In a little over 4 hours it’s expected that Steve Jobs (or maybe Phil Schiller) will take the stage at Apple HQ’s Town Hall to address the iPhone 4 and its reception woes or lack there of. On the eve of every Apple press conference, the Internet explodes with last-minute rumors and various individuals “close to the matter” seem …
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Emanata: The Phone is the Panel is the Page
Just about every comics creator I’ve talked to recently has been thinking, at least a little, about how mobile digital technology is going to affect their work. For anyone who’s going to be at Comic-Con International next week, I’m going to be moderating a panel on “Comics After Paper” on Saturday the 24th, with creators Dylan Meconis, …
Firefox Home for iPhone Syncs Desktop Tabs and Bookmarks
If you’re a Firefox user and iPhone owner who’s longed for a way to synchronize the data between your computer’s web browser and your mobile device, Mozilla’s new Firefox Home project may be right up your alley.
The system consists of the Firefox Sync add-on running in your Firefox browser and the iPhone-specific Firefox Home app. …
iPhone 4 Press Conference Slated For Friday
Apple Inc. will be holding a press conference this Friday at 1PM ET in Cupertino at its headquarters to address the iPhone 4. Calls and e-mails from Apple PR to various news outlets began last night around 8PM ET.
Before the July 4th holiday weekend Consumer Reports issued a report stating that the reception issues suffered by …
GE MoodCam iPhone App Promises Perfect Mood Lighting
The things people think up.
GE has come up with an iPhone app that’s supposed to help you decide which bulbs will set a particular mood for a particular room or space that you may or may not inhabit. Snap a photo of said room using your iPhone and swipe one way or the other to establish the right moooood and GE will tell you …
Consumer Reports Won’t Recommend The iPhone 4
Is Apple lying about its reception glitch?
Not only did Consumer Reports magazine announce today that it can’t recommend Apple’s iPhone 4 because of faulty reception, the report also calls into question Apple’s recent explanation of the problem as a calculating problem. “When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone’s lower …
comScore: Android’s Market Share Continues To Climb While Others Slip
ComScore has just released its numbers for May for U.S. smartphone owners over the age of 13. Wait. What does a 13-year-old need a smartphone for? According to comScore, 49.1 million Americans owned a smartphone from February to the end of May, which is an 8.1 percent increase from the previous three-month period ending in …
The Next iPod Touch Should Just Be An AT&T-less iPhone 4
There’s a rumor swirling about that a revamped iPod Touch may be in line for Apple and that this particular model would feature a 5-megapixel camera on the back capable of shooting HD video and a front-facing camera that’s capable of FaceTime video chatting.
Good, great, grand. Regardless of whether or not the rumor is true, here’s …
Touratech Wants How Much For An iPhone Mount?!
We’ve seen a lot of ridiculously overpriced iPhone cases and mounts in the last few years but I’m positive that Touratech’s iBracket is the pinnacle of ridiculousness. Don’t get me wrong, Touratech makes fantastic products but $150 for an iPhone mount for your motorycle or bicycle is a bit too much even with Touratech’s …
Yahoo! Comes to Android
PSA Android owners-
Yahoo! has just made available apps for Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Search.
Also, Yahoo! Mail and News have been HTML5 optimized for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
That is all.
Press release after the jump.
Apple Issues Config File To Fix iOS4 Exchange Active Sync Issues
I’m not sure about anyone else but I’ve been having issues with my Exchange account since upgrading to iOS4 on my iPhone 3GS. Updates are extremely slow and I’m talking, like, 4-6 hour delays. Apple released the following config file last night but I’m still not seeing any improvement. Maybe I should inform the IT guys.
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Bloomberg’s Sources Say Verizon iPhone In January
According to Bloomberg and its two sources, Verizon will begin offering the iPhone in January when AT&T’s exclusivity contract ends on the Apple device. Does this rumor hold water? It’s anyone’s guess at this point, but recent reports suggest that AT&T’s reign of terror could end in January.
The best part of Bloomberg’s …