIT-THEMED toy maker Apple is having a few problems flogging its Iphone gadget in India.
- 3 unveils Facebook phone for the data generation Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:47AM The mobile operator aims to more fully tap into the data-usage market with a phone designed for accessing Web 2.0 services such as Facebook
- Versatile speakers affordable, easy-to-use Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:22AMThe iHome iH70 speakers are a three-in-one system that charges an iPod/iPhone, syncs with a computer (Mac or Windows systems) or functions as standalone multi-speakers.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-14 06:50 PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Nov 14 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:21AMNov 14 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The prospects of a government rescue for the foundering American automakers dwindled Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders conceded that they would face potentially insurmountable Republican opposition during ...
- Google Brings Voice Search To The iPhone Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:15AMThe New York Times reports in Friday’s newspaper that Google’s iPhone app will be updated with voice search capability. The move should come as no surprise: The launch of Goog411 in 2007 brought immediate speculation that mobile voice search was on the way, and Google tells the Times that data collection from the Goog411 project helped create this new iPhone service.
- Customise Your New Mac Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:13AMFreeverse Software on Thursday announced the release of Burning Monkey Casino for the iPhone and iPod touch. Available for download from the App Store, the game costs 59p.
- Police report - Nov. 13 Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 7:00AM Between Nov. 3 and Nov. 9, police reported 35 accidents, four DUI arrests, four domestic violence incidents and nine shoplifting arrests.
- YouTube plans to sell search-based ads a la Google Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:38AMYouTube unveils an auction-based advertising system, similar to the one Google pioneered, that promotes sponsored video clips alongside regular search-engine results. Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube Inc., says he always gets the same question: "When are you guys going to make money?"
- Intel Warns of Dismal Fourth Quarter Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:33AM
- Motion made to free us from physical exertion Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:11AMThere’s all that effort and breathing and annoying stuff. And if you do too much of it, eww, perspiration. Moving around is so last millennium. Fortunately, technology has provided solutions to that kind of drudgery that, judging from the discovery of fossilized hand tools, has bugged personkind through several millenia. Thanks to machines such as the Segway, the electric scooter and the ...
- Top in-ear headphones for MP3 players Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:58AMMP3 players will come and go, but if you buy a good pair of headphones they should last you a lifetime — well, a good portion of it anyway. We name the headphones that rock our world.
- Mark Papermaster: Ordered to Stop Work at Apple Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:06PMIBM claims the new Apple position violates a non-compete agreement.
- CallWave Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:03PM SAN FRANCISCO----CallWave, Inc. , a leading global provider of mobile and Web-based unified communications solutions, today reported financial results for the fiscal 2009 first quarter ended September 30, 2008.
- Loopt for IPhone Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 8:49PMIn the future, your boss will always know exactly where you are. But why wait; sign on to Loopt, recruit your boss to do the...
- Silicon Valley economy shows further signs of distress Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 8:47PMEvidence is mounting that Silicon Valley, which previously had seemed relatively unscathed by the global economic crisis, is beginning to feel the pain.
- Loopy Laboratory - iPhone Game Review Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:19PMSokoban type puzzle game for the iPhone or iPod touch (read the full review...)
- iSuppli Prices the G1 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:10PMThe new report from device and components supply chain researchers says that the estimated bill of materials (BOM) for the first Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - message board ) Android phone comes to $143.89.
- iPhone And Android Apps 101 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:07PMMIT, Stanford and other colleges are teaching students to make mobile applications.
- JVC NX-PN7 iPod/iPhone audio system Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 10:52PMThose with multiple iPods will find the great-sounding JVC NX-PN7 to be a worthwhile purchase, if they can live without a snooze button.
- Search the Archives Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:33AMAT&T celebrated the grand opening of two stores in Manhattan Saturday. One is a kiosk located in the Manhattan Town Center and the second is a retail store located in the shopping center opposite Wal-Mart off Tuttle Creek Boulevard.
- Net Director e-Trade Pro for the iPhone Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:20AMWith the imminent release of a new iPhone application, Apple’s must-have gadget will allow users of Net Director e-Trade Pro to access the business-end of their online store whilst on the move or away from their computer. The complete ecommerce software solution, Net Director e-Trade Pro is a low financial risk option for companies looking to sell online. e-Trade Pro is a customisable, ...