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Archive for January, 2009

Sanity check: Could Palm Pre trump the iPhone, and will it matter? TechRepublic, KY - 8 minutes ago The Palm Pre is the first smartphone innovative enough to give the iPhone a run for its money. In fact, it leapfrogs the iPhone in a several key areas. ...

Software developers turn ideas into apps for iPhone and iPod touch Orlando Sentinel, FL - 7 minutes ago They're iPhone "apps," which are programs, utilities and games that consumers can download to their Apple iPhone or iPod touch. Since the online App Store ...

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Review : Apple iPod Touch Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago So I went with the iPod Touch that is basically an iPhone but without the phone. It can use any Wifi network and since I am already paying for DSL it is ... Cracking open Apple's iPod Touch Cnet Asia Apple iPod Touch Media Player @ Rbmods Techzine all 3 news articles

Gulp, here we go again. The European Commission is accusing Microsoft of unfairly dominating its competition by bundling Internet Explorer with its Windows OS. Yup, the very same argument heard in the US courts more than a decade ago after Netscape saw its 86% market share plummet in the face of a bundled IE. The commission, which already fined Microsoft $1.35 billion for anti-competitive practices in early 2008, has published the following preliminary view on the matter:

"Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice."

Microsoft has 8 weeks to reply to the charge. It's worth noting that while Apple bundles its Safari browser with OS X, Apple commands a much, much smaller share of the operating system and web browser markets globally, particularly outside of the US. The EU's ruling does, perhaps, shed some light on why Apple's App Store is suddenly stocked with a variety of browsers for the hot selling iPhone, eh? Regardless, we have a feeling that the Norwegian cats behind Opera are feeling pretty smug right about now; Google too, as it kicks back licking its Chromium chops on the road to dominating "The Cloud."

[Thanks, Marcus]

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Asheville team designs application for iPhone Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - 3 minutes ago Nussbaum, a friend of Warner, wanted to redesign Focalware as an application for the iPhone after Apple announced that independent developers could offer ...

Test of marketing for iPhone in Thailand AsiaOne, Singapore - 36 minutes ago By Usanee Mongkolporn True Move's iPhone 3G mobile phones, which made their debut last Friday, got an overwhelming welcome from businessmen to hi-so people ... iPhone launch only highlights woeful state of local 3G services ZDNet Asia all 5 news articles

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iPhone craze hits Bangkok AsiaOne, Singapore - 2 hours ago By Lisnaree Vichitsorasatra Many who imported their iPhones are going to trade them in for the new iPhone 3G launched last week, hoping for better services ...

iPhone launch only highlights woeful state of local 3G services ZDNet Asia, Singapore - 31 minutes ago By Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn and Komsan Tortermvasana, Bangkok Post The long-awaited iPhone 3G has finally arrived in Thailand, with the third-ranked mobile ... Test of marketing as iPhone 3G mobile phones make their debut เดอะ เนชั่น all 3 news articles

iPhone launch only highlights woeful state of local 3G services ZDNet Asia, Singapore - 31 minutes ago By Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn and Komsan Tortermvasana, Bangkok Post The long-awaited iPhone 3G has finally arrived in Thailand, with the third-ranked mobile ... Test of marketing as iPhone 3G mobile phones make their debut เดอะ เนชั่น all 3 news articles

Sharper Image Stores Are Dead, but the Brand Goes On New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago An iPhone dock from the Sharper Image on display at a consumer electronics show this month that will sell for about $80. The gadget retailer, which filed ...